City Council

(2)\n09-0969-S4\nEXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION\nrelative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) for the\nimplementation of a fee update of the Department of City\nPlanning’s case processing application fees.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. DETERMINE that the adoption of this ordinance does not\nconstitute a “project,” as defined by the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15378(b)(4), and even if it were found to be\na “project” under CEQA, the adoption of this ordinance is\nexempt from CEQA based upon CEQA Guidelines Section\n15061(b)(3).\n2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated\nFebruary 27, 2026, amending Section 19.16 of Article 9,\nChapter I and Section 15.7.3 of Article 15, Chapter 1A of the\nLAMC to implement a fee update by the Department of City\nPlanning for case processing application fees.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither\nthe City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.