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(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
95.112.1. Applications.
1. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall file an application on forms furnished by the Department. The application shall contain all information necessary to the lawful enforcement of the provisions of this Code.
2. The application shall be accompanied by approved plans and specifications when required by this Code.
3. When the Department determines that the information on the application is in conformance with this Code, the Department shall issue a permit upon receipt of the total fees.
1. Except for minor installations satisfactory to the Department, plans and specifications for the complete installation of comfort-heating systems, comfort-cooling systems, absorption units, ventilation systems and hoods shall be filed with the Department and approved before the issuance of any permit for the following: (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
A. Comfort-Heating, Comfort-Cooling, Absorption Unit and Ventilation Systems: (Title Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
1. Installations where the aggregate Btu/h input capacity is 500,000 Btu/h (146,500 W) and over for comfort heating, or for comfort cooling, or for absorption units. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,685, Eff. 5/2/11.)
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Duct alterations.
2. Addition of air conditioning equipment having a rating of 5 tons or less.
3. Addition of general ventilation exhaust fans having a rating of 2000 cfm or less.
4. Replacing air conditioning equipment with the same size and type.
2. (Deleted by Ord. No. 181,685, Eff. 5/2/11.)
B. Smoke-control systems.
C. Any comfort-cooling compressor or refrigeration compressor for any system which requires a machinery room. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,685, Eff. 5/2/11.)
D. Any commercial cooking hood and ventilation system, except for approved vent-less hoods that are installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions and other conditions of approval as determined by the Los Angeles City Testing Laboratory. (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
E. Product conveying ventilation systems.
2. One complete set of plans and specifications shall be filed for checking before approval is given by the Department. After approval, the plans shall be returned to the applicant. The approved set of plans shall be on the job site for availability during construction and inspection. (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
3. When the plans and specifications do not comply with provisions of this Code, the necessary changes or revisions shall be made.
4. The information contained on the plans shall be clearly legible and specifically indicated. No plan shall be of a scale smaller than 1/8 inch per foot .
5. Specifications, when submitted, shall be legible and definitively stated, and be included either on the plans or on separate sheets.
6. The approval of any plans or specifications shall not be construed to sanction any violation of this Code.
7. No person shall materially deviate from approved plans or specifications or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with those plans or specifications unless permission to do so has first been obtained from the Department.
8. Plans and specifications shall be prepared by and bear the signature and registration number of a professional engineer in an appropriate discipline who is duly registered by the State of California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, except as provided by the State of California Business and Professions Code.
1. The plans or specifications shall show all of the following: (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
A. The layout for each floor with dimensions of all working spaces and a legend of all symbols used;
B. The location, size and materials of all air ducts, air inlets and air outlets;
C. The location of all fans, warm-air furnaces, boilers, absorption units, refrigerant compressors and condensers;
D. The rated capacity or horsepower of all boilers, warm-air furnaces, heat exchangers, blower fans, refrigerant compressors and absorption units;
E. The location, size and materials of all combustion products, vents and chimneys;
F. The location and area of all ventilation and combustion-air openings and ducts;
G. The location of all air dampers, fire dampers, smoke-control dampers and combustion-products-type smoke detectors;
H. The information necessary to show compliance of the mechanical equipment with the state energy standards;
I. The occupancy of each area served by any heating, air-conditioning or ventilation system;
J. The location of all required fire- resistive separations that are penetrated by ducts or openings of any heating, air-conditioning or ventilation system;
K. The complete drawings of all commercial hoods and ventilation systems, including the cooking appliances served by the hoods, and verify:
1. The interconnection of the fire- extinguishing system and fuel shutoff devices;
2. Compliance with Health Department requirements; and
3. Compliance with South Coast Air Quality Management District requirements.
L. The weight of the equipment. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,685, Eff. 5/2/11.)
2. All plans and specifications required by this section shall be drawn with indelible pencil or drawn or printed in ink, or made by reproduction process which produces a permanent print. Every sheet of each set of plans and specifications shall show the address of the proposed work and the name and address of the owner or lessee of the premises.
The plans and specifications shall be of sufficient clarity to show that the proposed installation will conform to the provisions of this Code and of all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders.
A qualified installer is:
1. A person who holds a valid contractor’s license in the proper classification issued by the State of California; or
2. A person who holds a valid Maintenance Certificate of Registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this Code; or
3. A person who is the owner of a single- family dwelling and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department their qualifications to satisfactorily perform mechanical work in the dwelling which is occupied by the owner, and their accessory buildings, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
A. The work is performed prior to sale of the dwelling.
B. The home owner has actually resided in the residence for the 12 months prior to completion of the work.
C. The homeowner has not availed themself of this exemption on more than two structures during any three year period.
4. A person who is employed by a governmental agency that is required to comply with the provisions of this Code, and who is qualified, as determined by the Department, to supervise or control any work regulated by this Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
95.113.1. Issuance. The issuance of a permit is not an approval or an authorization of the work specified therein. A permit is merely an application for inspection, the issuance of which entitles the permittee to inspection of the work described therein.
95.113.2. Effect of Issuance. Neither the issuance of a permit nor the approval by the Department of any plans or specifications shall constitute an approval of any work or material that is in violation of any provision of this Code or of any other applicable law.
95.113.3. Expiration of Permits. Permits shall expire as provided for in Section 98.0602 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
95.113.4. Revocation of Permits. Permits may be revoked as provided for in Section 98.0601 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE FOR HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
AND MISCELLANEOUS HEAT-PRODUCING APPLIANCES
AND MISCELLANEOUS HEAT-PRODUCING APPLIANCES
Permit | Fee | |
1. | a. For issuing permit | $24.00 |
b. For issuing a supplementary permit (the fee for which shall be the difference between the fee paid for the original permit and the fee which would have been required had the original permit included the entire installation, repair, relocation or alteration plus | $20.00 | |
2. | For the installation or relocation of each fuel-burning heating appliance regulated by this Code | $19.00 |
3. | For each air inlet and air outlet served by any heating, air-conditioning or ventilation system | $5.00 |
or for each 1,000 square feet (92.9 m2) or fraction thereof of conditioned area for any heating or air-conditioning system using perforated building material in lieu of conventional air inlets and outlets | $38.00 | |
4. | a. For the installation of each appliance vent system, factory-built chimney and each absorption unit vent system regulated by this Code | $12.00 |
b. For the installation of each unlisted single-wall metal chimney (smokestack) | $57.00 | |
Note: This fee shall not apply to a vent system which is an integral part of an appliance or an absorption unit, which is listed for outdoor installation. | ||
5. | For the repair of, alteration of or addition to each refrigeration system, fuel- burning heating appliance, comfort-cooling unit, absorption unit, or each comfort-heating, cooling, absorption, ventilation or evaporative cooling system, including the installation of controls regulated by this Code | $24.00 |
6. | a. For each ventilation system which is serving a commercial cooking hood | $33.00 |
b. For each environmental air and commercial-type clothes dryer ventilation system regulated by this Code | $12.00 | |
c. For each product-conveying duct system regulated by this Code | $59.00 | |
7. | For the installation of each hood | $33.00 |
8. | a. For the installation of each comfort-cooling compressor of 25-horsepower (87.9 k/W) rating or less and each absorption unit having an input capacity of 500,000 Btu/h (2299.3 L/W) or less | $24.00 |
b. For the installation of each refrigeration compressor of 25-horsepower rating (87.9 k/W) or less, other than a compressor for a unit refrigeration system | $38.00 | |
9. | a. For the installation of each comfort-cooling compressor over 25-horsepower (87.9 k/W) rating and under 50-horsepower (175.8 k/W) rating, and each absorption unit having an input capacity over 500,000 Btu/h (2299.3 L/W) and under 1,000,000 Btu/h (4598.6 L/W) | $59.00 |
b. For the installation of each refrigeration compressor over 25-horsepower (87.9 k/W) rating and under 50-horsepower (175.8 k/W) rating | $77.00 | |
10. | a. For the installation of each comfort-cooling compressor of 50-horsepower (175.8 k/W) rating and over, and each absorption unit having an input capacity of 1,000,000 Btu/h (4598.6 L/W) and over | $116.00 |
b. For the installation of each refrigeration compressor of 50-horsepower (175.8 k/W) rating and over | $158.00 | |
11. | For the installation of each air-handling unit used for the distribution of conditioned air supply | $24.00 |
Note: This fee shall not apply to an air-handling unit which is a portion of a factory-assembled appliance, comfort-cooling unit, evaporative cooler or absorption unit for which a permit is required elsewhere in this Code. | ||
12. | For the installation of each evaporative cooler which is not classified as a portable evaporative cooler | $24.00 |
13. | When it shall be necessary to make an extra inspection trip due to the applicant having given an incorrect address or wrong location for any permit when obtaining a permit required by this Code, a fee shall be paid by the applicant for correcting the address or location given in such permit | $36.00 |
14. | For the installation of incidental gas piping for each existing individual metered system up to and including five outlets (see LAMC Subsection 95.111.4) (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) | $25.00 |
For each outlet over five | $7.00 | |
Note: For the purpose of this fee, incidental gas piping shall mean any addition made to an existing low-pressure gas piping system to accommodate gas-burning equipment regulated by this Code. This fee shall not apply if such piping is less than six feet (1.8 m) in length and connects to an existing gas outlet. | ||
15. | For the installation of each fire damper | $12.00 |
16. | For the installation of each smoke-control damper which is a portion of a smoke- control system that is required by the Los Angeles Municipal Code | $12.00 |
17. | For each smoke detector which is required by the Los Angeles Mechanical Code | $10.00 |
18. | For witnessing the performance test of any emergency mechanical smoke-control system, stair shaft pressurization system, smoke detector or smoke damper which is a portion of that system. For each hour or fraction thereof | $108.00 |
19. | For witnessing the performance test of any heating or cooling equipment for automatic shutoff. For each hour or fraction thereof | $108.00 |
20. | For witnessing the performance test of any ventilating system serving commercial food heat-processing equipment. For each hour or fraction thereof | $108.00 |
21. | For the minimum inspection | $93.00 |
22. | For each additional inspection | $93.00 |
23. | Minimum inspection fee. LAMC Section 98.0412: (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) | |
a. For the installation of a single fixture described in this section | $57.00 | |
b. Where the cumulative fees described in this section total less than the minimum fee required by the Los Angeles Mechanical Code | $93.00 | |
24. | For transfer of a permit | $50.00 |
Note: Items 18, 19 and 20. For the purpose of witness fee requirements, more than one system of the same category can be inspected in the same building spaces if completed within the same hour. For each additional category or additional hour or fraction thereof a fee of $75.00 is required. These fees are not to be included in determining plan check fee. | ||
(a) Before formally accepting a set of plans and specifications for checking, the Department shall collect a plan check fee.
A complete schedule of the permit fees due shall be included with each set of plans submitted to the Department.
A fee as specified in Paragraph 1 of LAMC Subsection 95.114.2 shall be collected by the Department prior to approval for each set of plans submitted beyond the two required by this Code containing more than 10 sheets including calculations and documentation. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
Plan check fee shall be as follows:
1. All projects
Type of Installation | Standard Design | Additional Fee for Checking Analysis of Annual Energy Budget |
Installation of equipment as listed in Section 95.114.1 | 70% of permit fee $93.00 minimum; plus a surcharge of 10% of permit fee, $72.00 minimum, for checking compliance with State Energy Standards NOTE: For conditioned areas where the number of air inlets and air outlets is unknown, $12.00 for each 1000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof. | 60% of permit fee, $144.00 minimum, $4,037.00 maximum |
2. In addition to the above fee, a plan checking fee shall be assessed for checking the following systems:
a. Commercial cooking ventilation systems, serving type I hoods, each .......... $216.00
b. Commercial cooking ventilation systems, serving type II hoods each .......... $144.00
c. Type I, Type II or fume hoods, each .......... $72.00
d. Product conveying ventilation systems .......... $216.00
e. Engineering calculations of smoke control systems, each .......... $1,081.00
f. Engineering calculations of stair shaft pressurization systems, each .......... $216.00
g. Engineered and/or proprietary duct joints, each HVAC system, minimum .......... $144.00
h. The Department may collect a plan check fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0415(e) for the following plan check services: (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
1. Specially engineered systems;
2. Engineered systems not listed in LAMC Subsection 95.114.1;
3. Review of expired plans, provided that the original approved plans are submitted along with the new plans and the new plans have no changes other than those required to comply with the current code;
4. Review of plans revised for reasons other than to comply with plan check corrections;
5. Review of "As Built" plans provided that the original approved plans are submitted along with the new plans;
6. Any time not included in the original plan check fee.
(b) Off-hour Plan Check. Upon request by an applicant and accepted by the Department, an off-hour plan check fee per LAMC Section 98.0422 may be collected. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
95.114.3. Expiration of Plan Check. Plan check approval shall expire as provided for in Section 98.0603 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
95.114.4. Minimum Inspection Fee.
1. A minimum fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0412 shall be paid to the Department for each mechanical installation for which a permit is required by this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
2. When the cumulative fees and the issuing fee set forth in this Code are less than the minimum fee, the minimum fee shall be paid, which shall include the issuing fee.
3. The fee for single fixture shall apply to the installation of only one mechanical fixture/equipment and shall include the issuing fee. Where the fee for a single fixture exceeds the minimum fee for single fixtures, this fee shall not apply.
1. When permission has been obtained from the Department, a permit may be issued for that portion of equipment to be concealed if the permit cannot be issued until required plans have been approved. The miscellaneous permit shall not be an authorization for the installation of any other equipment.
The permittee shall submit plans along with this permit application which shall clearly designate the equipment to be concealed and the building area involved. If the work done on the miscellaneous permit is not in accordance with the final approved plans, the permittee shall be responsible for making all necessary corrections for compliance with the Code.
2. A miscellaneous permit fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0412 shall be paid for inspection of the installation of equipment regulated by this Code which requires an inspection for determination of Code compliance and where such installation inspection is not provided for in the permit fee schedule specified in LAMC Subsection 95.114.1. This fee is in addition to the permit issuing fee specified in LAMC Subsection 95.114.1.
95.114.6. Investigation Fee. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Except as provided in LAMC Subsection 95.111.1, whenever any work for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code has been commenced without the authorization of a permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for the work. In addition to the permit fee, an investigation fee shall be collected as provided for in LAMC Section 98.0402.
95.114.7. Transfer of Permits and Plan Checks. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) No permit shall be transferable from the original permittee to any other person, unless the property owner authorizes the transfer in writing. Upon authorization, the new permittee shall file with the Department a new permit and pay to the Department a fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0415 for issuing the new permit. This fee includes the issuing permit fee specified in the fee schedule set forth in LAMC Subsection 95.114.1.
NOTE: No plan check shall be transferable from one contractor to another unless the original plans were prepared and signed by a state-licensed engineer in the proper classification.
1. Each permit shall be entitled to three inspection trips when the job is of a type requiring an inspection before covering or concealing the work. On jobs which may be completely inspected on one inspection trip, two inspection trips will be allowed.
EXCEPTION: The number of inspection trips will not be limited on progress jobs, provided, however, that only one inspection will be permitted for checking a correction. For the purpose of this section, progress jobs are those in which circumstances beyond the control of the applicant make it impossible for the installation to be completed at any specific time.
2. If more inspection trips than are specified in Subdivision 1 of this subsection are required due to the fault or error on the part of the applicant or the applicant's employees, an additional fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0412 shall be paid by the applicant for each additional inspection trip.
3. The Department may recheck installations at intervals of 30 days or more, where violations continue to exist, until either the violations are cleared or a total of three rechecks are made. The fees specified in Subdivision 2 of this subsection shall apply for each recheck inspection.
4. The fees charged under this section are in addition to any other fees shown and the payment of the fees required by this section shall not exempt any person from compliance with other provisions of this Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
5. Whenever special enforcement procedures are required to obtain compliance with properly executed Department notices or orders, a fee, as specified in LAMC Section 98.0407, shall be assessed in addition to the added trip fee specified in Subdivision 2 of this subsection.
95.114.9. Inspection Fees for Off-Hours Inspections. The Department may, at its discretion, make emergency inspections at other than normal working hours upon the request of a permittee, provided that additional fees are paid as specified in Section 98.0406 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
95.114.10. Fees for Off-Site Inspections. Upon written request, the Department may, at its discretion, make inspections at locations other than the site upon which a building will be located, provided that location is within 60 miles (96.56 km) of the Los Angeles City Hall.
A fee, in addition to fees charged elsewhere in this Code, at the rate specified in Section 98.0412 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code per hour shall be charged for such inspections, time to include travel to and from the place of inspection, with the minimum fee as specified in Section 98.0412 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
95.115.1. Inspection.
1. All equipment for which a permit is required by this Code shall be inspected by an authorized inspector of the Department.
EXCEPTION: Contractors holding a Certificate of Registration complying with Section 91.108.12 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for detached single-family dwellings.
2. No portion of any equipment intended to be enclosed by any permanent portion of the building shall be enclosed until inspected and approved.
3. When the installation of any equipment is complete, a second or final inspection shall be made.
4. The first and second inspections may be made at the same time if no portion of the equipment is concealed by any permanent portion of any building.
5. Approved fabricators. The inspections provided for in this section shall not be required for construction or installation work done on the premises of a Type II fabricator to whom an approval has been issued pursuant to the provisions of Division C of Article 6 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
95.115.2. Request for Inspection.
1. The Department shall require that every request for inspection be filed at least one day before the inspection is desired. This request may be in writing or by telephone at the option of the Department.
2. It shall be the duty of the person requesting inspection of any equipment regulated by this Code to provide access to and means for proper inspection for the equipment.
3. The removal of any material necessary to permit an inspection shall be required by the Department by written order. The City shall not be liable for any expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to permit the inspection.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
95.116.1. Connection Approval. No equipment regulated by this Code shall be connected to the fuel or power supply until it complies with all applicable requirements of this Code and a final inspection tag of approval has been issued by the Department.
EXCEPTION: The requirements of this subsection shall not be considered to prohibit the operation of any equipment installed to replace defective equipment serving an occupied portion of a building, in the event a request for inspection of that equipment has been filed with the Department not more than 48 hours after the replacement work is completed and before any portion of the equipment is concealed by any permanent portion of the building.
95.116.2. Final Inspection. A final inspection tag of approval may, upon notice, be revoked by the Department if the Department finds that the equipment fails in any respect to comply with the requirements of this Code or that the installation is unsafe, dangerous or a hazard to life or property.
(Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.)
95.117.1. Validity of Code. Where a section, subsection, sentence, clause. Or phrase of this Code is, for a reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The legislative body hereby declares that it would have passed this Code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases are declared unconstitutional.
(Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.)
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