See the Information Bulletin P/GI 2014-001 for more information.

The owner shall give a notarized letter of authorization to his/her agent.

You will need to show a proof that you have been residing in the unit for which you are pulling a permit. A DWP statement or a Gas Company statement will be acceptable.

Listed or field evaluated equipment that are tested and listed or field evaluated according to recognized standards as specified for each testing agency are considered as acceptable. You can find these standards as follows on our "Electrical Test Lab (ETL)" page under "Publications":

• Standards for testing agencies that have approval for listing of equipment
• Standards for testing agencies that have approval for one-time field evaluation

Claim for Refunds must be prepared on the Department of Building and Safety Claim for Refund form (MISC-Form.01). You may also use the "City of Los Angeles Claim For Refund" form (Form Gen 64).

Personal, company or a cashier's check from a United States bank, made payable to "City of Los Angeles."

A letter of correction will be issued, either asking for additional information or indicating what tests or evaluations did not pass and may necessitate changes or modifications to the equipment.

The inspectors are available from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM, Monday through Friday.

Contact your inspector to check on the possibility of obtaining a permit extension.

If it is a building code issue, you may file a request for modification. Please refer to the Request for Modification (Mod.00) form for reference. In approving such a request, the Department needs to determine that the slight modification is reasonably equivalent to the ordinance requirement involved, that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of the ordinance impractical, and that the slight modification is in conformity with the spirit and purpose of the Code involved.

If the request is denied by the Department, it may be appealed to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners.

If it is a Planning Code issue, this Department can only review and act on items stipulated in Section 12.26, specifically, yard variances not exceeding 20% of the required yard and parking facility design as published in Sec. 12.21A5. (Reprint from Planning Code Section 12.26). All other request for changes from the Planning Code shall be filed with the Planning Department.