Los Angeles

City Planning Commission

October 26, 2023 Item #8

Agenda Item 8

8. CPC-2016-3182-CA-AMDT2 Council District: ALL\nCEQA: ENV-2023-6040-CE Last Day to Act: 01-09-24\nPlan Area: Citywide\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: Citywide\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT:\nAn ordinance amending the Processes and Procedures Ordinance (Ordinance No. 187,712) to reinstate\nSection 11.5.14 (Redevelopment Plan Procedures) in Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code\n(LAMC) and remove references to the Chinatown and North Hollywood Redevelopment Plans that have\nexpired. The Processes and Procedures Ordinance, adopted in 2022, amended Chapter 1 of the LAMC\nand established Chapter 1A of the LAMC to reorganize the administrative processes and procedures\nrelated to zoning and land use entitlements. As part of this comprehensive update, Section 11.5.14\n(Redevelopment Plan Procedures) was inadvertently removed from Chapter 1 of the LAMC. The proposed\nordinance is a technical and administrative correction to reinstate and update Section 11.5.14 in Chapter 1\nof LAMC and does not propose any policy changes.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Recommend that the City Council determine, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the\nproposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3) and\nSection 15378(b)(5), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a\nCategorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance;\n3. Adopt the Staff Recommendation Report as the Commission’s Report on the subject; and\n4. Adopt the Findings.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nStaff: Andrew Pennington, City Planner\nandrew.pennington@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1395