CF 20-1213

PUBLIC SAFETY and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES REPORTS relative to existing and potential evacuation routes in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and updating the safety element of the General Plan to incorporate the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Fire Hazard Planning provisions.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin – Koretz):
DIRECT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with assistance from the Emergency Management Department (EMD), Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), and relevant departments, to report back on the capacity, safety, and viability of existing and potential evacuation routes in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and identify the policies and development standards, including land use and building restrictions, necessary to support these evacuation routes.

DIRECT the DCP, with assistance from the EMD, LAFD, and relevant departments, to amend the General Plan by incorporating the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Office of Planning and Research’s Fire Hazard Planning provisions into the Safety Element concurrent with the ongoing update of the Housing Element.

REQUEST the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, after reviewing the update to the Safety Element of the General Plan, to submit its report and recommendations to the City Council.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Bonin – Koretz):
CONCUR with the Public Safety Committee as detailed above in Recommendation Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
DIRECT the DCP, with assistance from the EMD and other relevant City departments, to update the Safety Element of the General Plan concurrent with the Housing Element update to:
Address State and Local goals for climate adaptation and resilience.

Build upon the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and provide comprehensive climate vulnerability assessments that identify the unique risks climate change poses to the City and each of the Community Plan Areas to inform adaptive and resilient policies, objectives, and implementation measures.

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:
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

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• 05/18/2021 Community Impact Statement submitted by West Hills Neighborhood Council.  See CF 20-1213
• 01/05/2021 Community Impact Statement submitted by Del Rey Neighborhood Council.
• See CF 20-1213
• 11/12/2020 Council action final.
• 11/10/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.   Report from Public Safety Committee  (October 13, 2020),  PLUM Report 11/05/2020
• 11/06/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 10, 2020.   PLUM Report 11/05/2020
• 11/05/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended . Motion (September 22, 2020)
• 11/05/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.   Refer to CF 20-1213  
• 10/30/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 5, 2020.   Report from Public Safety Committee  (October 13, 2020),  Motion (September 22, 2020)
• 10/14/2020 Public Safety Committee transmitted Council File to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
• 10/13/2020 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
• 10/08/2020 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 13, 2020.
• 09/22/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee; Public Safety Committee.  Motion (September 22, 2020)