Los Angeles County Events Ordinance

The County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning staff has prepared the Los Angeles County Events Ordinance (Events Ordinance or Project) to codify and update guidance from the 2016 Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance Interpretation memorandum; provide clear definitions and standards for event facilities and special events; identify appropriate zones where event facilities may be considered with discretionary review; clarify when event activity is a primary use or a temporary special event; and align event-related regulations with other Zoning Code provisions. Specifically, the Events Ordinance would: (1) modify Division 2 (Definitions) of the Zoning Code to add and clarify terms related to event activities; (2) add event facilities to several Division 3 (Zones) use tables as a conditionally permitted use in specified base zones, as well as in selected zones within the Santa Monica Mountains Local Implementation Program and various specific plans; (3) add a new “Event Facilities” section within Division 7 (Standards for Specific Uses), establishing development, operational, and management standards for event facilities; (4) revise Chapter 22.188, Special Event Permits to define and regulate short-term and extended-term special events, clarify procedures and findings, and strengthen enforcement provisions; and (5) make conforming changes elsewhere in the Zoning Code to ensure internal consistency and avoid duplication or conflict with related regulations. The Project does not propose any development or other such activities (e.g., ground disturbance, etc.) that could result in direct, adverse environmental impacts under CEQA. Potential indirect environmental impacts of the Project will be analyzed at a programmatic level in the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report.