Month: August 2020

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City Planning Launches First-of-Its-Kind Compliance System to Remove Illegal Short-Term Rental Listings from Company Websites

Protects Los Angeles’s Housing Stock Utilizing New Advancements
in Technology

Source:  Department of City Planning 

LOS ANGELES—City Planning has launched a new online system that makes it easier to identify and take down illegal short-term rental listings. The system incorporates technology to enable the Department to automate the collection and verification of short-term rental listings.

The Application Programming Interface (API) implements the agreement, developed by City Planning, that Airbnb entered into with the City. The agreement provides additional recourse for Los Angeles to initiate actions against platforms that allow unregistered or illegal listings to continue to advertise online. A notable feature of the API is its ability to remove unregistered properties across the City that are not owner-occupied but operating as party homes.

By using the API, Los Angeles is leading the conversation on how cities can incorporate technology to improve the quality of their services. In the case of Home-Sharing, this online system is an example of City Planning partnering with property owners, rental platforms, and neighbors alike to find innovative solutions and achieve better compliance.

Until recently, cities did not see the need to regulate short-term rentals. With the growth of the internet and the sharing economy, and particularly with Airbnb’s launch in 2008, the home-sharing model took root. Today, individuals and families seek out homes, condominiums, and apartments for nightly rentals, as opposed to simply booking hotel accommodations—prompting the City Council to establish a regulatory framework in Los Angeles.

Since the start of enforcement in November 2019, Los Angeles has witnessed a 64 percent decrease in short-term listings, amounting to over 23,000 fewer citywide listings as of August 1, 2020. With the launch of the API this month, the overall numbers have decreased by an additional 14 percent (78 percent, in total), of which more than 1,350 ineligible listings were removed last week alone during the pre-testing phase leading up to the rollout of the API.

“In developing this system, we looked first and foremost to ways we can ensure data safety and security using an encrypted, cloud-based database,” said Vince Bertoni, Director of Planning. “But we also wanted a system that was able to rely on technology to run and create reports—a framework that would enable the City to pursue the takedown of illegal listings with greater positive results, beyond what we may have even originally imagined to be possible.”

In addition to assisting with enforcement, the API provides Los Angeles with the ability to monitor many of the world’s short-term rental websites using secure artificial intelligence algorithms that link multiple listings for the same property across hosting platforms. Another benefit of this system is its project management capability. The online management system gives City Planning the means to store and manage its home-sharing registration and permits in one central location, without having to maintain and consult manual spreadsheets.

“By integrating multiple types of permitting, compliance monitoring, and enforcement into one integrated cloud-based system with a secure external API, the entire City can now seamlessly and quickly address compliance issues and send take-down notices to the relevant short-term rental platforms in real time,” said Ulrik Binzer, General Manager and founder of Granicus’ Host Compliance division, which has designed and built the new system for City Planning. “No other city in the world has this capability at this time, and I expect that Los Angeles’s new innovative system will serve as a model for countless other cities.”

Airbnb will be the first hosting platform to pilot this program. Once fully operational, Airbnb listings that are ineligible or without a registration number will be removed on a daily basis. These ineligible listings include rent stabilized and affordable housing units, as well as units that were either subject to recent evictions under the Ellis Act or have been registered on the “Proactive Prohibition” list by the landlord or manager in charge of the property.

About the Home-Sharing Program

The City Council set up the Home-Sharing Program (CF 14-1635-S2) to prevent the wholesale conversion of homes into rental properties. The program established a regulatory framework to restrict short-term rentals to hosts’ primary residences. Residents of Los Angeles may rent their primary residence, provided that they qualify, by registering through the City’s online portal and adhere to all of the requirements as specified under the adopted ordinance.

 

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Environmental and Administrative Changes / Cool Roof and Cool Surface Creation / Los Angeles Municipal Code / Ordinance / Amendment

CF 20-1139      AT PLUM 08/31/2021

Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, and related CEQA findings; report from the City Attorney and revised draft Ordinance relative to amending Sections 99.04.106, 99.05.106, 99.11.101, 99.11.102, and 99.12.101 of Article 9, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to make local environmental and administrative changes to create Cool Roof and Cool Surface requirements.

Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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  • 08/27/2021 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 31, 2021.  Report from City Attorney 07/13/2021;  Attachment to Report dated 07/13/2021 – Revised Draft Ordinance 07/13/2021
  • 07/14/2021 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Report from City Attorney 07/13/2021;  Attachment to Report dated 07/13/2021 – Revised Draft Ordinance 07/13/2021
  • 07/13/2021 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:  Report from City Attorney 07/13/2021;  Attachment to Report dated 07/13/2021 – Revised Draft Ordinance 07/13/2021

City Attorney report R21-0226, dated July 13, 2021, relative to the revised draft Ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter IX, Article 9, Sections 99.04.106, 99.05.106, 99.11.101, 99.11.102 and 99.12.101, of Article 9, to create cool roof and cool surface requirements.

  • 05/10/2021 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.    Attachment to Report dated 05/05/21 – Draft Ordinance 05/10/2021; Attachment to Report dated 05/05/2021 – Notice of Exemption (Revised) 05/10/2021; Attachment to Report dated 05/05/2021 – Cool Roof Ordinance 05/10/2021; Report from City Attorney 05/05/2021
  • 05/05/2021 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R21-0150, dated May 5, 2021, relative to a draft Ordinance amending sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to create cool roof and cool surface requirements.

  • 10/30/2020 Council action final.
  • 10/28/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee (October 15, 2020)
  • 10/26/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 28, 2020. Report from Department of Building and Safety (09/09/20)
  • 10/15/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) . Report from Department of Building and Safety (09/09/20)
  • 10/09/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 15, 2020. Report from Department of Building and Safety (09/09/20)
  • 09/09/2020 Department of Building and Safety document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from Department of Building and Safety (09/09/20)
  • 09/09/2020 Document(s) submitted by Department of Building and Safety, as follows:  Report from Department of Building and Safety (09/09/20)

Department of Building and Safety report, dated September 8, 2020, relative to an Ordinance amending or adding sections and subsection tables of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to make local, environmental and administrative changes to create cool roof and cool surface requirements.

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Council and Committee Referral – Thursday, August 27, 2020

 

20-0844 Right of entry for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety inspectors to conduct inspections.
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
City Attorney report 20-0252, dated August 27, 2020, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to clarify the right of entry for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety inspectors to conduct inspections.
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Council and Committee Referrals – Tuesday, August 25, 2020 

 

20-1075 Outdoor operation of breweries and the prevention of spreading COVID-19.
To Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment
Motion (Buscaino – O’Farrell) relative to requesting the Los Angeles Department of Public Health to report with recommendations for the outdoor operation of breweries and the prevention of spreading COVID-19.

 

20-1074 Feasibility of developing a permanent Al Fresco program that allows for a streamlined outdoor dining permit process.
To Transportation Committee
Motion (Ryu – Buscaino) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst, Los Angeles Department of Transportation and Bureau of Engineering, with the assistance of relevant City departments, to report on the feasibility of developing a permanent Al Fresco program that allows for a streamlined outdoor dining permit process.

 

 

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Council Motions (August 19, 2020)

View City Council Motions (August 19, 2020) (Land Use Policy: High Value Project directly to City Council, Land Use Reform – Increasing Transparency, Land Use Reform – Zoning Ballot Measure) 

The following Council Motions were introduced during today’s City Council meeting. The listed motions govern ALL SUBJECT MATTERS OF COUNCIL not only land use. Council file numbers have not been assigned at this time and are currently being processed.View City Council.

 

 

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Council and Committee Referrals – Wednesday, August 19, 202

 

20-1045 Processes and Procedures Ordinance with additional criteria on when entitlements will be granted
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Martinez – Krekorian) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in coordination with the Chief Legislative Analyst, to update the Processes and Procedures Ordinance with additional criteria on when entitlements will be granted

 

20-1044 Develop criteria for high value projects, and amend the planning process to divert these projects directly to the City Council
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Martinez – O’Farrell) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning Department, in coordination with the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on developing criteria for high value projects, and amend the planning process to divert these projects directly to the City Council.

 

20-1042 Create a measure to be placed on a future ballot, to update the City’s zoning code.
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Martinez – Harris-Dawson) relative to instructing the City Planning Department, in coordination with the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on the creation of a measure to be placed on a future ballot, to update the City’s zoning code.
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Protected Tree Ordinance / Strengthened Enforcement

CF 03-1459-S3     AT CITY COUNCIL 08/19/2020

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to strengthening the Protected Tree Ordinance.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz – Bonin – Blumenfield):

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services, Urban Forestry Division to work with the Department of City Planning and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to convene and consult with stakeholder groups, including the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, arborists, community groups, environmental groups like TreePeople, members of the Community Forestry Advisory Committee and the Mayor’s expert biodiversity group, to report within 75 days regarding recommendations for strengthening the Protected Tree Ordinance, including, but not limited to: determining methods to preserve overall native tree cover and habitat areas, limiting damage to trees retained during development, and possibly adding protected trees based on circumference and species notability.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:
West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Palms Neighborhood Council
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Westside Neighborhood Council
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council
Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council

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  • 08/19/2020 Council action final.
  • 08/19/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (August 13, 2020)
  • 08/14/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 19, 2020.  Report Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (August 13, 2020)
  • 12/04/2019 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved item(s) .  Motion (November 22, 2017)  Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee (August 13, 2020)
  • 11/27/2019 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 4, 2019.  Motion (November 22, 2017)
  • 10/19/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 10/15/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 10/10/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 09/30/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Hollywood United Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 09/23/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 09/08/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Palms Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 07/18/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Los Feliz Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 04/15/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 03/02/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 02/21/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Rampart Village Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 02/06/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Valley Village Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 01/22/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 12/22/2017 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 03-1459-S3
  • 11/22/2017 Motion document(s) referred to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.  Motion (November 22, 2017)
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Landmark Trees Program / Designation and Protection / Criteria / Historical and Biological Value

CF-20-0720      AT CITY COUNCIL 08/19/2020 

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development of a Landmark Trees Program to designate and protect trees identified as Landmark trees.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield – Wesson):

INSTRUCT the Office of City Forest Management, with the assistance of the Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division and other relevant departments or bureaus, to report with recommendations to develop a Landmark Trees Program to designate and protect trees identified as Landmark trees; including recommendations on criteria for the inclusion of trees within the program, ways for the public to learn about the historical and biological value of these trees, what protections for these trees can be provided, and on the implementation of these protections including the costs and staffing necessary.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

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  • 08/19/2020 Council action final.
  • 08/19/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.  Motion (June 9, 2020)
  • 08/14/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 19, 2020.  Motion (June 9, 2020)
  • 08/05/2020 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved as amended .  Motion (June 9, 2020)
  • 08/04/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF-20-0720  
  • 07/31/2020 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 5, 2020.  Motion (June 9, 2020)
  • 06/09/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.  Motion (June 9, 2020)
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Council and Committee Referrals – Wednesday, August 12, 2020

 

20-1012 Interim Control Ordinance to prohibit home-sharing citywide for more than ten guests per home sharing
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Koretz – Ryu – Krekorian) relative to instructing the City Planning Department, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Interim Control Ordinance to prohibit home-sharing citywide for more than ten guests per home sharing listing transaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and until the Safer at Home orders are lifted.

 

20-1010 City Ethics Commission to consider the recusal standards
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Ryu – et al. – Blumenfield) relative to requesting the City Ethics Commission to consider the recusal standards applied by other agencies in the region, and make recommendations to enhance the City’s Conflict of Interest policy
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Council Motions (August 12, 2020)

View City Council Motions (August 12, 2020) (Land Use Policy:  Home-Sharing Guidelines, When  Decision-makers required to recuse themselves,) 

The following Council Motions were introduced during today’s City Council meeting. The listed motions govern ALL SUBJECT MATTERS OF COUNCIL not only land use. Council file numbers have not been assigned at this time and are currently being processed.View City Council.

 

 

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Council and Committee Referrals – Tuesday, August 11, 2020

 

20-0995 Implementing and enforcing the City’s Short Term Rental Ordinances
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Blumenfeild – Ryu) relative to requesting the City Attorney and instructing the Department of City Planning, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and other relevant City agencies, to report on the progress of implementing and enforcing the City’s Short Term Rental Ordinances.

 

20-0993
To Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee
Motion (Blumenfield – Cedillo) relative to instructing the Department of Building and Safety to prepare a report with recommendations for new construction projects and their impacts on stormwater drainage; and state and local laws on ingress and egress of properties with shared driveways or curb cuts.

 

20-0990 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training and anti-bias training for all members of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils
To Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Parks, Arts, and River Committee
Motion (Ryu for Bonin – Koretz) relative to instructing the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to report with a plan to implement mandatory Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training and anti-bias training for all members of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils.

 

19-0213 Status and feasibility of expanding the Department of Recreation and Parks’ state licensed child care program.
To Economic Development Committee
To Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Parks, Arts, and River Committee
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Chief Legislative Analyst report 19-09-0892, dated August 11, 2020, relative to Motion (Krekorian – Harris-Dawson – O’Farrell – Rodriguez) and the status and feasibility of expanding the Department of Recreation and Parks’ state licensed child care program.
12-0460-S1 Code Studio, Incorporated, to provide continued services
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
City Administrative Officer report 0150-09972-0003, dated July 6, 2020, relative to authorizing the Director of Planning to execute the proposed Fourth Amendment to Contract No. C-122418 with Code Studio, Incorporated, to provide continued services for the rewriting of the City’s Zoning Code.

 

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FUNDING FORM PROCEDURES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS

Read:  FUNDING FORM PROCEDURES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS, August 10, 2020 

To address the shortage of affordable housing in the City of Los Angeles, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), the Los Angeles Housing & Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), and other City Departments work together to develop and prioritize affordable housing projects per the Mayor’s Executive Directive 131 (ED 13). The City is dedicated to providing development services to streamline the permitting and land use entitlement process for all affordable housing developments. Under the procedures outlined in this memo, the coordinated review of project plans by LADBS, City Planning, and HCIDLA creates a comprehensive and timely conformance review of affordable housing projects. This is an effort to identify potential issues early in the design process, with the goal of avoiding costly “late hits,” such as the need to seek approval of discretionary entitlements.

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City Tree and Biodiversity Efforts

CF 15-0499-S1     AT CITY COUNCIL 08/12/2020

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to initiating consideration of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and accompanying Zone Change (ZC) for the properties located at 3031 South Hauser Boulevard, and 5461 West Jefferson Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson – Koretz for Wesson – Bonin):

APPROVE initiating consideration of a GPA and accompanying ZC for the properties located at 3031 South Hauser Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016 and 5461 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016, to reconcile its existing Open Space zoning and land use designation with the long-standing Commercial Manufacturing use of the site.
INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to process the GPA and ZC for the properties located at 3031 South Hauser Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016 and 5461 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016, to address the ongoing and future viability of the site given its current use and proximity to two light rail transit stations.

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.

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  • 08/12/2020 Council action final.
  • 08/12/2020 Council adopted item forthwith. Report from Public Works and Gang Reduction and Planning and Land Use Management Committees 07/28/2020
  • 08/07/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 12, 2020.   Motion (October 17, 2018)
  • 07/28/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 07/24/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 28, 2020. Motion (October 17, 2018)
  • 07/06/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 12/04/2019 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee approved item(s) . Motion (October 17, 2018)
  • 12/04/2019 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee transmitted Council File to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Motion (October 17, 2018)
  • 11/27/2019 Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 4, 2019. Motion (October 17, 2018)
  • 07/15/2019 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks NC. Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 04/10/2019 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 02/01/2019 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 01/26/2019 Community Impact Statement submitted by Encino Neighborhood Council. Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 12/18/2018 Community Impact Statement submitted by Hollywood United Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0499-S1)
  • 10/17/2018 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee; Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.  Motion (October 17, 2018)
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Inspection Warrant / Right of Entry / Building Code Violations / Los Angeles Municipal Code / Amendment

CF 20-0844       AT CITY COUNCIL 08/12/2020

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 98.0105, to clarify the current right of entry for Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) inspectors to conduct inspections.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson – Blumenfield):

REQUEST that the City Attorney, with the assistance of the LADBS, prepare and present an Ordinance, to amend LAMC Section 98.0105, Inspections, to clarify the right of entry for LADBS inspectors to conduct inspections, as follows:

Add language that indicates that the LADBS inspectors must explain the reasons to conduct inspections, and request consent of the occupant to enter when the property is occupied; and, when the property is unoccupied to locate the owner or other person having control of the property, to explain the reasons for the inspection and consent to enter.

Add a new section that specifies, that an Inspection Warrant is required when entrance to a property is refused or cannot be obtained, as follows:  Inspection Warrant – If consent to enter is refused or cannot be obtained, whether a property is occupied or unoccupied, the Superintendent of Building or his authorized representative shall obtain an inspection warrant.

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.

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  • 08/27/2020 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Report from City Attorney (August 27, 2020) ,  Draft Ordinance (August 27, 2020)
  • 08/27/2020 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows: Draft Ordinance (August 27, 2020)

City Attorney report 20-0252, dated August 27, 2020, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to clarify the right of entry for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety inspectors to conduct inspections.

 

  • 08/12/2020 Council action final.
  • 08/12/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 08/07/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 12, 2020.   Motion (June 24, 2020),   PLUM Report (July 28, 2020)
  • 07/28/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) . Motion (June 24, 2020),   PLUM Report (July 28, 2020)
  • 7/24/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 28, 2020. Motion (June 24, 2020)
  • 06/24/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (June 24, 2020)
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Office of Anti-Corruption and Transparency / Independent Auditors and Investigators / Land Use Approval Oversight and Monitoring / Quid Pro Quo Activity

CF 20-0608    AT CITY COUNCIL  08/11/2020

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development of an Office of Anti-Corruption and Transparency (LA ACT).

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Ryu – Koretz):

INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report on best practices in other jurisdictions or agencies for the development, implementation, structure and operation of an independent auditors/investigators office, LA ACT, to provide focused, independent and comprehensive oversight and monitoring of land use, development and construction processes and approvals in the City.
INSTRUCT the CLA, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and City Attorney, to report on the feasibility and with recommendations, including budget requirements and amendments to the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Los Angeles Administrative Code, and/or City Charter, for the creation of an independent auditors/investigators office, LA ACT, focused on land use, development and construction in the City, tasked with identifying and preventing fraud, corruption, and misconduct, and with the authority to conduct investigations of all government entities, the ability to issue subpoenas, examine all City documents, contracts, and monetary expenditures, compel testimony from City employees and elected officials, and recommend administrative discipline and policy improvements.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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  • 09/16/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council. (Refer to CF 20-0608
  • 08/12/2020 Council action final.
  • 08/11/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • Report from Rules,, Elections, and Intergovernmental Committee (August 30, 2020) ,  Motion (May 19, 2020)
  • 08/07/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 11, 2020.  Report from Rules,, Elections, and Intergovernmental Committee (August 30, 2020) ,  Motion (May 19, 2020)
  • 07/28/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks NC.   Communication from Public (See CF 20-0608 )
  • 06/30/2020 Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved item(s) . Motion (May 19, 2020)
  • 06/26/2020 Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 30, 2020.   Communication from Public (See CF 20-0608 ), Motion (May 19, 2020)
  • 05/19/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.  Motion (May 19, 2020)
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Council Motions (August 11, 2020)

View City Council Motions (August 11, 2020) (Land Use Policy:  New Construction not block existing drainage, Short Term Rental)

The following Council Motions were introduced during today’s City Council meeting. The listed motions govern ALL SUBJECT MATTERS OF COUNCIL not only land use. Council file numbers have not been assigned at this time and are currently being processed.View City Council.

 

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Council and Committee Referral – Thursday, August 06, 2020

 

20-0980
Terminate project applications tainted by corruption or fraud.
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
City Attorney Report R20-0228, dated August 6, 2020, relative to a draft Ordinance adding Article 1.3 to Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to establish a procedure to revoke approvals of development projects and terminate project applications tainted by corruption or fraud.
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Council and Committee Referrals – Wednesday, August 05, 2020

 

20-0975 Identify building, zoning, housing, and municipal code violations  (e.g., Party Houses)
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Ryu – Krekorian) relative instructing the Department of Building and Safety, with the assistance of relevant City departments, to form a working group to identify building, zoning, housing, and municipal code violations impacting community well-being, and report with additional deterrence tools; and to request the City Attorney to prepare and present a draft Ordinance based on those deterrence tools, to hold property owners accountable.  See Motion (August 5, 2020)

 

17-0938-S7
CD 12		 Chatsworth-Northridge Industrial Core / Innov818 geographical area.
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Lee – Krekorian) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the Bureau of Engineering and all other appropriate departments, to report to Council with a detailed assessment of assets in the designated Chatsworth-Northridge Industrial Core / Innov818 geographical area.
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Council Motions (August 5, 2020)

View City Council Motions (August 5, 2020) (Land Use Policy:  Chatsworth-Northridge Industrial Care / Innov818, March Avenue Palm trees, Administrative Citation Enforcement regarding private parties) 

The following Council Motions were introduced during today’s City Council meeting. The listed motions govern ALL SUBJECT MATTERS OF COUNCIL not only land use. Council file numbers have not been assigned at this time and are currently being processed.View City Council.

See  (Attached draft ordinance)    An ordinance amending Section 58.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to authorize the use of an administrative citation for failure to abate a public nuisance consisting of weeds or other dangerous conditions on real property and to allocate 50 percent of any Administrative Fine collected to the Council District Real Property Trust Fund

 

 

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Council and Committee Referral – Tuesday, August 04, 2020

 

20-0002-S122 Ordinance to prohibit the storage and sale of consumer fireworks within the County.
To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Koretz – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2019-20 State Legislative Program a request that the County of Los Angeles consider adopting an ordinance to prohibit the storage and sale of consumer fireworks within the County.