City Council

(20) 24-1225 EXEMPTION, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 165.03 of Article 5 of Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to temporarily prohibit residential evictions for substantially remodeling residential real property through June 1, 2025. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the adoption of the accompanying Ordinance, dated February 5, 2025, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines, and that none of the exceptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply; ADOPT these CEQA determinations if the Council concurs with the CEQA analysis; and, DIRECT the Los Angeles Housing Department to file Notices of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office following the adoption of said Ordinance. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 5, 2025, relative to amending Section 165.03 of Article 5 of Chapter XVI of the LAMC to temporarily prohibit residential evictions for substantially remodeling residential real property through June 1, 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.