Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Art. 15 Fees
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Cite as: Los Angeles Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1A Article 15 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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CONTENTS
| Div. 15.1. General Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4 |
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| Sec. 15.1.1. Filing of Applications & Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4 |
| Sec. 15.1.2. Multiple or combination Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9 |
| Sec. 15.1.3. expedited Permit Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10 |
| Div. 15.2. Legislative Action Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-11 |
| Sec. 15.2.1. Fees for General Plan consistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11 |
| Sec. 15.2.2. Fees For establishment or change of Zones, & Other related Actions . . 15-12 |
| Div. 15.3. General Department of City Planning Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13 |
| Sec. 15.3.1. Quasi-Judicial review Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-13 |
| Sec. 15.3.2. Ministerial Action Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 |
| Sec. 15.3.3. Specific Plan implementation Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 |
| Sec. 15.3.4. Quasi-Judicial relief Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18 |
| Sec. 15.3.5. Non-compliance Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19 |
| Sec. 15.3.6. Division of land Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-20 |
| Sec. 15.3.7. Historic Preservation Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-30 |
| Sec. 15.3.8. coastal Development Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32 |
| Sec. 15.3.9. environmental Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-33 |
| Sec. 15.3.10. redevelopment Procedures Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-36 |
| Sec. 15.3.11. Project Development & counseling Service Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-37 |
| Sec. 15.3.12. Development Agreement Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-38 |
| Sec. 15.3.13. Annual inspection of FAr Averaging & Density transfer covenants. . . . 15-39 |
| Sec. 15.3.14. restoration of Damaged or Destroyed Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-40 |
| Sec. 15.3.15. Streets Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-41 |
| Sec. 15.3.16. Zoning Administrator interpretation Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-42 |
| Sec. 15.3.17. time extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-43 |
| Div. 15.4. Affordable Housing Program Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-44 |
| Sec. 15.4.1. Density Bonus Program Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-44 |
| Sec. 15.4.2. Fees For enforcement Of Housing covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-46 |
| Sec. 15.4.3. Affordable Housing linkage Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-48 |
| Div. 15.5. Special Use Program Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-55 |
| Sec. 15.5.1. Home-Sharing Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-55 |
| Sec. 15.5.2. Alcohol Sales Program Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-56 |
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| Div. 15.6. Transportation Improvement & Mitigation Program Fees . . . . 15-57 |
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| Sec. 15.6.1. Westside Mobility transportation Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-57 |
| Div. 15.7. Surcharges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-67 |
| Sec. 15.7.1. Surcharge For Development Services centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-67 |
| Sec. 15.7.2. Automated Systems Surcharge For the Department. . . . . . . . . . . .15-68 |
| Sec. 15.7.3. General Plan Maintenance Surcharge For the Department . . . . . . . .15-69 |
| Div. 15.8. Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-70 |
| Sec. 15.8.1. Home Occupation Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-70 |
| Sec. 15.8.2. recycling Facilities Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-72 |
| Sec. 15.8.3. Home-Sharing Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-73 |
| Div. 15.9. Other City Agency Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-74 |
| Sec. 15.9.1. Fees For Flood Hazard reports & compliance checks. . . . . . . . . . . 15-74 |
| Sec. 15.9.2. Department Of transportation Development Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-76 |
| Sec. 15.9.3. Park Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-80 |
| Sec. 15.9.4. Sale of christmas trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-81 |
| Div. 15.10. Public Benefit Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-82 |
| Sec. 15.10.1. Downtown community Benefits Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-82 |
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