City Council

(11)\n24-1587\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE SECTION 8698.4(A)(4) (STATUTORY EXEMPTION FOR\nACTIONS TAKEN BY A CITY RELATED TO HOMELESS SHELTERS\nAUTHORIZED BY SECTION 8698.4), AND PUBLIC RESOURCES\nCODE SECTION 21080(B)(4) (SPECIFIC ACTIONS NECESSARY TO\nPREVENT OR MITIGATE AN EMERGENCY); PLANNING AND LAND\nUSE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES\nFIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 12.21, 12.80,\nand 12.81 of Chapter I, and Sections 1.6.2 and 1.6.3, and Division\n14.3 of Chapter 1A, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to\nincorporate the definition of “homeless shelter” as defined in state law.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative\nrecord, that the draft ordinances are exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under\nGovernment Code Section 8698.4(a)(4) (statutory\nexemption for actions taken by a city related to homeless\nshelters authorized by Section 8698.4), and Public\nResources Code Section 21080(b)(4) (specific actions\nnecessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency); and that\nthe draft ordinances are not a “project” under CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15378(b) (administrative and\norganizational activities that do not result in direct or\nindirect physical changes to the environment).\n2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning\nCommission as the Findings of Council.\n3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE,\ndated October 17, 2025, amending Sections 1.6.2 and\n1.6.3, and Division 14.3 of Chapter 1A of the LAMC to\nincorporate the definition of “homeless shelter” as defined\nin state law.\n4. PRESENT\nand\nADOPT\nthe\naccompanying\nORDINANCE, dated October 17, 2025, amending\nSections 12.21, 12.80, and 12.81 of Chapter I of the\nLAMC to incorporate the definition of “homeless shelter”\nas defined in state law.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst nor the City Administrative Officer has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.