A permit is good for two years from the time the permit fees are paid. You will need to call for inspection at least once every 6 months, otherwise the permit expires.

Each Plan Check extension is good for 6 months. See the Information Bulletin P/BC 2014-120 for more information.

A Plan Check is good for 18 months from the time the plan check fees are paid.

A Grading Pre-Inspection normally takes two weeks, but it could be longer.

It normally takes minimum of two weeks for a Sign Pre-Inspection (SPI) to be completed.

A DPI normally takes two weeks minimum to be prepared.

It normally takes 45 days from the time your appeal is submitted to LADBS. See the Information Bulletin P/ZC 2014-019 for more information.

You will need to check with LA County Health Department. It is recommended that you submit plans to the health Department as soon as you can. It may take few months to obtain your approval.

A single family zone only allows one house. You will need to obtain a variance from the Department of the City Planning for any additional dwelling unit on your property.

Each house is required to have 2 parking spaces. The two-car parking spaces shall be covered, if the house is in a single family zone.

You can obtain one combined permit for the addition which covers the electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc. work. However, a separate Sprinkler permit is required if the house needs to be sprinklered throughout due to the addition and remodeling.

A permit is valid for two years from the time the permit fees are paid. Each permit extension is good for 6-month within the two years limit.

The fee is based on the nature of the appeal and the number of the appealed items. See the Information Bulletin P/ZC 2014-019 for more information.

The inspector assigned to your project can explain the required fees for a permit extension.

The Plan Check staff assigned to your project can explain the required fees for the plan check extension for your project.

The school fees for residential building and commercial buildings are different.

You will need to review the corrections and provide responses to each corrections and revise your plans accordingly. Once you are ready, you can call your plan checker to schedule a meeting (called "Verification") to go over the corrections.

There is no set time and it changes based on our workload. You can ask staff who are processing your plan submittal to give you an idea on the number of the working days it will take to assign your plans. This waiting time is called backlog. Our goal is to reduce the backlog days for every project.

No. You can appeal as many items as you want. The fees you will need to pay for the appeal will be determined based on the number of the items you are appealing.

A building permit cannot be issued without the LA County Health Department approval. It is recommended you submit your plans to the Health Department as soon as you can to avoid any delay in your project.