City Council

(2)\n17-1071-S1\nCDs 3, 4\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION , PLANNING AND LAND USE\nMANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE\nFIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Ventura-Cahuenga\nBoulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline the review process for\nsigns, interior tenant improvements, and a change of use, and update\nthe appointment process and composition of the Ventura-Cahuenga\nBoulevard Corridor Specific Plan Review Board.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. FIND, that the draft Ordinance is categorically exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources\nCode sections 21000, et seq.) under CEQA Guidelines, Section\n15301; Section 15303; Section 15311; and Section 15320;\nbased on the whole of the administrative record, substantial\nevidence supports the project falls within the categorical\nexemption and there is no substantial evidence supporting an\nexception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15300.2.\n2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning\nCommission (LACPC), as the Findings of Council.\n3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated\nNovember 17, 2025, amending the Ventura-Cahuenga\nBoulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline the review\nprocess for signs, interior tenant improvements, and a change\nof use, and update the appointment process and composition of\nthe Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Review\nBoard.\n4. REQUEST the City Attorney and the Department of City\nPlanning to clarify, before the matter is scheduled for Council,\nwhether modifications to the Ventura Specific Plan regarding\nthe conversion of existing mural signs can be accommodated\nnow, or whether these modifications would require the matter to\nreturn to the LACPC for further review.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither\nthe City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.