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CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an ordinance with an Urgency Clause to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to add Subdivision 36 to Subsection A of Section 12.22 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 to regulate new or expanded trucking-related uses in the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan Area.
Official recommendation
DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15308 (Class 8), and no exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance with an Urgency Clause to add Subdivision 36 to Subsection A of Section 12.22 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of the LAMC to regulate new or expanded trucking-related uses in the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan Area, with the amendments approved by the PLUM Committee on May 21, 2024, to Section 12.22.A.36(c)(7) of the LAMC, to include language clarifying that commercial uses of land are excluded from the Trucking Terminal definition: 7. Trucking Terminal. A building, structure, or principal use of land where freight trucks dock to unload/ load and transport goods, and which may include the storage of freight trucks or truck trailers or associated equipment/accessories, including, but not limited to, chassis, container stackers, cranes, and forklift trucks. Trucking Terminal does not include commercial uses of land such as grocery or retail stores with loading docks. Applicant: City of Los Angeles Case No. CPC-2024-2303-CA Environmental No. ENV-2024-2389-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee_5-21-24 Communication(s) from Public_05-21-2024 Speaker Card(s)_05-21-2024 Communication(s) from Public_05-20-2024 Communication from Council District 15_5-16-24 Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commissions dated 5-14-24 Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Findings Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Proposed Ordinance Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Staff Report Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Geographic Project Area Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Environmental Attachment to Report dated 5-14-24 - Mailing List