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Division 1

SEC. 91.113. PERMIT FEES.

Los Angeles Building Code — LAMC Chapter IX · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Los Angeles

(Added by Ord. No. 182,850, Eff. 1/3/14.)

TABLE 1-A

PERMIT FEES1,2,3,4

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

TOTAL VALUATION

FEE

TOTAL VALUATION FEE
From To
$0.00 $100 inclusive None
$100.01 $2,000 inclusive $65.00
$2,000.01 $20,000 inclusive $40.00 plus $1.25 per $100 or fraction thereof of total valuation.
$20,000.01 $50,000 inclusive $170.00 plus 6.00 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of total valuation
$50,000.01 $100,000 inclusive $195.00 plus $5.50 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of total valuation
$100,000.01 $500,000 inclusive $395.00 plus $3.50 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of total valuation
$500,000.01 $1,000,000 inclusive $520.00 plus $3.25 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of total valuation
Over 1,000,000 $920.00 plus $2.85 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of total valuation
  • 1 The building permit fee specified in this table shall be increased by a surcharge pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 2705 (State Strong Motion Instrumentation Program). This surcharge shall not be included in the building permit fee for the purpose of determining the plan check fee.

  • 2 The permit fee specified in the table above shall be increased by 10% for all construction or work required to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the California General Resources Conservation and Development Commission. This increase in fee shall be included in the building permit fee for the purpose of determining the plan checking fee.

  • 3 The permit fee specified in this table shall be increased by 12.5% for all construction or work required to comply with the state's disabled access and adaptability requirements at Part 2, Title 24, of the California Code of Regulations. The increase in fee shall be included in the building permit fee for the purpose of determining the plan check fee.

  • 4 The minimum permit fee for projects that require more than one inspection shall be double the minimum inspection fee specified in LAMC Section 98.0412(a).

TABLE 1-A.1

COMBINED PERMIT FEES (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

(R-3 Occ.) Building Elec. Plumb. Mech. Combined Fees
New Construction See Table 1-A 26% of bldg permit
fee
26% of bldg permit
fee
13% of bldg permit
fee
165% of bldg permit
fee determined from
Table 1-A
Alteration See Table 1-A 26% of bldg permit
fee
26% of bldg permit
fee
13% of bldg permit
fee
165% of bldg permit
fee determined from
Table 1-A
Swimming Pool See Table 1-A 175% of bldg permit
fee determined from
Table 1-A
Solar Heating and
Cooling System
See Table 1-A

TABLE 1-B

TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ADDITIONAL FEES (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

ITEMS ADDITIONAL FEE
ITEMS ADDITIONAL FEE
A Occupancy $98.00 each assembly room or area
E Occupancy $98.00 each classroom
I Occupancy $98.00 each floor or portion thereof
H Occupancy $98.00 each floor or portion thereof
B, F, M or S Occupancy $98.00 each floor or portion thereof
R1 Occupancy $189.00 each floor or portion thereof
R3 Occupancy $302.00

TABLE 1-C

REPORT FEESa,b,c,d,e (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

REPORT FEES
Soils engineering/foundation or geology report $363.00
For the first lot plus $5.00 for each additional lot or for the first acre plus $25.00 for each additional acre or fraction
thereof, whichever is the greater fee.
Supplemental fee $181.00
For each supplemental foundation investigation, soils engineering, orgeologyreport.

a Where the soil engineering/foundation and geology reports are submitted together or combined into one report, the fee shall be doubled.

b Report fees for minor work may be reduced to one half of the calculated fee, as determined by the Department.

  • c Fees are based on single projects and contiguous properties.

d Additional fees for division of land review shall be collected as required by LAMC Subdivision 91.107.8.2.

  • e The fees in this table shall be increased by 50%, when the reports are reviewed during off-hours at the request of the applicant and acceptance by the Department.

TABLE 1-D

GRADING PERMIT FEES

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

GRADING FEE
100 cubic yards or less $160.00
101 - 1,000 cubic yards $160.00 for the first 100 cubic yards, plus $135.00 for each additional 100 cubic yards or fraction
thereof.
1,001 - 10,000 cubic yards $1,375.00 for the first 1,000 cubic yards, plus $150.00 for each additional 1,000 cubic yards or fraction
thereof.
10,001 - 100,000 cubic yards $2,725.00 for the first 10,000 cubic yards, plus $500.00 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or
fraction thereof.
100,001 cubic yards or more $7,225.00 for the first 100,000 cubic yards, plus $250.00 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or
fraction thereof.

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