USE OF PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN ABANDONED AS A RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY

Los Angeles Administrative Code div. 7, ch. 1, art. 10

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Los Angeles Administrative Code § 7.63 Authorization Required.

Sec. 7.63. Authorization Required. Notwithstanding any provisions of any ordinance to the contrary, no person shall erect any building or structure or establish any use on property within any railway right-of- way where railway service has been abandoned or discontinued within two years after such abandonment or such discontinuance of service, or within six years after the effective date of this ordinance, whichever is later, without a permit, license or certificate of occupancy authorized by the City Council in accordance with this article. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 109,304. Amended by: Ord. No. 115,940.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 7.64 Acceptance of Application.

Sec. 7.64. Acceptance of Application. No applications for the issuance of a permit, license or certificate of occupancy for the use of property within any railway right-of-way shall be accepted until such application has been referred to the City Planning Commission. The Commission shall submit to the City Council a report and recommendation containing a finding as to whether the particular property or portion thereof is needed as a right-of-way for transportation or the movement of traffic and whether the size, location and accessibility is such that it can be used without conflict with the zoning regulations. The City Council may authorize the issuance of such permit, license or certificate of occupancy if it finds that such proposed use conforms to the zone in which the right-of-way is classified on the “Zoning Map” provided for in Section 12.04 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, that the particular right-of-way is not needed for transportation or for the movement of traffic, and that such proposed use would not be contrary to the public interest and would not be hazardous to the public health, safety and general welfare. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 109,304.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-32595Fetched: 10/24/2026