Nuisance Properties / Structural Demolition Policy / Entitlement Process

CF 20-1477    CITY COUNCIL 01/13/2021  Adopted, (14); Absent: Blumenfield (1)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to report with recommendations on a new structural demolition policy granting developers demolition permits for properties that are public nuisance.

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

DIRECT the DCP and the LADBS to report with recommendations on a new structural demolition policy that allows developers in the entitlement process to be granted demolition permits for properties that have become a public nuisance, without the need for an approved set of plans, while ensuring compliance with California Environmental Quality Act and the protection of historical resources.

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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  • 01/16/2021 Community Impact Statement submitted by Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 20-1477   
  • 01/13/2021 Council action final.
  • 01/13/2021 Council adopted item forthwith. Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 12/08/2020
  • 01/08/2021 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 13, 2021.  Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 12/08/2020
  • 12/08/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .  Motion 11/10/2020
  • 12/04/2020 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 8, 2020.  Motion 11/10/2020
  • 11/10/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management.  Motion 11/10/2020
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