LA’s New Mayor Orders City To Speed Up Approval Of Affordable Housing
I am excited and hopeful by the news that Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order aimed at drastically accelerating the approval processes for affordable housing projects in Los Angeles. I look forward to working with her to help make this happen.
LAist – Dec 16, 2022
L.A.’s new mayor capped off her first week in office on Friday by signing an executive order aimed at dramatically speeding up timelines for approving affordable housing projects in the city.
The directive signed by Mayor Karen Bass instructs city departments to review and approve applications for developments that are 100% affordable housing within 60 days, and to issue building permits within five days.
"Everyone knows that time is money," Bass said at a press conference where she announced the executive order. "Over the last year, I can't recount the number of times I have talked to people who try to build affordable housing and they talk about the reason why it cost so much is because of the length of time it takes."
