Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 9 Sale of Maps, Plans and Records

Section

• 22.356 Public May Purchase Records and Brochures.

• 22.357 Power of Board of Public Works to Set Fee.

• 22.358 Exemption from Fee.

The Board of Public Works, upon payment of the fee authorized and required therefore in Section 22.357 of this article, shall furnish to a member of the public, to a representative of a department of the City having control over its own special funds, or to a representative of another governmental agency, when acting in the representative’s official capacity, microfilm copies of any public maps, plan or record; printed copies of standard plans, standard specifications, standard practice instructions, and the City's Bench Mark Index; and copies of plans, maps, profiles, charts and specifications reproduced by the following processes: blueprint, negative, brownline, blueline, photostat, electrostat, ozalid, mimeograph, facsimile, cassette diskettes, audio tapes, computerized digital tapes, and any other electronic recordings. If authorized by the Board of Public Works, the Department may also charge a fee for the distribution of specialized guides or handbooks prepared by the Department. The fees and charges herein shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 129,914.

Amended by: Ord. No. 136,625; Title and Sec., Ord. No. 167,700, Eff. 5-8-92; Ord. No. 168,593, Eff. 3-21-93; Ord. No. 176,300, Eff. 1-1-05.

The Board of Public Works shall by order or resolution establish fees to be charged and collected for the furnishing of any item specified in Section 22.356 of this article. Any fee so fixed shall approximate as nearly as practical the cost to the City, including but not limited to material and labor costs, related to the preparation of the items furnished. The Board of Public Works shall from time to time revise said fees to assure that the fees charged are sufficient to reimburse the City for such costs but not so great as to exceed them.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 129,914.

Amended by: Ord. No. 136,625.

The Board of Public Works may provide for a waiver of the fees charged pursuant to Section 22.357 hereof when the person requesting is a representative of another governmental agency or department of the City of Los Angeles having control of its own special funds, acting in the person’s official capacity, if that governmental agency or that department furnishes to the City of Los Angeles, without charge, copies of public documents and records in its possession or control, or if the Board, in its discretion, determines that it is in the best interests of the City to furnish copies of items specified in Section 22.356 hereof without cost to that agency or that department.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 129,914.

Amended by: Ord. No. 136,625.