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:
Affidavit for Board of Building and Safety Commissioners Resolution No. 832-93 (for 2011 Codes)
PC/STR/Aff11-2009
Covenant and Agreement for Community Driveway Over Two Parcels (for 2026 Codes)
PC/STR/Aff13-2026
Covenant and Agreement for Community Driveway Over Two or More Parcels (for 2026 Codes)
PC/STR/Aff.13B-2026
Affidavit of Impact Hazard Glazing (for 2011 Codes)
PC/STR/Aff19-2009
Erection and Maintenance of Building in Areas Subject to Inundation or Physical Hazards Geological Nature (for 2011 Codes)
PC/STR/Aff21-2009
Erection and Maintenance of Building in Areas Subject to Inundation or Physical Hazards Geological Nature
PC/STR/Aff21-2014
Filtered categories:
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Bicycle parking Ordinance (Ordinance 182,386 & 185,430)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.111-2020
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Bicycle Parking Ordinance (Ordinance 182,386 & 185,480)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.111-2023
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for CMU Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-012
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Concrete Special Moment Resisting Frame (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-014
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet For Concrete Tilt Up Retrofit (Historical Document)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.036-2026
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Curtain Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-011
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Fire District 1
CL-BC-2026-020
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Flexible Diaphragm-Rigid Wall (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-010
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Flood Hazard Specific Plan
CL-BC-2026-019
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet For Hillside Construction On Slopes Greater Than 33 Percent (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-006
- Effective
Filtered categories:
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Bicycle parking Ordinance (Ordinance 182,386 & 185,430)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.111-2020
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Bicycle Parking Ordinance (Ordinance 182,386 & 185,480)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.111-2023
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for CMU Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-012
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Concrete Special Moment Resisting Frame (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-014
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet For Concrete Tilt Up Retrofit (Historical Document)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.036-2026
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Curtain Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-011
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Fire District 1
CL-BC-2026-020
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Flexible Diaphragm-Rigid Wall (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-010
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Flood Hazard Specific Plan
CL-BC-2026-019
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet For Hillside Construction On Slopes Greater Than 33 Percent (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-006
- Effective