City Council

(9) 26-0290 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a proposed ordinance to disallow public parking in the A Zone, developing recommendations for modifying allowable public parking in Residential Zones in sensitive areas, and preparing an Interim Control Ordinance to prohibit the issuance of approvals and permits for public parking areas in the Agricultural zone. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Lee): 1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present a proposed ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 W 37 (Public Parking Areas in the Agricultural and Residential Zones by Conditional Use Permit) and the Chapter 1A equivalent, to disallow public parking in the A Zone in sensitive areas; and to prepare a report with recommendations to consider modifying allowable public parking in Residential Zones in sensitive areas. 2. INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of the LADBS, and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) that prohibits the issuance of approvals and permits associated with any demolition, building, use of land, grading, and other applicable permits for public parking areas on parcels in the Agricultural (A) zone that are wholly or partially in sensitive areas such as, but not limited to, the Very High Fire Severity Zone and Hillside Areas. 3. INSTRUCT the DCP that the ICO include an Urgency Clause, making it effective upon publication, and consistent with California Government Code §65858, the ICO shall run for 45 days, with a 10-month and 15-day extension by Council Resolution, and can be further extended for an additional 1 year, or until the adoption of the appropriate land use regulatory controls have been prepared by the DCP, adopted by the Council and become effective, whichever occurs first. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.