Read Commentary prepared by Chris Parker, CEO of Pacific Crest Consultants

Dear Stakeholder,

The Department of City Planning is pleased to announce that the proposed Wildlife Ordinance is expected to be heard by the City Planning Commission (CPC) on November 17, 2022. An official CPC agenda will be released one week prior to the meeting date. In advance of this meeting, City Planning prepared materials for public review:

• A revised version of the proposed Wildlife Ordinance
• The Staff Recommendation Report to CPC
• A Summary of the Ordinance and Revisions

Since holding the staff-level public hearing for the Wildlife Ordinance in July of this year, City Planning has received a large volume of questions, comments, and suggested revisions to the ordinance, as well as statements of support. In response to this feedback, City Planning has revised the ordinance to address comments received. Key changes to the proposed ordinance are provided in the Summary of Ordinance and Revisions, and are further explained in detail in the Staff Report. The Staff Report also includes information regarding the background of the project, the basis for the proposed regulations, summary of outreach and engagement activities, and much more.

Given the scope of the ordinance and Staff Report, City Planning sought to provide the public as much time to review these materials as possible. To this end, the ordinance and Staff Report are being released four weeks before the anticipated CPC meeting, rather than the standard 10 days. Great effort has been made to provide additional time for public review of the proposed ordinance and Staff Report.

Comments on the revised draft ordinance can be emailed to cpc@lacity.org by 4 p.m. on November 14, 2022. Thank you again for your engagement with this important effort to protect wildlife habitat and connectivity in Los Angeles.

Thank you,
Wildlife Team