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
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Structural Monitoring Equipment in Buildings Designed with Nonlinear Response History Procedure
IB/P/BC 2026-117
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Interim General Policy for Plan Check Time Extension
IB/P/BC 2026-120
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Alternative Design Procedure for Seismic Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings and Buildings Utilizing Complex Structural Systems
IB/P/BC 2026-123
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Guidelines for Permits and Inspections for Construction Projects that Require Grading Work
IB/P/BC 2026-128
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Surface Fault Rupture Hazard Investigations
IB/P/BC 2026-129
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Procedures for Hazardous or Contaminated Materials Found during Geological Exploration
IB/P/BC 2026-131
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Soils/Geology Report Reqs when Filing Parcel Map with City Planning
IB/P/BC 2026-132
- Effective
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Maintenance of Sump Pump Sewage Ejector (for 2011 Codes)
PC/MECH/Aff101-2008
Maintenance of Uncertified Fill Underground Structures (for 2011 Codes)
PC/GRAD/Aff04-2008
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 10-2023
- Effective
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 10-2017
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 10-2014
Filtered categories:
Maintenance of Sump Pump Sewage Ejector (for 2011 Codes)
PC/MECH/Aff101-2008
Maintenance of Uncertified Fill Underground Structures (for 2011 Codes)
PC/GRAD/Aff04-2008
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 10-2023
- Effective
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 10-2017
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 10-2014