Los Angeles

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(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.