Division 22 — DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS AND AGENCIES›Chapter 24 — LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT›Article 7 — SLUM AND BLIGHT DEFINITION
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 22.617 Definition of Slum and Blight
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 22.617 · Text as of 2026-10-04
The City of Los Angeles determines that a slum and blighted area is one which:
(a) has been proposed for HUD funding;
(b) has met rehabilitation area criteria, including:
(1) containing principally low and moderate income households; and
(2) containing a housing mixture (single family/multi-family) similar to the rehabilitation program; and
(c) has at least 20% of its total units which do not meet HUD minimum Property Standards as determined from U.S. Census or other
data services or the area has been determined by the City Council to be blighted pursuant to California Community Redevelopment Law.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Sec. Added by Ord. No. 169,744, Eff. 6-2-94.
Sec. 22.617.1. Applicability of the Definition.¶
This definition contained in Section 22.617 above was applied as the local law definition of slum and blight from July of 1984 and will continue to be applied until a new definition is adopted and the City repeals this definition.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 169,744, Eff. 6-2-94.
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