City of Losangeles Clearance Handbook

BUILDING PERMIT CLEARANCE HANDBOOK

by

City of Los AngelesDevelopment Services Committee

Chaired by:

Andrew A. Adelman

Improving Development ServicesWork Group III

Chairpersons:

Raymond Chan, Department of Building and Safety Robert Sutton, Department of City Planning

Members:

Alfred Hernandez, Fire DepartmentClark Robins, BOE -Public Works DepartmentAllyn Rifkin, Department of Transportation Isabel Rivero, Community Redevelopment Agency

Coordinators:

Sea Fan, Department of Building and Safety Peter Kim, Department of Building and Safety

Prepared by:

Ken Gill, Department of Building and SafetyJameson Lee, Department of Building and SafetySia Poursabahian, Department of Building and SafetyBetsy Weisman, Department of City PlanningGreg Shoop, Department of City PlanningHerminigildo Agustin, Department of City PlanningJohn Vidovich, Fire Department Hani Malki, Fire DepartmentIsabel Rivero, Community Redevelopment AgencyFarain Farsai, BOE -Public Works DepartmentMike Bagheri, Department of TransportationHaroot Avanesian, Cultural Affairs Department

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter Page

I. MISSION STATEMENT .............................................................................................. I - 1

II. CITYWIDE GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCE .................................. II - 1

A. Clearance by Department of City Planning ..................................................... II - 2 1. For Existing City Planning Documents ................................................. II - 2 2. For New Entitlement Actions .............................................................. II - 3

B. Clearance by Department of Public Works ....................................................... II - 18 1. For Bureau of Engineering (BOE) ............................................................ II - 18 2. For Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) ................................................................ II - 24

C. Clearance by Fire Department ................................................................... II - 25D. Clearance by Department of Transportation ................................................ II - 27E. Clearance by Cultural Affairs Department ........................................................ II - 28F. Clearance or Approval by Other Departments and Governmental Agencies .. II - 31

III. AREA-SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES .......................................... III - 1

A. Clearance by Community Planning Bureau of Department of City Planning III - 1B. Clearance by Community Redevelopment Agency ......................................... III - 2

IV. APPLICABILITY MATRICES ................................................................................... IV - 1

A. Planning Documents ........................................................................................... IV - 1B. Department of Public Works Clearance .......................................................... IV - 2C. Fire Department Clearance .............................................................................. IV - 3D. Department of Transportation Clearance ........................................................ IV - 4E. Cultural Affairs Department Clearance ........................................................... IV - 5

F. Specific Plans, Pedestrian Oriented District, and Community Design .......... IV - 6Overlay District Clearance1. Index of Matrices for Specific Plans ................................................................ IV - 6 index

G. Community Redevelopment Agency Clearance ............................................ IV - 7

V. LOCATIONS TO OBTAIN DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCE............................. V - 1

VI. APPENDIX...................................................................................................................... VI - 1

A. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) .................. VI - 1B. FLOOD HAZARD MANAGEMENT SPECIFIC PLAN GUIDELINES ....... VI - 25C. STORMWATER SUSMP/SPECIFIC APPROVALS ...................................... VI - 32D. GENERAL VARIATION 2001 -1 FOR SFD DATED MAY 1, 2001. .......... VI - 50

GENERAL VARIATION 2001 -2 FOR INDUSTRIAL .................................... VI - 51COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY DATED MAY 1, 2001.

E. AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (AQMD) ................................. VI - 52F. SECOND UNIT IN A SINGLE- FAMILY ZONE PURSUANT TO AB 1866.. VI - 53G. HEALTH DEPT. APPROVAL FOR X-RAY ROOMS ...................................... VI - 55H. COASTAL DEVELOPMENT LETTER FROM THE PORT OF L.A. ........... VI - 56

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I. MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of this Handbook is to consolidate all instructions given in a myriad of Departmentof Building and Safety memos written in the last 15 years on departmental clearances, andconvert them into standardized tools for plan check engineers so that they can consistentlydetermine what kinds of departmental clearance are needed based on the type of project and itslocation. In addition, this handbook provides plan checker engineers with the necessaryinformation for them to properly refer permit applicants to the right office for departmentalclearance.

The use of this Handbook will result in the following:

p Reduction in the number of unnecessary or redundant clearances.

p A better mutual understanding between various city departments on clearancerequirements prior to permit issuance, leading to a greater consistency of codeenforcement.

p Reduction in the amount of time a customer spends on obtaining the necessaryclearances.

p Reduction in the amount of time city staff uses on processing the necessaryclearances.

The Development Services Committee views the completion and utilization of this handbookby all concerned departments as a major accomplishment and milestone in the city’s effortto streamline its project review and approval process for the construction industry, propertyowners and design professionals.

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II . CITYWIDE GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES

The clearance requirements by each department prior to the issuance of building permitsare summarized below, preceded by acronyms used in this handbook and their delineations.

ABBREVIATIONS

AA Advisory AgencyAPC Area Planning CommissionAQMD Air Quality Management DistrictBOE Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Public WorksBOS Bureau of Sanitation

CAD Cultural Affairs DepartmentCCD Commercial Corner DevelopmentCDO Community Design Overlay DistrictCEQA California Environmental Quality ActC of C Certificate of ComplianceCPB Community Planning Bureau of the Department of City PlanningCPC City Planning CommissionCRA Community Redevelopment AgencyCUP Conditional Use PermitCZCA Coastal Zone

DCP Department of City PlanningDIR Director of PlanningDOT Department of TransportationDWP Department of Water and Power

FD Fire Department

HPOZ Historical Preservation Overlay ZoneHCM City Historic-Cultural Monument

LADBS Department of Building and Safety (a.k.a. DBS)LACHD Los Angeles County Health Department

MTA Metropolitan Transit Agency

PMEX Parcel Map ExemptionPOD Pedestrian Oriented District

YC Yard Case

ZA Zoning AdministratorZI Zoning Information

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IIA. CLEARANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING

The citywide clearance by the Department of City Planning falls into two categories: existing CityPlanning documents and new entitlement actions. In addition, projects located in a specific plan,CDO, and POD area may require additional entitlement action and clearance from DCP’sCommunity Planning Bureau or Playa Vista Group. These are described in Section IIIA.

IIA.1 FOR EXISTING CITY PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Depending on the type of project, clearance may be required for existing DCP documents tied toa parcel before permit issuance. These documents are usually generated from past DCPdiscretionary actions and fall under the following categories.

p City Planning Case (CPC) and Ordinancesp Zoning Administrator (ZA), Area Planning Commission (APC) casesp Zoning Information (ZI) and Interim Control Ordinance (ICO)p T, Q, and D conditionsp Yard Case (YC), Parcel Map Exemption (PMX), Certificate of Compliance (COC), Private

Street (PS)p Advisory Agency (AA) and Tentative Tract (TT) p Coastal Zone (CZCA)p Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ)


IIA. CLEARANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (continue)

IIA2 FOR NEW ENTITLEMENT ACTIONS

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1. DIVISION OF LAND (LAMC 17.00)

Definition: “Tract Map” refers to either a Tentative Map or Final Map.

Tentative Map refers to a map made for the purpose of showing the design of a proposedsubdivision creating five or more parcels, five or more condominiums, or five or more units in acommunity apartment project or stock cooperative, and showing the existing conditions in andaround it and need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property.

Final Map is the map prepared in accordance with the provisions of LAMC 17.00 Division of LandRegulations, and with any applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, designed to berecorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles.

Parcel Map refers to a land or building, e.g., condominiums, subdivided into two, three, or four parcels,or condominiums up to four units. (LAMC 17.50)

A preliminary parcel map shows a proposed land subdivision creating four or less parcels, four orless condominiums, or four or less units in a community apartment project or stock cooperative,and showing the existing conditions in and around it.

Final Map is the map prepared in accordance with the provisions of LAMC 17.00 Division of LandRegulations, and with any applicable provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, designed to berecorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles.

A Parcel Map Exemption is a reconfiguration of a property line between two or more lots (up to fourlots) without creating additional number of lots.

2. PARCEL MAP/TRACT MAP RECORDATION

When a parcel map and tract map is recorded allowing the subdivision of land, legal description for thenewly created lots will be entered in the city’s data base.

However, often, customers may request the issuance of building permits before LADBS’s Plan Checkand Inspection System’s data base (PCIS) is updated to reflect the subdivision. In such events, plancheck engineer shall verify that the parcel map/tract map has been recorded by asking customers for arecorded copy of that map. When that is verified, plan check engineer shall delete the old legaldescription in PCIS and enter the new legal description for the subdivided lots prior to issuing anybuilding permit.

Verification of a recorded parcel map/tract map is not really a clearance. It is in the form of a writtenplan check correction.



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3. PARCEL MAP/TRACT MAP CONDITIONS

Often, in approving a parcel map or tract map, the Department of City Planning may impose certainquantifiable and non-quantifiable special development conditions which need to be complied with by thepermit applicant prior to the issuance of a building permit. It is the plan check engineer’s responsibilityto verify a project’s compliance with the quantifiable conditions stipulated in DCP’s parcel map/tract mapdecision letter. Separately, the plan check engineer shall create a clearance for DCP so that they willensure a project is designed in accordance with those non-quantifiable conditions.

Note: Parcel map and tract map conditions could be specified in any documents with a suffixVTT, T, TT, AA, PM, PMLA.

Since not all projects need to be referred to City Planning for clearance on tract conditions, use thematrix on sheet IV -1b to determine if such a clearance is required. The following also summarizes thefour distinct periods during which tract conditions may be created and noted.

Period 1 Pre ZI 1022 tracts

The old subdivisions, created before LADBS started flagging the tract conditions with ZoningInformation (ZI 1022) file, typically do not include any special development conditions. These tractsinclude the “Alpha” tracts.

Period 2 ZI 1022 tracts

In the 1970's and 1980's, parcel maps and tract maps approved often have special developmentconditions which were flagged with a ZI 1022 in ZIMAS and in the parcel document index of PCIS.

Period 3 Post ZI 1022 tracts

In the 1990's, flagging tract conditions with ZI 1022 was discontinued even though specialdevelopment conditions were still being imposed on new parcel map/tract map approvals. There isno indicator on ZIMAS or PCIS for these tracts. However, the approximate parcel map and tractmap numbers for this period are PM 7,000 and higher, and TR 35,000 and higher, respectively.

Period 4 Current tracts

Current parcel maps, PM 2004-0000 or higher, and tract maps, TR 60,000 or higher, may beapproved with special development conditions. In addition to being specified in the AdvisoryAgency’s parcel map/tract map decision letters, these conditions are also recorded in a Covenant andAgreement. This covenant and agreement is noted in ZIMAS and PCIS as an affidavit taking the







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form of AF(2-digit)-(7-digit). The first two digits is the year while the last seven digits denotes thecase number, e.g., AF04-1234567.

Note: Though DCP’s Advisory Agency’s letter approving a subdivision usually requires a project’scompliance with other department’s conditions, no separate clearances are required fromthese departments as the compliance with these conditions is verified by Public WorkDepartment’s Bureau of Engineering prior to the recordation of the Final Map.

However, some departmental conditions in the Advisory Agency’s approval letter may bevery project specific and could not be verified by the Bureau of Engineering prior to therecordation of the Final Map. In such a case, separate clearances from the correspondingdepartments shall be required. For example, such a condition may read “Prior to theissuance of a building permit for the restaurant building, the access to the building shall beapproved by the Fire Department.”

4. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Certificate of Compliance clearance is required for:

p Lot that was cut after 7-29-62 and not approved by DCP’s Subdivision Section.

5. PARCEL MAP EXEMPTION

Parcel Map Exemption (PMEX) clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Relocationp Addition

6. MINI- SHOPPING CENTERS ( LAMC 12.03, 12.22A23 )

Definition ( LAMC 12.03): A building or group of buildings located on a lot or lots which have allthe following characteristics:

p Size: contains less than 65,000 square feet of lot area before any dedication required inconnection with the building permit or other permits for the Mini-Shopping Center

p Use: used for more than one retail establishmentp Zoning: located in the C, M1, M2 or M3 zonesp Improvements: lot or lots improved with a structure or structures which do not exceed a

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p Can be located on more than one lot only if the lots are adjacent, not divided by a publicstreet, have a common parking area, and one or more buildings are erected or are proposedto be erected upon the lots.

Exceptions: the followings are not considered as Mini-Shopping Center:

p An automobile service station, including service bay area, where accessory food sales do notexceed 600 square feet of floor area and other accessory uses do not exceed 500 square feetof floor area.

p Commercial buildings composed of general business or professional offices, including thoseof a real estate or stock broker, or an insurance or building and loan company, with 30% orless of the total square footage containing related commercial/ retail uses that are located onthe first and second floors, so long as parking is provided for the commercial/ retail uses asrequired by Section 12.21A4.

p Mixed Use projects in a Mixed Use District established pursuant to Section 13.09 B3 thatconsists predominantly residential uses and does not contain commercial uses enumeratedin Section 12.24W27, Adaptive Reuse Projects in the Downtown Project Area pursuant toSection 12.22A26, and Libraries, governmental offices, police stations, fire stations, andother governmental owned related facilities or uses are exempt from Min-Shopping Centerrequirement per Section 12.22A23(d).

NEW PROJECTS

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) clearance is required for:

p A use which operates between 11:00 pm to 7:00 amp An amusement enterprise per Section 12.14A3p An automobile laundry or wash areap A project not meeting any of the requirement per 12.22A23(a),(b)

Covenant clearance is required:

p To implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)(6)

Landscape clearance is required for:

p Landscape approval per section 12.22A23(a)(10)

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p All alterations which results in more than 20% increase in the existing floor area of all ofthe buildings on a lot or lots, or

p Use is one of the uses listed in 12.24W27, orp Mini-Shopping Center does not comply with the conditions of operations per Section

12.22A23(b), orp Has a sign per 12.22A23(a)(9)


p To implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)(6)

Landscape clearance is required for:


Plan Approval clearance is required for:

p Enlargement of an existing “deemed to be approved” Mini-Shopping Centers per 12.24M

CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO MINI-SHOPPING CENTERS (with and without addition)


p All alterations which result in more than 20% increase in the existing floor area of all of thebuildings on a lot or lots, or

p Use is one of the uses listed in 12.24W27, orp Mini-Shopping Center which does not comply with the conditions of operations per Section



p To implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)


p Enlargement of an existing deemed to be approved Mini-Shopping Centers per 12.24M







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Note: “Deemed to be approved” is a lot or portion which is lawfully being used for any ofthe uses enumerated in Section 12.24 where such uses are no longer permitted by right dueto zone change or an amendment to the Code.

Any time an existing “Deemed to be Approved” use is expanded or intensified, an approvalfrom City Planning will be required in the form of a “Plan Approval” or a new conditionaluse action.

CHANGE OF USE IN AN EXISTING MINI-SHOPPING CENTER


p Establishing a new use enumerated in Section 12.22A23(a)(1)p New sign per 12.22A23(a)(9)p New use as listed in Section 12.24W27

1. COMMERCIAL CORNER DEVELOPMENT ( LAMC 12.03, 12.22A23 )

Definition: (1) Any commercially used corner lot located in a C or M zone in Height District No. 1, 1-L, 1-VL or 1-XL, the lot line of which adjoins, is separated only by an alley adjacent to, or is locatedacross the street from, any portion of a lot zoned Aor R, or improved with any residential use(except in an M zone), or (2) any multi-family residentially used corner lot located in a C zonein Height District Nos. 1, 1-L, 1-VL or 1-XL, the lot line of which adjoins, is separated only byan alley adjacent to, or is located across the street from, any portion of a lot zoned RW1 or morerestrictive zones.

For purpose of this definition, a Commercial Corner Development can be located on more thanone lot only if the lots are adjacent, not divided by a public street, have a common parking area,and one or more buildings are erected or are proposed to be erected upon the lots.

Exceptions:

Mixed Use projects in a Mixed Use District established pursuant to Section 13.09 B3 that consistspredominantly residential uses and does not contain commercial uses enumerated in Section12.24W27, Adaptive Reuse Projects in the Downtown Project Area pursuant to Section12.22A26, and Libraries, governmental offices, police stations, fire stations, and othergovernmental owned related facilities or uses are exempt from Commercial Corner Developmentper Section 12.22A23(d).







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NEW PROJECTS


p A use which operates from 11:00 pm to 7:00 amp An amusement enterprise per Section 12.14A3p An Automobile laundry or wash areap A project not meeting any of the requirement per 12.22A23(a),(b)

Covenant clearance is required to:

p Implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)(6)

Landscape clearance is required:


ADDITION TO AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL CORNER DEVELOPMENT

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for:

p All alterations results in more than 20% increase in the existing floor area of all of thebuildings on a lot or lots, or

p Use is one of the uses listed in 12.24W27, orp Mini-Shopping Center does not comply with the conditions of operations per Section


Covenant clearance is required to:

p Implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)(6)

Landscape is required for:


Plan Approval is required for:

p Enlargement of an existing “deemed to be approved” Commercial Corner Development perSection12.24M







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Note: “Deemed to be approved” is a lot or portion which is lawfully being used for any of theuses enumerated in Section 12.24 where such uses are no longer permitted by right due to zone change or an amendment to the Code.

Any time an existing “Deemed to be Approved” use is expanded or intensified, an approval fromCity Planning will be required in the form of a “Plan Approval” or a new conditional use action.

CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO COMMERCIAL CORNER DEVELOPMENT(with and without addition)


p All alterations which result in more than 20% increase in the existing floor area of all of thebuildings on a lot or lots, or

p Use is one of the uses listed in 12.24W27, orp Commercial Corner Development which does not comply with the conditions of operations

per Section 12.22A23(b), orp Has a sign per 12.22A23(a)(9)


p To implement Conditions of Approval per section 12.22A23(b)


p Enlargement of an existing deemed to be approved Commercial Corner Development per12.24M

Note: “Deemed to be approved” is a lot or portion which is lawfully being used for any ofthe uses enumerated in Section 12.24 where such uses are no longer permitted by right dueto zone change or an amendment to the Code.

Any time an existing “Deemed to be Approved” use is expanded or intensified, an approvalfrom City Planning will be required in the form of a “Plan Approval” or a new conditionaluse action.

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p Establishing as a new use enumerated in Section 12.24W27p New sign per 12.22A23(a)(9)p New use as listed in Section 12.24W27

2. SITE PLAN REVIEW ( LAMC 16.05)

Site Plan Review clearance is required for:

p Any development project which creates, or results in an increase of 50,000 gross sq. ft. ormore of nonresidential floor area

p Any development project which creates, or results in an increase of 50 or more dwellingunits or guest rooms, or combination thereof

p Any change of use to a drive-through fast-food establishment which results in a net increaseof 500 or more average daily trips as determined by DOT

p Any change of use other than to a drive-through fast-food establishment or to a fast-footestablishment which results in a net increase of 1000 or more average daily trips asdetermined by DOT

Note: The Site Plan Review shall not apply to one-family dwellings.

3. PRIVATE STREET ( LAMC 18.00 )

Definition:A private street is a parcel of land not dedicated as a public street over which a private easementfor road purposes has been granted to the owners of property contiguous or adjacent theretowhich intersects or connects with a public street, or another private street, and the instrumentcreating same has been duly recorded or filed in the office of the Recorder of Los AngelesCounty, and which has been determined by the director to be adequate for access.

A private road easement is a parcel of land not dedicated as a public street, over which a privateeasement for road purposes is proposed to be or has been granted to the owners of propertycontiguous or adjacent thereto which intersects or connects with a public street, or a private street,in each instance the instrument creating such easement shall be or shall have been duly recordedor filed in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County.

Private Street clearance is required for:

p New or addition to dwellings and accessory buildings on sites which have access from a newor unapproved private streets or private road easement.







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p New or addition to nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings on sites which haveaccess from a new or unapproved private streets or private road easement.

p Relocation to a new site which has access from a new or unapproved private street or privateroad easement.

Exceptions:

p When private streets have been laid out and designated as such in a recorded subdivisionmap or on a file record of survey map. ( LAMC 18.00 B)

p When a developed residential lot or building site has its access driveway located within aprivate road easement and the dwelling and access driveway existed prior to September 6,1961. Additions and alterations may be made to such dwelling, and accessory buildingsmay be erected on said lot if no additional dwelling units or guest rooms are created. (LAMC 18.00 C )

p Developments which utilize Director of Planning’s Private Street Regulations: GeneralVariation 2001-1 for Single Family Uses and General Variation 2001-2 for Industrial,Commercial and Multi-family uses dated May 1, 2001, and a Community Driveway affidavitis filed and recorded. See Appendix D for these variations.

4. PLAN APPROVAL (LAMC 12.24M )

Definition: A plan approval is the review and approval of plans by the Zoning Administrator, the AreaPlanning Commission, or the City Planning Commission for projects on deemed-to-be-approvedsite where the use is extended or intensified.

A deemed-to-be-approved site is a lot or portion which is lawfully being used for any of the usesenumerated in Section 12.24 where such uses are no longer permitted by right due to a zonechange or an amendment to the Code.


p Additions to or enlargement of an existing “Deemed to be Approved” buildingp Alteration resulting in expansion of the existing “Deemed to be Approved” use although

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Examples:

p Existing restaurant which have a drive-through will be classified as having deemed to beapproved conditional use status. Modifications to expand the drive-through, shall be subjectto a "Plan Approval" by City Planning pursuant to the provisions of LAMC Section 12.24G.( Ordinance# 166,904)

p

11. SIGN APPROVAL

SIGN APPROVAL clearance is required for:

p Signs within a Specific Plan, Interim Control Ordinance (ICO), Moratorium area, CoastalZone (CZCA) and Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ)

p Signs within Airport Hazardous Area (LAMC12.50E)

12. SPECIFIC PLAN (SP), POD, CDO: See Section III of this Handbook for clearance requirementsfor projects located in these areas.

13. OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPE ( LAMC 12.21G 2(a)(3))

Open Space landscape clearance is required for:

p New building or a group of buildings containing six or more dwelling units on a lotp Additions to a building or a group of buildings resulting in a building or a group of buildings

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Note:

Housing Department clearance is also required in addition to the City Planning clearance forthe density bonus. See Section IIF for details.

17. GRADING IN HILLSIDE

Grading in Hillside clearance is required for:p Site grading in an area exceeding 60,000 square feet

18. HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HPOZ, HP), (LAMC 12.20.3)

Definition: Project is the addition, alteration, construction, demolition, reconstruction, rehabilitation,relocation, removal or restoration of the exterior of any building, structure, landscaping, naturalfeature or site within a Preservation Zone.

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ, HP) clearance is required for:p Construction, Demolition, Alteration, Addition, Relocation, or Removal.

(LAMC12.20.3F.2.(a) )

Exception: Interior remodel

19. “D” DEVELOPMENT LIMITATIONS (LAMC 12.32G4)

“D” Conditions clearance is required for:

p New buildings or additions, pole signs, floor area increases, height increases, or setbackchanges.

Note:

The D Development limitations are indicated by the symbol D following the Height Districtdesignated on the Zone Map; For example, C2-1-L-D, R4-2-D, RD1.5-1-VL-D, etc.







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20. “Q” QUALIFIED CLASSIFICATION (LAMC 12.32G.2)

“Q” Conditions clearance is required for:

p New buildings or additions, signs, changes of use, floor area increase, height increases, orsetback changes.

21. “T” CLASSIFICATION (LAMC 12.32G.1)

“T” REMOVAL clearance is required for:

p Signs, new buildings or additions, use changes, floor area increases, height increases, orsetback changes.

22. DEMOLITION ( LAMC 47.07)

Demolition clearance is only required for:

p Demolition of two or more dwelling units when permit applicants state that they have appliedfor a condominium tract approval and they do not wish to file the 10-year affidavit on notbuilding condominium.

23. SPECIFIC PLAN APPROVAL

Specific Plan Approval clearance is required:

p Required for projects located in a Specific Plan Area unless the project is exempt from DCPreview as stipulated in Section IV F.

Note:

Plan check shall ensure that the "quantifiable" conditions (e.g., uses, height, yard, number ofparking, etc.) pertaining to the provisions of the area-specific regulations and any Conditions ofApproval are incorporated in the plans.

Plan check to ensure that the final set of architectural plans are stamp-approved by theCommunity Planner pursuant to the applicable area-specific regulation(s).

If the clearance indicates "Exempt," look for reasons for the exemption in the "Comment" sectionof the clearance item. If no reasons are stated or the reason does not follow the exemptions listedin the Specific Plan or the area-specific regulations, refer the applicant back to the DCP







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Community Planner.

If there are any architectural or grading changes during plan check and/or verification, theapplicant needs to be directed back to the Community Planner for an approval of the changes.

24. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) CLEARANCE

CEQA Clearance is required for:

p Proposed grading when work in excess of 20,000 cu. yd. of either cut or fill is done onslopes steeper than 1 vertical in 10 horizontal.

CEQA clearance for Historic Monument shall be processed as stipulated in Appendix A.

Exceptions: The Adaptive Reuse projects in the Greater Downtown Los Angeles does not require CEQAclearance.

25. COASTAL (CZCA) DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ( LAMC 12.20.2)

Coastal Development Permit clearance is required for:p Construction, Reconstruction, Demolition, or Alteration of the size of any structure (includes

building), including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility.

26. DEMO/ CONVERSION IN CZCA ( Mello Act)

The Mello Act restricts the conversion or demolition of any existing residential dwelling, in the coastalzones (CZCA) which are occupied by persons and families of low or moderate income.Conversion means a change of one or more existing residential units to a condominium, cooperative,or similar form of ownership; a change of one or more existing residential units to a non-residential use;or a reduction in the existing number of residential units. The structure or structures which contain theseresidential units are located on either a single lot or two or more contiguous or tied lots; or conform tothe definition of a unified development.

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which contain these residential units are located on either a single lot or two or more contiguous or tiedlots; or conform to the definition of a Unified Development.

Demo/ Conversion in CZCA clearance is required for:p All demolition or conversion of existing residential dwelling units

27. NEW DWELLING UNITS IN CZCA ( Mello Bill )

For the purpose of enforcing the Mello Bill, a new housing development means the development of oneor more residential units for rent or for sale, through either construction of new structures, additions toexisting structures, or the adaptive reuse of existing, non-residential structures. The structure or structureswhich contain these residential units are located on either a single lot or two or more contiguous or tiedlots; or conforms to the definition of a Unified Development.

New Dwelling Units in CZCA clearance is required for:p New housing developments with more than nine units

28. CONDITIONAL USES DRIVE- THROUGH FAST FOOD ( LAMC 12.24W17)

Conditional use clearance is required:

p in accordance with 12.13A2 (a)(20) and 12.14A14 Conditional Use Approval is required inall C zones (except in the CR zone, please see below) when the project is located on a lotwhich adjoins, or across the street (or alley) from, a residential zone or a residential use.

p This CUP requirement doesn’t apply to CR zones since drive -through restaurant is NOTallowed in the CR zone; a use variance would be required in this case.

Example: Drive-Through Fast Food clearance is required for new drive-through fast foodrestaurant in C zones, when it adjoins or is across the street/ alley from an apartment that islocated in an M1 zone.

( LAMC 12.40 thru 12.43)







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No separate clearance for water management compliance will be required as it will be reviewed by DCP whenever a landscape clearance is created.

30. INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCE (ICO)Plan check engineer shall review ICO’s and enforce all applicable conditions.

31. CITY HISTORIC MONUMENT APPROVAL

This only applies to City Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) designated as ZI 145-1 through ZI 145-999 and proposed monuments which are designated as ZI 145-5000 through ZI 145-5999.

City Historic Monument Approval clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Additionp Relocationp Exterior and interior alterationp Demolitionp Pool and/ or SPA ( new & alteration)p Signs (new & alteration)p Site gradingp Fence & block wallsp Underground Tank Removal and Recompactionp Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting

Exceptions:

p ZI 145- 194 (Hollywood Walk of Fame) area if the project is a Tenant Improvement (TI) and work not affecting the sidewalk.

p ZI 145-543 ( Farmers market ) area if the project is only at the newly built commercialcomplex “The Grove.”

p ZI 145-67 (Cedar Trees on Los Feliz Blvd) area if the project does not affect the sidewalkand the trees.

p The following ZI’s if the project doesn’t affect the street trees:p ZI 145-41 (Deodar Trees, White Oak Avenue)p ZI 145-49 (Olive Trees -76 mature, Lassen Tract)p ZI 145-94 (Palm Trees & the Median Strip, Highland Avenue)p ZI 145-148 (Coral Trees, San Vicente)p ZI 145-343 (Avocado Trees, 4400 block of Avacado Steet)







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p ZI 145-465 (Sycamore Trees, Bienveneda Avenue)p Alteration of signage on an existing marquee.p The State monuments ( ZI 145-1000 through ZI 145-1999 ) and Federal monuments ( ZI

145-2000 through ZI 145-4999) are not reviewed and/ or cleared by Cultural AffairsDepartment, and plan check engineers shall processed them in accordance with November2001 documents titled “Building Permit California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)procedure for Historical Monuments, and herein attached as Appendix A.

32. HISTORICAL PROPERTY CONTRACT MANAGER APPROVAL (Mills Act Program)

This only applies to all Council-approved Mills Act Historical Property Contracts on either Citydesignated Historic-Cultural Monuments or Contributing Structures located within designated HistoricPreservation Overlay Zones per Los Angeles Administrative Code, Section 19.140. These projects areflagged as PCIS’s notification.

Historical Property Contract Manager Approval clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Additionsp Alterationp Demolition

33. ALL OTHER DISCRETIONARY ACTIONS BY DCP

A PCIS clearance shall be generated by LADBS staff for any new discretionary action granted byDCP pertaining to height, yard, density, floor area ratio (FAR), parking reduction, etc. as a resultof plan check review. A copy of the DCP discretionary actions shall be made part of the plans.


IIB. CLEARANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

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1. ADDRESS APPROVAL

Address Approval clearance is required for :

p Change of Use p Use of Landp New constructionp Residential addition resulting in additional dwelling unit(s)p Commercial addition when a new address is requested by the applicantp Interior remodeling when the remodeling creates additional dwelling unit(s)p New off-site signp Alteration to an existing off-site sign

2. A-PERMIT

A-permit clearance is required for:

p Use of Landp New constructionp Relocationp Addition

Note: Clearance is required only if the proposed work includes a new driveway or an alteration toan existing driveway.

3. DRAINAGE IN STORM DRAIN

Drainage in Storm Drain clearance is required for:


Note: Clearance is required only when there is an area drain connection made to a public catchbasin or a storm drain pipe.


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4. ENCROACHMENT IN PUBLIC WAY

Encroachment in Public Way clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Relocationp Addition p Exterior Alterationp Underground Tank Removal and Remediation

Notes: Clearance is required only when there is an encroachment.

5. FLOOD CLEARANCE

Flood Clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Relocationp Addition with “Substantial Improvement”p Alteration with “Substantial Improvement”

Exception: Projects in “B”, “C” and “X” flood zones are exempt from flood regulation.

Notes: 1) Clearance is required for projects (New construction/ “Substantial Improvement”) in thefollowing flood zones: “A”, “AR”, “V1- V30”, “AO (AF)” and “A1-A3(FW)”.

2) LADBS checks projects (New construction/ ‘Substantial Improvement”) in the followingflood zones: “AO”, “AE”, “AH” and “A1-A30”.

3) “Substantial Improvement’ is defined as “ Any repair, rehabilitation, addition, or otherimprovement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the currentvaluation or market value of the structure before the “start of construction” of the improvement.”

4) See Appendix B for additional information.

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Highway dedication applies only for lots abutting a major or secondary highway or a collector street inthe RD1.5, RD2, RD3, R3, R4, R5, CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CM, MR1, MR2, M1, M2, M3 and PFzones.

Highway Dedication Clearance is required for:

p Use of Land p New construction p Relocation p Addition

p Fences and Block wallsp Underground Tank Removal and Remediation

Exceptions:

p SFD and Group SFDs p Additions and accessory buildings incidental to a legally existing residential buildings

provided no additional dwelling units or guest rooms are createdp Duplex and multiple dwellings with addition of less than 500 square feetp Projects in the following zones : OS, A1, A2, RA, RE, R1, RU, RZ, RW1, R2, RD4, RD5,

and RD6.

Notes:Some DCP entitlement actions may involve specific conditions regarding highway dedicationand improvement. In such cases, follow the conditions of the approval.

7. HILLSIDE ORDINANCE ( LAMC 12.21A17)

This ordinance only applies to major remodel, or construction of or addition to any one-family dwellingor accessory building on a lot in the A1, A2, RA, RE, RS, R1 or RD zones which lot is located in a wholeor in part in a Hillside Area. In addition, projects are subject to this ordinance only when BOE indicatesin the completed Hillside Referral form that the project fronts on a Substandard Hillside Limited Street,or the roadway beginning at the driveway apron at the project site to the edge of the hillside boundary doesnot have a minimum 20' width, therefore, prohibiting the passage of emergency vehicles.







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Hillside Ordinance clearance is required for :

p New construction p Residential additionp Interior alterationp Site gradingp Fences and block wall

Exception: See LAMC 12.21A17(i) for exceptions.

8. MARQUEE APPROVAL (LABC 3205)

Definition: Marquee is a permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by the building andprojecting over public property (LABC 214)

Marquee Approval clearance is required for:

p New Marquee when it encroaches into public Right-of-Way (R/W)p Alteration/addition to an existing marquee when the alteration/addition encroaches into

public Right-of-Way (R/W).

9. ROOF DRAINAGE TO STREET

Roof Drainage clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Relocationp Addition

10. SEWER AVAILABILITY ( LAMC, Section 64.16.1 )

Sewer Availability clearance is required for:

p Change of Use or Occupancy when there is an increase in sewer discharge (i.e. change ofuse from retail to beauty salon)

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p New constructionp Relocationp Addition to an existing commercial buildingsp Addition or alteration to a residential building that will create additional unit(s)p Addition or alteration to a residential buildings which will increase the total number of

bedrooms per unit beyond 5.p Commercial Pool and SPA ( New or alteration )

Note: Reasonable discretion should be employed in determining whether a clearance is required foruse changes. No clearance is required when the new use is similar to the existing use andthere is no increase in sewer discharge. Inform the applicant that a sewer facilities chargecredit from public works may be available for use changes resulting in a decreased sewerdischarge. This credit stays with the land for possible future development and is nottransferable or refundable.

11. WATERCOURSE

Watercourse clearance is required for:


Note: Clearance is required only when the property is within a water course area.

12. WORK ADJACENT TO PUBLIC WAY

Work Adjacent to Public Way Clearance is required for

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Note: Clearance is only required if the proposed construction/ grading work imposes additional

load on the public Right-of-Way (R/W) or reduces its support.

13. REVOCABLE PERMIT

Revocable Permit clearance is required for:

p New constructionp Relocationp Additionp Exterior Alteration

Note: Revocable permit will be required for any encroachment into public way and suchencroachment is not allowed by Chapter 32 of 2002 LABC.

14. STREET VACATION

Street Vacation clearance is required:

p only if a portion of public way is proposed to be vacated and added to the private property.

15. B-PERMIT

Class B- Permit clearance is required:

p only if new or modification of public improvements such as street, sewer, storm drain,street tree, street light and traffic light are required.

16. STREET WIDTH DETERMINATION

Street Width Determination clearance is required:

p for new 2nd dwelling unit in single -family zones proposed in accordance with the June 23, 2003 memo (pursuant to AB 1866). See Appendix VI. F for additionalinformation.







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17. EASEMENTS

EASEMENT clearance is required:

p for projects located within any indeterminable easements. BOE will be the leadagency in determining the type of easement and directing all constituents to theappropriate clearing agencies or departments.



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1. STORMWATER SUSMP/ SPECIFIC APPROVAL

Stormwater SUSMP/ Specific Approval clearance is required for:

p Projects with grading or paving work may be required to obtain SUSMP approval.p New constructionp Additionp Relocation

Note:

SUSMP clearance are NOT limited to projects that are one or more acres. See flowchart in

Appendix C to determine if the project is required to obtain SUSMP clearance. A few example are: 1) Residential projects $ 10 dwelling units. 2) Retail gasoline service stations 3) Stand alone restaurant 4) Parking lots > 5, 000 sq. ft. or > 25 cars. 5) Commercial/ industrial developments > 43,560 sq. ft. (1 acre) of disturbed soil. 6) Auto repair facilities (excluding auto sound or alarm) 7) Projects located or adjacent to or discharging into an Environmentally Sensitive Area 8) SFD & accessory structures where grading will occur on a slope $ 25%.



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2. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS ( LAMC, Section 64.30)

FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT clearance is required:

p New Constructionp Alteration to an existing food establishment with a permit valuation of $100,000.00 or

more (excluding mandatory seismic retrofitting and fire damage repair).p Change of Use (means changing a use from non-FSE to a FSE).

Note:

1) A food Service establishment (FSE) is a facility engaged in preparing food within anyrestaurants, café, commercial kitchens, bakeries, markets, caterers, hotels, schools,hospitals, industrial food processors, or care institutions.

2) The Industrial Waste Management Division (IWMD) of the Bureau of Sanitation(BOS) will review the plans to verify compliance with the Los Angeles IndustrialWaste Control Ordinance.

3) Building Plan Checker should note on the plans and in the PCIS “Work Description”any conditions of approval imposed by IWMD as stated in the comment field of thePCIS Clearance.


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TITLE 19 BUILDING PERMIT CLEARANCE

Definition: Title 19 projects are:

p Apartment/ Condominium $ 3 stories or $ 16 dwelling unitsp Hotels $ 3 stories or $ 20 guest roomsp High rise Buildings $ 75' ( occupied floor or roof elevation above

the lowest level of fire department vehicle access)p Covered mallsp Buildings housing “A,” “E,” “H,” and “I.”occupancies.p Buildings on Airport property

Title 19 Building Permit Clearance is required for:All projects including new construction, addition, remodeling, and change of use.

1. HYDRANT AND ACCESS APPROVAL (Fire Code, Section 57.09.03)

This applies to building with any portion of its first story exterior walls located more than 150 feet fromthe edge of the roadway of an approved street, and building where a minimum 20 feet in width clear tosky, or 28 feet in width for a building exceeding 28 feet in height, is not provided on at least one side ofthe building.

Hydrant and Access Approval clearance is required for:

p New construction.

2. UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK (LAMC 57.31.03)

Underground Fuel Tank clearance is required for:

p Grading permit for a new tank excavation and backfillp Grading permit to remove an existing fuel tank and backfill

3. HIGH STORAGE RACK (Title 24, Part 9, Article 81)

High Storage Rack clearance is required for:

p New storage rack higher than 12 feet high


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Note:

p Fire department will check whether the rack(s) is used to store combustible materials per Section 209 H of California Fire Code (CFC)

p 18" clear space below Sprinkler heads and top of storage is required to prevent obstruction of the water coverage from the sprinkler heads.

4. ASBESTOS REMOVAL (LAMC 57.10.04)

Asbestos Removal clearance is required for:

p Asbestos removal and fireproofing of structural steel members.

5. MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS (Title 24, Part 9, Article 81)

Motion Picture Studios clearance is required for:

p New studiosp Tenant Improvement (TI)p Change of Use, temporary or permanently to establish a studio

6. DISTANCE TO FIRE STATION ( LAMC 12.21A17)

Distance to Fire Station clearance is required for:

p Verifying distance to LAFD truck and engine company for SFD within the HillsideOrdinance area

Note: This information is required to determine whether fire sprinkler throughout is required foran existing SFD with proposed additions and/ or remodeling per LAMC12.21A17(d)(2)(ii).


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1. DRIVEWAY APPROVAL

Driveway Approval clearance is required for :

p Change of Usep New construction except SFD.p Relocationp Addition except SFD.

Note:p Clearance is required for new driveway(s) on major and secondary highways.p Clearance is required for new driveway(s) for fast food restaurants, gas stations, car wash

and oil change facility uses.p Clearance is required for an existing driveway associated with a Change of Use resulting in

a fast food restaurant, a gas station, a car wash or an oil change facility.

2. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND ORDINANCE ( Ordinance No. 168,700 )

Transportation Demand Ordinance clearance is required for:

p Change of Usep New constructionp Relocationp Addition

Notes: p Clearance is only applicable to general office building(s)p Clearance is required for general office building(s) with more than 25,000 sq. ft. of new

or additional floor area.

3. INTERNAL CIRCULATION (Sec. 12.21 A 5 (j))

Internal Circulation clearance is required when vehicles need to use a public street in order toaccess one parking area from another area on the same property.

4. SPECIFIC PLANS

D.O.T. clearance may be required as stipulated in the DCP’s Specific Plan Matrices in Section IV-F.


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This only applies to buildings/ structures built in the City of Los Angeles by various City Departmentsor work proposed by private entities on the City land or public right of way.

City Owned Building/ Parcel clearance is required for:

p Use of Landp New constructionp Additionp Relocationp Exterior and interior alterationp Demolitionp Pool and/ or SPA ( new & alteration)p Signs (new & alteration)p Site gradingp Fence & block wallsp Underground Tank Removal and Recompactionp Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting

2. MURAL SIGN ( LABC 6203)

Definition: Mural sign is a sign which is applied to and made integral with a wall, the written messageof which does not exceed 3 percent of the total area of the sign, as defined in the Section 6203 of the Cityof Los Angeles Building Code. Clearance by CAD staff is required before a mural sign permit can beissued. The Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) involves in the design review and approval of muralsigns.

Mural Sign clearance is required for:

p Mural Signs (new and alteration, including copy changes )

3. MARQUEE APPROVAL (LABC 3205)

Definition: Marquee is a permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by the building andprojecting over public property (LABC 214)

Marquee Approval clearance is required for:

p New marquee over public wayp New canopy(s) over public way


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Exception:

Clearance is not required when a signage is being altered on an existing marquee.


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IIF. CLEARANCES OR APPROVALS BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ANDGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

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Depending on the type of projects and their locations, additional clearances from other departments andgovernmental agencies may be required as shown below. Unless specified otherwise, clearance is in theform of a signoff in PCIS.

REDUCED PARKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING (LAMC 12.22A25(d)2).

Reduced Parking for Affordable Housing clearance is required for:

p projects that utilize a lower parking ratio as described in 12.22A25(d)2.

DENSITY BONUS SIGN-OFF (LAMC 12.22A25(e))

Definition:

Density Bonus is an increase in density over the otherwise maximum allowable residentialdensity granted pursuant to California Government Code Section 65915.

Density Bonus Sign off clearance is required for:

1. A housing development with 25% density increase per 12.22A25(e)(1)2. A housing development with 25% density increase per 12.22A25 (e)(2)3. A housing development with 35% density increase per 12.22A25(e)(3)

Note:

City Planning Department approval is also required in addition to the Housing Departmentclearance for the density bonus. See Section IIA Clearance by Department of City Planning forthe required clearances.

DEMOLITION OF RENTAL UNITS

Demolition of Rental Units clearance is required for:

p Demolition of any rental unit(s)

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property owners to file a Declaration of Intent to Evict for demolition. It applies to permitapplications to demolish apartments, condominiums, two-family dwellings, two or moresingle-family dwellings on the same lot, mobile home pads, and any project resulting in areduction of rooms in a hotel, motel, rooming house or boarding house occupied by thesame tenant for sixty or more consecutive days.

TENANT HABITBILITY

Tenant habitability clearance is required for apartment renovation project when PCIS showsthe building contains rent controlled rental units and the customer checks “Yes” to any ofquestions 3 through 7 on the Primary Renovation Work Identification Checklist.




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2. HEALTH DEPARTMENT (DHS) CLEARANCESCounty of Los Angeles Department of Health Services (DHS) clearance applies to all food facilities suchas restaurants, retail markets and bakeries, bars, or any establishment selling any food products includingprepackaged foods, etc. DHS approval is also required for public pools and x-ray rooms.

DHS clearance is required for:

p New food establishmentp Interior alteration to an existing food establishmentp Public swimming poolp Portable chemical toilet prior to installationp Water well construction/ monitoring/ destruction

Note:

Clearance is in the form of placing LACHD approval stamp on plans.

For all x-ray equipments noted or shown on plans, the plan check engineer shall provide theapplicant a “Radiation Shielding Plan Application” (see Appendix VI. G). LACHD approvalis not required prior to the issuance of the x-ray equipment permit.

3. CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (CALOSHA)

CALOSHA clearance is required for:

p Projects that are three stories or 35 ft. highp Projects with excavations over 5 ft. in depth.

Exception:

Excavation for swimming pools

Note:

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4. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (AQMD)

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) clearance is required when the permit applicantindicate in a checklist (see Appendix E) that the project has the following equipment or operations.AQMD approval is not required prior to the issuance of the building permit, however, it is required priorto the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The building plans shall have a note that states thiscondition.

Equipment: Charbroiler, dry-cleaning machine, spray booth, printing press, internalcombustion engine >50 HP, boiler/combustion equipment (> 2MMBTU/hr. maximum output), abrasive blasting cabinets/rooms,baghouse/cartridge-type dust filter/scrubber, or motor fuel storage &dispensing equipment.

Operations: Application of paints and adhesives; etching, plating, casting or meltingof metals; plastic molding, extruding or curing; mixing and blending ofliquids and/or powders; storage of acids, solvents, organic liquids orfuels; or production of fumes, dusts, smoke, or strong odors.

Note:

Approval is in the form of a letter from AQMD.

5. DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS (DOG), DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATIONThis clearance applies to projects located on properties flagged with ZI 1195 in ZIMAS or PCIS.DOG clearance is required for:

p New construction.p Relocation.p Additions.p Use of Land.

Note:

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6. DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER (DWP)This clearance applies to construction over DWP easements flagged in ZIMAS.

DWP clearance is required for:

p New construction.p Relocation.p Additions.p New Pool and Spa.p Signs.

Note:

p Clearance is in the form of an approval letter from DWP.p Permits for fences within the Public Utility Easement may be issued without obtaining a

clearance. However, during inspection, if a fence is determined to unreasonably interferewith an easement, the applicant must then obtain approval from DWP.

7. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA) This clearance applies to all construction activities within the Metro Rail construction area flagged asZI 1117 in ZIMAS or PCIS.

MTA clearance is required for:

p New constructions.p Relocation.p Additions.p Pools and Spas.p Signs.p Site grading.p Underground tank removal and Remediation.p Seismic reinforcement and retrofitting.p Delivery of concrete or materials, erection of scaffolding, installation of refuse tubes or

similar items, demolition, boring, and tunneling.

Note:

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8. HARBOR DEPARTMENTThis PCIS clearance is required for projects located on Harbor Department properties.

Permit & Record Section of the Engineering Division of the Port of L.A.

(310) 732-3405(310) 732-3686(310) 732-3332

III AREA-SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES

IIIA CLEARANCE BY COMMUNITY PLANNING BUREAU OF DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING

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Depending on the exemption language in the code for each individual specific plan, POD, and CDO area,certain projects may need to be reviewed and cleared by the staff in DCP’s Community Planning Bureauor Playa Vista Group. The thresholds to obtain clearance from each of these numerous specific plan, POD,and CDO areas are different. These thresholds are not listed here for each of these area, and instead, theyare outlined in ZIMAS and in the matrices in section IVA.

Please note that some specific plans may require the permit applicant to obtain a project permit and/or anapproval from a Design Review Board established for a specific plan.

When City Planning clears a Specific Plan, HPOZ, POD & CDO that has a DIR letter, the plan checkengineer shall also review the conditions of the DIR letter in addition to the quantifiable conditions of thespecific plan. Secondly, a separate signoff is not required for this type of DIR letter.

III AREA-SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES

IIIB. CLEARANCE BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

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Historical Monument Clearance is required for:

p All Historical buildings designated by ZI 145- XXXX.( Including City, State and federaldesignated historical monuments) which are located within community redevelopmentproject area.

Note:

CRA is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) perNovember 2001 documents titled “ Building Permit California Quality Act procedure forHistorical Monuments which are located within Redevelopment Project Areas.

2. PROJECT LOCATED IN CRA AREA (NON-HISTORICAL BUILDINGS)

Project Located in CRA Area clearance is required for:

p Change of Usep Use of Landp New constructionp Additionp Relocationp Exterior alterationp Interior alterationp Demolitionp Pool and/ or SPA ( new & alteration)p Signs (new & alteration)p Site gradingp Fence & block wallsp Underground Tank Removal and Recompactionp Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting

Exceptions:

p Interior alteration to residential buildingsp Ordinary maintenance and repairs which replace existing conditions such as replacement

of water heaters, exterior painting, electrical and mechanical system changes and roofingp Interior modifications for fire, life safety and handicapped requirementsp Interior Tenant Improvement(TI) above the ground floor for commercial/ industrial/ institution buildingsp Swimming pools and patio covers

IV APPLICABILITY MATRICES

IVA Planning Documents

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The attached matrix summarizes the DCP clearance requirements for existing DCP documents based onthe type of projects. LADBS staff shall use the attached matrix as a guide in determining whether theyneed to review the DCP documents and to generate a PCIS clearance for DCP documents. CPB in thematrix stands for Community Planning Bureau of DCP.

Cells in the first column denote the type of work while those in the first row show the kind of DCPdocument. Under each document box, there are two columns underneath it. When “DBS” appears in thecell under the left column, plan check engineers shall review the DCP documents for, among other things,quantifiable requirements such as building height, number of stories, floor area, yard, etc. When there is“CPCTR” or “CPB” in the cell under the right column, it means plan check engineers shall create a PCISsignoff for public counter or Community Planning Bureau of DCP staff. “ ---- ” in the left column meansplan check engineers need not review the DCP document, and “----” in the right column denotes no PCISclearance needs to be created. However, in some cases, even when both DBS and CPCTR appear in theleft and right columns, plan check engineers need not review the document if CPCTR clears the projectas “Exempt,” “Not Applicable,” or “Not Required.”

In providing clearance on PCIS, CPCTR staff shall, in the comment field, state if plans are stamped,stipulate the conditions if “Approved with Conditions” is used, and provide a brief explanation as to whythe project is “Exempt,” “Not Applicable,” or “Not Required.” Plan check engineers shall always reviewthe comment field in PCIS’s DCP clearance for information applicable to their projects.

Please note that this matrix is a guide only. In the event new DCP documents are created as a result ofplan check corrections generated by LADBS, such documents shall be reviewed by plan check engineersand cleared by DCP staff in PCIS.

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR PLANNING DOCUMENT1, 2, 3

---- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- DBS 6 CPCTR 6 ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPB----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- ----- CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

New Construction Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Addition Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Exterior Alteration Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Interior Alterations Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Demolition Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- CPB

Pool and/or Spa Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPBNew or Alterations Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Signs On-Site ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- DBS CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBNew and Alterations Off-Site ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- ----- DBS CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBSite grading Hill Side ----- ----- ----- CPCTR DBS ----- ----- CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- -----

Non-Hill Side ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---------- ----- DBS CPCTR DBS ----- DBS CPCTR DBS CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPCTR ----- CPB

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting ----- ----- ----- ----- DBS ----- ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- ----- ----- CPCTR ----- CPBGeneral notes or footnotes:1. There are two columns under each document box. When “DBS” appears in the left column, plan check engineers shall review the DCP documents for, among other things, quantifiable requirements such as building height, number of stories, floor area, yard, etc. When there is “CPCTR” or "CPB" in the right column, it means plan check engineers shall create a PCIS signoff for the public counter (CPCTR) or the Community Planning Bureau (CPB) of DCP staff. "----" in the left column means plan check engineers need not review the DCP document, and “----” in the right column denotes no PCIS clearance needs to be created.2. When both DBS and CPCTR / CPB appears under the same document type, plan check engineers need not review the document if DCP determines it is "Non Applicable," "Exempt," or "Not Required."3. In providing PCIS clearance, DCP staff shall state in the Comment field if plans are stamped, stipulate the conditions if "Approved with Conditions" is used, and provide a brief explanation on the action taken when the project is cleared as "Exempt," "Not Applicable," or "Not Required."4. All ZA cases including CUB, CUZ, and CUX. Only CPC cases starting with year 2000 or later that have suffixes DA, CU, SPR, ZV, ZAA, or SPE are applicable, e.g. CPC2002-1230CU, SPR.

6. Change of use does not trigger "D-Condition" clearance

Rev.: 07.27.05

Change of useUse of land

Fences and Block Walls

HPOZYC, PMX, COC, PRI. ST

AA, TT, ZI 1022, VTT, PM, PMLA

CZCA 5, COASTAL

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Q, DProject Description CPC, ORD ZA4, CPC4, APC ZI, ICO T

5. For projects located within Harbor Department's property, no clearance from City Planning is required, however, a Coastal Development Permit or exemption in the form of a letter shall be obtained from the

the Planning and Research Division of the Port of Los Angeles. See Appendix H for an example of this letter.

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR PARCEL MAP/TRACT MAP CONDITIONS CLEARANCE

----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)

New Construction Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- (2) DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOLTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ---- (2) DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOLComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ---- (2) DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOL

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- (2) DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOLTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ---- (2) DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOLComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS DOL DBS DOL DBS DOL

Addition Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS DOLTwo or more Dwelling Units ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS DOLComm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS DOL

Exterior Alteration Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Interior Alterations Single Dwelling Unit ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Demolition Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)

Pool and/or Spa Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)New or Alterations Two or more Dwelling Units ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)Signs On-Site ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----New and Alterations Off-Site ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Site grading Hill Side ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)

Non-Hill Side ----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)----- ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2) DBS ---- (2)

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----General notes or footnotes:1. There are two columns under each document box. When “DBS” appears in the left column, plan check engineers shall review the the project's compliance with quantifiable items in the Advisory Agency DeterminationLetter and any development covenants. When DOL appears in the second column, a clearance shall be created for DCP's Division of Land Section (City Hall, Room 763-A). ---- means no action is required.2. DOL's clearance is required if the project is also located in an A or RA zone or within a "K" District.

Rev.: 09.08.04 IV-1b

Change of useUse of land


VTT, T, TT, AA, PM, PMLA

Project DescriptionPre ZI 1022: ZI 1022:

Post ZI 1022: PM 7,000 or

higher TR 35000 or

higher

Current: PM 2004-0000

or higher TR 60000 or higher


IVB Department of Public Works Clearance

IV - 2Rev.: 04.15.04

The attached matrix summarizes the different kinds of BOE and BOS clearance requirements based onthe type of projects. LADBS staff shall use the attached matrix as a guide in determining what kinds ofBOE and BOS clearances they need to generate in PCIS for the project they are reviewing.

To use the matrix, plan check engineers shall identify the project(s) in the first column, read across therow, and stop at the cell corresponding to the type of clearance listed in the top row. If the cell shows“BOE,” plan check engineers shall create a PCIS clearance for BOE. If the cell shows “BOS,” plan checkengineers shall create a PCIS clearance for BOS. If the cell shows “----,” no PCIS departmental clearancewill be needed.

BUREAU OF ENGINEERING (BOE) AND BUREAU OF SANITATION (BOS) CLEARANCES

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BOE(2) --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE(8) --- --- BOE --- --- BOS

BOE BOE BOE --- BOE --- --- BOE(1) BOE --- BOE BOE BOS ---

Single Dwelling Unit (16) BOE BOE BOE BOE --- BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS BOS

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit (16) BOE BOE BOE BOE --- BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS BOS

Addition Single Dwelling Unit BOE(2) BOE(3) BOE BOE --- BOE BOE BOE(10) BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units BOE(2) BOE(3) BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE(10) BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. BOE(2) BOE(3) BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE(15) BOE BOE BOE BOE BOS BOS

Single Dwelling Unit --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS BOS

Single Dwelling Unit --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- BOE(10) --- --- --- --- --- ---

2 or More Dwelling Units --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- BOE(10) --- --- --- --- --- ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- BOE(15) --- --- --- --- --- BOS

Demolition Single Dwelling Unit --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOS ---

Single Dwelling Unit --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE BOS ---

2 or More Dwelling Units --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE BOS ---

Comm./Indust./Institut. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE(9) --- --- --- BOE BOS ---

Signs: new On-Site --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE --- ---& Alterations Off-Site BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE --- ---

Site grading Hill Side BOE --- BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE BOE BOS ---

Non-Hill Side BOE --- BOE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE BOE BOS ---

--- --- --- --- BOE --- --- --- BOE --- BOE BOS ---

Underground Tank Removal & Remediation --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- BOE --- BOE BOS ---

Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Legend " --- " - Clearance By BOE Staff Is Not Required BOE - Clearance by BOE Staff Is Required BOS - Clearance by BOS Staff Is Required

Rev.: 04.15.04

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Change of use

Use of land


Project Description

Pool and/or Spa: new & alterations

New Construction

IV-2a

Exterior Alteration

Interior Alterations

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1 Exempt from sewer clearance if there is no building on the site.2 Address approval is required when the addition/ remodeling creates additional unit(s).3 Public works clearance is required if the proposed work includes a new driveway or an alteration to an existing driveway4 SFD & Group SFDs are exempt from Highway dedication clearance- Duplex and multiple dwellings with addition of more than 500 square feet

requires Highway dedication if the ZIMAS indicates "Highway dedication" or "Collector" for the site street frontage(s). Highway dedication applies only for lots abutting a major or secondary highway or a collector street in the R3, R4, R5, and all C & M zones.

5 Clearance is required when a project is located in the Hillside Grading Area to determine if it is subjected to the Hillside Ordinance requirements per Sec. 12.21A17.

6 Clearance is required if the proposed construction/ grading work imposes additional load on the public right-of-way or reduces its support7 Clearance is required if area drain connection is made to a public catch basin or a storm drain pipe8 Clearance is required if there is any change of use, (i.e. change of use from retail to a beauty salon).9 Sewer clearance is only required for commercial swimming pool/ spa

10 Clearance is required if residential addition and/ or remodeling results in additional unit(s) or bedroom(s) per unit in excess of 5 total.11 Clearance is required when the property is in water course area12 Clearance is required for projects ( new construction/ "Substantial Improvement") in the following flood zones: "A", "AR", "V1- V30", "AO(AF)" and "AI-

A3 (FW)". LADBS checks projects ( new construction/ "Substantial Improvement" ) in the following flood zones: "AO", "AE", "AH" and "A1- A30". Projects in "B", "C" and "X" flood zones are exempt from Flood regulation.

13 Clearance is required only if new public improvements such as street, sewer, storm drain, street tree and street lights are required. Use the "Miscellaneous" item under the BOE Clearance and type in "B-permit" in the editable field.

14 See flowchart in Appendix IV C for a complete list of projects that requires SUSMP clearance.15 Clearance is required if commercial/ industrial/ institution remodeling and/ or addition results in additional floor area, increase in occupant load, or

increase in number of seating for an existing restaurant.16 Street Width Determination for 2nd unit in single-family zones (pursuant to AB 1866), see Appendix F.17 Clearance is required for any construction work within any indeterminable easements. Use the "Miscellaneous" item under the BOE Clearance and

type in "BOE to be the lead agency for indeterminable public easements" in the editable field.18 Clearance is required for new FSE or change of use from a non-FSE to a food establishment, or an alteration of an existing food establishment with a

permit valuation of $100,000 or more (excluding mandatory seismic retrofitting and fire damage repair).

Rev.: 04.15.04 IV -2b

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSBUREAU OF ENGINEERING (BOE) AND BUREAU OF SANITATION (BOS) CLEARANCES

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IVC Fire Department Clearance

IV - 3Rev.: 04.15.04

The attached matrix summarizes the FD clearance requirements based on the type of projects. LADBSstaff shall use the attached matrix as a guide in determining whether they need to generate a PCISclearance for DCP documents.

To use the matrix, plan check engineers shall identify the project(s) in the first column, read across therow, and stop at the cell corresponding to the use/occupancy or type of clearance listed in the top row. Ifthe cell shows “FD”, plan check engineers shall create a PCIS clearance for Fire Department. If the cellshows “----”, no interdepartmental clearance will be needed.

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Apa

rtm

ent/C

ondo

>2

stor

ies

or >

15 u

nits

Hot

els

- >2

sto

ries

or >

19

gues

t roo

ms

Hig

h-ris

e B

uild

ings

>75

ft

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n A

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Bui

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g 'A

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inin

g 'E

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Bui

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Hyd

rant

and

acc

ess

arou

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build

ings

Ver

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tr

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Change of use FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD

Use of land ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

New Construction Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a FD ----- ----- ----- -----

Multiple Family FD ----- FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD 1b ----- ----- ----- FD FD

Relocation Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Multiple Family FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD 1b ----- ----- ----- FD -----

Addition Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a ----- FD ----- ----- -----

Multiple Family FD ----- FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD 1a ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD 1b ----- ----- ----- FD FD

Exterior Alterations Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Multiple Family FD ----- FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD ----- ----- ----- ----- FD FD

Interior Alterations (2) Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----


Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD ----- ----- ----- ----- FD FD

Demolition Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Multiple Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD ----- -----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD ----- -----

Pool and/or Spa New or Alteration Single Family ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----


Comm./Indust./Institut. ----- FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Rev.: 01.21.05 IV .-3a

Non-Express Permits

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Apa

rtm

ent/C

ondo

>2

stor

ies

or >

15 u

nits

Hot

els

- >2

sto

ries

or >

19

gues

t roo

ms

Hig

h-ris

e B

uild

ings

>75

ft

Cov

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ls

Bui

ldin

gs c

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g 'H

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ccup

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n A

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t P

rope

rty

Bui

ldin

gs c

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inin

g 'A

' O

ccup

ancy

Bui

ldin

gs c

onta

inin

g 'E

' O

ccup

ancy

Bui

ldin

gs c

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inin

g 'I'

O

ccup

ancy

Hyd

rant

and

acc

ess

arou

nd

build

ings

Ver

ify th

e di

stan

ce to

LA

FD

tr

uck

and

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ne c

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(3)

Und

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Hig

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ion

Pic

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Stu

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Non-Express Permits

Signs On-site ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Off-site ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Site grading Hill Side ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Non- Hill Side ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation

----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD ----- ----- -----

Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD FD ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- FD

(1) Fire Department approval is required if:

a) the main entrance of any dwelling unit is more than 150 feet away from the edge of the public way.

b) any portion of the exterior wall of the building is more than 150 feet from the edge of a public way.

(2) Any storage rack more than 12 feet high requires Fire Department approval. Fire Department will check whether the rack(s) is

used to store combustible materials per Section 209H of california Fire Code (CFC).

3) Obtain a cleareance from Fire Department if the applicant is claiming exemption from providing fire sprinklers in accordance with

LAMC 12.21A17(d)1 due to their project's close proximity to a LA City Fire Department's Truck or Engine Company AND the total aggregate

value of the remodel within a one- year period exceeds 50% of the replacement cost of the existing dwelling or accessory building.

Rev.: 01.21.05 IV .-3b

Fence and Block Walls


IVD Department of Transportation Clearance

IV - 4Rev.: 04.15.04

The attached matrix summarizes the DOT clearance requirements based on the type of projects. LADBSstaff shall use the attached matrix as a guide in determining whether they need to generate a PCISclearance for DOT.

To use the matrix, plan check engineers shall first identify the project(s) in the first column, read acrossthe row, and stop at the cell corresponding to the type of clearance stipulated in the first row. If the cellshows “DOT”, plan check engineers shall create a PCIS clearance for DOT. If the cell shows “----”, nointerdepartmental clearance will be needed.

DOT is most concerned with new driveways that are planned to be constructed on streets classified asMajor Highways or Secondary Highways.

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

DOT (1,2) DOT(4)

DOT(1) ----

New Construction Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----

Two or More Dwelling Units DOT (1) ----

Comm./Indust./Institut. DOT DOT(4)

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----


Comm./Indust./Institut. DOT (1,2) DOT(4)

Addition Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----


Comm./Indust./Institut. DOT (2 or 3) DOT(4)

Exterior Alteration Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----

Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ----

Comm./Indust./Institut. ---- ----

Interior Alterations Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----



Demolition Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----



Pool and/or Spa Single Dwelling Unit ---- ----New or Alterations Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ----


Signs On-Site ---- ----New and Alterations Off-Site DOT ----

Site grading Hill Side ---- ----

Non-Hill Side ---- ----

---- ----

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation ---- ----

Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting ---- ----

Legend: "----" Clearance by DOT is Not Required.

DOT Clearance by DOT is required.General notes or footnotes:

1. Clearance is required for new driveways fronting on major and secondary highways only.2. Clearance is required for fast food restaurants, gasoline stations, car wash and oil change facilities (i.e. Jiffy Lube) uses.3. Clearance is required if a new driveway is proposed.4. General Office Building only with more than 25,000 sq. ft of new or additional floor area.

IV - 4a


Project Description Transp. Demamnd OrdinanceDriveway Location

Change of use

Use of land

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IV - 4a


IVE Cultural Affairs Department Clearance

IV - 5Rev.: 04.15.04

The attached matrix summarizes the CAD clearance requirements based on the type of projects. LADBSstaff shall use the attached matrix as a guide in determining whether they need to generate a PCISclearance for CAD.

To use the matrix, plan check engineers shall identify the project in the first column, read across the row,and stop at the cell corresponding to the type of clearance listed in the top row. If the cell shows “CAD”,plan check engineers shall create a PCIS clearance for CAD. If the cell shows “----”, no interdepartmentalclearance will be needed.

Please note that State (ZI 145-1000 through ZI 145-1999) and Federal (ZI 145-2000 through ZI 145-4999)monuments are not reviewed and cleared by Cultural Affairs department, and shall continue to beprocessed by plan check engineers in accordance with the November 2001 document titled “BuildingPermit California Environmental Quality Act Procedure for Historical Monuments.”

---- ----

CAD ----

New Construction Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----

Two or More Dwelling Units CAD ----

Comm./Indust./Institut. CAD ----

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----



Addition Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----



Exterior Alteration Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----



Interior Alterations Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----



Demolition Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----



Pool and/or Spa Single Dwelling Unit CAD ----New or Alterations Two or More Dwelling Units CAD ----


Signs On-Site CAD CADNew and Alterations Off-Site CAD CAD

Site grading Hill Side CAD ----

Non-Hill Side CAD ----

CAD ----

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation CAD ----

Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting CAD ----

Legend: "----" Clearance by CAD is not required.

CAD Clearance by CAD is required.

General notes or footnotes:1. Clearance is not required when signage is being altered on an existing marquee.2. Clearance by CAD required per Ordinance 171,413

Rev.: 09.08.04 IV-5a

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Change of use

Use of land

Project Description City Owned Building / Parcel

Marquee Located Over Public WayMural Sign

CAD (1)



IVF Specific Plans, Pedestrian Oriented District, and Community Design Overlay DistrictClearance (Continue)


IVF Specific Plans, Pedestrian Oriented District, and Community Design Overlay DistrictClearance

IV - 6Rev.: 04.15.04

The matrices listed in the following two pages summarizes the DCP and DOT clearance requirementsbased on the type of project and its location in a specific plan, POD, and/or CDO area. LADBS staffshall use these matrices as a guide in determining whether they need to review the code languagepertaining to the specific plan, POD, and/or CDO for quantifiable design requirements, and to generatea PCIS clearance for CPB and DOT due to the project’s location in the specific plan, POD, and/orCDO area.

To use the matrices (a sample of which is shown on page IV-6a), plan check engineers shall identifythe project(s) in the first column, and read across the row. In the LADBS column, when “DBS”appears in the cell, plan check engineers shall review the specific plan language for, among otherthings, quantifiable requirements such as building height, number of stories, floor area, yard, etc. They shall ensure the design shown on plans fully comply with these requirements. If there is “—“shown in the cell, it means plan check engineers do not need to read the language in the specific plan.

In the clearance from DOT column, when there is “DOT” in the cell, it means plan check engineersshall create a PCIS signoff for DOT staff. “—“ means no DOT clearance is required.

In the clearance from DCP column, when there is “CPCTR” in the cell, it means plan check engineersshall create a PCIS signoff for DCP’s Public Counter staff. When there is “CPB” or “PVA” in thecell, plan check engineers shall create a PCIS signoff for DCP’s Community Planning Bureau or PlayaVista Group staff, respectively. “—“ means no clearance needs to be generated.

The matrices are updated by DCP periodically and may be accessed in either one of the followingways:

1. If you know the name of the specific plan and you are using this Handbook on theweb, you may click the link for that specific plan listed on the following two pages. This will bring you to a brief one-page summary of that specific plan. You will berouted to the matrix by clicking the matrix icon at the bottom of that page.

2. If you don’t know the name of the specific plan, log on to DCP’s website athttp://ZIMAS.lacity.org/search.asp. Type in the number and street of the propertyyou are interested, click Map,

and click Planning and Zoning Information in the DATA TABS drop-down box.

If the property is located in a specific plan, the specific plan name will be listed in the

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second column with a ZI XXXX preceding it. Clicking that ZI XXXX will bring youto a brief one-page summary of that specific plan. The Clearance Matrix can beobtain by clicking the matrix icon at the bottom of that page.

APPLICABILITY MATRIX FOR SPECIFIC PLAN ALAMEDA DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN

DOT Unit phone #: (213) 580-5206clearance required from

DOT DCP

DBS DOT CPB

DBS DOT CPB

New Construction Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- ----

Two or More Dwelling Units DBS DOT CPB

Comm./Indust./Institut. DBS DOT CPB

Relocation Single Dwelling Unit ----- ---- ----



Addition Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- ----



Exterior Alteration Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- ----

Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ---- CPB

Comm./Indust./Institut. ---- ---- CPB

Interior Alterations Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- ----

Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ---- ----

Comm./Indust./Institut. DBS ---- ----

Demolition Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- CPB

Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ---- CPB

Comm./Indust./Institut. ---- ---- CPB

Pool and/or Spa Single Dwelling Unit ---- ---- ----New or Alterations Two or More Dwelling Units ---- ---- CPB


Signs On-Site ---- ---- CPBNew and Alterations Off-Site ---- ---- CPB

Site grading Hill Side ---- ---- CPB

Non-Hill Side ---- ---- CPB

---- ---- CPB

Underground Tank Removal and Remediation ---- ---- ----

Seismic Reinforcement and Retrofitting ---- DOT ----

Legend: DBS LADBS staff shall check all quantifiable requirements such as height, no. of stories, floor area, yard, etc. "----" LADBS staff need not review the specific plan requirements or no clearance by CPB or DOT is required. CPB Clearance by CPB is required. DOT Clearance by DOT is required.

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LIST OF MATRICES FOR SPECIFIC PLANS

1. ALAMEDA DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN........... ZI -21822. AVENUE 57 TOD ZI -23103. CENTURY CITY SOUTH SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -1869 4. CENTRAL CITY WEST SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -14415. CENTURY CITY NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -11386. COASTAL BLUFFS SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -19117. COAST TRANSPORATION CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -18748. COLORADO BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -14049. DEVONSHIRE-TOPANGA SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -187810. FOOTHILL BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -217211. GIRARD TRACT SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -138312. GLENCOE-MAXELLA SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -1887......13. GRANADA HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -158614. HOLLYWOODLAND SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -149215. L A SPORTS-ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT ZI -103416. LAX-EL SEGUNDO DUNES SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -179917. MT. WASHINGTON SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -185718. MULHOLLAND SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -122419. NORTH UNIVERSITY PARK SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -108520. NORTH WESTWOOD VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -144521. OXFORD TRIANGLE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -141222. PACIFIC PALISADES SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -132123. PARK MILE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -1037 24. PLAYA VISTA B ZI -1318.......25. PLAYA VISTA C ZI -131926. PLAYA VISTA D ZI -132027. PORTER RANCH ZI -155428. RESEDA CBD SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -189629. SAN PEDRO SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -133830. SAN VICENTE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -109631. SEPULVEDA CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -183232. SOUTH L.A. ALCOHOLIC SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -123133. VALLEY CIRCLE PLUMMER SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -103834. VALLEY VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -136535. VENICE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -227336. VENTURA/CAHUENGA BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -172937. VERMONT WESTERN T.O.D. ZI -228638. WARNER CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -187039. WEST LOS ANGELES T.I.M.P. SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -219240. WESTWOOD COMMUNITY DRB SPECIFIC PLAN (1) ZI -144741. WESTWOOD COMMUNITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZI -144642. WESTWOOD VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -089143. WILSHIRE/WESTWOOD SPECIFIC PLAN ZI -1091

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LIST OF MATRICES FOR SPECIFIC PLANSNumerically Listed by ZI numbers

1. ZI -0891 WESTWOOD VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN2. ZI -1034 L A SPORTS-ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT3. ZI -1037 PARK MILE SPECIFIC PLAN4. ZI -1038 VALLEY CIRCLE PLUMMER SPECIFIC PLAN5. ZI -1085 NORTH UNIVERSITY PARK SPECIFIC PLAN6. ZI -1091 WILSHIRE/WESTWOOD SPECIFIC PLAN7. ZI -1096 SAN VICENTE SPECIFIC PLAN8. ZI -1138 CENTURY CITY NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN9. ZI -1224 MULHOLLAND SPECIFIC PLAN10. ZI -1231 SOUTH L.A. ALCOHOLIC SPECIFIC PLAN11. ZI -1318 PLAYA VISTA B12. ZI -1319 PLAYA VISTA C13. ZI -1320 PLAYA VISTA D 14. ZI -1321 PACIFIC PALISADES SPECIFIC PLAN15. ZI -1338 SAN PEDRO SPECIFIC PLAN16. ZI -1365 VALLEY VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN17. ZI -1383 GIRARD TRACT SPECIFIC PLAN18. ZI -1404 COLORADO BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN19. ZI -1412 OXFORD TRIANGLE SPECIFIC PLAN20. ZI -1441 CENTRAL CITY WEST SPECIFIC PLAN21. ZI -1445 NORTH WESTWOOD VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN22. ZI -1446 WESTWOOD COMMUNITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL23. ZI -1447 WESTWOOD COMMUNITY DRB SPECIFIC PLAN 24. ZI -1492 HOLLYWOODLAND SPECIFIC PLAN25. ZI -1554 PORTER RANCH26. ZI -1586 GRANADA HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN27. ZI -1799 LAX-EL SEGUNDO DUNES SPECIFIC PLAN28. ZI -1729 VENTURA/CAHUENGA BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN29. ZI -1832 SEPULVEDA CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN30. ZI -1857 MT. WASHINGTON SPECIFIC PLAN31. ZI -1869 CENTURY CITY SOUTH SPECIFIC PLAN32. ZI -1870 WARNER CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN33. ZI -1874 COAST TRANSPORATION CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN34. ZI -1878 DEVONSHIRE-TOPANGA SPECIFIC PLAN35. ZI -1887 GLENCOE-MAXELLA SPECIFIC PLAN36. ZI -1896 RESEDA CBD SPECIFIC PLAN 37. ZI -1911 COASTAL BLUFFS SPECIFIC PLAN38. ZI -2172 FOOTHILL BLVD. SPECIFIC PLAN39. ZI -2182 ALAMEDA DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN........... 40. ZI -2192 WEST LOS ANGELES T.I.M.P. SPECIFIC PLAN41. ZI -2273 VENICE SPECIFIC PLAN 42. ZI -2286 VERMONT WESTERN T.O.D.43. ZI -2310 AVENUE 57 TOD












































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IVG Community Redevelopment Agency Clearance

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Until the parcel-specific information pertaining to a building’s historic status, DDA, OPA, and A D forD are compiled and downloaded into ZIMAS, plan check engineers shall use the attached matrix A indetermining if a CRA clearance needs to be created.

To use the matrix, plan check engineers shall identify the project(s) in the first column, read across therow, and stop at the cell corresponding to the heading listed in the top row. If the cell shows “CRA,” plancheck engineers shall create a PCIS clearance for CRA. If the cell shows “----,” no interdepartmentalclearance will be needed.

In the future, when parcel specific information pertaining to a building’s historic significance, DDA, OPA,and A D for D is compiled and downloaded into ZIMAS, plan check engineers shall use a matrix createdfor each individual CRA area. An example of it is shown in the attached matrix B. When reviewing plansfor projects in a specific community redevelopment area, plan check engineers shall first obtain theinformation on the building’s historic status, DDA, OPA and D for D for the site from ZIMAS, and thenuse the matrix as follows: Identify the project type(s) on the left-hand column of the matrix, read acrossthe row and stop at the cell corresponding to heading shown on the top two rows. If the cell shows“CRA,” the plan check engineer shall create a PCIS clearance for CRA. If there is “----” in the cell, noaction by CRA is required. “All others” shown in the last cell of the second row are for non-historicstructures without any DDA, OPA, or D for D.

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1. Locations to obtain Department of City Planning (DCP) document clearance

p Metro office: 4th Floor, 201 N. Figueroa StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012Phone no. 213-482-7087

p Van Nuys office: 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 251. Van Nuys, CA 91411 Phone no. 818-374-5050

2. Locations to obtain DCP Documents

DCP documents are stored in different locations. For copies of documents, customers should beadvised to call DCP’s Automated Records Section at (213) 978-1259, or to fax in their requests to(213) 978-1263.

3. Locations to obtain Department of Public Works Clearance

p BUREAU OF ENGINEERING - Construction Services CenterCENTRAL DISTRICT 201 North Figueroa Street 3th floor,Serving properties generally located Los Angeles, CA 90012-2601south of Mulholland Drive and east Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.of Robertson Boulevard and north of (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wed.)120 th Street Telephone: (213) 482-7030

p BUREAU OF ENGINEERING - 638 S. Beacon St.HARBOR DISTRICT San Pedro, CA 90731Serving properties generally located Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.south of 120th Street Telephone: (310) 732-4677

p BUREAU OF ENGINEERING - 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard,VALLEY DISTRICT Van Nuys, CA 91401-2615Serving properties generally located Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.north of Mulholland Drive or its Telephone: (818) 374-5090extension easterly

p BUREAU OF ENGINEERING - 1828 Sawtelle Boulevard,WEST LOS ANGELES DISTRICT 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025-5516Serving properties generally located Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.south of Mulholland Drive, north of Telephone: (310) 575-8384Imperial Highway and west of Robertson Boulevard

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p BUREAU OF SANITATION 2714 Media Center DriveWatershed protection Division Los Angeles, CA

Telephone: (323)342-1501

4. Locations to obtain Fire Department Clearance

p For Title 19 projects, determination of occupancy and other sign-off listed in matrix:

Metro: 201 N. Figueroa St, 3rd floor, Station 16 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Van Nuys: 6262 Van Nuys Bl, 2nd floor Van Nuys, CA 91411

West L. A.: 18287 Sawtelle Bl. 2nd floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

p For Hydrant and Access:

Metro: 221 N. Figueroa St, 15th floor Los Angeles, CA 90012

p For Underground Tanks:

Metro: 201 N. Figueroa St, 3rd floor, Station 16 Los Angeles, CA 90012

6. Locations to obtain DOT Clearance

p DOT- Citywide:

Construction Services Center: 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90012Hours: 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 Telephone: (213) 482-7024

p DOT- Valley Office: 6262 Van Nuys BoulevardServing San Fernando Valley Van Nuys, CA 91401(Noth of Mulholland Drive, with Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.the exception of Universal City) Telephone: (818) 374-4699


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p DOT- Westchester Office 7166 W. Manchester AveServing West Los Angeles and LAX areas Los Angeles, CA 90045(West of La Cienega Boulevard and South Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.of Mulholland Drive excluding Woodland By appointment only Hills) Telephone: (213) 485-1062

7. Locations to obtain CAD Clearance

p All signoffs are processed at CAD’s City Owned Properties: office at 433 S. Spring Street, Mr. Haroot Avanesian, (213) 473-771910th Floor Mural Signs:

Mr. Robert Nunes, (213) 473-8344Marques Over Public Way: Mr. Matthew Dillhoefer, (213) 473 -7721

8. Locations to obtain clearances for projects located in a specific plan, POD, CDO, or HPOZ

If the matrix requires a CPB clearance, the general locations for Department of City Planning’sCommunity Planning Bureau (CPB) are listed below. However, it is recommended that customers callfirst and make an appointment. Plan check engineers shall advise the permit applicant to contact theplanner by phone for information on how to obtain the clearance. The contact phone number for theplanner shall be written on the correction sheet by the plan check engineer.

p Metro Office: 200 N. Spring Street, Suite 667City Hall Los Angeles, California 90012

p Valley Office: 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 351Van Nuys, California 91401

p West and Coastal Office: 200 N Spring Street, Suite 621 City Hall Los Angeles, California 90012

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For the convenience of this guideline’s users, the contact phone numbers for POD, CDO, NOD, and HPOZare also provided here. However, as more and more of these kinds of districts are created and theircontact phone numbers being added or changed, the most up-to-date phone number for these districtsshould be obtained from DCP’s websites.

Phone contacts for CPB staff:

p Atwater Village POD: East Unit (213) 978-1170

p Westwood Blvd. POD: West/Coastal Unit (213) 978-1165

p Westwood/Pico NOD: West/Coastal Unit (213) 978-1165

p Canoga Park Commercial Corridor CDO: South Valley Unit (818) 374-5037

p Canoga Park Downtown CDO: South Valley Unit: (818) 374-5037

p Sun Valley CDO: North Valley Unit (818) 374-5062

p Van Nuys CDO: South Valley Unit (818) 374-5037

p West Wilshire CDO: West/Coastal Unit (213) 978-1165

p All HPOZ’s: (213) 978-1164 or978-1177

Plan check engineers may also obtain the contact phone number for planners in each specific plan, CDO,POD, and HPOZ from DCP’s intranet and internet websites. To obtain the phone number, plan checkengineers first click on their desktop ZIMAS icon. Type in the number and address for the property.Click Map. Click Planning and Zoning Information in the DATA TABS drop-down box. Obtain thecontact phone number for the specific plan, CDO, POD, or HPOZ by clicking the Zoning Information ZIXXXX.

In addition, the contact phone number for each specific plan, CDO, POD, and HPOZ can also be obtainedby permit applicants directly from DCP’s website at http://ZIMAS.lacity.org/search.asp. The instructionson how to obtain the contact number has been provided on LADBS’s Clearance Agency “Address Code”which is given to every permit applicant together with their plan check correction sheets.

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9. Locations to obtain City Historical Monuments/ Mills Act clearance

p Downtown 200 N. Spring St., Rm 667Phone No. (213) 978-1183Office hours: Monday thru Friday

10. Locations to obtain CRA clearance

p Downtown 201 N. Figueroa Street, 4th Floor Phone No. (213) 977-1777 Office hours: Monday thru Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

p North Hollywood 5200 Lankershim Boulevard,Suite 210 (Academy Office Building)Phone No. (818) 623-6127 Office hours: By appointment only for permits in the NorthHollywood Redevelopment Project Area

11. Locations to obtain Harbor Dept. Clearance

p San Pedro Port of Los Angeles Administration BuildingPermits and Records Section425 S. Palos Verdes Street - 3rd FloorSan Pedro, CA 90731 Phone No. (310) 732-3405 (310) 732-3322

(310) 732-3686 Office hours: Monday thru Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

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VI A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

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CITY OF LOS ANGELESDepartment of Building & Safety

BUILDING PERMIT CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

PROCEDURE FOR HISTORICAL MONUMENTS9/2004

TABLE OF CONTENT

I. REVIEWING PROJECT AND APPLYING PCIS CLEARANCES

II. Determine if the project involves a historical monumentA. Determine if a monument is located in CRA area

III. PROCESSING CEQA DOCUMENTATION

A. Projects in CRA areasB. Projects not in CRA areas but qualified as Categorical ExemptionC. Projects not in CRA areas and referred to City Planning for CEQA review

IV. PROCESSING A CEQA APPEAL

A. Take in an appeal

B. Process an appeal

V. Appendixes - (Also available in BASEC under LADBS App./BASEC/Standards/Calif. Env.Quality Act Requirement)

A. Categorical Exemption List for Express PermitsB. CEQA Notice of Determination (NOD) formC. Certificate of Fee Exemption (F&G) formD. CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) formE. CEQA Questionnaire for Work on Historic BuildingsF. CEQA Procedure Flow Chart for Structural Plan CheckG. CEQA Procedure Flow Chart for Mech, Elec, Plumb & Bldg Express Permits H. Glossary of CEQA Terminology

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This process shall be performed by a Plan Check or Express permit staff during the review of aproject which involves work on a historical monument.

A. Determine if the project involves a historical monument - PCIS will display anotification when an application address is associated with a historical monument. Verify the historical monument designation of a building by viewing the PCIS parceldocument screen, District Map or ZIMAS. If a project does not involve a historicalmonument, follow the normal procedure to process the permit application.

1. Express permit - If the project involves a historical monument, and if theproject is listed as a qualifying type on the CEQA Categorical Exemption Listfor Express Permit per Appendix A, enter the following note with the workdescription: ‘CEQA Categorical Exemption Class 31 Historic ResourceRehab/Restoration’, and follow the normal procedure to process the permit. If the project is not on the list, stop the PCIS application process and refer thecustomer to plan check.

2. Over-the-Counter Plan Check, Appointment or Regular Plan Check - If theproject involves historical monuments, determine the type of monumentsinvolved based on the following:

a. City monuments are identified as ZI145-1 through ZI 145-999. For anapplication that involves a City historical monument, add the PCIS CityPlanning (PLN) clearance for ‘City historic monument appr,Alteration/Demolition of City historic monument’ (Enter ZI 145 no. )

b. State monuments are identified as ZI145-1000 through ZI 145-1999

c. Federal monuments are identified as ZI145-2000 through ZI 145-4999

d. Monuments under consideration are identified as ZI145-5000 and up

B. Determine if a monument is located in a CRA area - In general, PCIS will display anotification when an application address is associated with the historical monument in aCRA area. Verify the historical monument designation of a building in a CRA area byviewing the PCIS parcel document screen, District

Map, ZIMAS or Scanmap. CRA areas are designated by various ZI numbers.

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1. If a project is in a CRA area, the CEQA lead agency is CRA. (Note: Whenanother City agency is the CEQA lead agency, then LADBS will be the CEQAresponsible agency for the permit issuance process.)

a. Add the PCIS CRA clearance for ‘Historic Monument, Work on ahistorical monument in CRA Area: (Enter ZI no. for the CRA area)’

b. When both City Planning clearance for City Monument and CRAclearances are required, instruct the customer to first obtain clearancefrom City Planning and then CRA.

c. Continue with the process in step ‘IIA’ below when the customer returnsto LADBS after CEQA review by CRA.

2. If a project is not in a CRA area, determine if it qualifies as a CEQA CategoricalExemption:

a. Over-the-Counter Plan Check - Request the customer to complete theCEQA Questionnaire per Appendix E.

(1) If the customer has not checked the unconditioned ‘YES’ box toany questions, continue with process in step ‘IIB’ for CategoricalExemption.

(2) If the customer has checked off the unconditioned ‘YES’ box toany questions, the project requires environmental review. Continue with the process in step ‘c’ below.

b. Appointment or Regular Plan Check - Review the CEQAQuestionnaire completed by the customer during submittal. If CEQAQuestionnaire is not submitted, provide a copy to the customer with yourplan check correction. The procedures to review the CEQAQuestionnaire are the same as in step ‘a’ above for an Over-the-CounterPermit.

c. Determine whether City Planning is the CEQA lead agency:

(1) If a City Planning discretionary action such as a HPOZ, CUP,project permit, coastal permit, Design Review Board (DRB)approval or zoning variance etc. is required for theproject, City Planning is the CEQA lead agency. Add the PCISCity Planning clearance for ‘CEQA/Historic Monument/CEQA

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Review for Planning as Lead Agency’ and refer the customer toCity Planning for CEQA review.

(2) If no Planning discretionary Action is required, add the PCISCity Planning clearance for ‘CEQA/Historic Monument/CEQAReview for LADBS or other City agency as Lead Agency’ andrefer the customer to City Planning for CEQA review.

(3) Continue with the process in step IIC below when the customerreturns to LADBS after CEQA review by City Planning.

II. PROCESSING CEQA DOCUMENTATION

This process will be performed by Plan Check staff after the customer has obtained all therequired project information, clearances signoff and/or CEQA documentation from otheragencies. (Note: For a project which requires issuance of multiple permits for a plan check,prepare the appropriate CEQA notice only for the main permit.)

A. Projects in CRA areas and CRA as the CEQA lead agency has prepared one of thefollowing CEQA documents:

1. Notice of Exemption (NOE) for a categorical exemption - Select the PCIS‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Notice of Exemption’ and attach a copyof the NOE to the permit at issuance.

2. Notice of Determination (NOD) for a Negative Declaration (ND), MitigatedNegative Declaration (MND) or Environmental Impact Report (EIR):

a. Review the ND, MND or EIR prepared by CRA. For MND or EIR,verify the mitigated measures are incorporated on the plans. For EIRrelated to a demolition permit, consult with your supervisor foradditional CEQA documentation not covered by this manual.

b. Prepare a NOD for LADBS as the responsible agency per Appendix Band a Certificate of Fee Exemption for Fish & Game (F&G) perAppendix C.

c. Provide the original copy of the NOD and F&G certificate to thecustomer. Instruct the customer to file the NOD at the County Clerkoffice, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA90650. (Note: After theposting period, County Clerk should return NOD to the City Clerk. IfCounty Clerk returns NOD to LADBS, then send NOD to City

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Clerk/CEQA Document at Mail Stop 160, Room 395, 200 N. Spring St.)

d. Select the PCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Notice ofDetermination’ and attach a copy of the NOD to the permit at issuance. (Note: Permit may be issued before filing of the NOD)

B. Projects not in CRA areas but qualified as a Categorical Exemption:

1. Complete a Notice of Exemption (NOE) form (See Appendix D) and explain tothe customer the Statute of limitations on court challenges to the approval of theproject. The challenge period is 35 days from the filing date of the NOE at theCounty Clerk, or 180 days from the NOE date if it is not filed. If the customerdecides to file the NOE, he or she may do so at the County Clerk office, 12400Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA90650.

2. Provide a copy of the NOE to the customer.

3. Select the PCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ items for ‘CEQA Notice of Exemption’and ‘CEQA Historic Questionnaire’, and attach the original NOE and thecompleted questionnaire to the permit at issuance.

C. Projects not in CRA areas and referred to City Planning for CEQA review:

1. Projects require no City Planning discretionary action and Planning has preparedone of the following CEQA documents for LADBS as the lead agency:

a. Notice of Exemption (NOE) for a categorical exemption - Select thePCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Notice of Exemption’ andattach NOE to the permit at issuance.

b. Negative Declaration (ND), Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) orEnvironmental Impact Report (EIR):

(1) Review ND, MND or EIR prepared by City Planning. For MND& EIR, verify the mitigated measures and recommendations areincorporated on the plans. For EIR related to a demolitionpermit, consult with your supervisor for additional CEQAdocumentation not covered by this manual.

(2) Prepare a NOD for LADBS as the lead agency per Appendix Band a Certificate of Fee Exemption for Fish & Game (F&G)per Appendix C.

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(3) Provide the original copy of the NOD and F&G to the customer. Instruct the customer to file the NOD at the County Clerk office,12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA90650. (Note: After theposting period, County Clerk should return NOD to City Clerk. If County Clerk returns NOD to LADBS, then send NOD to CityClerk/CEQA Document at Mail Stop 160, Room 395, 200 N.Spring St. )

(4) Select the PCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Noticeof Determination’ and attach a copy of the NOD to the permit atissuance. (Note: Permit may be issued before filing of the NOD)

(5) Send the ND, MND or EIR to the City Clerk/CEQA Document atMail Stop 160, Room 395, 200 N. Spring St.

2. Projects require no City Planning discretionary action and Planning has preparedone of the following CEQA documents for another City Agency (e.g. Recreation& Park, Housing) as the lead agency:

a. Notice of Exemption (NOE) for a categorical exemption - Select thePCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Notice of Exemption’ andattach NOE to the permit at issuance.

b. Notice of Determination (NOD) for a Negative Declaration (ND),Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) or Environmental Impact Report(EIR):

(1) Review ND, MND or EIR prepared by City Planning. For MND& EIR, verify the mitigated measures and recommendations areincorporated on the plans.

(2) Prepare a NOD for LADBS as the responsible agency perAppendix B and a Certificate of Fee Exemption for Fish &Game (F&G) per Appendix C.

(3) Provide the original copy of the NOD and F&G certificate to thecustomer. Instruct the customer to file the NOD at the CountyClerk office, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA90650. (Note: After the posting period, County Clerk should return NODto City Clerk. If County Clerk returns NOD to LADBS, thensend NOD to City Clerk/CEQA Document at Mail Stop 160,

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(4) Select the PCIS ‘Checklist Attachment’ item for ‘CEQA Noticeof Determination’ and attach a copy of the NOD to the permit atissuance. (Note: Permit may be issued before filing of the NOD)

3. Projects require City Planning discretionary actions, and City Planning as theCEQA lead agency has prepared a NOE for a Categorical Exemption, or a NODfor a ND, MND or EIR. Follow the procedures in Step 2 above.

III. PROCESSING A CEQA APPEAL - During the period within the statute of limitations, anappeal may be filed against the approval of a project or a permit under the CEQA process. Thesubmittal of a CEQA appeal shall be first considered by a plan check supervisor. If denied, theapplicant may appeal to the LADBS Commission.

A. Take in an appeal - Upon a petition by an applicant, a plan check supervisor shall:

1. Determine if an appeal may be filed based on the Statute of Limitations.

a. For Categorical Exemption - The statute of limitation is 35 calendar daysfrom the filing date of the Notice of Exemption at the County Clerkoffice. It is 180 calendar days from the project or permit approval date ifthe Notice of Exemption is not filed at the County Clerk office.

b. For ND/MND/EIR - The statute of limitation is 30 days from the filingdate of the Notice of Determination at the County Clerk office. It is alsothe opinion of the Los Angeles City Attorney that the statute oflimitation is extended to 180 days from the project or permit approvaldate if the Notice of Determination is not filed at the County Clerkoffice.

2. Assist the applicant to prepare a Modification to Building Ordinance form.

3. Ensure the required materials for Board Action are included in the submittal.

4. Mark the check box for ‘Denial’ on the Modification form.

5. Indicate the required fees for Board actions on the Modification form.6. Request customer to submit the appeal package with the Modification form to

the cashier for routing to the Commission office.

B. Processing a CEQA appeal - Refer to Building & Safety Commission procedures.

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The building located at has been designated or is eligible to be designated as a historic monument as follows:

‘ National Register of Historic Places (#2000 & up)------------ZI145- ‘ California Register of Historic Resources (#1000 - #1999)-ZI145- ‘ City of Los Angeles Historic Monument (#1 - #999)---------ZI145-

Required Information: Please answer the following questions to determine the level of California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) review your project will require.

Note: If you are uncertain about what are the historic character defining features of yourbuilding, please contact the LA Conservancy at 213-623-2489 for National or Californiahistoric monuments, or contact the LA City Planning Department at 213-978-1183 forCity of Los Angeles historic monuments.

1. Will your project include the addition of new floor area or structures to the building, such as anew mezzanine, ramp, stair, room, story, roof structure or antenna? ” YES ” NO

2. Will your project include any change in color, design, texture or material of the exterior of thebuilding?” YES ” NO

3. Will your project include the installation of electrical work, plumbing pipes and fixtures, heating& ventilation system which affect the exterior of the building?” YES ” NO ” YES but only to replace existing systems with same size and

type.

4. Will your project include the addition of new elements inside the building, such as partitions,ceilings, electrical work, plumbing pipes and fixtures, heating & ventilation system, sprinklersystem, fire protection system?” YES ” NO ” YES but only in the service areas of the building, such as

those spaces housing mechanical equipment or accessorystorage, AND the new elements will not impair the viewing orvisual quality of any character defining feature.

If you answered YES or YES but to Question 4, please identify the new elements and theirlocations.

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6. Will your project include the REPLACING of any historic character-defining feature?” YES ” NO ” YES but the feature is beyond repair and will be replaced with

the same design, color, texture & material of the original feature.

If you answered YES or YES but to Question 6, please identify those features and theirdegree of deterioration. (You should only replace those features which are deterioratedbeyond repair. Replacement shall match the original historic features in design, color, texture,and other visual qualities, and where feasible, materials)

7. Will your project include the REPAIRING of any historic character-defining feature?” YES ” NO ” YES but the feature will be repaired using the same design,

color, texture & material of the original feature.

If you answered YES or YES but to Question 7, please identify those features and methods ofrepair. (You should not use chemical or physical treatments such as sandblasting that causedamage to the historic materials.)

Declaration: I certify and affirm under the penalty of perjury that all of the above information is correct.

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(Code Sections: L.A. Ordinance 172,081; LAMC Appendix Chapter 34)

The City has adopted a Flood Hazard Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 172,081, effective July 3,1998) which qualifies the City to be in the regular status classification of the National FloodInsurance Program. This Plan and the Los Angeles Building Code Appendix Chapter 31 arequalifying parts to qualify property owners for greater coverage limitation and generally lowerflood insurance premium rates. This Information Bulletin, as required by Section 6.D of theSpecific Plan, establishes standards necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of the plan.

A. DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this Bulletin, the following terms are defined as follows:Base Flood: Any flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in anygiven year.Basement: Any area of the building having its floor below adjacent grade level on all sides.Coastal High-Hazard Area: Any area, subject to high waters, including, but not limited towave wash or tsunami. This area is designated VI-30 or unnumbered V zones on theLos Angeles Flood Hazard Map (LAFHM), maintained by the City Engineer. Development: Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including,but not limited to, building or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving,excavation or drilling operations.Elevation Certificate: The Elevation Certificate is an important administrative tool to provideelevation information necessary to ensure compliance with of the National Flood InsuranceProgram (NFIP). The Elevation Certificate may be downloaded from the FEMA website athttp://www.fema.gov/nfip/elvinst.htm.Flood or Flooding: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation ofnormally dry land areas from:• overflow of inland or tidal waters, including storm waves, or seiches.• unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.• rupture or breaching of water-retaining structures including, but not limited to

dams, canals and viaducts caused by an unpreventable force of nature.• mudflow which is proximately caused or precipitated by accumulations of water

on or under the ground.• the collapse or subsidence of land resulting from flood-related erosion.Flood Prone Area or Flood Plain Area: Any land susceptible to being inundated by waterfrom any source.Flood-Proofing: Any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes oradjustments to structures which prevent flood-related damage to real estate or improvedreal property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.Flood Proofing Certificate: The Flood Proofing Certificate is an administrative tool todocument design information necessary to ensure compliance with the National FloodInsurance Program (NFIP). The Flood Proofing Certificate may be downloaded from theFEMA website at: http://www.fema.gov/nfip/f-056.pdfFlood-Related Erosion Hazard Area: Land which is most likely to be subject to severe




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flood-related erosion losses. This area is a designated E Zone on the LAFHM.Floodway: Any floodway so designated on the LAFHM, or other areas determined by theCity Engineer, that must be reserved in order to discharge the storm water.Los Angeles Flood Hazard Map, (LAFHM): The official maps for the City of Los Angelesshowing the boundaries of hazard areas. Information from the LAFHM is provided atwww.ladbs.org, keywords Zoning Information.Los Angeles Municipal Code, (LAMC): Los Angeles Municipal CodeLowest Floor: The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basements). Anunfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building accessor storage, in areas other than basements, is not considered a building's lowest floor,provided that such enclosure is built to comply with the Flood Hazard Specific Plan.Lowest Finished Floor Elevation, (LFFE): The elevation above mean sea level of the lowestfloor of the lowest enclosed area (including basements) allowed by each flood Zonedetermined in accordance with this Bulletin including the freeboard (LFFE = BFE + 1.0 foot)required by the Flood Hazard Specific Plan.Mudflow: The condition wherein there is a river, flow or inundation of liquid mud and debrisdown a hillside. Mudflow is usually preceded by brush fires. Mudflow may occur as adistinct phenomenon while a landslide is in progress.Mudflow-Prone Area: Individual lots and/or areas determined by the Department of Buildingand Safety to be "SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW." Such determination shall be made when thesite grading pre-inspection reveals slope surfaces of unconsolidated material with atopographic setting, geology and/or a history that indicates a potential for mudflow. Thosesites located within, or at the base of, concentrated drainage areas are the most likely tobe subject to mudflow, although, sites located elsewhere may also be subject to suchdetermination.Substantial Improvement or Substantial Damage: Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, additionor other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the MarketValue of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This termincludes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repairwork performed.Zone: Designation of areas within the Flood Hazard Specific Plan Area based on severityof the risk of flooding.

B. APPLICATION: The following regulations (FEMA Publication 213) apply to all new buildingsand Substantial Improvements to public and private development in the designated specialflood hazard area furnished by the City Engineer.1. Projects other than new buildings and Substantial Improvements are not required

to comply with these regulations if the Permit Valuation is less than 50% of theMarket Value. Documentation to support exemptions shall be attached to thebuilding permit.

2. Market Value determined by the County Tax Assessor’s web site shall be verifiedby one of the following (Ref:FEMA publication #213):• Itemized estimates from licensed contractors including depreciation

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• Damage estimates from damage reports by Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, FEMA.

• Appraiser certified in the state of California.3. Projects with Permit Valuation in excess of 50% of the building Market Value are

considered “Substantial Improvements.”4. Requests for Modification of Building Ordinances for variations to this specific

plan shall be processed with concurrence from the National Flood InsuranceCoordinator, Department of Public Works. Ordinance 172,081, Section 9.A.2.

C. CONSTRUCTION LIMITATIONS: The following are special construction limitations basedon the location of the development in the special hazard areas in accordance with theOrdinance 172,081, Section 5. Developments located in more than one special hazardarea (i.e. floodway, floodprone and mudflow) shall comply with the requirements in eachof the applicable hazard areas.1. All Areas:

• Commercial and residential projects may comply by elevating the lowestfinished floor of the building above the Lowest Finished Floor Elevation,LFFE.

• Commercial projects may comply by flood proofing parts of the buildingbelow the LFFE.

• Buildings containing residential uses may not be floodproofed.• Verification of the constructed finished floor elevation shall be with a

licensed survey and documented on the Elevation Certificate or FloodProofing Certificate.

• Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air condition equipment andother service facilities shall be designed and located so as to preventwater from entering or accumulating within the components duringconditions of flooding.

• A site investigation prepared by a registered civil engineer or geologistshall be approved by the LADBS Grading Section prior to permitting anynew buildings or Significant Improvements to existing buildings.

• Garages to store private vehicles with minor storage incidental to theprimary use of the building may be located below the LFFE. However, allequipment shall be located above the LFFE or be designed to operatewhen inundated.

• Fully enclosed areas below the LFFE that are subject to flooding shall bedesigned to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exteriorwalls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs formeeting this requirement must either be certified by a registered civilengineer, structural engineer, or architect or must meet or exceed thefollowing minimum criteria: a minimum of two openings having a total net





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area of not less than one square inch for every one square foot ofenclosed area subject to flooding shall be provided. The bottom of allopenings shall be no higher than one foot above grade. Openings may beequipped with screens, louvers, or other coverings or devices providedthat they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.

• The publication, “FEMA-102 -Floodproofing Non-Residential Structures”may be used as a guide for flood-proofing design. Where flood-proofing isrequired for a structure, a California registered civil engineer or architectshall certify by signature to the Department that the completed floodproofedstructure was constructed in conformity with the approved plans and isadequate to withstand the flood pressures, velocity, impact and uplift forcesand other factors associated with base floods. Such certification shall bemade on the building plans.

2. Floodway Areas• No new structures, additions, reconstruction, rehabilitation or other

improvements to existing structures shall be permitted within a floodway.• All development existing within Floodways on October 9, 1980, may

continue. No grants, privileges or considerations shall be given whichwould prolong the life of an existing development that impedes or raises thelevel of discharge of a Flood.

• Manufacturing buildings or other facilities in which hazardous substancesare stored, manufactured or used shall be prohibited in any Floodway.

3. Floodplain and Flood-Prone Areas:• The lowest floor of all residential structures shall be constructed at least one

foot above the Base Flood Elevation, and in Zones AH, AO and VO shall beelevated above the highest adjacent grade at least one foot higher than thedepth specified in feet on the LAFHM, or at least two feet if no depthspecified.

• All construction below the LFFE shall use flood-resistant materials.• Residential structures and/or substantial improvement to residential

structures located in a flood-prone area shall be designed so that theLowest Finished Floor Elevation, is constructed at least one foot above theBase Flood Level. Verification of the constructed finished floor elevationshall be verified by a licensed survey and documented on the ElevationCertificate.

• Garages to store private vehicles with minor storage incidental to theprimary use of the building may be located below the LFFE. However, allequipment shall be located above the LFFE or be designed to operate wheninundated.

• New nonresidential structures and/or substantial improvements tononresidential structures located in a flood-prone area shall be constructedwith the Lowest Finished Floor surface constructed at least one foot abovethe Base Flood Level, or shall be constructed so that the portion of the





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structure below a horizontal plane located one foot above the Base FloodLevel shall be flood-proofed. Areas that are to be flood-proofed shall beconstructed with floors, walls and sealable openings that are substantiallyimpermeable to the passage of flood waters and with constructioncomponents having the capability of resisting hydro-static andhydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy.

4. Mudflow-prone Areas:New construction or substantial improvements or repairs shall not be permittedon sites determined by the Department to be "SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW."EXCEPTION: Construction may be permitted on a site determined to be"SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW" if the applicant submits evidence, acceptable to theDepartment, that the proposed development will not subject any improved portionof the site (including parking areas, lawns and similar open areas) to the hazardsof mudflow. Such evidence is to include:a. A site investigation, evaluation and report made by persons qualified and

licensed in civil engineering, engineering geology and/or soils engineeringto ascertain the location, magnitude and extent of potential mudflowhazards and to recommend measures for the elimination of such hazards.The report is to be submitted to the Department for evaluation anddetermination of acceptability.

b. Location and arrangement of developments within or at the base ofconcentrated drainage areas so that potential mud/debris flow path,gradient and channel capacity are maintained. For areas of abrupt changein flow path and/or gradient, provisions shall be made for the deposition andbuildup of mud/debris material.Minimum design parameters to be used for mud/debris flow control systemswithin and at the base of concentration drainage areas are:(1) A channel flow capacity of 10 cubic feet per second per acre of

tributary drainage area; or(2) A temporary storage capacity of 400 cubic yards per acre of tributary

drainage area.c. Slope planting, irrigation and drainage systems that are to be installed in a

manner that reduces surface erosion, saturation of the upper soil mantleand a buildup of highly flammable brush.

5. Coastal High-hazard Areas:a. All designs of new construction and Significant Improvements to existing

buildings within Zones V and VI-30 on the LAFHM shall be located landwardof the reach of mean high tide, as determined by the National FloodInsurance Coordinator, Department of Public Works, and documented onpermitted drawings.

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portion of the structural members of the lowest floor (excluding the pilingsor columns) is elevated to or above the base flood level. A Californiaregistered civil engineer or architect shall certify that the structure issecurely anchored to adequately anchored pilings or columns in order towithstand high waters and wave wash.

c. All new construction and substantial improvements within Zones V and VI-30 on the LAFHM shall have the space below the lowest floor free ofobstructions or be constructed with "breakaway walls" intended to collapseunder stress without jeopardizing the structural support of the structure sothat the impact on the structure by abnormally high tides or wind-drivenwater is minimized. Such temporarily enclosed space shall not be used forhuman habitation.

6. Flood-related Erosion Hazard Areas.a. All new construction and substantial improvements within a flood-related

erosion hazard area shall be reviewed to determine whether the proposedsite alterations and improvements will be reasonably safe from flood-relatederosion and will not cause or otherwise aggravate the existing flood-relatederosion hazard; and

b. Where a proposed improvement is located within an area of flood relatederosion or will increase the erosion potential, the improvement shall berelocated or adequate protective measures to be taken which will notaggravate the existing erosion hazard.

D. REPORTING: The Department is required to submit to the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, FEMA, copies of the following:2. A report of the number of permits approved and waivers applied for and granted

in areas of special hazard, and3. Copies of all Flood Proofing Certificates and Elevation Certificates for all projects

completing final inspections.

E. DEPARTMENTAL PROCEDURES: 1. Express Permits

No change in procedure. All Express Permits for work within the Flood HazardSpecific Plan Area will be issued with the following note:"All equipment and other service facilities must be designed and/or located abovethe lowest finished floor, so as to prevent water from affecting the componentsduring conditions of flooding. Refer to FEMA Publication 348 for further details."

2. Grading Engineering Section:An evaluation and opinion as to whether or not a site is “SUBJECT TOMUDFLOW” within the Grading Hillside area shall be made by the consultinggeologist and soil engineer. The detailed evaluation of the mudflow potential andrecommendations to protect the property shall be included in the soil and / orgeology report. The final determination as to whether or not a site is “SUBJECTTO MUDFLOW” shall be made by the Grading Division of the Department after





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review of the soil and / or geology report.3. Building Plan Check:

a. Plan Check Engineers shall check plans for compliance with the guidelinesset forth in this Bulletin and the “Supplemental Correction Sheet for FloodHazard Specific Plan - Structural.”

b. All appeals and waivers shall be microfilmed to be provided to FEMArepresentatives during an audit. A copy of the appeal and waiver shall besent to the National Flood Insurance Coordinator, Department of PublicWorks.

c. Mechanical and Electrical Plan Check Engineers shall require a note on aplan to require all equipment to be installed above the lowest finished floor,unless designed to operate while inundated by a flood.

4. Building Inspection:a. A licensed survey shall verify the elevation of the finished floor is as

required on the approved plans. LAMC Appendix Section 3109b. A copy of the completed certificate (Elevation Certificate or Flood Proofing

Certificate) shall be placed in:i. The Building Inspector’s field pack, ii. Microfilmed with the completed Certificate of Occupancy, andiii. A copy shall be kept at the Assistant Inspection Bureau Chief’s office

for the biannual FEMA audit. Ordinance 172,081, Section 6.D.6.5. Grading Inspection:

The Grading Inspector may be requested to verify the site evaluation submittedto the Department on whether or not a site is “SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW.” Someindicators of sites "SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW" are:a. Sites below slopes that are located within an area having evidence and/or

history of past Mudflow problems.b. Sites located within or at the base of concentrated drainage areas. It

should be noted that an area subject to deep-seated or surficial landslideor slumping is not necessarily subject to Mudflow.

c. Where sufficient grading and/or other work has been performed to eliminatethe Mudflow hazard to the site or where it has been demonstrated throughapproved reports that the Mudflow hazard does not exist, the Departmentwill remove the "SUBJECT TO MUDFLOW" designation. Removal of thedesignation will be accomplished through attachment of the Department'sdetermination to the tract file copy of the Grading Pre-Inspection, GPI,sheet.

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The following variation applies to lots zoned RW-1 or more restrictive containing single-family residentialuses except that both of the lots may be vacant. For other than single family properties, see GeneralVariation 2001-2.

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of Planning by the provisions of Section 18.12, Article 8,Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, relating to the issuance of building permits for two existinglots, the Director hereby grants the following variation to permit common driveway facilities withoutfurther approval by the Director of Planning, subject to the following conditions:

1. That the lots are separate legal parcels of record prior to July 30, 1962 with required street frontageor are separate parcels or lots shown on a recorded Parcel Map or recorded Tract Map; or have arecorded Certificate of Compliance; and

2. The driveway shall not cross more than one lot and shall not serve more than 2 existing single familyresidential lots; and

3. The driveway within such easement is improved to a width in conformance with the FireDepartment’s fire access standards as stated in Section 57.09.03 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code,but in no event less than 20 feet; and

4. Ingress and egress easements in the common driveway have been recorded in favor of the involvedowners in a manner satisfactory to the Department of Building and Safety; and

5. The unobstructed distance-from the ground to the sky-between buildings located on either side ofsaid driveway is no less than 20 feet and otherwise meets all other setback and yard requirementsof the LAMC.

This variation shall remain in effect until rescinded by subsequent action. It supercedes the previousGeneral Variations dated February 1, 1996, March 28, 1974, and June 23,1 967.

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The following variation does not apply to lots zoned RW-1 or more restrictive containing single familyresidential uses. See General Variation 2001-1.

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of Planning by the provisions of Section 18.12, Article 8,Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, relating to the issuance of building permits for two or moreexisting lots, the Director hereby grants the following variation to permit common driveway facilitieswithout further approval by the Director of Planning, subject to the following conditions:

1. That the lots are separate legal parcels of record prior to July 30, 1962 with required street frontageor are separate parcels or lots shown on a recorded Parcel Map or recorded Tract Map; or have arecorded Certificate of Compliance; and

2. Notwithstanding Section 12.21-A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a driveway within sucheasement is permitted over one or more lots to serve another lot(s). The driveway shall not belocated and maintained on property which is in a more restrictive zone than that of the property onwhich the buildings(s) served is (are) located; except that where a lot is partly in the P Zone andpartly a C or M Zone, and P Zone may be used. A driveway may also be located in a morerestrictive zone than the zone of the lot where any of the building(s) is (are) located provided thatthe uses are permitted in the more restrictive zone; and

3. The driveway within such easement is improved to a width in conformance with the FireDepartment’s fire access standards as stated in Section 57.09.03 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code,but in no event less than 20 feet; and

4. Ingress and egress easements in the common driveway have been recorded in favor of the involvedowners that need the easement in a manner satisfactory to the Department of Building and Safety;and

5. The unobstructed distance-from the ground to the sky-between buildings located on either side ofsaid driveway is no less than 20 feet and otherwise meets all other setback and yard requirementsof the LAMC.

This variation shall remain in effect until rescinded by subsequent action. It supercedes the previousGeneral Variations dated February 1, 1996, March 28, 1974, and June 23, 1967.

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