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Committee backs three‑year permit‑fee waiver, with general‑fund cap, to aid fire survivors
Summary
A Los Angeles City committee approved Option 3 of a CEO report to waive permit and plan‑review fees for properties damaged in the January 2025 fires for up to three years, instructing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance and setting an approximate $90 million cap on general‑fund exposure.
A City committee on Tuesday approved a plan to waive permit and plan‑review fees for property owners rebuilding after the January 2025 fires, endorsing the CEO’s Option 3 and directing the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance.
The proposal approved by the committee would temporarily suspend fees for single‑family homes, duplexes, multi‑family units, townhomes and commercial properties for up to three years and set a general‑fund cap. City Administrative Officer Max Debo told the committee his office recommended a three‑year waiver “with a cap of $90,000,000 from the general fund,” and staff said conservative assumptions show maximum…
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