Mello Act Ordinance

Mello Act Ordinance

The Mello Act Ordinance (“Project”) is an ordinance to implement California Government Code Section 65590-65590.1, also known as the Mello Act adopted by the Legislature in 1982. The Mello Act seeks to preserve and expand the number of affordable dwelling units in the Coastal Zone areas of the State of California. The City has been complying with the Mello Act through the application of the Interim Administrative Procedures (IAP) adopted by the City Council (CF 98-0255) effective April 15, 2001. The Project will adopt permanent local regulations, process and project review requirements in the Los Angeles Municipal Code that will replace the existing Interim Administrative Procedures for projects that result in demolition, loss, or conversion of Residential Units and/or the development of new Residential Units in the Coastal Zone. The Project will also include the establishment of the Coastal Zone Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the purposes of collecting in lieu fees and expending funds to create additional affordable housing units in the Coastal Zone. No land use changes are proposed as part of this Project. The main changes between the proposed Project and how the City has implemented Mello under the IAP are procedural and administrative in nature. More specifically the Project will: • Be consistent with and implement the provisions of the Mello Act (Government Code Section 65590-65590.1). • Ensure the preservation and maintenance of existing Residential Units, both affordable and market rate. • Clarify the roles between the Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) and the Department of City Planning (DCP). • Apply to any action for which a permit, authorization, or determination is required to be issued, resulting in the Conversion, Demolition, or reduction of the number of existing Residential Units; and/or the construction of new dwelling units. • Apply to Change of Use from residential to a non-residential use and Condominium Conversion that converts one or more existing Residential Units to a condominium, cooperative, or similar form of owner. • Apply to all Existing Affordable Residential Units that are rent restricted. • Modify location allowance for Existing Affordable Residential Units replacement requirements. • Create an in-lieu fee option for qualified affordable replacement units and fractional inclusionary units. • Apply inclusionary requirements to developments of five or more units and require units to be built “on-site”. • Introduce new and standardize methodology for financial feasibility studies. • Incorporate regulations for Protected units and Right of First Refusal. • Establish the Coastal Zone Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The Project Area includes the Coastal Zone portions of the Brentwood-Pacific Palisades, Venice, Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey, Westchester-Playa del Rey, San Pedro, and Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan areas. These Coastal Zone areas are aggregated into the following subareas (see Figure 1): Subarea 1 Palisades (comprised of the Pacific Palisades Coastal Zone areas); Subarea 2 Venice (comprised of the Venice, Del Rey, and Playa del Rey Coastal Zone areas); Subarea 3 Harbor (comprised of the San Pedro Coastal Zone areas and the Wilmington Coastal Zone areas). The Project, in and of itself, does not propose or approve any development or any construction.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

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Other (Citywide Code Amendment)

Citywide Code Amendment

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