Planning and Land Use Management Committee · Held

Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting, September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026, 2 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: On Sept. 8, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved all nine items, 3-0 with Bob Blumenfield and John Lee absent. It denied a neighborhood appeal of a 176-seat banquet hall with full alcohol at 261 S. Kenmore Ave. while adding parking and shuttle conditions, backed a draft ordinance replacing Area Planning Commissions with a Neighborhood Appeals Commission if voters pass Measure PL, and moved the Processes and Procedures zoning maintenance ordinance to the Council. The Council adopted all nine between Sept. 11 and Sept. 29.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the September 8, 2026 meeting of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee of the Los Angeles City Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.

Committee members, per the committee reports: Bob Blumenfield, Nithya Raman, Ysabel Jurado, John Lee and Adrin Nazarian. Blumenfield and Lee are recorded absent on every item; Raman, Jurado and Nazarian voted yes on all nine.

1. City Attorney to get the JCI Jones Chemicals Harbor Gateway feasibility study and any consent order for CD 15

• What it does: Asks the City Attorney, with LAFD, City Planning and Building and Safety, to obtain the feasibility study JCI Jones Chemicals presented for its Harbor Gateway facility and any proposed consent order before it is adopted, and to say how much of each can be made public (motion).
• Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (CF 26-1141).
• Who it affects: Council District 15. The motion cites earlier City review and enforcement under CF 25-1469 and 26-0794 (motion).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 18, 11-0, with Hernandez, Jurado, Lee and Raman absent (CF 26-1141).

3. Processes and Procedures Maintenance Ordinance: technical fixes to zoning code procedures

• What it does: A City Attorney draft ordinance amends Chapter I and Article 13 of Chapter 1A of the Municipal Code with technical corrections and changes to match state rules (Case CPC-2016-3182-CA-AMDT3) (agenda).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the report Sept. 22 and the ordinance on second reading Sept. 29, 11-0; the Mayor has until Oct. 13, 2026 to act (CF 12-0460-S8).

4. Report on limiting driveway access to the north end of three Wilmington nuisance properties on Lomita Boulevard

• What it does: Tells City Planning and LADOT, with Building and Safety, LAPD and the City Attorney, to report on the legal authority to limit entry and exit at 1502 and 1600 E. Lomita Blvd. and 1612 N. Blinn Ave. to the north end of the site, as part of nuisance abatement (agenda).
• Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez (CF 26-0171-S1).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 18, 11-0 (CF 26-0171-S1).

6. Draft zoning ordinance to replace Area Planning Commissions with a Neighborhood Appeals Commission if Measure PL passes

• What it does: Asks the City Attorney for an ordinance conforming the zoning code to the Charter amendments in Measure PL: Area Planning Commission references become a Neighborhood Appeals Commission covering the same seven areas, second-level appeals go to the Council, and a General Plan Amendment not acted on in 75 days is deemed approved. The ordinance would take effect only if voters approve Measure PL on Nov. 3, 2026 (committee report).
• Who brought it: Bob Blumenfield, seconded by Tim McOsker (CF 26-1247).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 16, 15-0 (CF 26-1247).

7. Start the Restaurant Beverage Program, beer and wine permits by streamlined review, in Council District 1

• What it does: A resolution activates the Restaurant Beverage Program inside mapped boundaries in Council District 1, limiting alcohol sales to beer and wine during a one-year provisional period (committee report).
• Who brought it: Resolution by Eunisses Hernandez, seconded by Tim McOsker, with a City Planning report dated Sept. 2 (CF 17-0981-S15).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 22, 10-0 (CF 17-0981-S15).

9. Deny appeal of a 176-seat banquet hall with alcohol and dancing at 261 S. Kenmore Ave. in Koreatown

• What it does: Denies the appeal by Nam Kim (Voice of Wilshire Koreatown) and sustains three conditional use permits for a 7,056-square-foot banquet hall: full-line alcohol, public dancing, and hours to 11 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday. The committee added three conditions on passenger loading, off-site parking and shuttle service (committee report).
• Who brought it: The Council took jurisdiction on Aug. 21 on a motion by Heather Hutt, seconded by John Lee; applicant Jonathan Lavi (Case ZA-2025-2662-CUB-CUX-1A) (CF 26-1130).
• Who it affects: Council District 10, Wilshire Community Plan area (agenda).
• What happened: Appeal denied, 3-0 (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the committee report Sept. 11, 11-0, and the action became final Sept. 25 (CF 26-1130).

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