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Whittier council adopts short-term rental zoning amendment and approves $11.33 million Braun Drive waterline funding
Summary
The Whittier City Council adopted a zoning code amendment regulating short-term rentals and approved budget amendments including $11,328,870 for the Braun Drive waterline replacement during its Feb. 24 meeting; the STR rules are expected to take effect in 30 days after the consent vote.
Whittier City Council adopted a short-term rental zoning code amendment and approved multiple budget amendments at its Feb. 24 meeting, including $11,328,870 for the Braun Drive waterline replacement project.
The council approved the consent calendar by roll call, with the clerk recording 'Aye' votes by Council members Warner, Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tem Martinez and Mayor Vinatieri. The agenda-reading and subsequent roll call were conducted by the city clerk. Council members moved and seconded the consent calendar, and the motion carried.
The clerk read that adoption included Resolution No. 31‑75 approving ZCA 24‑03 relating to short-term rentals and two budget resolutions amending the FY 2025‑26 budget to provide $11,328,870 for the Braun Drive waterline replacement and supplemental appropriations for the project. After the vote, a council member announced, “The short term rental item passed. It will be the law within, what, 30 days?” and the Chair replied, “30 days.” (Council member; Chair.)
Earlier in the meeting staff flagged several consent items and removed item 8k from the calendar because a councilmember was absent. Council members asked specific questions about two items—an updated county contract for lead abatement and a federal-funded housing rehabilitation agreement with Habitat for Humanity—before moving those items into the consent calendar. County program staff said the lead‑abatement program targets homes built before 1978 and is income‑targeted; staff pointed residents to leadfreehomesla.com for details.
The Braun Drive funding was described in the clerk’s reading of the agenda as an amendment to the fiscal year 2025‑26 budget for the waterline replacement project. The clerk read the appropriation amount as $11,328,870. No amendments to the funding total were discussed at the meeting.
The short‑term rental ordinance drew heavy public comment earlier in the evening: residents both urged adoption to protect high‑fire zones and opposed tree removals associated with a separate Uptown Greenleaf project. Council members did not reopen the ordinance for further debate at the meeting and moved it forward as part of the consent calendar.
What happens next: staff will implement the adopted consent items and post related materials online; the STR amendment is expected to take effect about 30 days after adoption unless otherwise noted in the ordinance language or a later council action.
