Los Angeles Municipal Code Div. 1 Administration

Section 91.101 Title, Purpose, and Scope. 91.102 Unsafe Buildings or Structures. 91.103 Violations. 91.104 Organization and Enforcement. 91.105 Appeals. 91.106 Permits. 91.107 Fees. 91.108 Inspection. 91.109 Certificate of Occupancy. 91.110 Responsibility of Permittee. 91.111 Code Revision. 91.113 Permit Fees.

SEC. 91.101. TITLE, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE.

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

The regulations for the abatement of unsafe buildings or structures are enumerated in Division 89, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC.

Building permits shall be presumed to incorporate the provision that the applicant, the applicant’s agent, employees or contractors shall carry out the proposed work in accordance with the approved plans and with all requirements of this Code and any other laws or regulations applicable thereto, whether specified or not.

No approval shall relieve or exonerate any person from the responsibility of complying with the provisions and intent of this Code.

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

TABLE 1-A

PERMIT FEES 1,2,3,4
(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 165% of bldg 26% of bldg 26% of bldg 13% of bldg permit fee New Construction See Table 1-A permit fee permit fee permit fee determined from Table 1-A 165% of bldg 26% of bldg 26% of bldg 13% of bldg permit fee Alteration See Table 1-A permit fee permit fee permit fee determined from Table 1-A 175% of bldg permit fee Swimming Pool See Table 1-A determined from Table 1-A Solar Heating and See Table 1-A Cooling System

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 FEES a,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, or geology report.

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