City Of West Hollywood Urgency Ordinance Requires Coronavirus Health And Safety Advisories

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

December 22, 2020

City Of West Hollywood Urgency Ordinance Requires COVID-19 Health And Safety Advisories To Be Posted In Multifamily Residential Buildings In West Hollywood

The City of West Hollywood is making every effort to respond to community needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. As the current surge of COVID-19 cases raises alarm throughout the region, the City is redoubling its health and safety awareness efforts.

The City’s Urgency Ordinance 20-1124U requires COVID-19 health and safety advisories to be posted in common areas and entrances in multifamily residential buildings. The City has created two health and safety advisories, which have been made available on the City’s website, and are regularly updated:

• Important COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines

• Important COVID-19 Guidance for Private Gatherings

Property managers and landlords are advised to download, print, and post this required information in common areas for residents to review. Downloads are available as PDFs on the City of West Hollywood’s website at www.weho.org/coverthatface at the top of the page under “Required Flyers.”

At this time, a State of California Regional Stay at Home Order has been activated for the Southern California region and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued a Temporary Targeted Health Officer Safer at Home Order advising individuals to stay at home, except to travel to and from essential businesses and activities. Community members are advised to stay at home as much as possible and to minimize mixing to reduce unnecessary exposure, while still being able to do important things such as going to the doctor, buying groceries, picking-up take-out food, exercising, and worshiping outdoors.

With a continuing surge in COVID-19 cases in the region and with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) availability reaching alarmingly low levels, it is likely that the region will be unable to exit from the State Order on Monday, December 28, 2020. In order to exit the Order, ICU capacity projections for the following month must be above or equal to 15 percent availability and the Order may remain in effect if COVID-19 cases continue to impact hospitalization rates.

City-required COVID-19 health and safety advisories for multifamily residential buildings are being regularly updated by the City of West Hollywood in order to align advisories with continually evolving information from the LA County Public Health Department. Outreach regarding Urgency Ordinance 20-1124U is included in the City of West Hollywood’s Rent Stabilization & Housing newsletters and is being postcard-mailed to multifamily building landlords/property managers.

For more information about the Urgency Ordinance, about COVID-19 health and safety advisories, or about compliance with posting requirements, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Code Compliance Division by telephone at (323) 848-6516 or by email at code@weho.org.

The City of West Hollywood has declared a local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Individuals are advised, at this time, to stay at home as much as possible and limit close interactions to those in your household. When in public for essential needs, community members should maintain your space with social (physical) distancing of at least six feet, and cover your face. Public Health officials recommend that everyone continue to follow physical distancing and infection control directives and wear a clean face covering that securely covers both your nose and mouth when in in public. Additionally, people 65 years old or older and all people of any age with underlying health conditions should remain at home whenever possible; people in these categories should only leave their residences to seek medical care, exercise, or obtain food or other necessities.

West Hollywood City Hall is currently closed to the public and has suspended all in-person transactions. Most public City buildings and facilities remain closed. City Hall remains accessible for business and essential services with transactions to be conducted by phone (323) 848-6400 and via the City’s website at www.weho.org.

City of West Hollywood coronavirus updates are available at www.weho.org/coronavirus and the City encourages community members to follow @wehocity on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and turn on notifications. Sign up for news updates at www.weho.org/email and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar.

For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org

This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.