Dear Stakeholder,
In December 2022, the City Council adopted the Processes and Procedures Ordinance, initially slated to become operative July 22, 2023.
In June 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 187930, extending the Operative Date to allow time for the California Coastal Commission to certify amendments to the City’s Coastal Development Permit program. As such, the new operative date for the Processes and Procedures Ordinance is January 22, 2024.
In the interim, the California Coastal Commission’s amendments to the City’s Coastal Development Permit program will be considered by the City Planning Commission and adopted by the City Council, such that the program and the rest of the City’s amended processes and procedures can become operative at the same time. The Coastal Commission’s amendments are scheduled for the City Planning Commission meeting on July 27, 2023 (see the Courtesy Notice of Public Hearing here).
The Department is offering a round of Office Hours on the following dates for questions regarding the Coastal Development Permit program.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
You may register for a 30-minute time slot here.
The Department will also offer another two rounds of public Office Hours and an informational Webinar sometime in Fall 2023/Winter 2024 for public stakeholders and interested parties with specific questions for Planning staff regarding the Processes and Procedures Ordinance. More information will be provided at a later date.
Additionally, a dedicated webpage for Processes and Procedures, which summarizes the upcoming changes in greater detail, and provides helpful resources, is now available at the following link: Planning4LA.org/project-
To receive future updates on the implementation of this Ordinance, please sign up to join the interested parties list: https://planning.lacity.org/
Thank you for your continued engagement with Los Angeles City Planning.
