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
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- Forms & Applications
- Information Bulletins
- Requests for Modifications
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Demolition of Structures Destroyed or Damaged By the 2025 Wildfires
IB/P/BC 2026-155
- Effective
Temporary Housing for the 2025 Wildfire Damaged Properties
IB/P/BC 2026-156
- Effective
Compaction, Soils and Geological Reports for Rebuilding in the Palisades Fire Area
IB/P/BC 2026-157
- Effective
Multi-Building Complexes Electrical Plan Check Required
IB/P/EC 2017-003
- Effective
Rules and Regulations for LADBS Testing Laboratories
IB/P/EC 2017-005
- Effective
Permit Fees for Solar Photovoltaic Microinverters
IB/P/EC 2017-006
- Effective
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Mandatory Requirements Checklist Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings of Six Stories Or Less (for 2011 Codes)
GRN 9-2013
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 5-2023
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 5-2020
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 05-2026
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2016
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2014
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2015
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly-Constructed Non-Residential Buildings and Residential Buildings Over Six Stories (for 2011 Codes)
GRN 5-2013
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
GRN 04-2026
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
GRN 4-2017
Filtered categories:
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings of Six Stories Or Less (for 2011 Codes)
GRN 9-2013
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 5-2023
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 5-2020
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 05-2026
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2016
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2014
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 5-2015
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly-Constructed Non-Residential Buildings and Residential Buildings Over Six Stories (for 2011 Codes)
GRN 5-2013
Mandatory Requirements Checklist Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
GRN 04-2026
Mandatory Requirements Checklist: Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
GRN 4-2017