West Hollywood

City Council

December 15, 2025 Order of Business B #6

Agenda Item 6

B.6.\nADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-28 (2ND READING) “AN ORDINANCE OF\nTHE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO\nTITLE 19 OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING\nCOMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL USES THROUGH\nA MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS, EXCLUDING HOTELS AND\nMOTELS FROM MINISTERIAL ELIGIBILITY, AND FINDING THE\nACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA” [J. JIMENEZ, M. CROWDER, L.\nMORALES]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 25-28, adopting an amendment to Title 19 of the West\nHollywood Municipal Code to encourage and facilitate the conversion of\nexisting commercial developments to residential uses through a ministerial\napproval process, excluding hotels and motels from ministerial eligibility,\nand finding the action exempt from CEQA.\nRECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No.\n25-28: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD\nADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19 OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE\nTHE CONVERSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO\nRESIDENTIAL USES THROUGH A MINISTERIAL\nAPPROVAL\nPROCESS, EXCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS FROM MINISTERIAL\nELIGIBILITY, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA.”