Division 15.1 — GENERAL RULES

City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A

This Division (General Rules) identifies the general standards involved in administering the required

fees for land use and development requests which are subject to this Zoning Code (Chapter 1A).

A. Filing Date

See Sec. 13A.2.3. (Applications) .

B. Time Limit - Appeals

See Sec. 13A.2.8. (Appeals) .

C. Place of Filing

See Sec. 13A.2.3. (Applications) .

D. Notice of Public Hearing

See Sec. 13A.2.4. (Notice of Public Hearing) .

E. Annual Inflation Adjustment

These fees were established on December 5, 2023 (pursuant to Ordinance No. 188,063 ) as the "Base Fee" and shall be automatically adjusted annually for inflation on July 1st. The Department of City Planning shall provide an updated fee schedule on an annual basis, which reflects the annual inflation adjustment calculated in accordance with the latest change in year-over-year Consumer

Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the United States Department of Labor,

Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the Los Angeles area from the previous calendar year. This updated

fee schedule will have the latest base fee.

ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT

1. Base Fees

For fees in this Article (Fees) which are identified on the “Annual Inflation Adjustment” columns

with a solid circle, as shown in the table above, the base fee amounts in this Article (Fees) shall be the fee amount set forth in Ordinance No. 188,063, as reflected and incorporated into this

Article (Fees) . For previously-adopted fees and for newly-adopted fees, the base fee is the

amount of the fee as of the date of introduction of the applicable implementing ordinance.

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2. Notice of Updated Fee Schedules

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Notice of the updated fee schedule showing the current fee amounts inclusive of annual

adjustments shall be published on the Department of City Planning website, as well as the

Council File, no less than 30 days in advance of July 1 of every year. The Director shall have

the authority to adopt guidelines consistent with this Division (General Rules) for the posting of

notices of updated fee schedules if the Director determines that guidelines are necessary and

appropriate.

F. Appeal Fees

1. Except as expressly provided in Paragraph 2. (Appeal Fees) below, the following fees shall be

charged and collected with the filing of all appeals.

a. Appeal by Applicant

A fee equal to 85 percent of the total underlying application fees or $16,586 for first level appeal and $12,153 for additional level appeals, whichever is less when the appeal is made

by the applicant.

b. Appeal by Aggrieved Person Other than Applicant

A fee of $166 in the case of an appeal by an aggrieved person, other than the applicant.

c. Appeals for Street Dedication & Improvement

A fee of $1,674 in the case of an appeal by the applicant or an aggrieved person other than

the applicant.

APPEAL FEES

*The fee is equal to 85 percent of the total underlying application fees or the specified base fee, whichever is less when the appeal is made by the applicant.

2. An appeal filed pursuant to Sec. 13B.10.2. (Appeals from LADBS Determinations) shall be

accompanied by a filing fee as specified in Table 4-A (Filing Fees for Appeals) of Chapter IX.

(Building Regulations), Sec. 98.0403.2. (Procedures for Appeals to the Department and to the Board) of this Code, to be collected by the Department. An appeal filed pursuant to Sec.

13B.10.2.G. (Appeals) shall be charged a fee in accordance with Paragraph 1. (Appeal Fees)

above.

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G. Fee Payments

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Before accepting for filing any application or appeal involving any of the matters specified in this

Article (Fees), the Department of City Planning shall charge and collect for each application or appeal the applicable filing fees.

H. Fee Exceptions

The fees as provided for in this Article (Fees) shall be subject to the following exceptions:

1. City Departments & Other Governmental Agencies

The fees contained in this Article (Fees) shall not apply to any governmental agencies, except

for the following proprietary City departments, the Los Angeles World Airports, the Los Angeles

Harbor District, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, unless otherwise

prescribed by any applicable memorandum of understanding or controlling interagency

contract.

2. Variance From Minimum Lot Area Requirements

No fee shall be required in connection with an application for a variance from the minimum lot

area requirements of an improved lot, or on appeal from a ruling on the variance application,

where it is shown that the lot neither conformed with the minimum lot area requirements at

the time of issuance of the original building permit nor constituted a nonconforming lot.

3. Conditional Use Permits for Non-Profit School: Preschool/Daycare

No fee shall be required in connection with an application, appeal, or approval of plans for a

conditional use for a school: preschool/daycare pursuant to Sec 5D.3.9.A. (Preschool/Daycare) which is determined to be non-profit, including, but not limited to, parent-cooperatives

and facilities funded by a governmental agency or owned or operated by a philanthropic

institution, religious institution, or similar institution. A facility funded by a governmental

agency shall indicate the principal current and anticipated source of funds. Where any uncertainty exists as to the non-profit status of the facility, the applicant shall file a copy of the articles of incorporation or an affidavit, to the satisfaction of a Zoning Administrator, showing that the child-care facility will be non-profit.

4. Non-profit Social Services

No fee shall be required in connection with an application, appeal, or approval of plans for a conditional use or variance for a non-profit social services use pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.10. (Social

Services) .

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5. Credit for Fees Paid Upon A Reapplication

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a. At the discretion of the appropriate decision-maker, an applicant for any determination for

which fees are required by this Article (Fees) may be allowed credit for the fees paid upon a reapplication for the same project under a different procedure when the decision-maker finds:

i. That the applicant made a good-faith attempt to file the application properly; and

ii. That the application could be more appropriately approved if filed under a different

procedure.

b. This Subsection (Fee Exceptions) shall not be construed to allow credit to be given at the

applicant’s option, nor to allow refunds of any fees paid on the original application.

6. Continuation of Nonconforming Uses

No fee shall be required in connection with an initial application for continuation of a

nonconforming use made pursuant to Sec. 12.1.4.B. (Discontinuance of Nonconforming Use) .

7. Project Exceptions In Conjunction with a Quasi-Judicial Review/Relief

Regardless of the provisions in Sec. 15.1.2. (Multiple or Combination Applications), where

a project exception and a variance, Conditional Use Permit, or other similar quasi-judicial

review/relief are both required for a project, the lower of the fees charged for the project

exception and variance, Conditional Use Permit, or other similar quasi-judicial review/relief

shall be waived.

8. Full Cost Recovery

In addition to the fees set forth in this Article (Fees), the Department of City Planning may

negotiate with an applicant, pursuant to Sec. 5.121.9.3. (Supplemental Fee Agreements) of

the LAAC, for reimbursement of the actual costs associated with the City's processing of

discretionary actions or other Planning reviews and processes for applications involving

extraordinary projects, which require unusually heavy commitments of department resources but not involving a "major project", as that term is defined in Sec. 5.121.9(b) (Creation of the

Fund) of the LAAC.

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For fees in this Article (Fees) which are identified on the “Multiple Applications” columns with a solid circle, as demonstrated in the table below, if more than one application is filed at the same time for

the same project and the fee for each separate application, then the charges will be as follows: 100

percent for the highest application fee, 50 percent for the second application (second highest fee), and 25 percent for each additional application fee. Fees which are identified on the “Multiple Applications”

columns with a hollow circle, as demonstrated in the table below, or are expressly stated are not

subject to this Section (Multiple or Combination Applications) .

MULTIPLE OR COMBINATION APPLICATIONS

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A. At the request of the applicant, the Department of City Planning may charge a fee to offset

expenses for additional human and physical resources necessary to expedite the permit process for development projects. A minimum initial deposit of $8,500 or, as adjusted by the Director, in

addition to fees charged elsewhere in this Zoning Code (Chapter 1A), shall be collected at the time

of the request. In addition, fees shall be paid by the applicant for any additional costs that exceed

the initial deposit.

B. The Department of City Planning shall calculate the costs and resultant fee, at the hourly rate

in this Section (Expedited Permit Fee), in accordance with Sec. 5.121.9.3.(b)3. (Supplemental

Fee Agreements) of the LAAC and shall maintain appropriate accounting records of the actual

costs. The Director shall resolve any dispute related to the fee. The Director shall exclude from

consideration any cost incurred or attributed to the processing of appeals.

C. The Department shall cause all money collected pursuant to this Section (Expedited Permit

Fee) to be deposited into the Planning Case Processing Fund as prescribed in Sec. 5.121.9.2.(c)

(Supplemental Fee Agreements) of the LAAC for purposes of disbursement as permitted therein.

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