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    By On 21 April 2023 In California Codes, Government, Issues Tags , ,

    The Clock is Ticking Again on LA Deadlines

    All Deadlines Prescribed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code to Restart

    Effective February 28, 2023, in accordance with the end of the State of California COVID-19 emergency declaration (per order of March 21, 2020 by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles under the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code) all previously tolled and suspended permit applications, plan checks and other municipal approvals and deadlines have expired. Thus, the Tolling Period is defined as March 21, 2020 through February 28, 2023. When the time to meet a deadline is “tolled”, it means that the time to meet the deadline has been stopped.

    For permit applications submitted and permits issued prior to the Mayor’s Emergency Tolling Order, the LAMC expiration dates were paused during the COVID-19 emergency starting March 21, 2020. Any time remaining on the permit, plan check application or slight modification is banked and will be credited towards the project application expiration date. Any applications submitted during the Public Order will commence their validity term on March 1, 2023.

    For example, a plan check that was submitted on December 21, 2019, would have 15 months left on the application as of March 21, 2020, since plan check applications are valid for 18 months. Therefore, the application will be valid for 15 months after March 1, 2023. In addition, a permit issued on December 21, 2019, would have 9 months left to begin work (Residential projects) or 3 months left to begin work (Commercial projects) as of March 21, 2020, since permitted work must commence within 1 year for Residential projects and 6 months for Commercial projects.

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