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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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Plumbing Systems
CL-PC-2026-001
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Sewage Ejectors and Sump Pumps
CL-PC-2026-002
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Methane Mitigation Systems
CL-PC-2026-003
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Untreated Gray Water Systems
CL-PC-2026-004
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for On-Site Treated Non-Potable Gray Water Systems
CL-PC-2026-005
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Non-Potable Rainwater Catchment System
CL-PC-2026-006
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for Non-Potable Water Reuse (Recycled) Systems
CL-PC-2026-007
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 13 Installation of Sprinkler Systems (2025 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-008
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 13D Installation of Sprinkler in Dwellings and Manufactured Homes (2025 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-009
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Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 13R Installation of Sprinkler In Low-Rise Residential Occupancies (2025 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-010
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-002
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PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-AA-2023
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PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-003
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CL-GC-2026-001
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Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
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PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-AA-2023
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PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-003
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CL-GC-2026-001
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Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-002
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-003
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CL-GC-2026-001
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Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-002
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-003
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CL-GC-2026-001
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Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-002
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Additions and Alterations to Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-AA-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.NonRes-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
PC/GRN/Corr.Lst.Res-New-2023
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-003
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Green Building Code Correction Sheet Newly Constructed Residential Buildings (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-001
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Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Non-Residential Buildings
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