For in-person support and services, please visit one of the following support centers:

• LA One-Stop Rebuilding Center: 1828 Sawtelle Blvd, West Los Angeles, CA 90025
• Palisades Inspections and Permitting Support Center: 16925 Marquez Avenue, Palisades, CA 90272 

You will generally need:

• A completed claim for refund form that provides your mailing address, phone number, email address, permit number, etc.  The claim for refund form should indicate the permit should be cancelled if you no longer need the permit.
• A receipt or proof of payment.
• A copy of the permit for which fees were paid.
• Property Owner Fee Waiver Acknowledgement For January 2025 Wildfires

• Submit one completed claim for refund form per permit, along with supporting documents via mail to the Office of the City Clerk:

Office of the City Clerk

Room 395, City Hall

200 N. Spring St.

Los Angeles, CA 90012-4869

• You may also submit your claim for refund form in person at any Department of Building & Safety cashier counter. The cashier will then forward the claim to the City Clerk's Office for processing. Please note that one refund application is needed for each permit in which a refund is requested.

The Ordinance No. 188985 waives permitting and clearance fees associated with wildfire rebuild or repair projects up to 110 percent of the area of the damaged or destroyed  structure, including:

• LADBS building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit fees.
• LADBS Plan-Check Fees.
• LAFD hydrant and access review fees, fire/life safety plan review fees, inspection and re-inspection fees, expedited or off-hour fire/life safety plan review and/or inspection fees.
• Arts development fee.
• Department of City Planning fees for sign-off and clearance requests, surcharges for automated systems, and General Plan Maintenance fees..
• Permit fees for tree replacements, relocations or removals and street tree inspection clearances.
• Industrial wastewater permit application fees.
• Low Impact Development plan check fees.
• Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering permit and clearance related fees.
• Tenant relocation assistance fees and related clearance fees.
• Fees for enforcement of housing covenants.
• Department of Transportation assessment, transportation demand management compliance and monitoring, condition clearance, and permit issuance fees.
• Park fees.

The following fees are not waived by Ordinance No. 188985:

• Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Impact/Developer Fees. In accordance with the CA Education Code, Section 17626 and 17620(a)(1)(C), School Impact/Developer fees will be assessed for reconstruction projects when the area of the structure is increased by more than 500 square feet.
• Earthquake Instrumentation Fee for the Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP) per California Public Resources Code Section 2705.
• California Building Standards Commission Surcharge (Green Building Fee) per California Health and Safety Code Section 18931.6.
• Fees charged by the City of Los Angeles for permits related to the rebuilding of structures above 110 percent of the area of the original damaged or destroyed structure.

No. The fee waiver is only available to the owner of record on the title of the entire rebuild or repair site on January 7, 2025.

To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:

• Ownership Requirements: You must have owned the property on or before January 7, 2025.  If the property is sold prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, you will be required to reimburse the City for the full amount of all waived fees. 

   

• Project Requirements: The fee waiver applies to work performed to repair or rebuild any building or structure damaged or destroyed as a result of  the Palisades, Hurst, Kenneth, Archer, and Sunset fires that occurred in the City of Los Angeles in January of 2025.