Los Angeles
PLUM
(6) 17-0274-S3
Motion (Blumenfield - Hutt) relative to instructing the Department of
City Planning and the Department of Building Safety, with the
assistance of the City Administrative Officer, and in consultation with
the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend the
Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (Los Angeles Municipal Code
Sections 19.18 and 16.02) to allow for a refund after construction has
started but never completed, and a Certificate of Occupancy never
obtained, up to $35,000 for single family home projects. (This item is
referred to the Housing Committee and Planning and Land Use
Management Committee. The Housing Committee approved this
item as amended on September 8, 2026.)