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(Amended by Ord. No. 181,758, Eff. 8/8/11.)
(a) Appeals to the Department Under Power Granted in LAMC Section 98.0403.1. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
1. Such appeals shall be made in writing, upon appropriate forms provided by the Department.
2. An appeal processing fee of $130.00 for the first item and $39.00 for each additional item shall be paid by the appellant prior to the Department processing the appeal and making a determination.
In addition to the appeal processing fee required above, an inspection fee of $84.00 per inspection shall be paid by the appellant when, in the opinion of the Department, the appeal requires field inspections to verify site conditions. Miscellaneous Fees as provided for in LAMC Section 98.0415(f) may be collected to prepare a written report.
An additional inspection fee as described in LAMC Section 98.0412(a) may be charged by the Department for each inspection necessary to verify compliance with the conditions established by the determination of the Department.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. No appeal fee shall be required on any appeal from an order arising from an area-wide survey, conducted by the Department, of buildings used for one family housing, if the work required to bring the unit into compliance with the LAMC is the same as specified in the order.
B. No appeal fee shall be required for any appeal on a child-care facility if the owner or operator is a nonprofit child-care organization that has filed a notarized affidavit to that effect with the Department.
C. No appeal fee shall be required for any appeal filed to request an extension of time to comply with an order issued by the Department. This exception shall expire on September 24, 2020. (Added by Ord. No. 186,639, Eff. 5/29/20.)
3. If the Superintendent of Building determines that an item of request involves a material, device or method of construction appropriate for a General Approval under LAMC Section 98.0501, such request shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $165.00 for each request submitted which includes such item.
A supplemental fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0501(b)4. shall be charged to cover processing time in excess of one hour. If the Department determines that the material submitted with the appeal request substantiates the claim made therein, and no request to hold a hearing is pending, the Department may grant a conditional approval of such request.
4. In any appeal the appellant making the request shall cause to be made, at the appellant's own expense, any tests required by the Department to substantiate the claims therein.
5. The Department may hold any hearings it deems appropriate to consider the appeal.
(b) Appeals to the Board under the Power Granted by LAMC Section 98.0403.1(b). (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
1. Such appeals shall be made in writing, upon appropriate forms provided by the Department.
2. Appeals shall be accompanied by a filing fee based upon the subject of the request as set forth in LAMC Tables 4-A or 4-B of this division.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. No filing fee shall be required on any appeal from an order arising from an area-wide survey, conducted by the Department, of buildings used for one family housing, if the work required to bring the unit into compliance with the LAMC is the same as specified in the order.
B. No filing fee shall be required for any appeal on a child care facility if the owner or operator is a nonprofit child care organization that has filed a notarized affidavit to that effect with the Department.
3. If the Board determines that evidence is required to be taken or that further investigation is necessary to decide any such appeal, the Board may refer the matter to a hearing examiner for hearing and report in accordance with provisions of Los Angeles City Charter Section 217 or to an ordinance-established advisory board, or may refer the matter to the Department for further investigation and report, whichever the Board deems most appropriate.
4. In any appeal, the appellant or person making such request shall cause to be made, at the appellant's own expense, any tests required by the Board to substantiate the claims therein.
5. In addition to any other appeal fees required by this subsection, each appeal shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of $84.00 per inspection when, in the opinion of the Department, the appeal requires field inspections to verify site conditions. The Department may charge an additional inspection fee as specified in LAMC Section 98.0412(a) for each inspection necessary to verify compliance with the conditions established by the Board in any approval or conditional approval.
6. Miscellaneous Fees as provided for in LAMC Section 98.0415(f) may be collected to prepare a written report.
FILING FEES* FOR APPEALS
Group Occupancy | FIRST ITEM FOR SINGLE BUILDING TYPE OF BUILDING** | Each Additional Item | |||
V | IV | III | I & II | ||
R-3 & U | $215.00 | $215.00 | $215.00 | $215.00 | $76.00 |
All Others | $354.00 | $354.00 | $354.00 | $632.00 | $215.00 |
All other filing fees not covered in the above schedule including appeals pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.26, shall be $500.00 for the first item and $150.00 for each additional item. | |||||
* See LAMC Subsection 91.105.4 for fees for referral to the Sign Advisory Committee. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
** Accessory building, structures or appendages will be considered the same as main building and occupancy.
FILING FEES* FOR APPEALS GRADING AND SOIL REQUIREMENTS
Number of Lots | Construction Requirements | Unstable Soil of Geology | Each Additional Item |
1-5 Lots | $280 | $480 | $115 |
6 or more lots | $580 | $880 | $280 |
* See LAMC Subsection 91.105.3 for fees for referrals to the Engineering Geology Advisory Committee. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(a) The Department of Building and Safety may make inspections outside the territorial boundaries of the City of Los Angeles when the Superintendent of Building determines that such inspection is necessary for the City’s public health, safety or general welfare. Such inspections may include the inspection of items intended to be used in building construction or as building equipment in the City of Los Angeles. Employees of the Department of Building and Safety shall inspect such items that are manufactured or fabricated during the process of such manufacturing or fabrication in accordance with the requirements of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
(b) The Superintendent shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing such inspections made outside the City boundaries. (Amended by Ord. No. 139,419, Eff. 11/30/69.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,231, Eff. 10/18/92.)
The Department shall charge and collect the following amounts for the items shown in LAMC Table 4-C of this division prior to providing such materials and/or service to members of the public. The charges herein established shall be sufficient to fully compensate the City for all expenses incurred in the preparation, production, handling and distribution of the items listed and including general overhead expenses. The Superintendent of Building shall periodically review such charges to insure that all applicable expenses to the City are full compensated. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
CHARGES FOR PRINTED MATERIALS
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,231, Eff. 10/18/92.)
ITEM | CHARGE |
“Certificate of Inspection and Permit to Operate Steam Boiler or Pressure Vessel” Form M-1 | $11.00 pad (100) |
“Research Report Index” | $30.00 per copy |
(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
The Department may, at its discretion, make inspections at other than normal working hours upon application therefor by a permittee. A fee in addition to fees charged elsewhere in this Code, at a rate of $100.00 per hour shall be charged for such inspection, time to include travel to and from place of inspection, with a minimum of $300.00.
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,231, Eff. 10/18/92.)
Whenever special enforcement procedures are required to obtain compliance with properly executed Departmental orders that apply to application for inspection of Construction Permits, a fee of $ 32.00 shall be assessed in addition to fees specified elsewhere in the Municipal Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(a) In the performance of their duties, Senior Safety Engineers-Pressure Vessels, Senior Safety Engineers- Elevators, Safety Engineers-Pressure Vessels, Safety Engineers-Elevators, Senior Electrical Equipment Testers, Electrical Equipment Testers, Equipment Safety Investigators, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Assistants, Building Electrical and Building Mechanical Engineering Associates assigned to the Electrical and Mechanical Test Laboratories, and Senior Inspectors and Inspectors in the classifications of Building, Building- Mechanical, Electrical, Heating and Refrigeration and Plumbing shall have the power, authority and immunity of a public officer or employee, as set forth in California Penal Code Section 836.5, to make arrests without a warrant whenever any of them has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor or an infraction in their presence in violation of an ordinance or statute which such employee has the duty to enforce. Those ordinances or statutes shall include any law set forth in Subsection (b) of this section. In accordance with LAMC Section 11.06, in any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to this authority and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the public officer or employee making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to appear and shall release the person on the person’s promise to appear as prescribed by California Penal Code Sections 853.5 and 853.6. If such person signs the written notice to appear, thereby promising to appear, the person shall not be taken into physical custody.
(b) Any person designated in LAMC Section 98.0408(a) shall have the power, authority and immunity of a public officer or employee under California Penal Code Section 836.5 to make arrests without a warrant whenever that person has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor or an infraction in their presence which is a violation of any of the following LAMC Sections:
or a violation of State of California Penal Code Section 556 or 556.1.
(c) Those persons designated in LAMC Section 98.0408(a) are hereby authorized to issue parking citations as provided in LAMC Section 80.01.1 for the violation of LAMC Sections 80.53, 80.56, 80.73(b)2.A.(1), (2), (3), 80.73(b)2.F., 80.73.2, 80.77 and 85.01(b); and California Vehicle Code Section 22500(f).
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 184,548, Eff. 12/11/16.)
(a) There shall be added to the total of all fees imposed for registration of medical marijuana collectives provided for in Article 5.1, Chapter IV of the LAMC and for any permit, plan check, license, application, report, and inspection provided for in Articles 1 through 8, Chapter IX of the LAMC, excluding LAMC Sections and Subsections 91.6205.18, 91.107.4.4, 91.107.4.6, 98.0402, 98.0411, 98.0416, 98.0418 and 98.0716, a surcharge in an amount equal to the greater of 3% of the fees or $1.00. All monies received from this surcharge shall be deposited to and expended as provided for the Construction Services Trust Fund pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.321. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(b) The previous surcharge amount of two percent is increased solely to pay for the $21.76 million cost of developing and implementing BuildLA, a comprehensive enterprise wide development services system, and shall not be used to pay for ongoing BuildLA costs such as maintenance or system hosting services.
(c) The surcharge increase shall be returned to the greater of two percent or one dollar when the City Administrative Officer determines the surcharge increase has recovered the $21.76 million cost of BuildLA.
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