Los Angeles Department of City Planning
New City Planning Application Fees Take Effect on
December 27, 2021
In the fall, the Los Angeles City Council approved a
comprehensive update to the Department of City Planning's
application fees. The new fees were adjusted to reflect the
department's rate of cost recovery from 63% to 83% of the
estimated full cost of providing planning services to the public.
Any department invoice that is dated on or after December 27, 2021
will be subject to the
new fees.
Update to Mailing Notification Requirements
As of December 1, 2021, applicants
will no longer be required to submit mailing labels for
public hearing notices with the initial application package.
Department of City Planning staff will now request the notification
materials from the applicant approximately six to eight weeks
before scheduling a public hearing or when the Letter of
Determination is close to issuance. Applicants will still be
required to provide an
