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West Hollywood |
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Order of Business F |
F.9.
CONTINUED EXPLORATION OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC RESTROOMS
IN WEST HOLLYWOOD AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PUBLIC
RESTROOM PILOT PROGRAM [D. HANG]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to continue to
explore and evaluate options for additional public restrooms in West
Hollywood, including the implementation of a pilot program using modern
public restroom technology.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to explore and evaluate options for
additional public restrooms in West Hollywood, including the
implementation of a pilot program to install a smart public restroom in the
mid-City area of West Hollywood that is accessible 24 hours a day, seven
days a week; and 2) Return to City Council with the proposed details for
the pilot program and a request for funding. |
November 03, 2025
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West Hollywood
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Order of Business F
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West Hollywood |
City Council |
Order of Business F |
F.4.
STREAMLINING
BUSINESS
PERMITTING
AND
SIGNAGE
REGULATIONS [J. ERICKSON, D. HANG]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to review the
City’s existing business permitting process to identify ways to make it
more efficient and responsive. The review would include evaluating
current tenant improvement processes and signage regulations to ensure
the approval process is streamlined and expeditious, while upholding
safety and design standards.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to conduct a review of the City’s
business permitting process and identify opportunities to streamline and
expedite approvals, including tenant improvement processes and
business signage regulations, and to evaluate potential updates to the
City’s sign ordinance to ensure they align with current business needs and
City standards; and 2) Direct staff to return to the City Council during FY27
with recommendations to streamline and modernize the City’s business
permitting process, including proposed updates to the sign ordinance, to
help support and encourage businesses opening in West Hollywood. |
November 03, 2025
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West Hollywood
City Council
Order of Business F
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West Hollywood |
City Council |
Order of Business F |
F.1.
HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION – RECOMMENDED
UPDATES TO THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE [N.
MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F. CONTRERAS, T. FARRIS, M.
MONTENEGRO]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will receive an overview of a proposed
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance ("IHO") update, a key implementation
program of the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element. The report presents
findings from the recent economic feasibility study (ATTACHMENT A) and
staff’s recommended policy changes designed to better coordinate the
IHO with State Density Bonus Law (SDBL), improve consistency with
State income limits, and strengthen affordable housing production
citywide. Staff requests that the City Council provide policy direction to
update the City's local Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to update the Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance (IHO) and related policies, an implementation activity of
Program #14 of the 6th Cycle Housing Element, based on findings from
the Feasibility Study, in accordance with the State Density Bonus Law
(SDBL), and in compliance with guidance from the State Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD), as outlined in the staff
report; and 2) Direct staff to prepare a Zone Text Amendment to update
the inclusionary housing requirements outlined in Chapter 19.22,
Affordable Housing Requirements and Incentives, of Title 19, Zoning
Ordinance, of the West Hollywood Municipal Code (WHMC) pursuant to
the Council's policy recommendation. |
November 03, 2025
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West Hollywood
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West Hollywood |
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Order of Business E |
E.2.
RECONCEPTUALIZATION AND RESTORATION OF A MUSIC
FESTIVAL ON THE SUNSET STRIP [J. HEILMAN, D. HANG]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider authorizing the City Manager, or
their designee, to enter into negotiations with qualified music festival
promoters that have established connections to the Sunset Strip music
venues to develop a proposal for a music festival concept on the Sunset
Strip in fall 2026.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct the City Manager, or their designee, to
meet with qualified music festival promoters that have established
connections to the Sunset Strip music venues to develop a proposal for a
series of events on Sunset Boulevard culminating with a music festival in
the fall of 2026; 2) Direct staff to evaluate the use of billboards to publicize
events and generate the City’s financial contribution to a new music
festival on the Sunset Strip; and 3) Direct staff to develop a proposal for
direct financial support from the City for infrastructure, such as street
closures, and public safety for the event. |
November 03, 2025
LA County
West Hollywood
City Council
Order of Business E
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West Hollywood |
City Council |
Order of Business C |
C.1.
REVIEW AND APPROVE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SPA 25-0001 TO
THE SUNSET BOULEVARD OFF-SITE SIGNAGE POLICY AND ADOPT
THE CEQA ADDENDUM TO THE 2019 NEGATIVE DECLARATION [N.
MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, J. DAVIS]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will review minor amendments to Chapter 8
of the Sunset Specific Plan (SSP), which is the Billboards & Arts
Advertising chapter of the SSP. This Chapter has more commonly been
referred to as the Sunset Boulevard Off-Site Signage Policy (“Policy”) and
governs all off-site signage along Sunset Boulevard. The CEQA analysis
for these amendments is an addendum to the 2019 Initial Study/Negative
Declaration (ND) which was prepared and adopted for the original Policy.
This addendum to the ND includes the required analysis for any
environmental impacts for the minor amendments to the Sunset Specific
Plan and will meet the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
requirements associated with the amendments to the Policy.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution
No. 25- _____ “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SPA25-0001,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 (BILLBOARDS AND ART ADVERTISING),
SECTION 5 (LIGHTING AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS), SECTION
6 (ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING), AND SECTION 9 (DEFINITIONS) OF
THE SUNSET SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15162 AND
15164.” |
November 03, 2025
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West Hollywood
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Order of Business C
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Order of Business B |
B.11. EXPANSION OF THE GRANTS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM [C.
SAFRIET, T. CARTER, D. MURRAY, D. SAUNDERS, A. VALDEPEÑA]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of proposed updates
to the City of West Hollywood’s Grants in the Schools program including
doubling the annual grant budget and lengthening the grant term.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Increase the maximum annual grant award
from $3,000 to $6,000 per school for a total program budget of $48,000
per fiscal year and implement for the 2025-26 school year grant cycle; and
2) Expand the program to offer a two-year grant term to promote program
continuity and impact. |
November 03, 2025
LA County
West Hollywood
City Council
Order of Business B
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