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)
