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Citywide Interim Control Ordinance / Prohibit Permit Issuance / Prevent RV Parks / Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) / Section 14.00

Council File 25-0843

In progress — the city imposed emergency rules in October 2025 to stop RV parks from being built in residential neighborhoods without proper review, and Planning is now working on permanent regulations to replace these temporary controls before they expire in September 2028.

Introduced
2025-07-30
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Committee
Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Mover
MONICA RODRIGUEZ
Second
BOB BLUMENFIELD
References
City Attorney Report: R25-0537

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez introduced an interim control ordinance in July 2025 to prohibit the issuance of permits for new RV parks across Los Angeles. The City Council adopted the ordinance as urgent on October 7, 2025, with an effective date of October 31, 2025. The measure was then reintroduced and adopted again on December 2, 2025, by a 14-1 vote. The file is currently pending in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, with a committee hearing scheduled for September 22, 2026.

Full summary

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez introduced this interim control ordinance in July 2025 to stop a proliferation of private RV parks being permitted in single-family residential zones with no discretionary review, conditions, or public hearings. Developers had been filing under Municipal Code Section 14.00, which covers Public Benefit Projects, effectively bypassing the conditional use permit process that the City's own definition of an RV park — found in Section 12.03 — appears to require. The motion argues that Section 14.00 and Section 12.24 need to be clarified so they operate consistently with that definition. The motion also highlights a broader inconsistency in the Municipal Code: RV parks and mobile home parks are treated as distinct uses in most sections of the code and in the state and local fire and building codes, yet Section 14.00(A)(7) appears to use the two terms interchangeably. The distinction matters because mobile homes are permanent dwellings subject to Housing Department oversight, while RVs are temporary, vehicle-based accommodations. Allowing RV parks to slip through as Public Benefit Projects, the motion argues, invites problems around traffic, sanitation, fire safety, emissions, and noise that are more typically associated with commercial parking or campground-style uses — not single-family neighborhoods. The ordinance was designed with an urgency clause to take effect immediately upon publication. Under state law, it runs for 45 days initially, with a 10-month-and-15-day extension available by Council resolution and an additional one-year extension possible after that — or until permanent land-use regulations are adopted, whichever comes first. The Council adopted the measure as urgent on October 7, 2025, and it took effect October 31, 2025. A subsequent resolution extending the ordinance was adopted 14-1 on December 2, 2025, and reaffirmed on December 12, 2025. The Arleta Neighborhood Council filed a Community Impact Statement in January 2026, signaling local interest in the outcome. The Department of City Planning submitted documents in August 2026, likely reflecting work on the permanent regulatory fixes that would eventually replace the interim controls. The file was referred back to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee in September 2026, and the committee scheduled it for a hearing on September 22, 2026. The ordinance is set to expire September 18, 2028, unless permanent controls are adopted sooner.

Activity (32)

  • 2026-09-18 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 22, 2026.
  • 2026-09-01 Resolution referred to Council.
  • 2026-08-27 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-08-26 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated August 26, 2026.
  • 2026-01-23 Community Impact Statement submitted by Arleta Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-12-12 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-12-09 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 12, 2025.
  • 2025-12-02 Resolution referred to Council.
  • 2025-12-02 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-12-02 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-11-25 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 2, 2025.
  • 2025-11-19 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2025-11-19 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated November 19, 2025.
  • 2025-10-29 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: October 31, 2025.
  • 2025-10-28 Council action final.
  • 2025-10-28 Council adopted item urgent forthwith.
  • 2025-10-24 Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of item .
  • 2025-10-24 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2025-10-24 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated October 24, 2025.
  • 2025-10-24 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 28, 2025.
  • 2025-10-09 Council action final.
  • 2025-10-07 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-10-03 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 7, 2025.
  • 2025-09-30 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-09-26 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 30, 2025.
  • 2025-09-24 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2025-09-23 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated September 23, 2025.
  • 2025-08-08 Council action final.
  • 2025-08-06 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-08-01 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 6, 2025.
  • 2025-08-01 Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of item .
  • 2025-07-30 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

Documents (59)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-12-12 Adopted Forthwith — 14-1-0 · Regular

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