1 TO: City Council
FROM: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director MEETING DATE: November 21, 2023
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Community & Economic Development Department
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Community & Economic Development Department monthly report.
DISCUSSION
➢ Several ordinance discussions will be on Planning Commission and City Council agendas as triggered by applicant requests, observed trends, post-COVID interest, the certified Housing Element, and other State mandates. The draft 2023 upcoming items schedule is as follows.
Topic Council
Discussion
Planning
Commission
Hearing
City
Council
Hearings
Building Code update Adopted; in effect Jan. 1, 2023
24000 Crenshaw Specific Plan update Adopted; in effect Feb. 16, 2023 Low-Barrier Navigation Centers Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Supportive Housing update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Transitional Housing update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Employee Housing Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023
Reasonable Accommodation update Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Covered Parking Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023
Emergency Shelter Parking Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Substandard Living Conditions Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Unused Zoning Districts clean-up Adopted; in effect April 20, 2023 Designated Parking, Signage Adopted; in effect May 18, 2023 Massage clean-up Adopted; in effect June 1, 2023
Item No. 7f
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
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# of Cases
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Total Open Cases
Graffiti & Dumping
Removed
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Outdoor Dining update Adopted; in effect June 15, 2023
Lot Design clean-up for consistency
with adopted Ord. No. 839 Adopted; in effect June 15, 2023 Chickens update Adopted; in effect June 15, 2023
ADU update Adopted; in effect July 20, 2023
Murals Adopted; in effect October 5, 2023
Affordable Housing Incentives for 4
Residential Units or Less within
Downtown-Commercial District within
Mixed-Use Overlay District
Adopted; in effect October 19, 2023
Code Enforcement violation appeals n/a n/a Nov. 2023
Planning Commission rules of order Sep. 2023 Dec. 2023 Dec. 2023 ➢ Staff met with multiple property owners and developers and completed review of residential and commercial building permits, solar, wireless facilities, business licenses, and Residential Property Reports.
➢ The General Plan Advisory Committee held its fifth meeting on Thursday, November 16 to discuss the impacts of the Noise Element.
Code Enforcement
Senior Code Enforcement Officer Will Lawson was promoted to Code Enforcement Supervisor. The City is currently in recruitment for a new Code Enforcement Officer to augment the full-time officer’s efforts yielded a significant increase in citywide code compliance, including enforcement of illegal dumping and graffiti as shown in the chart. 3 OPTIONS
None. Information only. Receive and file.
Reviewed by: Approved by:
Gary Y. Sugano Ryan Smoot
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Prepared by:
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Brianna Rindge
Community & Economic Development Director