CF 15-0050 Adopted, Ordinance Over, (11); Absent: Cedillo, Fuentes, Huizar, LaBonge (4), Ordinance Over to May 15, 2015

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

FIND, under California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5), continuing administrative activities and organizational activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, are not CEQA projects. The ordinance makes various technical changes to the existing regulations, eliminates obsolete code sections, and clarifies code sections. These changes will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment. Therefore, the ordinance is not subject to CEQA.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE to add Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Glassell Park Neighborhood Council