Appendix 112. PLANS REQUIRED AND PLAN CHECK FEES

112.1   Plans Required.

The Authority Having Jurisdiction may require the submission of plans, specifications, drawings, and such other information as he may deem necessary, prior to the commencement of and at any time during the progress of any work regulated by this Code.

The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the Authority Having Jurisdiction from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifications, or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this Code or of any other pertinent ordinance, or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in error.

(Ord. 2007-0111 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2002-0079 § 9, 2002: Ord. 95-0070 § 3 (part), 1995.)

112.2   Plan Check Fees.*

A plan checking fee shall be paid to the Chief Mechanical Inspector at the time of submitting the plans and specifications for work as described in Section 112.1 above. Said fee shall be as follows:

1.

For projects requiring a mechanical code plan check, the fee shall be equal to the greater of either 50 percent of the required mechanical permit fee as set forth in Section 114 of this Code.

EXCEPTION: Identical appliances of 100,000 BTU or less, installed in a single building:

Up to and including 10	50 percent of permit fee
For each appliance over 10	an additional 5 percent of permit fee

 

2.

When mechanical plan check is required and any of the following systems are included in the proposed work, a supplemental plan review fee, in addition to the fee specified in paragraph 1, above, shall be collected for each of these systems as follows:

(i) Food processing establishments containing a commercial type I or II hood	$189.20
(ii) Garage ventilation systems installed in compliance with the provisions of Title 26 of the Los Angles County Code	$189.20
(iii) Stair pressurization systems installed in compliance with the provisions of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code	$189.20
(iv) Product conveying systems installed in compliance with Chapter 5 of this Code	$189.20
The minimum plan checking fee shall be	$123.10

 

3.

For plan review of projects consisting of one or more systems specified in section 112.2, 1. (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above and that do not require mechanical code plan check as specified in paragraph 1, above, the fee shall be $284.20 for each system.

4.

For tenant improvement installations requiring review to verify compliance with the State's Energy Regulations, when a building permit is not required for that work, the fee shall be $30.50/1,000 square feet (93 m ) of conditioned space; provided, however, the minimum fee shall be $61.70.

5.

In addition to the aforementioned fees, the Chief Mechanical Inspector may require additional charges at the rate of $123.10 per hour for reviews required by the complexity of plans, or revisions of approved plans and reports, or for services beyond the initial and second check when such additional work is due to changes, omissions or errors on the part of the plan check applicant. The payment of said charges shall not exempt any person from compliance with other provisions of this Code.

(Ord. 2007-0111 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. 2002-0079 § 10, 2002; Ord. 95-0070 § 3 (part), 1995.)

*  Editor's note: Fee changes in this section were made by the director of public works due to increases in the Consumer Price Index and are effective July 1, 2018.