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 NFPA 14 Installation of Standpipe Systems (2024 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-011
- Effective
Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 20 Installation of Fire Pump Systems (2025 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-012
- Effective
Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 22 Water Tanks for Fire Protection (2023 Edition)
CL-PC-2026-013
- Effective
Plan Check Correction Sheet for NFPA 13 (2025 Edition) Fire Sprinkler Systems for Automated Mechanical Parking Lifts (Car Stackers)
CL-PC-2026-014
- Effective
Single Family Dwelling/Duplex Plan Check Correction Sheets (2026 LARC)
CL-RC-2026-001
- Effective
Single Family Dwelling/Duplex Plan Check Correction Sheets (2026 LARC)
CL-RC-2026-001
- Effective
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Supplemental Checklist 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) & CCR Title 14 Fire Safe Regulations
CL-WC-2026-001
- Effective
Filtered categories:
Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
- Effective
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2026
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes: Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2020
GREEN BUILDING CODE PLAN CHECK NOTES RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 14-2023
- Effective
Green Building Code Supplemental Correction Sheet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-005
- Effective
GRN 10 Mandatory Requirements Checklist for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PCF-GRN-2026-010
- Effective
GRN 14 Green Building Residential Plan Check General Notes
PCF-GRN-2026-014
- Effective
Filtered categories:
Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
- Effective
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2026
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes: Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2020
GREEN BUILDING CODE PLAN CHECK NOTES RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 14-2023
- Effective
Green Building Code Supplemental Correction Sheet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-005
- Effective
GRN 10 Mandatory Requirements Checklist for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PCF-GRN-2026-010
- Effective
GRN 14 Green Building Residential Plan Check General Notes
PCF-GRN-2026-014
- Effective
Filtered categories:
Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
- Effective
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2026
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes: Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2020
GREEN BUILDING CODE PLAN CHECK NOTES RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 14-2023
- Effective
Green Building Code Supplemental Correction Sheet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-005
- Effective
GRN 10 Mandatory Requirements Checklist for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PCF-GRN-2026-010
- Effective
GRN 14 Green Building Residential Plan Check General Notes
PCF-GRN-2026-014
- Effective
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
- Effective
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2026
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes: Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2020
GREEN BUILDING CODE PLAN CHECK NOTES RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 14-2023
- Effective
Green Building Code Supplemental Correction Sheet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-005
- Effective
GRN 10 Mandatory Requirements Checklist for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PCF-GRN-2026-010
- Effective
GRN 14 Green Building Residential Plan Check General Notes
PCF-GRN-2026-014
- Effective
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
Green Building Code Corrections Sheet for Newly Constructed Residential Buildings
- Effective
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2026
Green Building Code Plan Check Notes: Non-Residential Buildings
GRN 15-2020
GREEN BUILDING CODE PLAN CHECK NOTES RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
GRN 14-2023
- Effective
Green Building Code Supplemental Correction Sheet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (2026 LAGBC)
CL-GC-2026-005
- Effective
GRN 10 Mandatory Requirements Checklist for Additions and Alterations to Non-Residential Buildings
PCF-GRN-2026-010
- Effective
GRN 14 Green Building Residential Plan Check General Notes
PCF-GRN-2026-014
- Effective