Plumbing Permits
Plumbing Permits are required for any installation or modification of drainage systems, waste and vent systems, fuel gas piping, potable water piping, rainwater piping, lawn sprinkler system, and subsurface drainage piping on swimming pool water circulating systems.
About Plumbing Permits
Plans shall be filed with and approved by the Department (as a Plumbing Plan Check) before any permit is issued for work listed below:
- Drainage systems.
- Drainage and vent systems for a building or structure involving fixtures that discharge 217 or more drainage fixture units.
- Drainage pumps and ejectors.
- Combination waste and vent systems.
- Fuel gas piping with any of the following:
- Systems having more than 10 outlets.
- Medium pressure gas systems.
- High pressure gas systems.
- Methane gas extraction systems.
- Potable water piping with any of the following:
- Systems requiring a 2-inch or larger supply.
- Systems designed from the procedure in Section 610.5 of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
- Exception: Plan check is not required for existing systems, that are added to or altered, with branch lines that serve less than 20 fixture units and sized by Table 6-4.
- Rainwater piping systems with more than 10 interconnected rainwater or overflow drains, or a rainwater pump.
- Special water piping systems for reclaimed water piping.
- Lawn sprinkler systems required for irrigation of cut-and-fill slopes in hillside areas.
- Subsurface drainage piping.
- Swimming pool circulating water systems.
Additional Resources
- Code Amendment
- Forms & Applications
- Covenant & Agreements (Affidavits)
- Information Bulletins
- Requests for Modifications
- Standard Correction Lists
- Presentations
Filtered categories:
Grading/Retaining Wall/Shoring Plan check Correction Sheets (2020 LABC)
PC\GRADCorr.Lst.011-2020
Filtered categories:
If the inspection I would like to request is not listed, what do I do?
I get an error message when I enter the permit number which is not a Fire Sprinkler, Elevator, or Pressure Vessel Permit. Why can't I request an inspection?
I get an error message when I try to request my fire sprinkler, elevator, or pressure vessel inspections. Can I use the internet to request these types of inspection?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a technical change I want to include to my Los Angeles City Research Report and I also need to renew my current Research Report. What are the fees and what forms do I need to fill out?
I have a Title 24 plan check completed. Didn't the fees for my permit get calculated already?
I have equipment that is listed by a recognized testing agency for a food display. Is it acceptable to install this in indoor location other than food display?
Filtered categories:
Definition of "Commenced Construction" and Similar Phrases
IB/P/GI 2020-016
Demand Factor of 0.65 to a Group of Reefer Receptacles
PC/ELEC/Mod8-2017
Demand Factor of 0.65 to a Group of Reefer Receptacles
PC/ELEC/Mod08-2017
Demolition Counter Plan Correction Sheet (2020 LABC)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.110-2020
Demolition Counter Plan Correction Sheet (for 2011 Codes)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.110-2013
Demolition of Structures Destroyed or Damaged By the 2025 Wildfires
IB/P/BC 2025-034
Filtered categories:
If the inspection I would like to request is not listed, what do I do?
I get an error message when I enter the permit number which is not a Fire Sprinkler, Elevator, or Pressure Vessel Permit. Why can't I request an inspection?
I get an error message when I try to request my fire sprinkler, elevator, or pressure vessel inspections. Can I use the internet to request these types of inspection?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a technical change I want to include to my Los Angeles City Research Report and I also need to renew my current Research Report. What are the fees and what forms do I need to fill out?
I have a Title 24 plan check completed. Didn't the fees for my permit get calculated already?
I have equipment that is listed by a recognized testing agency for a food display. Is it acceptable to install this in indoor location other than food display?
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
If the inspection I would like to request is not listed, what do I do?
I get an error message when I enter the permit number which is not a Fire Sprinkler, Elevator, or Pressure Vessel Permit. Why can't I request an inspection?
I get an error message when I try to request my fire sprinkler, elevator, or pressure vessel inspections. Can I use the internet to request these types of inspection?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR) based on a Nationally Recognized Model Code Agency Evaluation Report. Is my Los Angeles City Research Report Approved for the Current Los Angeles City Building Code (LABC)?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a Los Angeles City Research Report (LARR). How do I know if my approval is applicable to the current code?
I have a technical change I want to include to my Los Angeles City Research Report and I also need to renew my current Research Report. What are the fees and what forms do I need to fill out?
I have a Title 24 plan check completed. Didn't the fees for my permit get calculated already?
I have equipment that is listed by a recognized testing agency for a food display. Is it acceptable to install this in indoor location other than food display?
Forms Search
Filtered categories:
Definition of "Commenced Construction" and Similar Phrases
IB/P/GI 2020-016
Demand Factor of 0.65 to a Group of Reefer Receptacles
PC/ELEC/Mod8-2017
Demand Factor of 0.65 to a Group of Reefer Receptacles
PC/ELEC/Mod08-2017
Demolition Counter Plan Correction Sheet (2020 LABC)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.110-2020
Demolition Counter Plan Correction Sheet (for 2011 Codes)
PC/STR/Corr.Lst.110-2013
Demolition of Structures Destroyed or Damaged By the 2025 Wildfires
IB/P/BC 2025-034