Elevator and Pressure Vessel Permits
Elevator and Pressure Vessel Permits are required for the installation or modification of any elevator, lift, dumbwaiter, or escalator.
About Elevator and Pressure Vessel Permits
Except for repairs, plans for installation or modification of any elevator, lift, dumbwaiter, and/or escalator shall be filed with and approved by the Department before any permit is issued, as part of an Elevator/Pressure Vessel Plan Check.
For more information on the Plan Check process, visit our Express Permit, Regular Plan Check and Counter Plan Check pages.
Additional Resources
- Code Amendment
- Forms & Applications
- Information Bulletins
- Requests for Modifications
Filtered categories:
Guidelines for Determining Remedial Grading Exempted from the Baseline Hillside Ordinance
IB/P/BC 2023-139
- Effective
BUILDING STANDARDS FOR IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT EXTERIOR ELEVATED ELEMENTS (EEE)
IB/P/BC 2023-144
- Effective
Cargo Container Conversion to Building Modules
IB/P/BC 2023-145
- Effective
Procedure for Processing "Error or Abuse of Discretion" Appeals of LADBS Actions to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners
IB/P/BC 2023-149
- Effective
Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units / Permitted & Unpermitted Buildings
IB/P/BC 2023-150
- Effective
Data Collection, Material Testing and Condition Assessment Requirements for Existing Concrete Buildings
IB/P/BC 2023-153
- Effective
Alternate Building Materials Products Approval Requirements
IB/P/BC 2025-119
- Effective
Wood Frame Prescriptive Provisions One Story Residential Construction Only
IB/P/BC 2026-004
- Effective
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Instructions for Preparing and Recording Covenants with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office
IB/P/GI 2023-024
- Effective
Interconnection Ties for Individual Pile Caps and Caissons
IB/P/BC 2026-030
- Effective
Interest List for Methane Mitigation Designers-Test Labs-Equipment Suppliers
Interim General Policy for Plan Check Time Extension
IB/P/BC 2026-120
- Effective
Filtered categories:
Instructions for Preparing and Recording Covenants with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office
IB/P/GI 2023-024
- Effective
Interconnection Ties for Individual Pile Caps and Caissons
IB/P/BC 2026-030
- Effective
Interest List for Methane Mitigation Designers-Test Labs-Equipment Suppliers
Interim General Policy for Plan Check Time Extension
IB/P/BC 2026-120
- Effective