Notice of Public Hearing (PDF)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE EXTENDING INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 821 ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE APPROVAL, EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION OR RELOCATION OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING HOME-SHARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: the City of Commerce City Council will conduct a public hearing on a request from the Community Development Department for a recommendation to the City Council regarding the extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 821 which established a citywide 45-day moratorium prohibiting the approval, expansion, intensification or relocation of any new or existing home-sharing which was adopted by the City Council on August 13, 2025. Pursuant to Government Code 65858, the proposed recommendation for the extension would be for an additional period of 10 months and 15 days, on June 28, 2026. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for review at the Commerce City Hall and on our website at: https://www.commerceca.gov/city-hall/economic-development-and-planning/planning/planning-environmental-documents-for-review.
PURSUANT to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq., “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15000 et seq.), the City has reviewed the environmental impacts of the extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 821. This ordinance is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines based on the following findings: a) This ordinance is not a project within the meaning of Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it has no potential of resulting in a physical change in the environment, directly or indirectly; b) This ordinance is categorically exempt for CEQA under Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines as it is a regulatory action taken by the City pursuant to its police power and in accordance with Government Code Section 65858, to assure maintenance and protection of the environment and adoption of contemplated local legislation, regulation and policies; and c) This ordinance is not subject to CEQA under the general rule set forth in Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. For the reasons set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) above, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
Said public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Commerce in the Council Chambers, 5655 Jillson Street, Commerce, CA, 90040, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., at which time proponents and opponents of the ordinance will be heard. Any comments, objections, or other information may be offered in person at the time of the hearing or in writing, prior to the hearing. We encourage submittal of written comments supporting, opposing, or otherwise commenting on an agenda item, for distribution to the City Council prior to the meeting. Send emails to cityclerk@commerceca.gov; written correspondence may be sent to:
City of Commerce - 2535 Commerce Way Commerce, California 90040
Phone: (323) 722-4805
Per Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge this extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 821 , you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
(Publish date: Los Cerritos Community News, September 12, 2025)
