Sec. 7-18. - Expiration and extension of applications.

Section 106.4.1.1 of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

106.4.1.1 Expiration of plan check applications. Plan check applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation and become null and void. Plans and calculations previously submitted may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official.

When requested in writing by the applicant, the building official within their discretion may grant up to two extensions not exceeding 180 days per extension, provided:

1.

The duration of time from the date of expiration has not exceeded 180 days;

2.

Circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken; and

3.

An extension fee is paid as determined by resolution of the city council.

Once an application and any extension thereof has expired, the applicant shall resubmit plans and calculations and pay a new application fee.

Section 106.5.4 of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

106.5.4 Permit expiration. Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of this Code shall expire automatically by limitation and become null and void one year after the date of the last required building inspection approved by the building official or if work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one year from the issuance date of such permit.

For the purposes of this section, "required building inspection" shall mean those inspections listed specifically identified on the job record issued with the building permit or identified by the building official. No partial inspection shall meet the definition of "required building inspection."

Supplementary permits for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing shall not expire so long as the associated building permit remains active. No electrical, mechanical, or plumbing inspection shall satisfy the requirement to have a required building inspection as defined in this section.

When requested in writing by the applicant, the building official within his/her discretion may grant one or more extensions not exceeding 180 days per extension, provided:

The duration of time from the date of expiration has not exceeded 180 days;

2.

Circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken;

3.

No changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and calculations for such work;

4.

An extension fee is paid in an amount determined by city council resolution.

Where a permit has expired and does not meet the preceding criteria, a permit may be issued for the remaining work based on the remaining work valuation subject to compliance with current regulations and payment of plan check and permit fees.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 3, 12-6-22)