Chapter 21.56 APPEALS

21.56.010 Procedures--Submittal and determination.

21.56.020 Fees.*

21.56.010 Procedures--Submittal and determination.

A. A subdivider or any interested person dissatisfied with an action taken by the hearing officer, when functioning as the advisory agency with respect to a tentative map, parcel map or request for waiver, may appeal to the regional planning commission.
B. A subdivider or any interested person dissatisfied with an action taken by the regional planning commission when it is functioning as the advisory agency or appellate body with respect to a tentative map, parcel map or request for waiver, may appeal to the board of supervisors.
C. When the regional planning commission makes a recommendation to the board of supervisors on a general plan or specific plan amendment, zone change, development agreement or other legislative action, any concurrent decision by the commission on a tentative map, parcel map or request for waiver concerning, in whole or in part, the same lot or parcel of land shall be deemed to be timely appealed to the board of supervisors as provided in this section.
D. All appeals shall be submitted within the time period required by, and acted upon in the manner prescribed by section 66452.5 of the Government Code. If the last day of the appeal period provided for in section 66452.5 falls on a non-business day of the applicable appellate body, then the last day of such appeal period is extended to the next business day. Notwithstanding the time limits for appeals set forth in Part 5 of Chapter 22.60 of Title 22, the time period in which to file an appeal as set forth in this subsection D shall also apply to the appeal of any permit or other entitlement concurrently acted upon under Title 22 of this code which concerns, in whole or in part, the same tentative map, parcel map, or request for waiver. (Ord. 2008-0026 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2001-0070 § 1, 2001: Ord. 87-0039 § 1, 1987: Ord. 85-0194 § 4, 1985: Ord. 11100 § 1, 1975: Ord. 11092 § 1, 1975: Ord. 10965 § 2, 1974: Ord. 4478 Art. 1 § 6.1, 1945.)

21.56.020 Fees.*

A. Fee for Appeals to the Board of Supervisors.
1. Processing Fee for Applicant Appeal of Decision. Upon filing of an appeal with the Board of Supervisors, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in an amount determined by the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board to be ample to cover the cost of a hearing to be held by the Board. The appellant shall also pay a processing fee in the amount of $7,008.00 to be applied to the Department of Regional Planning to cover the costs of the appeal. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an appeal deemed to be filed pursuant to subsection C of Section 21.56.010. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of Section 22.60.230 of Title 22, when an appeal of a decision made under this Title 21 is filed with an appeal of any permit or other entitlement concurrently acted upon under Title 22 which concerns, in whole or in part, the same tentative map, parcel map, or request for waiver, only the fee set forth in this section must be paid for all such appeals.
2. Processing Fee for Applicant Appeal of Condition(s). If the appellant files an appeal of no more than a total of two conditions of the approved tentative map, parcel map, or request for waiver or other entitlement concurrently acted upon under Title 22, which concerns, in whole or in part, the same approved map, in any combination, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in an amount determined by the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board to be ample to cover the cost of a hearing to be held by the Board. The appellant shall also pay a processing fee in the amount of $817.00 to be applied to the Department of Regional Planning to cover the costs of the appeal.
3. Processing Fee for Non-applicants. If the appellant is not the applicant or subdivider, or any representative thereof, of an approved map or waiver or associated entitlement, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in an amount determined by the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board to be ample to cover the cost of a hearing to be held by the Board. The appellant shall also pay a processing fee in the amount of $817.00 to be applied to the Department of Regional Planning to cover the costs of the appeal.
B. Fee for Appeals to the Regional Planning Commission.
1. Processing Fee for Applicant Appeal of Decision. Upon filing an appeal with the Commission, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in the amount of $5,748.00 to be applied in its entirety to the Department of Regional Planning.
2. Processing Fee for Applicant Appeal of Condition(s). If the appellant files an appeal of no more than a total of two conditions on the approved tentative map, parcel map, or request for waiver or other entitlement concurrently acted upon under Title 22, which concerns, in whole or in part, the same approved map, in any combination, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in the amount of $713.00, to be applied in its entirety to the Department of Regional Planning.
3. Processing Fee for Non-applicants. If the appellant is not the applicant or subdivider, or any representative thereof, of an approved map or waiver or associated entitlement, the appellant shall pay a processing fee in the amount of $713.00, to be applied in its entirety to the Department of Regional Planning.
4. The fees included in this section shall be reviewed annually by the County of Los Angeles Auditor-Controller. Beginning on January 1, 1992, and thereafter on each succeeding January 1st, the amount of each fee in this section shall be adjusted as follows: Calculate the percentage movement in the Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles during the preceding January through December period, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest dollar. However, no adjustment shall decrease any fee and no fee shall exceed the reasonable cost of providing services. (Ord. 2010-0024 § 6, 2010: Ord. 2008-0026 § 2, 2008; Ord. 2005-0033 § 13, 2005; Ord. 2001-0070 § 2, 2001; Ord. 96-0026 § 1, 1996: Ord. 91-0101 § 7, 1991: Ord. 86-0028 § 22, 1986: Ord. 12085 § 1, 1980: Ord. 4478 Art. 1 § 6.2, 1945.)

* Editor’s note: Fee changes in this section include changes made by the director of planning due to increases in the Consumer Price Index and are effective March 1, 2012.