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Council File 26-1100-S12

Closed — voters will decide this charter amendment on the November 2026 ballot. The City Council approved sending it forward after correcting the ballot language, and the measure now awaits the November election.

Introduced
2026-06-26
Last changed
2026-07-09
Status
closed
Expires
2028-06-26
Initiated by
City Attorney

Brief

The City Attorney initiated this charter amendment for placement on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Council members Harris-Dawson and Blumenfield moved adoption on June 30, 2026, and the Council approved it unanimously with two abstentions. The file was transmitted to the Mayor on June 30, and Council action became final on July 9, 2026. The specific substantive content of the charter amendment is not detailed in the activity log.

Full summary

This file places a Planning Department charter amendment before Los Angeles voters on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. The measure would delete Charter Sections 562 through 565, which currently govern variances, conditional use permits and other planning approvals, projects requiring multiple approvals, and the delegation of legislative authority to area planning commissions. Charter Section 560 would also be amended to replace all references to 'Area Planning Commissions' with the 'Neighborhood Appeals Commission,' reflecting a structural reorganization of how planning appeals are handled at the local level. The path to the June 30 vote included a last-minute correction. The City Attorney's office initially transmitted ballot language on June 26 but discovered it had inadvertently omitted the Council's directive to delete Sections 562 through 565 and update Section 560. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto transmitted a corrected ballot resolution on June 29, and the Council adopted both the ordinance and the corrected ballot resolution on June 30 on a motion by Councilmembers Harris-Dawson and Blumenfield. The Council approved the motion 13-0 with two abstentions on June 30. The file was transmitted to the Mayor the same day, with a deadline of July 10 to act. Council action became final on July 9, 2026, and the file is now closed. The measure itself will be decided by Los Angeles voters in November 2026 as part of the statewide general election.

Activity (6)

  • 2026-07-09 Council action final.
  • 2026-06-30 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is July 10, 2026.
  • 2026-06-30 Council adopted Motion (Harris-Dawson - Blumenfield), forthwith.
  • 2026-06-26 City Attorney document(s) referred to Council.
  • 2026-06-26 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated June 26, 2026.
  • 2026-06-26 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 30, 2026.

Documents (8)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-06-30 Adopted Forthwith — 13-0-2 · Regular

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