Los Angeles
PLUM
(3) 26-0906-S10
CD 14 Motion (Jurado - Rodriguez) relative to: 1) instructing the Department
of Building and Safety (DBS), in coordination with the Los Angeles Fire
Department (LAFD), to withhold issuance of any rebuild or
reconstruction permits for the property located at 1400 South Los
Palos Street, Los Angeles, CA 90023 pending LAFD confirmation that
its investigation into the cause of the fire at the property site is
complete, and that any evidence-preservation needs at the property
site have been satisfied; 2) requesting the City Attorney to prepare a
report with recommendations relative to the City's procedural authority
to delay or restrict any permit issuance for the above property, pending
an active fire investigation, including any procedural safeguards
necessary to ensure legal compliance; 3) instructing the Department of
City Planning (DCP) and DBS, in coordination with any other relevant
departments, and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a
report with recommendations relative to applying discretionary review
for any future land use projects proposed for the above property, for
the ongoing immediate protection of the public safety, health, and
welfare of the Boyle Heights community, including but not limited to,
compliance with all environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act; and, 4) instructing the DCP, with the
assistance of DBS, and in consultation with the City Attorney, to
prepare and present an Interim Control Ordinance, including an
urgency clause, to prohibit the issuance of any demolition, building,
use of land, grading, and any other applicable permits or certificates of
occupancy for large cold storage warehousing and distribution uses
within close proximity of residential neighborhoods and sensitive uses,
such as but not limited to, parks, schools, day care centers, and
libraries, in the Boyle Heights community.