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No, but a fax request may be sent.
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According to the City of Los Angeles Electrical Code section 93.0402, as well as section 110.2 of the State of California and National Electrical Code, only the conductors and equipment required or permitted (by the code) are acceptable when they are approved.
If an unlisted electrical product is inadvertently installed in the City of Los Angeles, the installer can request for a field evaluation of the product from the City of Los Angeles Electrical Test Lab or from a recognized testing agency, however, the equipment would not be permitted to be energized to operate until either an approval is obtained from the Electrical Test Lab, or an acceptable field evaluation by a recognized test lab is completed and a satisfactory report is submitted to the Department electrical inspection in order to obtain approval from them.
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Yes. You may select as many inspection types as you wish. Please limit your selection(s) to work that is ready to be inspected.
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No, work cannot be started until a valid permit is issued.
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No, all plan sheets must be combined into one PDF document.
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Plastic waste and vent piping in residential occupancies are allowed when the residential portion of the building is 2 stories or less.
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Yes, but with some exceptions. Please see the Information Bulletin P/BC 2023-079 for more details.
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For non-structural items, an ICC report is acceptable. For structural elements, you will need a LA Research Report. See the Information Bulletin P/BC 2014-119.
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No, since the pipe sizing tables for rain rainwater are based on a minimum 1% slope.
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No. Unless it is part of equipment approval by the LADBS-ETL with prior approval, provided that the testing is witnessed by the LADBS-ETL and the test program and equipment have already been approved by the LADBS-ETL.
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No. Each property drainage shall be directed to a public street via non-erosive device.
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Yes. Section 98.0422 of the Los Angeles City Municipal Code allows expedited review process when an amount of a fee equal to one-half of the review fee, in addition to the normal review fee, is paid.
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Yes, but with conditions. Contact Mechanical Plan Check for more information.
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No, EV charging stalls are required to be unrestricted and available for all users. However, if the EV charging infrastructure is located in a manner where it can facilitate both spaces, then it will be acceptable.
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Refer to our Information Bulletin P/GI 2023-011 from our website for qualifications regarding counter plan check.
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Yes, all special event permits are issued online.
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The Department does not recommend or endorse consultants. The Department does maintain a roster of approved testing agencies on the web site, which contains soil laboratories and geotechnical companies.
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The Department does not recommend or endorse consultants. The Department does maintain a roster of approved testing agencies on the web site, which contains soil laboratories and geotechnical companies.
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No. Only General Approvals (Research Reports), and some Laboratory Approvals have Conditions of Approval.
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Employee workstations must be on an accessible route.
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No. A job will stop if LADBS accepts it has made an error in issuing a permit. Otherwise, construction will stop only if a determination is made by LADBS Board of Commissioners or the Department of the City Planning that LADBS made an error in issuing a permit or in the zoning determination for a project.
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No, as this is not “newly constructed” according to LABC 202 or used for public housing.
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No, it does not if the electrical equipment is already tested and listed according to approved recognized national safety (RNS) standards and labeled by a recognized (approved) testing agency such as Underwriters Laboratory, Canadian Standards Association, FM Approvals LLC, Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., and TUV America Inc., etc.
If the equipment is not already tested and listed, or if it is only tested and listed according to manufacturer standards, or if it is not code compliant or identified as required by the electrical code, then it needs to be retested according to RNS standards, and comply with California Electrical Code, and City of Los Angeles Electrical Code requirements by the LADBS-ETL or any other recognized testing agency.
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No. A permit is issued by LADBS to check the zoning for the hospital site.
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