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Los Angeles Zoo Admission Fees Increase / Los Angeles Administrative Code / Ordinance

Council File 26-0600-S22

Under review — the city is moving to raise Los Angeles Zoo admission fees by $2 to boost revenue, but it still needs to clear required public hearings and get approval from two committees before the fee increase can take effect.

Introduced
2026-06-10
Last changed
2026-06-10
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-10
Committee
Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee
Initiated by
City Attorney
References
City Attorney Report: R26-0338

Brief

The City Attorney has submitted a proposed ordinance to raise admission fees at the Los Angeles Zoo. The file was introduced on June 10, 2026, and is currently pending review in the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee. No substantive changes have been made since initial referral.

Full summary

City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto transmitted a draft ordinance on June 10, 2026, prepared at the direction of the City Council as part of Exhibit H of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted City Budget. The ordinance would amend Section 22.715 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to raise Los Angeles Zoo admission fees by $2.00 across all fee categories, making it a revenue-generating measure tied to the current budget cycle. Before the ordinance can be adopted, state law requires the City to hold a public hearing and publish notice of that hearing in a newspaper twice, with at least five days between the two publications, in compliance with California Government Code Sections 66018 and 6062a. The City Attorney's office also sent a copy of the draft to the Zoo Department under Council Rule 38, inviting any comments to be presented directly to the Council when the matter comes up for consideration. The file was referred simultaneously to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee, which would weigh the policy and public-access implications, and the Budget and Finance Committee, which would review the revenue impact. As of June 10, 2026, the file remains at the very start of the committee process with no hearings scheduled or votes taken. The file expires in June 2028 if no action is completed.

Activity (2)

  • 2026-06-10 City Attorney document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee; Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-06-10 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated June 10, 2026.

Documents (2)

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