§ 21.24

A. Any building or structure proposed to be converted from residential rental housing to common interest development shall conform to or shall be found by the Planning Commission to be in substantial conformance with the design standards contained in West Hollywood Municipal Code Section 19.36.100, "Common Interest Development Design Standards" and with all standards, including off-street parking, required of new multiple residential structures provided in Title 19 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code. Conditions may be imposed on the map to assure that the project is as nearly in conformance with design standards as is practicable. The Director may exempt from the requirements of this paragraph conversions in which tenants residing in the building and representing 80 percent or more of the units agree to purchase units or conversions carried out by a government agency or nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing, maintaining or developing housing for senior citizens or persons of low and moderate income.

B. The subdivider of any conversion to common interest development, except a building in which tenants residing in the building and representing 80 percent or more of the units agree to purchase units or conversions carried out by a government agency or nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing, maintaining or developing housing for senior citizens or persons of low and moderate income, shall comply with the inclusionary housing requirements contained in Chapter 19.48 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code.

C. All tenants occupying a unit located in a building which has been approved for conversion to common interest development shall be afforded the notices required by California Government Code Section 66427.1, and a nontransferable right of first refusal to purchase the occupied unit at the same or at better terms than those offered to the general public. Such right of first refusal shall be effective for a period of not less than 90 days from the date at which such units are offered for sale to the general public, as described in Section 66427.1. The tenant may waive any such right by executing a written notice to that effect or by terminating his or her tenancy and vacating the unit without acting on the right.

D. No tenant shall be evicted from any rental unit in a building approved for conversion to a common interest development except as provided in subsection (15) of Section 17.52.010 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code.

E. In the event that units in a building converted to common interest development are subsequently re-offered for rent, the landlord shall comply with subsection (15)(c) of Section 17.52.010 of the West Hollywood Municipal Code.

(Prior code § 10105; Ord. 99-542 § 14, 1999; Ord. 14-940 § 41, 2014)