File No. 12-1297-S1

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 12.03,12.21 and 12.26 to improve and refine the bicycle parking regulations.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.21 and 12.26 of the LAMC to improve and refine bicycle parking regulations, including modifications to long-term and short-term bicycle parking ratios for certain senior and eldercare housing uses, elimination of the proposed definition of Bus Station, and addition of the definition of Major Transit Stop pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21155 of the California Public Resources Code, including the following amendments:

a. Section 12.21 A. 16(a)(1)

(i) For all residential buildings other than hotels and motels containing more than three dwellings units, short-term and long-term parking shall be provided according to the following ratios in the table below. A minimum of two short-term spaces shall be provided in all cases.

Table 12.21 A.16(a)(1)(a) Required Short-term and Long-Term Bicycle Parking Spaces by Residential Dwelling Unit

Short TermDwelling Units Long Term 1-25 26-100 101-200

1/10One space per unit One space per 1.5 units 1/15 One space per two units 1/20 One space per four units 1/40201+

b. Section 12.21 A. 16(a)(2) Siting Requirements

(iii) Short-Term Bicycle Parking:... For new construction, at least 50 percent of short­term parking shall be located outside buildings, but no more than eight short-term bicycle parking spaces per 100 linear feet of street frontage shall be required outside. The remaining required short-term bicycle parking spaces may be provided inside the. building on the ground floor or inside the parking garage on the ground floor with direct access to a public street.

(b) Short-term parking spaces shall be located no farther than 100 feet of walking distance from a pedestrian entrance.

c. Section 12.21 A. 16(a)(2)

(iv) Long-Term Bicycle Parking

(d) Residential long-term bicycle parking may be provided in common storage facilities in residential floors . . . The amount of bicycle parking on each floor shall match or exceed 50 percent of the number of dwelling units on the same floor.

d. Section 12.21 A.16

(h) Alternative Compliance: Provide that the alternative compliance mechanism by Director's Authority be extended to include siting requirements in addition to design standards.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2016-4216-CA

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC). Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

Summary:At a regular meeting held on November 21, 2017, the PLUM Committee considered a proposed ordinance approved by the LACPC relative to amending LAMC Sections 12.03, 12.21 and 12.26 to improve and refine the bicycle parking regulations. Staff from the Department of City Planning provided background information on the proposed ordinance. After providing an opportunity for public comment, the Committee recommended that Council approve the proposed ordinance, and request the City Attorney to prepare and present the final ordinance with additional modifications. This matter is now submitted to the Council for consideration.

Respectfully Submitted,

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VOTE:MEMBER:YESHUIZAR

HARRIS-DAWSON YES ENGLANDER YES BLUMENFIELD YES PRICE ABSENT

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