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City ordinance to encourage laborer shelters in LA
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-14 09:19 LOS ANGELES -- Major new home improvement stores opening in Los Angeles will have to build shelters for day laborers waiting for jobs, according to an ordinance approved by the city council Wednesday. Under the ordinance, which was passed unanimously, all proposed home improvement stores of more than 100,000 square feet would have to obtain a conditional use permit from the city. Most Home Depot, Lowe's and other big box home improvement stores would meet this threshold. In order to obtain the permit, the developers of the stores would have to present plans to address the issue of day laborers congregating on the property and waiting to be picked up for jobs, including building shelters with bathroom facilities. The stores may be also required to work with Los Angeles police in developing a security plan, according to the unanimous vote by the city's 15-member lawmaking body. People who live near Home Depot stores have complained of day laborers drinking beer, urinating in yards or other unseemly behavior. The local Community Development Department already operates 11 day laborer sites in the city. |
