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17 Sw. U. L. Rev. 1 (1987-1988)
AB 283 - A Zoning Consistency Odyssey

handle is hein.journals/swulr17 and id is 11 raw text is: AB 283 - A ZONING CONSISTENCY ODYSSEY Anthony Saul Alperin* In 1978, the California Legislature enacted AB 283,1 thus initiating Los Angeles' zoning consistency odyssey. That odyssey has resulted in several major lawsuits and the expenditure of vast amounts of time, effort and financial resources toward the goal of bringing the City's zoning and general plan into consistency. The purpose of this article is to trace this odyssey with particular emphasis on the legal issues which have sur- rounded it. Although the legislation involved and the litigation which has interpreted it have peculiar significance for the City of Los Angeles, the legal principles discussed in this article should be of interest to any- one concerned about land use planning, either from a legal or a policy perspective. I. INTRODUCTION Each city in California, including charter cities, is required to adopt a comprehensive, long term general plan for the physical development of the . . . city ... 2 The general plan is intended to serve as an effective guide for orderly growth and development of the city.' Until the enactment of AB 283, state law4 required only general law cities to . bring zoning into consistency with their general plans. All charter cities were exempt from this requirement. However, with the enactment of AB 283, Los Angeles became the only charter city in California to bear this * Mr. Alperin is an Assistant City Attorney for Los Angeles. He received an A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley (1968) and a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles (1971). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Los Angeles City Attorney. 1. AB 283 was the bill introduced in the California Legislature resulting in the enactment of subd. (d) of CAL. Gov'T CODE § 65860 (West 1983). The new law, which became effective in 1979, is popularly and generally referred to by its bill number. 2. CAL. GOV'T CODE §§ 65300, 65302 and 65700 (West 1983 & Supp. 1986). 3. Id. § 65400 (West 1983). 4. Id. § 65860 (West 1983).

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