In the past year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires, the California Governor and Mayor of Los Angeles have both signed a series of Executive Orders (EO) with the express purpose of expediting the rebuilding and streamlining the building permit process managed by the City of Los Angeles Building Department. An important provision in the executive order(s) for receiving expedited approval is the provision of “like for like” by not exceeding 110% of the original building footprint. The original EOs signed in the days after the fires were later updated in the spring and summer, along with in January to try to bring clarity to what “like for like” meant. Having navigated the city’s process now on several projects, we are sharing what we’ve learned here.
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