SEC. 19.07. FEES FOR FLOOD HAZARD REPORTS AND COMPLIANCE

(Amended by Ord. No. 188,796, Eff. 2/23/26.)

A. Basic Review Fee. Except for services subject to the provisions of Subsection B. or C. of this section, the Bureau of Engineering shall charge and collect a fee of $273 to perform each of the following services pertaining to Flood Hazard compliance:

Flood Hazard Compliance Check Fee. Review to verify that a permitted project would or does comply with the requirements of the Los Angeles Specific Plan for the Management of Flood Hazards (Ordinance 172,081, as may be amended) and the National Flood Insurance Program.
Elevation Certificate Processing Fee. Process an Elevation Certificate for building permits located in floodplain zones, in compliance with the requirements of the Los Angeles Specific Plan for the Management of Flood Hazards (Ordinance 172,081, as may be amended) and the National Flood Insurance Program.
Floodproofing Certificate Processing. Process a Floodproofing Certificate for a commercial project or a nonsingle-family development proposed in a floodplain zone, in compliance with the requirements of the Los Angeles

Specific Plan for the Management of Flood Hazards (Ordinance 172,081, as may be amended) and the National Flood Insurance Program.

Letter of Map Change / Conditional Letter of Map Change Processing. Process a Conditional Letter of Map Revision, Conditional Letter of Map Amendment, Letter of Map Revisions, or Letter of Map Amendment.

B. Reviews or Services Requiring Additional Staff Time of 16 or Fewer Hours. For all Bureau of Engineering services identified in Subsection A. of this Section for which a fee of $273 is charged, and which will require Bureau staff to review plans or surveys, or take other action in addition to that normally required to accomplish the task for which the $273 fee is charged, the Bureau shall charge and collect a fee pursuant to the provisions of Section 61.14 of Chapter VI of this Code, except for reviews or services provided pursuant to the provisions of Subsection C. of this Section.

C. Reviews or Services Requiring Additional Staff Time of More than 16 Hours. For all Bureau of Engineering services identified in Subsection A. of this Section for which a fee of $273 is charged, and which will require Bureau staff to review plans or surveys, or take other action, and where Bureau staff will be required to provide more than 16 hours of staff time in addition to that normally required to accomplish the task for which the $273 fee is charged, the Bureau shall charge and collect actual Bureau of Engineering costs and a deposit for such costs as determined and collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 61.15 of Chapter VI of this Code.

D. All Fees Owed Prior to Bureau Action. The Bureau of Engineering shall not issue any approval or decision with respect to any matter for which this section requires payment to the Bureau until all monies owed pursuant to the provisions of this section are paid.