City Council

(18)\n25-1083\nPLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT\nrelative to a report on an assessment detailing the impacts of Senate\nBill (SB) 79 (Weiner), and a comprehensive report identifying and\nassessing the projected impacts of SB79 density on the City’s\ninfrastructure and utility systems.\nRecommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Park –\nRodriguez, Lee):\n1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the\nassistance of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and other\ndepartments as needed, to report by December 1, 2025, on the\nfollowing:\na. The definition of "transit-oriented development stop"\nb. Detailed maps of the areas where development projects\nwould be allowed under SB79, including identification of\nTier 1 and Tier 2 stops and, for each, whether it is or will\nbe served by heavy rail, very high frequency commuter\nrail, light rail, high frequency commuter rail, or qualifying\nbus service, and its status (e.g., existing, under\nconstruction, funded, in active planning, potential, or no\nlonger under consideration)\nc. When official SB79 maps are expected to be provided to\nthe City\nd. Options for implementing SB79, including proceeding with\nimplementation,\ndeveloping\na\nTransit-Oriented\nDevelopment Alternative Plan (TODAP), and/or delayed\neffectuation, including but not limited to the following:\ni. The necessary findings\nii. The number of "Transit-oriented development stops"\nthat are anticipated to be analyzed\niii. Timelines and deadlines for preparing ordinances to\ncomply with SB79, submission to and review by the\nDepartment\nof\nHousing\nand\nCommunity\nDevelopment, and adoption by the City\ne. Resources needed by the DCP to implement SB79,\nincluding staffing resources and consultant costs\nanticipated to be needed by the DCP to implement SB79,\nincluding potential TODAP or delayed effectuation\n2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report to\nCouncil by December 1, 2025 on options for providing the DCP,\nand other City departments, with personnel and financial\nsources needed to prepare for implementation of SB79, and\nwithin 30 days provide funding for the capacity modeling for\ndelayed effectuation and local alternative plans.\n3. INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of DOT, Los Angeles\nHousing Department, City Attorney, Chief Legislative Analyst\n(CLA), and other departments as needed, to prepare a report by\nJanuary 5, 2026 further detailing the impacts of SB79, with a\nfocus on information needed for the City Council to determine\nwhat actions to take before July 1, 2026, including the following:\na. Detail how SB79 works in conjunction with Density Bonus\nLaw, including waivers and Incentives\nb. Detail how SB79 would impact the following:\ni. Residential units subject to the Rent Stabilization\nOrdinance\nii. Sites located within the Coastal Zone and Sea Rise\nareas\niii. Sites located within Very High Fire Hazard Severity\nZones\niv. Sites in areas with Substandard Hillside Limited\nStreets\nv. Sites located within Tsunami Zones\nvi. Sites located in or near evacuation routes\nvii. Sites that have a designated historic resource either\nby the City, State or Federal Governments, including\nindividual designations and Historic Districts\nviii. Historic Preservation Overlay Zones or National\nRegister Historic Districts (NRHD)\nix. Low Resource Areas\nx. Industrial Zoned Sites\n​\nc. Detail for each station area\n​\ni. The allowable density per acre, height, floor area\nratio (FAR) and parking requirements\nii. The area included in a Very High Fire Hazard\nSeverity Zone; sea level rise area; low resource\narea; or a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone\n(HPOZ) or NRHD, and for HPOZs and NRHDs, the\ndate it was established\n​\nd. Whether the provision of SB79 that allows findings\nregarding the absence of a walking path of less than one\nmile applies to barriers that could be removed unilaterally\nby the City or the relevant transit agency, such as gates,\nwalls, fences or temporary closure of pedestrian\npassageways or tunnels\ne. Options for stations included in the Regional\nTransportation Plan that are on transit lines whose\npreferred alignment has not been determined, or for which\nimplementation is speculative, doubtful or unlikely to\noccur, including a determination that SB79 does not apply\nor transfer of development potential to other station areas\nf. Recommendations on any local implementation options\nincluding:\nPriorities for TODAPs or delayed effectuation, including in\nlow resource areas, very high fire severity zones\n(especially areas with Substandard Hillside Limited\nStreets), HPOZs, quality of transit service, or other criteria\ng. Options for areas without sidewalks or other pedestrian\ninfrastructure such as streetlights or street trees, including\nthe feasibility to require improvements to the public right of\nway, including continuous sidewalks between a parcel and\nthe transit stop, or to prioritize areas with existing\npedestrian\ninfrastructure;\nDetails\non\nhow\nthe\nimplementation will interface with already adopted and\nproposed Community Plans and the Citywide Housing\nIncentive Program (CHIP)\nh. Whether the City can create additional capacity by\nincreasing allowable height or density that is not\neconomically feasible\ni. Detail the applicability of SB79 to Cities neighboring the\nCity of Los Angeles\n​\n4. INSTRUCT the City Attorney to consult with and obtain input\nfrom the City Council prior to commencing any legal action\nregarding SB79.\n5. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the CLA, DCP,\nDOT, Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Street Services, Bureau\nof Engineering, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles\nPolice Department, and REQUEST the Department of Water\nand Power, to prepare a comprehensive report identifying and\nassessing the projected impacts of SB79 density on the City's\ninfrastructure and utility systems including:\n​\na. Costs to update, expand, and modernize the City's\ninfrastructure and utility systems to support projected\ndensity from SB79\nb. Costs to maintain expanded and upgraded infrastructure\nand utility systems needed to support SB79 density\nc. Enhancements to emergency services staffing and\nresources necessary to support SB79 density. Citywide\nstaffing enhancements necessary to design and deliver an\nupgraded infrastructure and utility enhancement plan to\nsupport new SB79 density\nd. Recommendations for mitigation, funding strategies, and\nany additional policy actions the City Council should\nconsider to mitigate the effects of SB79\ne. Estimated increase of revenues generated from the\nreassessment of properties redeveloped with SB79\nprojects, and related direct and indirect revenue increases\nfrom sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, utility users\ntaxes and other General Fund revenues\nf. Estimated direct and indirect job creation impacts from\nprojected SB 79 development\ng. Estimated impacts to school enrollment from projected SB\n79 development\nh. Estimated impacts of increases in affordable housing\nproduction in high- and highest-resource areas\ni. Options for prioritizing funding for infrastructure and\nmaintenance in the public right of way in areas or\ncommunities where SB79 is being implemented or where\na TODAP has been adopted that provides for equivalent\ngrowth potential within the community where that transitoriented development stop is located. This would include\nCity-directed spending under the Sidewalk Repair\nProgram\n​\n6. INSTRUCT the DCP to report to Council in 90 days on the City's\nplan to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)\nconsistent with Housing Element and Affirmatively Furthering\nFair Housing obligations for the 6th and 7th RHNA cycles in the\ncontext of possible exemptions and deferrals under SB79. This\nshould include a capacity modeling exercise to assess\nmaximum zoned capacity and realistic capacity in low-resource\nareas and high-resource areas near transit, including those\nstudied under the CHIP such as Transit Oriented Incentive\nAreas, Opportunity Corridors, Opportunity Corridor Transitional\nAreas to ensure compliance under SB79 and Housing Element\nlaw.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed\na financial analysis of this report.