Regular: 5 to 6 weeks. Expedite: 4 to 5 weeks.

Please refer to Department fee schedule online for general fees. Final fees to be determined at the time of submittal.

The bond is calculated based on the earthwork quantity, cost of drainage devices, and/or retaining walls per LABC 7006.5.7

Contact the Training and Emergency Management Division (TEMD) at 311 or (213) 482-6788.

Contact your consultant to provide a formal itemized response to the Department correction letter. Note: Additional Department fees are required for review.

Please refer to Information Bulletins P/BC 2014-044 and

Lands identified to be located within a Hillside Area based on the latest BOE Basic Grid Map A-13372, per Section 91.7003 of the Building Code. This map is on file in the official City documents located in the Office of the City Clerk in the Council File No. 121222 Sup. #1.

Land designated as “Hillside Area” on the Department of City Planning Hillside Area Map (12.21A.17), which can be viewed on NavigateLA. The area where construction projects are subject to the “Baseline Hillside Ordinance."

Please see Information Bulletin P/BC 2026-057 for details.

A soils report is needed for construction on a slope steeper than 3:1 (Horizontal:Vertical), excavations removing lateral support, when a structure cannot be designed per building code values, and/or for structures which do not conform to chapter 18 of the 2014 LABC.