Land Use Violations Deterrence / County Public Health Violations / COVID-19 Pandemic / DWP Shut-offs / Occupancy Holds or Revocations / Permit Prohibitions / Scorched Earth Penalties

CF 20-0975      AT CITY COUNCIL 12/02/2020   Adopted, (14); Absent: Ryu (1)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to identifying building, zoning, housing, and municipal code violations impacting community well-being and outlining deterrence tools that can be adopted to remedy violations.

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

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), Department of City Planning (DCP), Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to identify building, zoning, housing, and municipal code violations impacting community well-being and prepare a report back to the City Council outlining additional deterrence tools that can be adopted to remedy these violations, including but not limited to LADWP shut-offs, Certificate of Occupancy holds or revocations, permit prohibitions on the same or related properties, and scorched earth penalties, as amended by the PLUM Committee.

REQUEST that the City Attorney prepare and present an Ordinance based on the deterrence tools recommendations by LADBS, DCP, LADWP and HCIDLA that can be used to hold property owners accountable for parties hosted at their properties that violate the County Public Health Order and put public health at risk during this COVID-19 pandemic; said penalties should be in addition to those available under the Loud and Unruly Gatherings Ordinance.

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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  • 12/02/2020 Council action final.
  • 12/02/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 10/29/2020 
  • 11/30/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 2, 2020.  Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 10/29/2020
  • 10/29/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .  Motion (08/05/2020)
  • 10/23/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 29, 2020. Motion (08/05/2020)
  • 09/16/2020 Community Impact Statement submitted by Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 20-0975
  • 08/05/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.  Motion (08/05/2020)
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