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Council delays vote on General Plan framework after public objections to CEQA findings
Summary
After hours of public comment objecting to the revised CEQA findings and the statement of overriding considerations, the City Council continued consideration of the general plan framework for one week to allow further review and edits requested by council members and the city attorney.
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday continued consideration of a revised General Plan framework and related California Environmental Quality Act findings after public commenters and several council members said the revised findings lacked adequate evidence on mitigation and monitoring.
Planning staff described the item as a court-mandated choice: adopt revised CEQA findings and a statement of overriding considerations, recirculate the environmental impact report, or curtail growth. Staff recommended adopting revised findings to readopt the framework element; the planning director and the city attorney recommended that choice.
Speakers from the Hillside Federation, neighborhood groups and planning attorneys urged the council to reject the proposed…
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