Los Angeles Municipal Code § 22.353 Schedule of Application Fees, Use Charges and Service Charges

The City Council, or to whomever the Council by order, resolution or ordinance may delegate the authority, shall establish a schedule of application fees and use and service charges, which shall be collected prior to the issuance of a use permit required by Section 22.350. The application fee shall be based upon an estimate of the cost to process applications for use permits.

The service charge shall be based upon an estimate of the cost of the City providing the services to the permittee. Any excess of this estimate and deposit shall be reimbursed to the permittee. The use charge shall be based on the reasonable rental value of the property involved. Notwithstanding any provision of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or this code to the contrary, the application fee shall not be returned in whole or in part following the issuance of the use permit.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 144,744, Eff. 7-8-73. Amended by: Second para., Ord. No. 165,635, Eff. 4-26-90; Ord. No. 166,259, Eff. 10-27-90; Title and Sec. In Entirety, Ord. No. 170,515, Eff. 6-18-95; Title and Sec. In Entirety, Ord. No. 177,760, Eff. 9-11-06.

A charge for the use of a facility, site, piece of equipment, or other property, for filming or photography purposes, except for intellectual property, shall not be imposed except by the Convention Center, El Pueblo, the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Los Angeles Zoo, and the Warner Grand Theater.

Each City department or City office that is subject to the fee waiver pursuant to this ordinance shall continue to collect and track data regarding film and photography permits (including whether the use was for filming; the number of days, hours, or other quantitative data regarding the use; and the use charge amount waived).

The provisions of this section shall be operative until June 30, 2024. Six months prior to that date, the Department of Public Works shall prepare and present to Council a report that summarizes the estimated revenues foregone as a result of this section. In compliance with the City’s Financial Policies, the City Council and the Mayor, after review of the report from the Department of Public Works, and based on the financial information and status of the budget at that point in time, shall determine whether or not to continue to waive the filming use charge in the future.

Any fee waivers granted under this ordinance between June 30, 2019, and the time this ordinance becomes effective are hereby ratified.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 177,760, Eff. 9-11-06. Amended by: Ord. No. 181,386, Eff. 12-15-10; In Entirety, Ord. No. 184,948, Eff. 7-16-17; In Entirety, Ord. No. 186,204, Eff. 8-6-19.