CF 17-1237-S1
PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the various definitions of kennels.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield):
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending the definition of kennel in Section 12.03 of the Los Angeles Planning and Zoning Code (LAPZC) to specify its application only to kennels maintained for business purposes, with the exception of pet shops (which are separately defined in Section 12.03), and that the definition also be used to resolve any differences in language that exist with the dog and cat kennel definitions in Section 53.00 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), including adding cats if doing so is deemed appropriate and/or useful.
INSTRUCT the Department of Animal Services and the Board of Animal Services Commissioners to immediately undertake a public process to make recommendations for the initiation of an Ordinance adding specific per household dog and cat limits to Section 53.00 of the LAMC, amending the dog and cat kennel definitions in Section 53.00 of the LAMC to resolve any differences in language with the proposed revision of the kennel definition in Section 12.03 of the LAPZC, and to ensure that the definition of pet shops in Section 53.00 matches that in Section 12.03, with the intention of having these amendments be considered by the City Council in conjunction with any proposed amendment of the kennel definition in Section 12.03 undertaken as a function of Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield), dated December 13, 2017, and attached to the Council file.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
- 01/31/2018 Council action final Vote Action: Adopted Vote Given: (11 – 0 – 4) (January 30, 2018)
- 01/30/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (January 17, 2018)
- 01/26/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 30, 2018 . Report from Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (January 17, 2018)
- 01/17/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee approved item(s) . Motion (December 13, 2017)
- 01/12/2018 Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 17, 2018. Motion (December 13, 2017)
- 12/13/2017 Motion document(s) referred to Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee. Motion (December 13, 2017)
