Please see Section 91. 7006.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (L.A.M.C.)

After the permit fee is paid, an LADBS Plan Check Engineer will stamp your plans and you will be able to download the stamped plans from your dashboard.

Check the “Search Online Building Records” on the Department’s website. Previous soils/geology reports can also be obtained at the Records Section locations at 201 N. Figueroa Street, Rm. 110 (Metro) or 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., 2nd Floor (Van Nuys).

You may view our employee directory on the LADBS website to look up your plan checker contact information.

For small to medium projects, you may visit the Metro (Downtown), Van Nuys, and West LA offices on a walk-in basis for a Counter Plan Check. Your plans are reviewed same day, in about 45-60 minutes

For large, complex projects, plans are sent in for a Regular Plan Check and reviewed within weeks.

For major developer projects, the design and permit process are allowed concurrently, in the Parallel Design - Permitting Process.

You can visit our Pre-Approved Standard Plans page for more information. 

All new buildings or additions, and any alteration with valuation of more than $200,000.0 need to comply with the LA City Green code.

Make sure that the equipment approval has not expired by checking the equipment approval letter. Each letter has an approval and expiration date that is indicated on the top right hand of the letter.

You can check with the office where you submitted your Demo Pre-Inspection (DPI) application for the status. You will be called once the GPI is ready.

You can check with the office at which you submitted your Grading Pre-Inspection (GPI) application for the status. You will be called once the GPI is ready.

Any tenant Improvement with the valuation higher than $150,244.00 needs to fully comply with the current Disabled Access regulation. A project with valuation of less than $150,244.00 can apply for a hardship. For Historical Building, please visit the DSA website.

All new buildings, additions or remodeling which introduces new exterior openings need to comply with the current energy regulations.

Please check with the office where you have submitted your Sign Pre-Inspection (SPI) application.

The application form for a Los Angeles City Research Report is available from the Los Angeles City Department of Building and Safety website. You may download it at New General Approval or Technical Modification.

There is one application form that is used for each type of submittal (New, Renewal, Technical and Clerical Modifications, for Laboratory, General, and One-time Approvals). You can obtain this form as follows:

• On the LADBS website here as PDF (PC-ELEC-App.12) or on the "Electrical Test Lab (ETL)" page.
• Contact City of Los Angeles Electrical Test Lab at 213-482-6721.

Depending on the size of your project, you can get your permit online or at the counter of a Development Services Center. 

For simple projects where plan review is not required, you may obtain an Express Permit online or walk-in at a Development Services Center.

For medium to large projects where a plan review is required, you can get a Counter Plan Check on a walk-in basis at a Development Services Center.

For complex and major projects, call 3-1-1 for assistance.

Check the “Search Online Building Records” on the Department’s web site. Previous soils/geology reports can also be obtained at the Records Section locations at 201 N. Figueroa Street, Rm. 110 (Metro) or 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., 2nd Floor (Van Nuys).

Building and Safety's Financial Services section should have sent an invoice to the person(s) responsible for the fee. If you believe you have fees due, contact the Inspector or the Inspector's supervisor for confirmation.

Off-hour inspections can only be paid through the LADBS website.

Call 3-1-1 to report a complaint or visit Online Services. 

When the work is ready, request an inspection using one of three options:

1. Request an inspection online using our Request For Inspection system. Requests made before 4:00 pm can be scheduled for the next business day.
2. Dial 888-LA4-BUILD / (888)-524-2845 for inside Los Angeles County or (213) 482-0000 for outside Los Angeles County and choose Option 1 to request an inspection using our Automated Inspection Request System. The AIRS Sequence Chart is helpful to have when using our Automated Inspection Request System (AIRS)
3. Dial 3-1-1 for inside L.A. County or (213) 473-3231 for outside L.A. County. Automated inspection requests may be made anytime (except between 2:00 am and 3:00 am). Requests made before 4:00 pm can be scheduled for the next business day. When calling for an inspection you will need to know the permit number, the site address, and type of inspection needed. To request an inspection for the next business day with one of our staff members, you must call in prior to 4:00 p.m. Automated inspection request systems will accept next day inspections prior to 4:00 p.m. We will attempt to contact you on the morning of the inspection.

For requests of four (4) or more seismic gas shut off valve inspections, please complete the Seismic Gas Shut Off Valve Inspection Request Form. To schedule fewer than four (4) seismic gas shut off valve inspections, please call 3-1-1 for inside Los Angeles County or (213) 473-3231 for outside Los Angeles County.

Deputy Inspection Notification

Deputy Inspection notification may be made by calling 3-1-1 or by completing a Deputy Fax Notification form and faxing it to (213) 482-6838 or 6839 by 3:30 pm one working day before the day of the inspection. Deputy Inspection Notification is not currently available on the Automated Inspection Request form.

To request for inspection, please call (888) LA4Build or request for inspection online.

To request for inspection, please call (888) LA4Build or request for inspection online.

You can review the past and present activity on a particular property with our free online Permit and Inspection Report. It shows both Permit activity and Code Enforcement activity.

The fire water storage tank is sized according to the sprinkler or standpipe demand, whichever is larger for the water supply duration as stated in NFPA 13 table 11.2.3.1.2