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Council advances street cut fee ordinance to incentivize utility coordination; vote 10-0 to approve ordinance for finalization
Summary
Council approved on first reading an ordinance to change street-cut fees to a flat per-square-foot charge for uncoordinated cuts and to waive fees for utilities that coordinate within the city's one-year planning window; the ordinance was approved on the floor and will return next week for final adoption.
The Los Angeles City Council on May 30 approved on the floor an ordinance that revises the city’s street-cut fee schedule to encourage utilities and developers to coordinate work with the Bureau of Street Maintenance and Bureau of Engineering. The ordinance amends the fee structure so that coordinated work within the city’s resurfacing planning window is exempt from fees while uncoordinated cuts would be assessed a flat per-square-foot fee (a proposed $14 per square foot was discussed).
City staff described the policy as a direction from the Public Works and Budget and Finance committees to shift incentives from penalizing cuts…
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