Los Angeles Municipal Code § 62.118 Exemptions

(a) Sections 62.105 to 62.116, inclusive, shall not be construed to apply to the performance of any of the classes of work therein mentioned under contracts made by property owners and duly authorized by ordinance, or under contracts made by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of this City or the general laws of the State of California, providing for the improvement of streets in municipalities.

(b) Sections 62.105 to 62.116, inclusive, shall not be construed to apply to the construction, reconstruction, or re- pair of any curb or sidewalk by any department of this City or other governmental agency which elects to perform such work using its own departmental forces where in the opinion of the City Engineer surveys, plans or inspection are not required. This exception shall not apply to the performance of any such work by the contractor engaged to perform the same by any such department or governmental agency.

Any person who desires to have the Department of Public Works perform any special service or any grading, construct any pavement, or other surfacing, or curb, sidewalk, gutter or any other public works in any street, alley or other public way either by the letting of a contract therefor or by using labor employed by the City and materials purchased by the City, and who desires to pay to the City the cost or any portion of the cost of such work, may apply to the Board of Public Works therefor. The Board of Public Works is hereby empowered, at its discretion, to arrange for the performance of said work and to accept deposits of such amounts as shall be determined by the Board to be necessary to pay the costs of the said work or portion thereof, and the amount of incidental expenses incurred by the City, or portion thereof, in connection with the performance of said work. Said amounts shall be deposited with the City Treasurer to the credit of appropriate funds under the jurisdiction of the Board, for which a proper receipt shall be rendered to the depositor.

Upon the completion of the work, any unused portion of the money deposited shall be refunded to the depositor.

(Amended by Ord. No. 187,722, Eff. 1/19/23.)

(a) Revocable Permits. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,752, Eff. 12/7/25.) Where the City Engineer finds that a building, structure, or improvement maintained or proposed to be constructed within a public street will not interfere with the maintenance or use of the street, and is not intended for use by the public, the Bureau of Engineering may issue one or more permits for the maintenance or proposed construction of such building, structure, or improvement, or for an excavation in connection with such maintenance or construction. The Bureau shall charge and collect a fee to conduct an investigation to determine whether to issue a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section, and shall charge the respective fee as set forth in Section 61.16 of this Code depending on if no field investigation is required (Tier 1 fee) or if a field investigation is required (Tier 2 fee).

For Revocable Permit applications submitted under this subsection where the Bureau anticipates the staff time to process the permit application is three hours or less and for which no field investigation is required, the Bureau shall charge only the hourly Special Engineering Fee at the rate set forth in Section 61.14 of this Code in lieu of the Tier 1 fee. In such case, an applicant for a Revocable Permit must pay, before the Bureau provides any services, a deposit corresponding to the time the Bureau estimates will be needed to process the Revocable Permit application. If, before completion of the processing of the Revocable Permit application, the Bureau determines that additional time is needed to process the application, the Bureau may require the applicant to pay an additional deposit corresponding to the time the Bureau estimates will be needed to complete the processing of the application, up to a maximum of three hours total.

If an applicant paid the Special Engineering Fee and the Bureau determines that more than three hours of Bureau staff time is necessary to process and determine whether to issue the Revocable Permit, the Tier 1 fee shall apply, and the Bureau shall charge and collect from the applicant the Tier 1 fee, including a credit for any Special Engineering Fees already paid.

If an applicant paid a Tier 1 fee and the Bureau of Engineering determines that it will be required to conduct a field investigation, the Bureau shall charge and collect from the applicant the difference in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 fees as set forth in Section 61.16 of this Code. If the Bureau is required to prepare a report of its investigation for consideration by the Board, the applicant shall not owe a Tier 1 or Tier 2 fee, and instead the Bureau shall charge and collect its actual costs (Tier 3 fee) including a deposit of such costs as determined and collected pursuant to the provisions of Section 61.15 of this Code.

(b) Revocable Permits – Roadway Dining Areas. In addition to the fees required in Subsection (a), an application for a Revocable Permit for the purpose of establishing a Roadway Dining Area shall be subject to the following Department of Transportation fees.

(1) Application Review Fee – Existing Roadway Dining Area. An applicant requesting a Revocable Permit for a Roadway Dining Area who already received a temporary use authorization for Roadway

dining under the L.A. Al Fresco Program during the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic and “Safer at Home” declarations shall be charged a Department of Transportation Application Review Fee of $1,200.

(2) Application Review Fee – New Roadway Dining Area. An applicant requesting a Revocable Permit for a Roadway Dining Area who did not receive a temporary use authorization for Roadway dining under the L.A. Al Fresco Program during the 2020-2022 COVID-19 pandemic and “Safer at Home” declarations shall be charged a Department of Transportation Application Review Fee of $1,500.