Plumbing Permits
Plumbing Permits are required for any installation or modification of drainage systems, waste and vent systems, fuel gas piping, potable water piping, rainwater piping, lawn sprinkler system, and subsurface drainage piping on swimming pool water circulating systems.
About Plumbing Permits
Plans shall be filed with and approved by the Department (as a Plumbing Plan Check) before any permit is issued for work listed below:
- Drainage systems.
- Drainage and vent systems for a building or structure involving fixtures that discharge 217 or more drainage fixture units.
- Drainage pumps and ejectors.
- Combination waste and vent systems.
- Fuel gas piping with any of the following:
- Systems having more than 10 outlets.
- Medium pressure gas systems.
- High pressure gas systems.
- Methane gas extraction systems.
- Potable water piping with any of the following:
- Systems requiring a 2-inch or larger supply.
- Systems designed from the procedure in Section 610.5 of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
- Exception: Plan check is not required for existing systems, that are added to or altered, with branch lines that serve less than 20 fixture units and sized by Table 6-4.
- Rainwater piping systems with more than 10 interconnected rainwater or overflow drains, or a rainwater pump.
- Special water piping systems for reclaimed water piping.
- Lawn sprinkler systems required for irrigation of cut-and-fill slopes in hillside areas.
- Subsurface drainage piping.
- Swimming pool circulating water systems.
Additional Resources
- Code Amendment
- Forms & Applications
- Covenant & Agreements (Affidavits)
- Information Bulletins
- Requests for Modifications
- Standard Correction Lists
- Presentations
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Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet For Hillside Construction On Slopes Greater Than 33 Percent (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-006
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Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Two-Way Concrete Slab (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-007
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check List for Prestress Concrete (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-008
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check List for Concrete Shear Walls 2026 LABC
CL-BC-2026-009
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Flexible Diaphragm-Rigid Wall (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-010
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Curtain Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-011
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for CMU Wall Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-012
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Steel Brace Frame Design (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-013
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet for Concrete Special Moment Resisting Frame (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-014
- Effective
Supplemental Plan Check Correction Sheet Mass Timber and Heavy Timber (2026 LABC)
CL-BC-2026-015
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Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
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Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2026-023
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2017-023
Filtered categories:
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2026-023
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2017-023
Filtered categories:
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2026-023
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2017-023
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2026-023
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2017-023
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2026-023
- Effective
Fire Retardant Roof Coverings for Open Walking Decks and Space Roof Construction
IB/P/BC 2017-023