Electrical equipment is evaluated in accordance with the requirements of National Electrical Code (NEC) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards.
The equipment manufacturer (for general or one-time approval) and end user of the equipment (for one-time approval) can apply for equipment approval.
Yes. In all cases, you are required to provide the equipment for evaluation.
An elevator permit is not required for a car lift within an auto repair garage, as the Los Angeles City elevator code does not apply to car lifts per the City of Los Angeles Elevator Code Section 92.0103.
If the building was built prior to 1/26/1988, the elevator does not have to comply with the requirements for medical emergency elevators.
A master PRV is allowed to be installed downstream of a fire pump when a second master PRV is installed to provide redundancy, so that failure of one PRV does not affect the operation of the fire protection system.
Maximum two residential heads shall be hydraulically calculated for the design criteria listed in section 10.2.1 of NFPA 13D.
The fire water storage tank is sized according to the sprinkler or standpipe demand, whichever is larger for the water supply duration as stated in NFPA 13 table 11.2.3.1.2
The flow and pressure requirements are 250 GPM at 100 PSI when PRV is not required, and 250 GPM at 125 PSI when PRV is required.
Refer to section 8604.6.5 of LABC.
Storage tanks for fire protection are required for new high-rise buildings over 75 ft. and for existing building falling under the scope of chapter 86 of LABC when the building height exceeds 150 ft.
The maximum pressure in the sprinkler system shall not exceeds 350 PSI at any location in the system. Sprinkler systems can be zoned to avoid exceeding such pressure.
Floor control valves and waterflow detection assemblies shall be installed at each floor where any of the following occur:
- Buildings where the floor level of the highest story is located more than 30 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access
- Buildings that are four or more stories in height
- Buildings that are two or more stories below the highest level of fire department vehicle access
You have the right to appeal any project. There will be a fee for an appeal.
Yes, you can appeal if the project you are appealing was submitted to LADBS for plan check. LADBS will provide a response to the appeal in writing, and then you may appeal to City Planning if you do not agree with LADBS' responses. See Information Bulletin P/ZC 2017-019, available on LADBS.org, for more information.
Yes. You can apply for the permits which do not require plan check. Please visit ePermit to apply.
No, a permit is valid for two years from the time the permit fees are paid. You will need to obtain a new permit for the remaining work not completed under the expired permit.
Yes, you can ask the inspector for your project about a permit extension.
A request for Plan Check extension can be granted in most cases. See Information Bulletin P/BC 2020-120 information.