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Automatic Fire Sprinkler System / Installation for Townhouses/One-Two-Family Dwellings / Residential and Neighborhood Safety / Execute Ordinance

CF 93-1888-S1  AT CITY COUNCIL 01/14/2020  Adopted, (13); Absent: Huizar, Krekorian (2)

Final Ordinance No. 186,503 

GENERAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to require automatic fire sprinklers for additions or alterations to a townhouse or one or two-family dwellings.

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

FIND, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this draft ordinance meets the criteria of a General Exemption pursuant to Article III, Sections 15301,15302, and 15308, Classes 1 and 5 of the CEQA Guidelines, and that this draft ordinance will involve negligible or no expansion of the use existing at the time the exemption is granted, because interior sprinkler requirements do not change the physical aspects of one- or two-family dwellings or condominiums or their environmental impacts, and the purpose is to help assure protections of the environment from fire hazards.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated October 16, 2019, amending the LAMC Section 91.5.300 to require automatic fire sprinklers for additions or alterations to a townhouse or one- or two-family dwellings.

NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the City Attorney report and Ordinance dated July 22, 2019.

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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  • 01/29/2020 Council action final.
  • 01/29/2020 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: March 11, 2020.
  • 01/27/2020 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
  • 01/15/2020 City Clerk transmitted Council File to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is 01/27/2020.
  • 01/14/2020 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from PLUM (November 26, 2019), Draft Ordinance (October 16, 2019)
  • 12/05/2019 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 14, 2020 . Report from PLUM (November 26, 2019), Draft Ordinance (October 16, 2019), Report from City Attorney (October 16, 2019)
  • 11/26/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .11/22/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 26, 2019.
  • 10/29/2019 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Draft Ordinance (October 16, 2019), Report from City Attorney (October 16, 2019)
  • 10/23/2019 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Draft Ordinance (October 16, 2019), Report from City Attorney (October 16, 2019)

City Attorney report R19-0338, dated October 16, 2019, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require automatic fire sprinklers for additions or alterations to a townhouse or one- or two-family dwelling.

  • 08/20/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Report from City Attorney (July 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (July 22, 2019),
  • 08/19/2019 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 20, 2019.  Report from City Attorney (July 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (July 22, 2019),  Report from Department of Building and Safety  (June 11 2019)
  • 07/24/2019 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.   Report from City Attorney (July 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (July 22, 2019)
  • 07/22/2019 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Report from City Attorney (July 22, 2019), Draft Ordinance (July 22, 2019)

City Attorney report R19-0221, dated July 22, 2019, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require automatic fire sprinklers for additions or alterations to a townhouse or one- or two-family dwelling.

  • 06/11/2019 Department of Building and Safety document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Proposed Ordinance (June 11, 2019), Report from Department of Building and Safety (June 11, 2019)
  • 06/10/2019 Document(s) submitted by Department of Building and Safety, as follows: Proposed Ordinance (June 11, 2019), Report from Department of Building and Safety (June 11, 2019)

Department of Building and Safety report, dated June 11, 2019, relative to a proposed Ordinance that requires installation of an automatic fire sprinklers system in existing townhouses and one-and-two family dwellings when the residence is added to or altered, and the aggregated value of the additions or alterations within a one-year period exceeds 50 percent of the replacement cost of the existing building.

  • 06/19/2018 Council action (June 19, 2018)
  • 06/13/2018 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Report from PLM (June 5, 2018)
  • 06/08/2018 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 13, 2018 .  Report from PLM (June 5, 2018)
  • 06/05/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Motion (February 13, 2018)
  • 06/01/2018 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 5, 2018. Motion (February 13, 2018)
  • 02/13/2018 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (February 13, 2018)
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