Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 38
(38) 211230S9 HOUSING ELEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV20206762EIR, STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) NO. 2021010130, AND ADDENDA 1 AND 2 (ENV20206762EIRADD1 AND ENV20206762EIRADD2), AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending provisions in Sections 12.03, 12.22 A.26, 12.24 X.1 and 16.05 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to update the existing Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to apply citywide, to further incentivize the conversion of existing buildings to housing and streamline Planning approval for such projects; and to supersede the Adaptive Reuse Incentive Areas Specific Plan. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the project was assessed in the Housing Element EIR No. ENV20206762EIR (SCH No. 2021010130) certified on November 29, 2021, and Addenda 1 and 2 (ENV20206762EIR ADD1 and ENV20206762EIRADD2), and pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR is required. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. 3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present three draft ordinances to: a. Amend the LAMC to update the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance. b. Repeal Ordinance No. 175038 that established the Adaptive Reuse Incentive Areas Specific Plan. c. Amend sections of the LAMC to update the existing version of th it id Ad ti R P c e d sect o s o t e C to update t e e st g e s o o the citywide Adaptive Reuse Program. Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning Case No. CPC20235986CA Environmental No. ENV20206762EIR; ENV20206762EIRADD1; ENV20206762EIRADD2 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Office nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted