CF 12-1297-S1    Final Ordinance No. 185480 05/09/2018,

Read: The ordinance amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to increase the amount of bicycle parking in the City, define acceptable locations for bicycle parking, and establish other regulations related to bicycle parking.  Ordinance Number: 182386

Adopted Date: January 16, 2013
Effective Date: March 13, 2013

 

NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to update the City’s bicycle parking regulations.

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

FIND that the project was assessed in Negative Declaration No. ENV-2011-310, adopted on February 20, 2011; and, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162 and 15164, as supported by the addendum dated February 22, 2017, no substantial revisions are required for approval of the project; adoption of a Negative Declaration is appropriate when the City Council, having considered the whole administrative record and exercising its independent judgement, determines the following: a) the City has complied with all of the procedural requirements related to the preparation, noticing and distribution of the Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration, the Negative Declaration and the initial study supporting the determination of a Negative Declaration, as set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21091 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15071, 15072 and 15073; b) there is no substantial evidence the project will have a significant effect on the environment; and, c) the Negative Declaration reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis.

ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) report dated April 13, 2017, attached to the Council file.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 28, 2018, disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, amending Section 12.03, 12.21 and 12.26 of the LAMC to update the bicycle parking regulations.

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: None submitted

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• 03/29/2018 Council action final.  Final Ordinance No. 185480 05/09/2018, Mayor Concurrence/Council Action 03/29/2018
• 03/29/2018 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
• 03/29/2018 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: May 9, 2018.
• 03/28/2018 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is 04/09/2018.
• 03/27/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.  PLM Report (March 20, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 1, 2018)
• 03/21/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 27, 2018 .  PLM Report (March 20, 2018)
• 03/20/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s).   City  Attorney Report (March 1, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 1, 2018)
• 03/16/2018.   Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 20, 2018. City Attorney Report (March 1, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 1, 2018)
• 03/02/2018 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. City Attorney Report (March 1, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 1, 2018)
• 03/02/2018 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:   City Attorney Report (March 1, 2018), Draft Ordinance (March 1, 2018)

City Attorney report R18-0061, dated March 1, 2018, relative to a draft City Attorney Report Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update the City’s bicycle parking regulations.

• 12/12/2017 Council action final. Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (15 – 0 – 0)  (December 12, 2017) , PLM Report (November 21, 2017)
• 12/08/2017 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 11/30/2017 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 8, 2017 .   PLM Report (November 21, 2017)
• 11/21/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended to incorporate modifications to short- and long-term parking ratios for residential buildings, siting requirements, and inclusion of alternative compliance for siting requirements in addition to design standards.  PLM Report (November 21, 2017)
• 11/17/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 21, 2017. Draft Ordinance (November 2, 2017),  Communication from City Planning (November 2, 2017), Findings (April 13, 2107), City Planning Commission Report (April 13, 2017), Staff Report (April 13, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (April 13, 2017), Environmental Documents (April 13, 2017)
• 11/07/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
• 11/03/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 7, 2017.   Draft Ordinance (November 2, 2017),  Communication from City Planning (November 2, 2017), Findings (April 13, 2107), City Planning Commission Report (April 13, 2017), Staff Report (April 13, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (April 13, 2017), Environmental Documents (April 13, 2017)
• 10/03/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for a date to be determined.
• 09/29/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 3, 2017. Findings (April 13, 2107), City Planning Commission Report (April 13, 2017), Staff Report (April 13, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (April 13, 2017), Environmental Documents (April 13, 2017)
• 04/19/2017 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Findings (April 13, 2107), City Planning Commission Report (April 13, 2017), Staff Report (April 13, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (April 13, 2017), Environmental Documents (April 13, 2017)
• 04/19/2017 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:  Findings (April 13, 2107), City Planning Commission Report (April 13, 2017), Staff Report (April 13, 2017), Proposed Ordinance (April 13, 2017), Environmental Documents (April 13, 2017)

Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated April 13, 2017, relative to a Zoning Code Amendment to modify the regulations concerning the provision of bicycle parking in new and enlarged buildings.

See CF 12-1297-S1 For More Detail Prior to 04/19/2017 

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PLM Public Notice 

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 12.03, 12.21 and 12.26 to improve and refine the bicycle parking regulations.

Recommendation for Council action: REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.21 and 12.26 of the LAMC to improve and refine bicycle parking regulations, including modifications to long-term and short-term bicycle parking ratios for certain senior and eldercare housing uses, elimination of the proposed definition of Bus Station, and addition of the definition of Major Transit Stop pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21155 of the California Public Resources Code, including the following amendments:

Section 12.21 A.16(a)(1)

(i) For all residential buildings other than hotels and motels containing more than three dwellings units, short-term and long-term parking shall be provided according to the following ratios in the table below. A minimum of two short-term spaces shall be provided in all cases.

Table 12.21 A.16(a)(1)(a) Required Short-term and Long-Term Bicycle Parking Spaces by Residential Dwelling Unit

Dwelling Units Long Term Short Term
1-25 One space per unit 1/10
26-100 One space per 1.5 units 1/15
101-200 One space per two units 1/20
201+ One space per four units 1/40

Section 12.21 A.16(a)(2) Siting Requirements

(iii) Short-Term Bicycle Parking: . . . For new construction, at least 50 percent of short-term parking shall be located outside buildings, but no more than eight short-term bicycle parking spaces per 100 linear feet of street frontage shall be required outside. The remaining required short-term bicycle parking spaces may be provided inside the building on the ground floor or inside the parking garage on the ground floor with direct access to a public street.

(b) Short-term parking spaces shall be located no farther than 100 feet of walking distance from a pedestrian entrance.

Section 12.21 A.16(a)(2)

(iv) Long-Term Bicycle Parking

(d) Residential long-term bicycle parking may be provided in common storage facilities in residential floors . . . The amount of bicycle parking on each floor shall match or exceed 50 percent of the number of dwelling units on the same floor.

Section 12.21 A.16

(h) Alternative Compliance: Provide that the alternative compliance mechanism by Director’s Authority be extended to include siting requirements in addition to design standards.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No. CPC-2016-4216-CA
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.