Los Angeles Municipal Code
SEC. 14.5.6. APPROVAL OF TRANSFERS – AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING TRANSFERS OF 50,000 SQUARE FEET OR GREATER.
ct or fails to act on the request within 12 months after the submission of a completed request for approval of a Transfer to the Agency, the Applicant may request review of the action of the Agency Board to the Commission, the initial decision-maker for the City, in accordance with this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, a request to file an application shall be deemed to be complete when the Agency has received sufficient information with which to assess the environmental impacts of the proposed Project. (a) A request for review shall be filed with the Commission no later than 20 calendar days after the earlier of: (i) the date of disapproval of a request for approval of a Transfer, or (ii) 12 months after the submission to the Agency of a completed request for approval of a Transfer. (b) The request for review shall include the proposed Transfer Plan for a Project, and any documentation received by the Applicant from the Agency Board disapproving the request for approval of the Transfer. The request for review shall specify in detail the grounds for the review. The request for review shall include other information as the Commission may request. (c) The Commission shall act on the request for review within 75 calendar days after receipt of the request for review. The Commission shall determine whether the Agency Board acted reasonably, in light of all the circumstances, in disapproving or failing to act on the request for approval of a Transfer. In the event the Commission fails to act within 75 calendar days after receipt of the request for review, the request for review shall be automatically submitted to the City Council for its action. (d) If the Commission finds for the Applicant on any matter in dispute, the Commission shall remand the matter to the Agency Board for further action consistent with the Commission’s decision. The Commission may impose conditions on the remanded request as it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes and objectives of this article. Upon remand, the Agency Board shall complete its proceedings with respect to the proposed Transfer in a manner that is consistent with the Commission’s action on the matter, including any additional conditions it deems necessary.