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Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting, October 27, 2026

October 27, 2026, 2 p.m. · Updated November 1, 2026

From official records: The Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee's agenda for Oct. 27, 2026 listed nine items. They included an urgency ordinance requiring a conditional use permit for warehouse, distribution and storage uses over 15,000 square feet in the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan area, five appeals of a seven-story self-storage building at 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd. with its zone change, and an appeal of 76 new apartments at 2413-2499 N. Silver Lake Blvd. Also listed were the Venice sewage pumping plant appeal the committee continued on Oct. 13 and a Planning update on citywide sign rules. The Clerk's meeting record shows a 3-0 vote on all nine, with Ysabel Jurado and Nithya Raman absent. The Clerk's Council Vote records show the Council passed the warehouse ordinance 13-0 on Oct. 28, 2026.

As of November 1, 2026, outcomes for the October 27, 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.

The Clerk posted the agenda on Oct. 23, 2026 for 2 p.m. in the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, City Hall. Members, per the Council President’s assignment letter: Bob Blumenfield (chair), Nithya Raman (vice chair), Ysabel Jurado, John Lee and Adrin Nazarian. The agenda listed the same five and said the committee takes public comment in person only.

On Oct. 13 the committee continued two items to this date: the Venice pumping plant appeal (item 2) and the Mary Clay School Historic-Cultural Monument designation. The Mary Clay School item was not on this agenda. The Council continued it on Oct. 14 to its own Oct. 30, 2026 meeting (CF 26-1043).

1. Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan: urgency warehouse ordinance

• What it does: A City Attorney report and draft ordinance with an urgency clause that would amend the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 182617) to require conditional use permits for warehousing, distribution and storage uses over 15,000 square feet. The agenda listed the plan update’s environmental impact report (ENV-2021-2643-EIR) and its findings with the item (agenda).
• Who brought it: The draft follows an Oct. 16, 2026 motion by Eunisses Hernandez, seconded by Tim McOsker. The Council adopted the motion forthwith on Oct. 20, 15-0, asking the City Attorney to prepare four ordinances with the urgency warehouse ordinance first (Oct. 20 Council meeting, CF 13-0078-S2). The City Attorney filed the report on Oct. 21.
• Earlier actions: This committee approved the plan update on Oct. 15, 2024, and the Council adopted it on Oct. 29, 2024 (CF 13-0078-S2).
• Money: The agenda marked the item “Fiscal Impact Statement: No” (agenda).
• Who it affects: Council District 1 (CF 13-0078-S2).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Approved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The Council took up the ordinance on a special agenda for 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2026 (special agenda). Its vote records show 13-0, with Imelda Padilla and Curren D. Price absent (Council Vote records).

2. Venice auxiliary sewage pumping plant appeal

• What it does: An appeal of the City Planning Commission’s approval of a two-story, 2,283-square-foot wastewater pumping plant and a surface parking lot at 128, 133 and 139 E. Hurricane St., 3813 and 3817 S. Esplanade and 3913 S. Esplanade West. The plant would add capacity to the existing Venice Pumping Plant, which sends wastewater to the Hyperion Treatment Plant. The approvals under appeal are a Class 3 conditional use permit and a project compliance finding under the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan (agenda).
• Who brought it: The applicant is the Department of Public Works and LA Sanitation and Environment. The appeal was filed by Kenya Lee (agenda). City Planning’s Oct. 7 response recommends that the committee and Council deny the appeal.
• Who it affects: Council District 11, in the Ballona Lagoon West subarea of the Venice Coastal Zone (CF 26-0734-S1).
• Neighborhood council positions: The Venice Neighborhood Council filed a Community Impact Statement on Oct. 6, 2026 that supports the appeal; the agenda listed it as For (agenda).
• History: The committee continued the appeal on Oct. 13, and its chair extended the time limit from Oct. 18 to Nov. 6, 2026. On Oct. 14 the Council adopted a motion by Traci Park, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, to send the appeal back to this committee (Oct. 14 Council meeting, CF 26-0734-S1).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Continued,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The agenda gave Nov. 6, 2026 as the last day for Council action (agenda). As of Oct. 28, the council file lists Nov. 20, 2026 as the time limit and the last day to act. It also holds an Oct. 27 communication from the applicant’s representative consenting to a time limit extension (CF 26-0734-S1).

3. Denny’s Car Wash: appeal of conditions at 10113-10125 N. Balboa Blvd.

• What it does: An appeal of some conditions the North Valley Area Planning Commission set when it approved the upgrade and continued use of Denny’s Car Wash at 10113 and 10125 N. Balboa Blvd. and 17022 W. Romar St. The appeal targets T-Condition No. 4a and modified Conditions of Approval Nos. 3a, 3b, 6 and 12 of the conditional use. The car wash has five self-service bays, one automated tunnel and six vacuum stations. The project replaces fabric shade covers with shade structures, swaps out equipment housing and adds a vehicle queuing lane on the Romar Street lot across the alley. The tunnel and vacuums would run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the self-serve bays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily (agenda, commission report).
• Who brought it: The applicant, Balboa Car Washes, Inc., doing business as Denny’s Car Wash, appealed through its representative, Kevin K. McDonnell of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP. City Planning filed an appeal response on Oct. 21, 2026 (agenda).
• Who it affects: Council District 12 (CF 26-1288).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Approved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: On Oct. 23, 2026 the committee chair extended the time limit from Nov. 1 to Nov. 6, 2026, with the applicant’s representative’s consent (chair’s communication, CF 26-1288).

4. Denny’s Car Wash: zone change

• What it does: The commission’s report and draft ordinance for a zone change on the same car wash site from P-1VL and C2-1VL to (T)(Q)C2-1VL. City Planning filed a further report on Oct. 21, 2026 (agenda).
• Who it affects: Council District 12 (CF 26-1288-S1).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Approved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The time limit is Dec. 7, 2026, and the last day for Council action is Dec. 4 (agenda).

5. 1236 N. Cliff Dr.: appeal of the environmental clearance for two new houses

• What it does: An appeal of the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission’s decision to approve a CEQA categorical exemption for two new single-family homes, about 3,694 square feet in all, on a 9,306-square-foot vacant lot at 1236 N. Cliff Dr. The lot was split under Senate Bill 9 and is in the Mount Washington-Glassell Park Specific Plan area (agenda, commission report).
• Who brought it: The appeal was filed by Brianna MacGillivray, represented by Rob Glushon of Luna & Glushon. The applicant is Hallie Black of As the Crow, LLC. City Planning filed an appeal response on Oct. 22, 2026 (agenda, CF 26-1311).
• Who it affects: Council District 1 (CF 26-1311).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Disapproved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The last day for Council action is Nov. 10, 2026 (agenda).

6. 2413-2499 N. Silver Lake Blvd.: appeal of 76 new apartments

• What it does: An appeal of the City Planning Commission’s Project Review approval for three new buildings, one four stories and two five stories, on an 11-lot site that already has seven buildings with 48 units. The project adds 76 units, six of them for very low-income households, for 124 in all, with 119 parking spaces in three two-level underground garages. It demolishes five carports, removes four non-protected trees, plants 144 trees and exports about 35,600 cubic yards of soil. The agenda listed a CEQA exemption under Public Resources Code section 21080.66 (agenda, commission report).
• Who brought it: The appeal was filed by Pat Hadnagy. The agenda listed the applicant as “Fang Qian Morgan, Fang Qian Morgan EGST Trust & Seth, James Morgan EGST Trust,” represented by Gary Benjamin of Alchemy Planning + Land Use. City Planning filed an appeal response on Oct. 21, 2026 (agenda). It also filed a corrected transmittal that listed the Project Review as the only approval before the Council. The Density Bonus approval was not appealed (CF 26-1207).
• Applicant’s letter: In an Oct. 21, 2026 letter, the applicant’s attorneys at Loeb & Loeb ask the committee to recommend that the Council deny the appeal.
• Who it affects: Council District 13 (CF 26-1207).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Disapproved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The last day for Council action is Nov. 20, 2026 (agenda).

7. 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd.: five appeals of a self-storage building

• What it does: Five appeals of the City Planning Commission’s approval of a seven-story self-storage building with 161,645 square feet of floor area, replacing a one-story warehouse and two surface parking lots. The building would have an office, a lobby, a 376-square-foot community room, five parking spaces, 36 bicycle spaces and two loading spaces, and would be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The approvals under appeal are a Class 2 conditional use for storage within 500 feet of a residential zone and a Project Review for more than 50,000 square feet of new non-residential floor area. The agenda listed a mitigated negative declaration (ENV-2025-5195-MND) (agenda, commission report).
• Who brought it: The appeals were filed by Barbara Calloway; Curtis Clark; Longwood Reynolds Trust, by Edward J. Campbell, trustee; Eugene Jones, James Draffen and Jorge Rafael; and Behnaz Gabay, Avi Gabay and Daniel Gabay. The applicant is David Kelly of Westport Properties Inc., represented by Dana Sayles of Three6ixty (agenda). On Oct. 22, 2026 City Planning filed an appeal summary and staff response and technical modifications.
• Who it affects: Council District 10 (CF 26-1289-S1).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted. The agenda listed public communications on the file from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19, 2026 (agenda).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Disapproved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The time limit is Nov. 7, 2026, and the last day for Council action is Nov. 6 (agenda).

8. 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd.: zone and height district change

• What it does: The commission’s report and draft ordinance to change the zone from C2-1-O to (T)(Q)C2-2D-O for the same self-storage building. The change would allow a floor area ratio of up to 6:1 instead of 1.5:1 and waive a required 2.5-foot alley dedication. City Planning filed technical modifications on Oct. 22, 2026 (agenda).
• Who it affects: Council District 10 (CF 26-1289).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Approved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).
• What’s next: The time limit is Dec. 7, 2026, and the last day for Council action is Dec. 4 (agenda).

9. Citywide sign regulations: Planning update

• What it does: A verbal report from the Department of City Planning on the citywide sign rules in CF 11-1705 (agenda, Planning transmittal).
• Planning’s presentation: City Planning filed its slides on Oct. 22, 2026. They say the current ban on new off-site signs dates from 2002, that the City has 19 approved sign districts and supplemental use districts as exceptions, and that the citywide sign ordinance effort expired in 2023. They list the current work program under a February 2026 motion (CF 26-0173): a registry of outdoor advertising companies, penalties and sign removal, vacant property fees, proactive enforcement and revenue sharing. The slides suggest smaller sign programs instead of one comprehensive ordinance (presentation).
• Who brought it: The file had expired under Council policy. On Aug. 26, 2026 the Council adopted a motion by Bob Blumenfield, seconded by Tim McOsker, to reactivate it (Aug. 26 Council meeting, CF 11-1705).
• Money: The agenda marked the item “Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes” (agenda).
• Neighborhood council positions: The agenda listed statements filed on the file from 2013 to 2021. For: Boyle Heights and Coastal San Pedro. For if amended: Northwest San Pedro, West Adams and Mar Vista. Against unless amended: Venice, Arleta, PICO, Greater Valley Glen, Mission Hills, Northwest San Pedro, Harbor Gateway North and Harbor Gateway South. Against: Historic Cultural and Park Mesa Heights (agenda, CF 11-1705).
• What happened: The Clerk’s meeting record lists “Approved,” 3-0, with Jurado and Raman absent (meeting record).

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