21690.20. The Legislature hereby finds that Los Angeles
International Airport is one of the important air terminals of the
world, making a significant contribution daily to the economy of
California.
Since 1959, jet air traffic at the airport has increased from 80
flights daily to nearly 1,000 daily. This increasing air traffic and
necessary expansion of airport facilities has had an adverse affect
on the residents of the surrounding areas. Expansion and development
has and is expected to require the acquisition of many homes in the
vicinity of the airport and has rendered other homes in areas
subjected to aircraft noise nearly uninhabitable. Property owners in
the vicinity of the airport are either unable to sell their homes or
able to sell only at depressed market prices. Under present laws, the
Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles is required only
to pay homeowners "fair market value" for their property. With
increasing property costs and current high interest rates, it is
impossible for a homeowner to purchase a comparable dwelling in a
comparable residential area for amounts now being paid as "fair
market value."
The City Council of the City of Los Angeles has initiated this
legislation to enable the city to (1) assist displaced homeowners to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing, (2) provide,
where available, replacement housing acceptable to affected
homeowners, and (3) purchase affected homes to compensate homeowners
for the depressed values of their property.
There is precedent for the provision of replacement housing, where
available, in Chapter 953 of the Statutes of 1968, by which the
Department of Public Works is authorized to provide relocation
assistance and replacement housing to certain individuals and
families displaced because of construction of certain state highway
projects. Further, there is precedent for relocation payments to
compensate certain homeowners in Public Law 90-495 and in Chapter 3
of the Statutes of 1968, First Extraordinary Session.
21690.21. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this article:
(a) "Airport" means Los Angeles International Airport.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Airports, City of Los
Angeles.
(c) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
(d) "Board" means the Los Angeles International Airport Property
Acquisition Board.
21690.22. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
department is authorized to:
(a) Assist homeowners displaced by the expansion of the airport to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing.
(b) Provide, where available, replacement housing acceptable to
affected homeowners.
(c) Purchase affected property to compensate homeowners for the
depressed values of their property as a result of the proximity of
the airport to enable such homeowners to purchase comparable housing
under more normal market conditions.
21690.23. The department is authorized to expend any available
funds, including state and federal funds, for the purpose of
purchasing homes from homeowners displaced by the expansion of the
airport and relocating or providing suitable replacement housing for
such persons, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
21690.24. Upon establishment of a program for additional payments
to homeowners by the department pursuant to this article, the
affected property owners may petition as provided in Section 21690.26
for the payment of additional compensation for the depressed value
of the affected property resulting from the presence and operation of
the airport, provided that such owner has not previously recovered
any sums in the nature of an inverse condemnation award by reason of
the presence and operation of the airport.
21690.25. Upon establishment by the department of a program for
such additional compensation, the mayor shall appoint, subject to the
approval of the city council, five persons who shall constitute the
board.
21690.26. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of
the mayor, and any action taken by a majority thereof shall
constitute the action of the board. The board shall hear petitions
from homeowners dislocated by reason of airport expansion and
operations for amounts to be paid in excess of market value of
affected property. The board shall establish procedures for the
conduct of its business.
21690.27. The Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Los
Angeles is directed to pay any sum awarded by the board pursuant to
Section 21690.26.
21690.28. The provisions of this article are available only to
persons who own residential property which has been or is being
condemned or sold for airport purposes. Petitions for additional
compensation may be filed with the board at the same time that
condemnation proceedings or acquisition negotiations are initiated;
and the board shall pay any sum awarded pursuant to Section 21690.26
within 60 days after condemnation or other acquisition proceedings
are completed.
21690.29. If any provision of this article or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the
article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
severable.
21690.20. The Legislature hereby finds that Los Angeles
International Airport is one of the important air terminals of the
world, making a significant contribution daily to the economy of
California.
Since 1959, jet air traffic at the airport has increased from 80
flights daily to nearly 1,000 daily. This increasing air traffic and
necessary expansion of airport facilities has had an adverse affect
on the residents of the surrounding areas. Expansion and development
has and is expected to require the acquisition of many homes in the
vicinity of the airport and has rendered other homes in areas
subjected to aircraft noise nearly uninhabitable. Property owners in
the vicinity of the airport are either unable to sell their homes or
able to sell only at depressed market prices. Under present laws, the
Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles is required only
to pay homeowners "fair market value" for their property. With
increasing property costs and current high interest rates, it is
impossible for a homeowner to purchase a comparable dwelling in a
comparable residential area for amounts now being paid as "fair
market value."
The City Council of the City of Los Angeles has initiated this
legislation to enable the city to (1) assist displaced homeowners to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing, (2) provide,
where available, replacement housing acceptable to affected
homeowners, and (3) purchase affected homes to compensate homeowners
for the depressed values of their property.
There is precedent for the provision of replacement housing, where
available, in Chapter 953 of the Statutes of 1968, by which the
Department of Public Works is authorized to provide relocation
assistance and replacement housing to certain individuals and
families displaced because of construction of certain state highway
projects. Further, there is precedent for relocation payments to
compensate certain homeowners in Public Law 90-495 and in Chapter 3
of the Statutes of 1968, First Extraordinary Session.
21690.21. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this article:
(a) "Airport" means Los Angeles International Airport.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Airports, City of Los
Angeles.
(c) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
(d) "Board" means the Los Angeles International Airport Property
Acquisition Board.
21690.22. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
department is authorized to:
(a) Assist homeowners displaced by the expansion of the airport to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing.
(b) Provide, where available, replacement housing acceptable to
affected homeowners.
(c) Purchase affected property to compensate homeowners for the
depressed values of their property as a result of the proximity of
the airport to enable such homeowners to purchase comparable housing
under more normal market conditions.
21690.23. The department is authorized to expend any available
funds, including state and federal funds, for the purpose of
purchasing homes from homeowners displaced by the expansion of the
airport and relocating or providing suitable replacement housing for
such persons, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
21690.24. Upon establishment of a program for additional payments
to homeowners by the department pursuant to this article, the
affected property owners may petition as provided in Section 21690.26
for the payment of additional compensation for the depressed value
of the affected property resulting from the presence and operation of
the airport, provided that such owner has not previously recovered
any sums in the nature of an inverse condemnation award by reason of
the presence and operation of the airport.
21690.25. Upon establishment by the department of a program for
such additional compensation, the mayor shall appoint, subject to the
approval of the city council, five persons who shall constitute the
board.
21690.26. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of
the mayor, and any action taken by a majority thereof shall
constitute the action of the board. The board shall hear petitions
from homeowners dislocated by reason of airport expansion and
operations for amounts to be paid in excess of market value of
affected property. The board shall establish procedures for the
conduct of its business.
21690.27. The Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Los
Angeles is directed to pay any sum awarded by the board pursuant to
Section 21690.26.
21690.28. The provisions of this article are available only to
persons who own residential property which has been or is being
condemned or sold for airport purposes. Petitions for additional
compensation may be filed with the board at the same time that
condemnation proceedings or acquisition negotiations are initiated;
and the board shall pay any sum awarded pursuant to Section 21690.26
within 60 days after condemnation or other acquisition proceedings
are completed.
21690.29. If any provision of this article or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the
article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
severable.
21690.20. The Legislature hereby finds that Los Angeles
International Airport is one of the important air terminals of the
world, making a significant contribution daily to the economy of
California.
Since 1959, jet air traffic at the airport has increased from 80
flights daily to nearly 1,000 daily. This increasing air traffic and
necessary expansion of airport facilities has had an adverse affect
on the residents of the surrounding areas. Expansion and development
has and is expected to require the acquisition of many homes in the
vicinity of the airport and has rendered other homes in areas
subjected to aircraft noise nearly uninhabitable. Property owners in
the vicinity of the airport are either unable to sell their homes or
able to sell only at depressed market prices. Under present laws, the
Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles is required only
to pay homeowners "fair market value" for their property. With
increasing property costs and current high interest rates, it is
impossible for a homeowner to purchase a comparable dwelling in a
comparable residential area for amounts now being paid as "fair
market value."
The City Council of the City of Los Angeles has initiated this
legislation to enable the city to (1) assist displaced homeowners to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing, (2) provide,
where available, replacement housing acceptable to affected
homeowners, and (3) purchase affected homes to compensate homeowners
for the depressed values of their property.
There is precedent for the provision of replacement housing, where
available, in Chapter 953 of the Statutes of 1968, by which the
Department of Public Works is authorized to provide relocation
assistance and replacement housing to certain individuals and
families displaced because of construction of certain state highway
projects. Further, there is precedent for relocation payments to
compensate certain homeowners in Public Law 90-495 and in Chapter 3
of the Statutes of 1968, First Extraordinary Session.
21690.21. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this article:
(a) "Airport" means Los Angeles International Airport.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Airports, City of Los
Angeles.
(c) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
(d) "Board" means the Los Angeles International Airport Property
Acquisition Board.
21690.22. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
department is authorized to:
(a) Assist homeowners displaced by the expansion of the airport to
relocate in comparable residential areas and housing.
(b) Provide, where available, replacement housing acceptable to
affected homeowners.
(c) Purchase affected property to compensate homeowners for the
depressed values of their property as a result of the proximity of
the airport to enable such homeowners to purchase comparable housing
under more normal market conditions.
21690.23. The department is authorized to expend any available
funds, including state and federal funds, for the purpose of
purchasing homes from homeowners displaced by the expansion of the
airport and relocating or providing suitable replacement housing for
such persons, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
21690.24. Upon establishment of a program for additional payments
to homeowners by the department pursuant to this article, the
affected property owners may petition as provided in Section 21690.26
for the payment of additional compensation for the depressed value
of the affected property resulting from the presence and operation of
the airport, provided that such owner has not previously recovered
any sums in the nature of an inverse condemnation award by reason of
the presence and operation of the airport.
21690.25. Upon establishment by the department of a program for
such additional compensation, the mayor shall appoint, subject to the
approval of the city council, five persons who shall constitute the
board.
21690.26. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of
the mayor, and any action taken by a majority thereof shall
constitute the action of the board. The board shall hear petitions
from homeowners dislocated by reason of airport expansion and
operations for amounts to be paid in excess of market value of
affected property. The board shall establish procedures for the
conduct of its business.
21690.27. The Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Los
Angeles is directed to pay any sum awarded by the board pursuant to
Section 21690.26.
21690.28. The provisions of this article are available only to
persons who own residential property which has been or is being
condemned or sold for airport purposes. Petitions for additional
compensation may be filed with the board at the same time that
condemnation proceedings or acquisition negotiations are initiated;
and the board shall pay any sum awarded pursuant to Section 21690.26
within 60 days after condemnation or other acquisition proceedings
are completed.
21690.29. If any provision of this article or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the
article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
severable.
