Montebello
City Council
11. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2479 AMENDING CHAPTER 8.40 OF THE CITY
OF MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF VACANT
AND ABANDONED COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2479 amending Montebello Municipal Code
(“MMC”) Chapter 8.40, establishing new regulations regarding the registration and maintenance of
vacant and abandoned commercial, industrial, and residential properties; and
2. Determine and find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption, and is not
considered a “project” under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 as there is no potential for resulting in
either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment; and
3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.