CPC-2017-2260-CA Council Districts: All     SATT DOES NOT ACTIVELY MONITOR THIS TOPIC

CEQA: ENV-2017-2261-ND; ENV-2017-3361-SE Last Day to Act: N/A

Plan Areas: All

PUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 29, 2017

PROJECT SITE: Citywide

PROPOSED PROJECT:  An amendment to the Los Angeles Municipal Code establishing location restrictions for commercial cannabis activity consistent with Measure M adopted by Los Angeles City voters on March 7, 2017.

REQUESTED ACTIONS:

1. Find, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including Negative Declaration No. ENV-2017-2261-ND (“Negative Declaration”), and all comments received, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; 2. Determine that based on the whole of the administrative record, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 26055(h) on the basis that the project will adopt ordinances, rules and/or regulations, that will require discretionary review under CEQA to approve licenses to engage in commercial cannabis activity in the City of Los Angeles. 3. Recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed Ordinance; 4. Adopt the staff report as the Commission’s report on the subject; and 5. Adopt the Findings.

Staff: Niall Huffman, City Planning Associate, niall.huffman@lacity.org, (213) 978-3405