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August 10 2026

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##  [ The End of the Old Land Use Order: How Rules, Not Access, Are Redefining Development in Los Angeles ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33178:the-end-of-the-old-land-use-order-how-rules-not-access-are-redefining-development-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

LAND USE IN LA - For half a century, surviving as a private developer in the city of Los Angeles required working closely with a critical partner: the land use consultant. The Municipal Code was a bureaucratic monolith, famously about as e…

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