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Title
New Oil and Gas Drilling Activities / Extraction Prohibition / Nonconforming Use / Environmental Clearance / Code Amendment / Ordinance
Date Received / Introduced
09/26/2022
Last Changed Date
06/06/2025
Expiration Date
05/20/2027
Reference Numbers
Related Council File: 24-1466
Case: CPC-2022-4864-CA
Environmental: ENV-2022-4865-MND
City Attorney Report: R22-0423; R25-0221
Initiated by
Los Angeles City Planning Commission
File Activities
Date Activity  
06/06/2025 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: July 16, 2025. Click to view online docs
06/02/2025 Council action final. Click to view online docs
05/23/2025 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 2, 2025. Click to view online docs
05/23/2025 Council adopted item forthwith. Click to view online docs
05/20/2025 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 23, 2025. Click to view online docs
05/19/2025 Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
05/13/2025 Planning and Land Use Management Committee transmitted Council File to Energy and Environment Committee.
05/13/2025 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) . Click to view online docs
05/09/2025 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 13, 2025. Click to view online docs
05/06/2025 City Attorney document(s) referred to Energy and Environment Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Click to view online docs
05/05/2025 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report, dated May 5, 2025, relative to a draft Ordinance rescinding Ordinance No. 187709, which prohibits new oil and gas extraction and makes existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones.
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02/18/2023 Community Impact Statement submitted by Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. Click to view online docs
12/14/2022 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: January 18, 2023. Click to view online docs
12/02/2022 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 12, 2022.
12/02/2022 Council action final. Click to view online docs
12/02/2022 Council adopted item forthwith. Click to view online docs
11/29/2022 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 2, 2022. Click to view online docs
11/28/2022 Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee; Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
11/28/2022 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee; Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Click to view online docs
11/28/2022 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:

Department of City Planning report, dated November 28, 2022, relative to supplemental information and recommended findings for the Citywide Oil and Gas Drilling Ordinance.
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11/28/2022 City Attorney document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee; Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Click to view online docs
11/28/2022 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R22-0423, dated November 23, 2022, relative to a draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones.
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11/22/2022 Council action final. Click to view online docs
11/22/2022 Council adopted item forthwith. Click to view online docs
11/21/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council. Click to view online docs
11/18/2022 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on November 22, 2022.
11/01/2022 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended . Click to view online docs
10/18/2022 Planning and Land Use Management Committee continued item to/for November 1, 2022.
10/17/2022 Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of item .
10/14/2022 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 18, 2022. Click to view online docs
10/13/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council. Click to view online docs
10/06/2022 Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee approved as amended . Click to view online docs
10/05/2022 Community Impact Statement submitted by United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council. Click to view online docs
09/30/2022 Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 6, 2022. Click to view online docs
09/27/2022 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee; Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Click to view online docs
09/26/2022 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:

Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated September 26, 2022, relative to a proposed ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones.
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Online Documents (Doc)

Title Doc Date
Final Ordinance No. 188623 07/16/2025
Declaration of Posting 06/06/2025
Mayor Concurrence/Council Action 06/02/2025
Speaker Card(s) 05/23/2025
Communication(s) from Public 05/21/2025
Communication(s) from Public 05/20/2025
Communication from Planning and Land Use Management Committee Clerk 05/13/2025
Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 05/13/2025
Speaker Card(s) 05/13/2025
Attachment to Report dated 5-05-25 - Draft Ordinance 05/05/2025
Report from City Attorney 05/05/2025
Community Impact Statement submitted by Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council 02/18/2023
Final Ordinance No. 187709 01/18/2023
Declaration of Posting 12/09/2022
Mayor Concurrence/Council Action 12/08/2022
Speaker Card(s) 12/02/2022
Communication(s) from Public 12/01/2022
Attachment to Report dated 11/28/2022 - Impact Sciences Memorandum 11/28/2022
Attachment to Report dated 11/28/2022 - Revised Mitigation and Monitoring Program 11/28/2022
Attachment to Report dated 11/28/2022 - Second Errata to Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration 11/28/2022
Attachment to Report dated 11/28/2022 - Topical Responses to Comments 11/28/2022
Report from Department of City Planning 11/28/2022
Attachment to Report dated 11/23/2022 - Draft Ordinance 11/23/2022
Report from City Attorney 11/23/2022
Communication(s) from Public 11/22/2022
Council Action 11/22/2022
Motion (OFarrell -Harris-Dawson) 11/22/2022
Communication(s) from Public 11/21/2022
Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council 11/21/2022
Report from Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee and Planning and Land Use Management Committee 11/01/2022
Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee 11/01/2022
Attachment to Communication dated 10-27-22 - Response to Comments 10/27/2022
Communication from Department of City Planning - Supplemental Transmittal 10/27/2022
Attachment to Communication dated 10-26-22 - MND Comment Letters 10/26/2022
Communication from Department of City Planning - Supplemental Transmittal 10/26/2022
Communication(s) from Public 10/18/2022
Communication(s) from Public 10/17/2022
Attachment to Communication dated 10-13-22 - Errata to the IS-MND 10/13/2022
Attachment to Communication dated 10-13-22 - Responses to Comments on the IDS-MND 10/13/2022
Communication from Department of City Planning - Letter to PLUM 10/13/2022
Community Impact Statement submitted by Westside Neighborhood Council 10/13/2022
Communication(s) from Public 10/06/2022
Communication(s) from Public 10/06/2022
Communication(s) from Public 10/05/2022
Community Impact Statement submitted by United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council 10/05/2022
Communication(s) from Public 09/29/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Amended Findings 09/26/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Environmental 09/26/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Interested Parties Email List 09/26/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Mailing List 09/26/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Proposed Ordinance 09/26/2022
Attachment to Report dated 9-26-22 - Staff Report 09/26/2022
Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission 09/26/2022

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Meeting Date: 05/23/2025
Meeting Type: Regular
Vote Action:
Vote Given: (11 - 0 - 4)
Member Name CD Vote
BOB BLUMENFIELD 3 YES
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON 8 YES
EUNISSES HERNANDEZ 1 YES
HEATHER HUTT 10 YES
YSABEL JURADO 14 YES
JOHN LEE 12 YES
TIM MCOSKER 15 YES
ADRIN NAZARIAN 2 ABSENT
IMELDA PADILLA 6 ABSENT
TRACI PARK 11 YES
CURREN D. PRICE 9 YES
NITHYA RAMAN 4 ABSENT
MONICA RODRIGUEZ 7 YES
HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ 13 YES
KATY YAROSLAVSKY 5 ABSENT