Los Angeles moves to raise development appeal fees sharply, from $229 to $1,145

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 on Tuesday (10 November) to direct staff to draft an ordinance sharply raising the fee to appeal a development: from $229 to $1,145 for residents living near the project, and double that, $2,289, for residents who do not live nearby.

Displaced tenants keep the old fee

An amendment introduced by Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez was adopted: tenants who would be displaced by a development project would keep the fee at $229.

Still needs a final vote

The council has so far only directed city attorneys to draft the ordinance; once drafted, it must return to the council for a final vote before it takes effect.

(File photo: Los Angeles City Hall.)