Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.106 Fees

Section 106 of the IFC is hereby adopted in its entirety with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions.

For permits required by Section 57.105.6, the fees shall be renewed and collected in accordance with Sections 57.106.6.1 through 57.106.6.10.

Due dates shall be established in accordance with Section 57.106.6.1.

1. Newly Established Business. The annual permit fees required by this chapter for any newly established business, operation, occupation, or premises shall be due and payable on or before the close of business on the first day such business, operation, occupation, or use of premises begins.

2. Renewal – Existing Permits. The annual permit renewal fees required by this chapter for existing permits shall become due and payable each year during the two months next preceding the 1st day of

January of the calendar year for which a permit is to be renewed. Fees for churches and service centers for armed forces personnel shall be paid upon original application only and shall not be paid thereafter.

All permit fees required by Section 57.105.6 shall be paid to and shall be collected by the Office of Finance. Upon receipt, the Office of Finance shall deposit the fees with the City Treasurer.

The cost of permits issued as required by Sections 57.105.3.9.4.1, 57.105.6, 57.105.7.8, 57.105.9, 57.120.6 and 57.324.4.6 shall be determined as provided in Section 57.106.8.

The Board shall approve the collection of charges in accordance with new schedules approved as provided in Section 57.106.8.

Those items to which the procedure for fee calculation applies include:

1. Aircraft Fueling Station, Section 57.105.6.1.

2. Aircraft Refueller, Section 57.105.6.2.

3. Airport Fueling System, Section 57.105.6.3.

4. Airport, Private, Section 57.105.6.4.

5. Assembly Occupancy, Section 57.105.6.5.

6. Atmospheric Above ground Tank, Section 57.105.6.6, exceeding 10,000-gallon capacity containing hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

EXCEPTION: Atmospheric above ground tanks that are associated with an oil well.

7. Bulk Distributing Station, Section 57.105.6.7.

8. Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Systems, Section 57.105.6.8.

9. Central Station Signaling System, Section 57.105.6.9 to engage in the business of providing an alarm service for fire protective signaling systems.

10. Church (original fee only), Section 57.105.6.10.

11. Community Care Facility, Section 57.105.6.11.

12. Cylinder Filling Plant, Section 57.105.6.12.

13. Day Care, Section 57.105.6.13.

14. Dry Cleaning Plant, Section 57.105.6.14.

15. Flammable And Combustible Liquids Location, Section 57.105.6.15.

16. Flammable And Combustible Liquids Vehicle, Section 57.105.6.16.

17. Hazardous Materials: To store, process, or use materials above ground of the type and in the amounts exceeding those set forth in Table 57.105.6.17 or exceeding the permit amounts for hazardous materials in Chapter 50.

18. Heliport, Section 57.105.6.18.

19. High-Piled Combustible Storage, Section 57.105.6.19.

20. High-Rise permits, Section 57.105.9.

21. Hospital, Section 57.105.6.20.

22. Hotel, Section 57.105.6.21.

    (a) Without place of assemblage.

    (b) With one place of assemblage.

    (c) With more than one place of assemblage.

23. Laboratory, Section 57.105.6.22.

    (a) Class A – Any laboratory which uses or processes hazardous materials over the exempt amount allowed in Table 57.105.6.17.

(b) Class B – Any laboratory which uses or processes hazardous materials within the exempt amount allowed in Table 57.105.6.17.

24. Marine Oil Terminal, Section 57.105.6.23.

25. Marine Service Station, Section 57.105.6.24.

26. Natural Gasoline Plant, Section 57.105.6.25.

27. Oil Well, Section 57.105.6.26.

28. Plant Extraction Systems, Section 57.105.6.27.

29. Refinery, Section 57.105.6.28.

30. Residential Care Facility, Section 57.105.6.29.

31. School, Section 57.105.6.30.

32. Service Center for Armed Forces Personnel (original fee only), Section 57.105.6.31.

33. Special School, Section 57.105.6.32.

34. Surgical Center, Section 57.105.6.33.

35. Theater, Section 57.105.6.34.

36. Theater (Little), Section 57.105.6.35.

37. Theater (Motion Picture), Section 57.105.6.36.

38. Unified Program Facility Permit Schedule, Section 57.120.6.

39. Applications for permits, Sections 57.105.7.8 and 57.324.4.6.

1. New Application Fee. Whenever under the provisions of this section an annual permit fee is required to be paid for any business operation, occupation, or premises, and such fee is not paid on or before the last day of the month following the month in which business, operation, occupation, or premises was established and the fee became due, such fee shall be delinquent and an additional sum equal to 50% of the fee so required shall be imposed for delinquency. Such additional sum shall become a part of the fee required by this chapter.

   2. Renewal Application Fee. Whenever an annual permit renewal fee is required to be paid and such fee is not paid during the two months next preceding the 1st day of January of the calendar year for which the permit is to be renewed, such fee shall be delinquent and an additional sum equal to 50% of the fee so required shall be imposed for such delinquency. Such additional sum shall become a part of the fee required by this chapter.

2. The penalty or any part thereof may be waived by the Office of Finance with the approval of the City Attorney.

In the event a discrepancy exists between the amount of the fee paid and the amount of the fee due under this chapter, resulting in an underpayment or an overpayment of the fee in the amount of $2.00 or less, the Office of Finance may accept and recommend such underpayment or overpayment without other notification to the permittee.

Whenever any payment, statement, report, or other communication received by the Office of Finance is received after the time prescribed by this chapter for the receipt thereof, but is in an envelope bearing the postmark showing that it was mailed prior to the time prescribed in this chapter for the receipt thereof, or whenever the Office of Finance is furnished substantial proof that the payment, statement, report, request, or other communication was, in fact, deposited in the United States mail prior to the time prescribed for receipt thereof, the Office of Finance shall regard such payment, statement, report, request, or other communication as having been received on time.

Upon application, Fee Exempt Permits shall be issued without the payment of the fees as prescribed by Section 11.08 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

Duplicate permits may be issued by the Office of Finance to replace any previously issued permit which has been lost or destroyed upon the holder of the permit or authorized representative filing an affidavit attesting to such fact and upon paying to the Office of Finance of a fee of $10.00 therefor.

Investigation Fees, Overpayments, Duplicate Payment. Any refunds of fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 22.12 and 22.13 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

The Office of Finance shall have the power and authority to enter, free of charge, during business hours, any premises or place of business which requires a permit under the provisions of this chapter, and to demand exhibition of a permit and evidence of amount of fee paid. Any person having any permit issued in their possession or under their control who fails to exhibit the same and evidence of amounts of fees paid on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Fees for services not requiring a permit shall be in accordance with Sections 57.106.7.1 through 57.106.7.2.

The cost of services as required by this article not requiring permits shall be determined as provided in Section 57.106.8.

Those items to which this procedure applies include:

1. Hazardous vegetation fees, Sections 57.4906.5.2 and 57.4906.5.2.1.

2. Certificates of Fitness, Section 57.117.10.

3. Variances, Section 57.104.17.

4. Rate for four hours, or fraction of four hours, investigations and tests required, Section 57.104.9.2.

5. Assignment of a fire safety officer, Section 57.104.18.

6. Applications for general approval, Section 57.119.8.

7. Emergency inspections, Section 57.105.7.9.

8. Pre-inspection fees, Sections 57.4702.5 and 57.4703.7.1.

9. Final Inspection of a residential care facility, Section 57.4703.7.2.

10. Fees for hydrant and access review and plan check, Section 57.116.1.

11. Requested Inspection fee for issuance of Fire Clearance Letters, Section 57.106.7.

The Board shall collect charges in accordance with new schedules approved as provided in Section 57.106.8.

Investigation Fees, Overpayments, Duplicate Payment. Any refunds of fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 22.12 and 22.13 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

The Department shall collect the fees required by this section therefor established by the most current cost recovery schedule published, as provided by Section 57.106.8 and applicable thereto. Upon payment of said fees the Department shall cause them to be deposited with the City Treasurer.

Manner of determining cost shall be in accordance with Sections 57.106.8.1 through 57.106.8.1.2.

The Board, with the concurrence of the City Administrative Officer, shall determine on a regular basis the verifiable costs of the City for the items set forth in this article. These costs shall be the actual total costs incurred, including all applicable indirect costs, as determined by the Board. The Board shall use those costs to develop a cost recovery schedule of applicable charges necessary to recover City costs. The Board shall adopt these costs as fees at any time during each fiscal year. The cost recovery schedule shall be based upon verifiable costs for an activity or issuing a permit in connection with any activity. The cost calculation shall include inspection costs, labor, retirement costs on direct labor and departmental and general City overhead applicable to the issuance of a permit or activity. It shall take into consideration the number of permits issued and affected by the permit charges within the period of time used for reference in development of the charges. Upon adoption of a schedule of verified costs by the Board as provided in this section, the Board shall transmit the Board order to the Mayor and to the City Council. Fee calculation shall include Sections 57.106.6.3.2 and 57.106.7.1.1.

Upon Council approval of the proposed fee schedule, the Board order and the Board’s proposed fee schedule shall be published in a daily newspaper in the same manner as ordinances of the City are published pursuant to Charter Section 251. If the Council recommends that the proposed schedule be amended to increase or decrease any of the fees, those items shall not become operative. The fees as to those items on the proposed schedule, which have been disapproved or recommended for change, shall not change during the ensuing fiscal year under the Board order. However, those remaining fees not disapproved or recommended for amendment, which are amended by the Council, shall become effective.

The Board shall approve the collection of charges in accordance with new schedules approved as provided in this article.