Source: DCP Newsletter
On September 5, the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee of the City Council voted to approve the proposed Coastal Development Permit Program Ordinance. On September 19, the City Council adopted the PLUM Committee’s recommendations and referred the ordinance to the Office of the City Attorney for form and legality review. Approved by the City Planning Commission in July, the proposed ordinance would incorporate the California Coastal Commission’s amendments to the City’s processes and procedures for Coastal Development Permits into the Los Angeles Municipal Code. These amendments clarify procedural language to more closely align with the Coastal Act, among other changes previously adopted by the City Council such as increasing the public hearing notification period from 10 to 24 days, extending the public hearing notification radius from 100 to 300 feet, and lengthening the local appeal period from 10 working days to 15 calendar days.
In June, the City postponed the operative date of the Processes and Procedures Ordinance to January 22, 2024, so that it and the Coastal Development Permit Program could take effect simultaneously. The Processes and Procedures Ordinance reorganizes the administrative provisions of the Zoning Code to make the City’s zoning regulations more user-friendly.
The City Council will consider the final Coastal Development Permit Program Ordinance prepared by the Office of the City Attorney at an upcoming meeting.
