Product Approval (Test Lab)

LADBS approves alternate building materials or products that are at least equivalent to the materials prescribed in the code in terms of quality, effective time period of fire resistance, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety.

LA Research Reports (LARR)
Building Research Section (BRS)
Mechanical Test Lab (MTL)
Electrical Test Lab (ETL)

About Test Lab

Approved materials are published as Los Angeles Research Reports (LARR).

For licensing of product approval test labs, refer to the Materials Control section in the Inspection Bureau.

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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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Yes, but LADBS does not issue permits for a public school.

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Yes. See the Information Bulletin P/BC 2017-079 for more details.

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No, the product is acceptable if it is listed by a City of Los Angeles recognized listing agency.

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The City does not enforce a CC&Rs.

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Green Building code is applicable to the following projects:

  • New buildings
  • Additions of any size
  • Alter/Repair with a valuation of $200,000 or more
  • Alterations to residential buildings that result in increase in conditioned volume.

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