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Building and Safety issues El Mercado certificate of occupancy; vendors face separate court injunction
Summary
Building and Safety reported it issued a certificate of occupancy for the El Mercado building and parking lot after a multi-month effort, but a county court injunction limiting vending on ramps has complicated the tenants’ planned return.
The Los Angeles City Council received a report that the Department of Building and Safety issued a certificate of occupancy for the El Mercado building and adjacent parking lot after a months‑long compliance effort. The action followed an agreement among the property owner, vendors and the council that vendors would vacate the site during building work and return under a variance process.
Council member Pacheco summarized the negotiations: the vendors departed on Nov. 1, 1999, as part of a compromise giving the property owner and the city time…
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