Planning and Land Use Management Committee - 2026-02-10
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Meeting Summary
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved seven consent items including a motion to study options for reducing sober living facility concentration in residential neighborhoods, historic monument designation for the Sunkist Growers headquarters at 14130 West Riverside Drive, and denied an appeal by CREED LA against the KPAC cold storage facility expansion at 1420 North Coyle Avenue in Wilmington, allowing the project to proceed with a 65-foot transitional height approval.
Key Decisions (6)
Sober Living Facilities Study Motion
Motion adopted instructing Department of City Planning and City Attorney to report on legal and policy options to reduce concentration of sober living facilities in residential neighborhoods, with amendment to also report on existing policies for approving sober living facilities. West LA Sawtelle Neighborhood Council submitted community impact statement in support.
Airport Noise Monitoring Study
Motion adopted with additional instructions requesting Los Angeles World Airports to report on feasibility and cost of single event noise monitoring in residential communities outside existing airport noise contour boundaries, and whether airport revenue may be used to finance the analysis.
Sunkist Growers Headquarters Historic Monument Designation
Approved inclusion of Sunkist Growers Incorporated headquarters building at 14130 West Riverside Drive in the city's list of historic cultural monuments with categorical exemption from CEQA.
Planning Department Resolution with Map and Findings
Adopted planning department report dated 02/04/2026 recommending adoption of resolution inclusive of map and findings, with typographical correction to denote introduction date as 01/13/26 instead of 01/13/25.
Department of Building and Safety Ordinance
Adopted proposed ordinance attached to Department of Building and Safety Report dated 01/22/2026, requested city attorney to prepare draft ordinance including environmental clearance, and received and filed two DBS reports dated 12/08/2025.
CREED LA Appeal of KPAC Cold Storage Expansion ZAD
Appeal by CREED LA denied, sustaining City Planning Commission determination to approve zoning administrator determination allowing transitional height of 65 feet within 100-199 feet from R-1 zone for cold storage facility expansion at 1420 and 1500 North Coyle Avenue and 1532, 1540, and 1542 North Alameda Street in Wilmington. Project assessed under negative declaration 2022-6860-ND previously adopted by city council 12/10/2025.
Zoning Changes (1)
1420 and 1500 North Coyle Avenue, 1532, 1540, and 1542 North Alameda Street, Wilmington
KPAC Cold Storage / Pacific Crest Consultants
Development Activity (1)
KPAC Cold Storage Facility Expansion
Expansion of existing cold storage facility with 44,000 additional square feet, transitional height of 65 feet within 100-199 feet from R-1 zone. Facility will expand inspections of products from foreign ports. Over 100 existing employees represented by Teamsters Union Local 986.
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Cold storage operator KPAC expanding to increase capacity for unloading frozen food from ocean ships at Port of LA, citing competition from other West Coast ports.
Infrastructure
South Coast Air Quality Management District identifies ships waiting offshore to unload as the number one cause of pollution in Wilmington and LA Port area, creating pressure for faster port-adjacent cold storage capacity.
Labor
KPAC has maintained Teamsters Union Local 986 partnership for over 30 years with recent 4-year extension, indicating stable labor relations in port-adjacent industrial operations.
Housing Demand
Sober living facilities concentration in residential neighborhoods identified as policy concern requiring study of legal options to reduce clustering.