Chapter I — General Provisions and Zoning›Article 9 — FEES
Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1 § 19.04 Fees for Sign-Off or Clearance Requests
Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1 · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Planning & Zoning Code — LAMC Chapter 1 § 19.04 · Text as of 2026-10-05
(Amended by Ord. No. 188,796, Eff. 2/23/26.)
The following fees and charges shall be paid to the Department of City Planning in connection with sign-off or clearance requests:
SIGN-OFF OR CLEARANCE REQUESTS FEES Type of Application Base Fee
| Public Benefit Project Clearance for by-right project (Section 14.00 A.) |
$441 |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Clearance - ZA (Section 12.24 and all other projects) |
$1,655 |
| Miscellaneous Clearance - ZA Single-Family Dwellings with No Exceptions (Section 12.24 and all other projects) |
$1,103 |
| Request for Approval to erect temporary Subdivision Directional Signs (First Sign) (Section 12.21 A.7.) |
$221 |
| Request for Approval to erect temporary Subdivision Directional Signs (Each Additional Sign) (Section 12.21 A.7.) |
$221 |
| Miscellaneous Clearance - Director | $662 |
| Miscellaneous Clearance - Commission | $883 |
| Miscellaneous Clearance - Advisory Agency | $221 |
| Miscellaneous Clearance - Approval of plans for Substantial Conformance | |
| Minor | $1,876 |
| Major | $2,703 |
| Condition Compliance for ZA / DIR / Commission | $1,434 |
| Overlay Compliance Review for Building Permit | |
| Minor | $827 |
| Standard | $2,482 |
| Major | $4,137 |
| Building Permit Clearance | |
| Minor | $221 |
| Major | $1,214 |
| Administrative Review | |
| Minor | $1,729 |
| Standard | $3,310 |
| Major | $8,496 |
| Restaurant Beverage Program (Sections 12.22 A.34., 12.22 A.35.) |
$2,207 |
| Landscape and Site Design Approval and Verification* | $1,854 |
| Landscape Plan Approval as part of a Discretionary Approval** | $221 |
| Monitoring - Restaurant Beverage Program (Sections 12.22 A.34., 12.22 A.35.) |
$1,324 |
| Inspection and Field Compliance Review - Restaurant Beverage Program (Sections 12.22 A.34., 12.22 A.35.) |
$829 |
| Wireless - U.S. Government Code Section 6409 Administrative Plan Approvals | $3,751 |
| Letter of Substantial Conformance (Major Projects Only) | $6,620 |
| Notes: * Applications, subject to this fee, shall pay the fee established herein if submitted after the amended Lands Review Ordinance is adopted, per Council File No. 24-1399. |
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** Applications submitted after the amended Landscape and Site Design Ordinance is adopted, per Council File No. 24-1399, will not be subject to the “Landscape Plan Approvals as part of a Discretionary Approvals” fee.
A. Development Plans. Each final development plan for a residential planned development filed with the City Planning Commission for its report and recommendation subsequent to the application for the establishment of a Residential Planned Development District (RPD District), as defined in Section 13.04 shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $199 plus $1.70 for each acre or portion of an acre shown on the plan.
B. Modification of Plans or Conditions. Each request to the City Planning Commission for its report and recommendations on modifications of an approved final development plan in an RPD District or of a condition imposed on a residential planned development shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $263.
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