Mar Vista Community Council · Held
Mar Vista Community Council meeting, August 13, 2026
On the agenda: The Mar Vista Community Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee held a joint meeting with the Board of Directors on Aug. 13, 2026, by Zoom. The agenda listed 13 items, including whether to endorse three City Council files: abandoned-structure demolition protocols (CF 26-0386), the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance (CF 24-1399) and a Zoning Code maintenance ordinance (CF 26-0987). Minutes were not posted on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, and no Mar Vista Community Impact Statement appears on those files, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the August 13, 2026 meeting of the Mar Vista Community Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 10, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 5, Council District 11 |
The agenda is headed “Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) with the Board of Directors.” As of Oct. 1, 2026, none of the three council files below lists a Community Impact Statement from Mar Vista.
9.1. Endorse CF 26-0386, abandoned structure demolition protocols
- What it asks: Endorse CF 26-0386, on demolition of abandoned structures, fire risk, due process, owner notification and a final opportunity to abate (agenda).
- At City Hall: Council Member Imelda Padilla moved it and Council Member John Lee seconded. The Council adopted it as amended on Aug. 4, 2026, by a 14-0 vote with one member absent, nine days before this meeting (CF 26-0386).
- What’s next: The board’s Aug. 20 agenda listed a motion, tagged PLUM, for the council to support CF 26-0386 (item 13.7).
9.2. Endorse CF 24-1399, the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance
- What it asks: Endorse CF 24-1399, which amends the Municipal Code with a Landscape and Site Design Ordinance and rescinds Landscape Ordinance No. 170978 (agenda).
- At City Hall: The Council adopted the Planning and Land Use Management Committee report as amended on Aug. 26, 2026, and adopted the ordinance on Sept. 22, 2026, by a 13-0 vote with two members absent (CF 24-1399).
9.3. Endorse CF 26-0987, a Zoning Code maintenance ordinance
- What it asks: Endorse CF 26-0987, a City Planning Commission amendment to the Zoning Code (agenda).
- At City Hall: The Council adopted it on Aug. 26, 2026, by a 15-0 vote (CF 26-0987).
- What’s next: The board’s Aug. 20 agenda listed a motion, tagged PLUM, for the council to support CF 26-0987 (item 13.8).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | Endorse CF 26-0386, protocols for demolishing abandoned structures that pose a fire risk | Not posted yet |
| 9.2 | Endorse CF 24-1399, the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance replacing Landscape Ordinance No. 170978 | Not posted yet |
| 9.3 | Endorse CF 26-0987, a Zoning Code maintenance ordinance | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Roll call and disclosure of ex parte communications and conflicts of interest | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Welcome and announcements (none) | Not posted yet |
| 4.1 | Approve minutes of the May 14, 2026 meeting | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Chair and member reports | Not posted yet |
| 6 | Special orders | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Old business (none) | Not posted yet |
| 8 | Public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 9.4 | Discuss holding the next meeting in person | Not posted yet |
| 10 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |