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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse from being rebuilt pending an investigation. The City Council is also set to put a moratorium on warehouses like it near residences citywide.<\/p>\n
City ordinances to come: Bass\u2019 executive order<\/a> calls on the City Council to introduce an ordinance that would \u201cplace a moratorium on large cold storage facilities within close proximity of Residential zones\u201d and other sensitive areas. Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, said she would introduce an interim ordinance next week that would do exactly that.<\/p>\n A multi-agency investigation: Bass\u2019 order directs city departments, led by the departments of City Planning and Building and Safety, to come up with a report on the warehouse. \u201cThe report shall investigate and analyze the Lineage site and its proposed uses, as well as provide recommendations on how the City can apply a discretionary review and approval process for any future land uses proposed by the owner, including subjecting the proposed uses to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act,\u201d the executive order states. Bass\u2019 executive order states that any plans to rebuild Lineage\u2019s cold storage departments will be on hold until the city reviews the report.<\/p>\n Keep up with LAist.<\/p>\n If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. <\/p>\n The backstory: Permit applications were filed this week<\/a> to repair and rebuild fire-damaged portions of the warehouse. It\u2019s not clear if those applications came under the direction of Lineage, who leases the property, or the owner, Chill Build Los Angeles I LLC<\/a>. LAist has reached out to the contact listed on the application for further comment, and has not heard back.<\/p>\n