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(Added by Ord. No. 169,813, Eff. 5/10/94.)
Notwithstanding any provision of the LAMC or the Los Angeles Administrative Code to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to work performed to demolish, repair or rebuild a building or structure damaged or destroyed as a result of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and its aftermath. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(a) The Department shall waive all fees which the Superintendent of Building determines are required by Articles 1 through 8 of Chapter IX of the LAMC to repair earthquake damage or to demolish and/or rebuild a building, structure or portion thereof destroyed as a result of the Northridge Earthquake Local Emergency. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(b) In addition, in order to qualify for the waiver of fee as provided in Subsection (a) above, at the time the owner makes application for a permit to demolish or build, the owner shall certify and execute a statement, under penalty of perjury, that any payment or settlement received or to be received from any insurance company for the loss and/or damage sustained from the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake and its aftermath does not or will not include the cost of permits; and that if a payment or settlement from any insurance company does include the cost of permits, then the owner will reimburse the City for such cost.
(c) This ordinance shall apply retroactively so as to permit the full refund, upon submission of a claim therefor, of all fees heretofore paid which would have been subject to waiver by the provisions of this ordinance. In order to qualify for such reimbursement, an owner must certify and execute under penalty of perjury a statement as set forth in Subsection (b) above.
(d) The waiver of fees provided in this section shall be in effect until January 17, 1997. (Amended by Ord. No. 171,168, Eff 8/16/96.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
No claim for refund of Department fees shall be allowed in whole or in part unless filed with the City Clerk within 12 months from the date of expiration of the permit/application or of any extensions granted by the Department or within 12 months from the date of any Department or Board action in which a valuation, as required by Chapter IX of the LAMC, is lowered pursuant to the provisions of LAMC Section 98.0403.1. In the case a valuation is lowered, the refund shall be 100% of the difference paid and what should have been paid on all fees.
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 181,497, Eff. 2/3/11.)
(a) Code Violation Inspection Fee. The Department may impose a fee equivalent to the Department's actual cost of investigation or $336.00, whichever is less, whenever the Superintendent of Building conducts an inspection and issues an order or notice after verification of violation(s) of any provision(s) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Administrative Code or any Ordinance or State law enforced by the Department.
The fee may be imposed only after a violation is identified and verified upon inspection by the Superintendent. The individual(s) notified, shall be jointly and severally responsible to ensure that the fee specified in this section is paid to the Department. Notification of the fee shall be given to the property owner, person in control of the property, the actual violator, tenant in possession and/or business operator as may be relevant and determined by the Superintendent.
(b) Notice. Notification of the order or notice and the Code Violation Inspection Fee shall be sent by United States Mail in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the last known address of the person cited as the address appears in the last equalized assessment roll or delivered in person. Service of the notice shall be deemed to have been completed at the time of deposit with the United States Postal Service.
(c) Collection of the Code Violation Inspection Fee. The person cited shall remit the Code Violation Inspection Fee to the Department within 30 days of the effective date of the order or notice. If a permit is required in order to correct a violation stated in the order or notice, the permit shall not be issued until the Code Violation Inspection Fee including any late charge is paid. Failure to pay the Code Violation Inspection Fee within 30 days after notification will result in a late charge of two (2) times the Code Violation Inspection Fee plus a 50 percent (50%) collection fee for a maximum total of $1,176.00. The Code Violation Inspection Fee is in addition to any other applicable fee, fine or penalty specified elsewhere in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Administrative Code or any Ordinance or State Law enforced by the Department.
In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the City may collect any judgment, fee, cost, or charge, including any permit fees, fines, late charges, or interest, incurred in relation to the provisions of this section as provided in Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 7.35.1 through 7.35.8.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Code Violation Inspection Fee payment deadline shall be 90 days from the effective date of the order or notice instead of 30 days from the effective date of the order or notice. This 90-day deadline for payment of the fee shall apply to all orders and notices issued up to and including September 24, 2020. (Added by Ord. No. 186,638, Eff. 5/29/20.)
(d) Noncompliance Fee. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) A noncompliance fee pursuant to LAMC Section 98.0411 may be charged.
(e) Appeals. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Any person served with an order or notice may appeal the Code Violation Inspection Fee or request a slight modification pursuant to the procedures set forth in LAMC Section 98.0403.1.
The Department or the Board may rescind or modify the Code Violation Inspection Fee under the authority granted by LAMC Section 98.0403.1.
If the appeal or request for slight modification is not filed within 30 days after the effective date of the order or notice or extensions granted therefrom, the determination of the Department to impose a Code Violation Inspection Fee shall be final.
(Added by Ord. No. 171,668, Eff. 8/28/97.)
At the request of the applicant, the Department may, at its discretion, provide plan check or other services at other than normal working hours upon application therefor by an applicant. A fee, in addition to fees charged elsewhere in this code, equal to 50 percent of the fees for plan checking or other services or processing shall be collected at the time of the request.
(Amended by Ord. No. 167,969, Eff. 7/11/92.)
(a) General Approvals. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,719, Eff. 1/23/23.) The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any material, system, device or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this Code, provided any such alternate has been approved and its use authorized by the Department.
When certification or listing is required by this code for any material, system or device, the certification or listing shall be by a certification body that has been accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065. Testing of products, materials, systems or devices for the purpose of product approval shall be performed by testing laboratories that have been accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025. The Department shall develop a process for accepting testing laboratories and certification bodies to ensure legitimacy and protect against conflict of interest, such process shall be published and made available on the Department's website.
The Department shall have the authority to grant approval for any product or method of construction, provided that sufficient evidence has been provided to the Department to demonstrate adequacy of the prescribed device, material or method of construction with the Code in terms of quality, fire resistance, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety. In granting of such approval, the Department at its own discretion, may do so in the form of a General Approval or a One-Time approval. The Department shall develop a process for General Approval and One-Time approval. Such process shall be published and made available on the Department's website.
The Department shall use Division 35, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code in evaluating products, materials, systems, or devices for approval where such standard exists for the product or the material and may use other approved standards which apply.
The Department determination on an application for general approval may be appealed to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners under the applicable provisions of this article.
(b) Fees and Term of General Approvals. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
1. The application for a general approval of a new material, device or method of construction pursuant to Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC, and the application for a two year renewal of a general approval shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in Table 5-A of this division.
An application for a technical or clerical modification of a general approval shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in Table 5-A of this division.
The fees for new general approvals and technical modifications include six hours of Department processing time.
The fees for renewals and clerical modifications include three hours and one hour of Department processing time, respectively.
2. The fees for general approval of a new material or a new method of construction pursuant to Articles 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of Chapter IX of the LAMC shall be as provided in LAMC Section 98.0502(d).
The initial general approval, when granted, will be valid for one year. An application for renewal must be filed before the expiration of the latest approval or subsequent renewal and, when granted, will be valid for a two year period. Sale and installation shall conform to LAMC Section 98.0502(h).
3. The application fee for the initial review for Department approval of an evaluation report, pursuant to Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC, shall be as set forth in Table 5-A of this division. This fee shall be paid in lieu of any other application fee for a general approval described in this section.
A fee as set forth in Table 5-A of this division shall also be required for Department review of any clerical or technical modifications of a valid evaluation report.
The fees for initial review of an evaluation report and for technical modifications of, or additions to, a previously reviewed evaluation report include six and five hours of Department processing time, respectively.
The fees for clerical modifications include one hour of Department processing time.
If a general approval or renewal is based on an evaluation report issued by a nationally recognized model code organization acceptable to the Department, then the general approval and subsequent renewal shall be valid one year and two years, respectively, or as long as the unrevised evaluation report, including any renewals, is valid, whichever is less.
The Department shall review the evaluation reports created pursuant to this section and used as a basis for general approvals, prior to their expiration in order to verify that the reevaluation due dates of the reports remain unrevised and fully accurate in the records of the issuing model code organization. Evaluation reports renewed for two years shall be reviewed bi-annually. An administrative processing fee as set forth in Table 5-A of this division covering the Department costs of the reevaluation review and report distribution shall be required from the entity holding the rights to the general approval.
The fees for review of two year reevaluation reports anticipate two hours of Department processing time;
4. The applicant shall agree in the application to pay supplemental fees at the rate of $104.00 per hour to cover any additional time required by the Department to process general approvals, renewals, reevaluations or modifications which are specified in Subdivisions 1 and 3 of this Subsection (b), and any conditional approvals pursuant to LAMC Section 98.0403.2(a)3. Processing shall include those activities directly related to the general approval for which application has been made and shall include all research, review, correspondence, clerical and consultation time pertinent to the application. The Department may require an estimated supplemental fee to be paid when the application is filed. In any event, the supplemental fee shall be paid in full prior to final action on the application by the Department.
The fees specified in this section, including supplemental fees, are application fees and are not refundable after the Department begins processing the application, regardless of whether the application is approved or denied.
EXCEPTION: Supplemental fees paid in advance which are in excess of the total actual fee are refundable.
5. All applications shall expire 12 months after the Department begins processing the application if the request for approval of a new material, device or method of construction has not been cleared of corrective orders and approved. No approval shall be issued until the application is refiled and a new fee paid.
EXCEPTION: The Department may grant an extension of time if the applicant submits in writing sufficient evidence that unusual conditions or circumstances precluded the approval within the allocated time.
(c) Off-hour Processing of Evaluation Reports. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Upon request by an applicant and accepted by the Department, an off-hour processing fee per LAMC Section 98.0422 may be collected for processing of evaluation reports for alternate materials.
(d) Renewal. (Amended by Ord. No. 169,867, Eff. 7/17/94.) Upon expiration of an approval or upon any change in design, material, method of construction or model designation made during the period of approval, it shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale or use a product until a renewal has been approved under provisions of this section.
(e) Requests For Extension of Time. (Added by Ord. No. 169,867, Eff. 7/17/94.) Request for extension of time to file for renewals or obtain approval of general approvals, clerical and technical modifications, and renewals shall be made within 90 calendar days following the date of expiration of general approvals and applications for general approvals, modifications, and renewals. If such requests for extensions of time are not received within the allocated time, then a new filing fee shall be required.
FEE SCHEDULE
(Amended by Ord. No. 180,868, Eff. 10/22/09.)
Item | General Approval of Research Reports (By Los Angeles City) | General Approval of Evaluation Reports (By a Nationally Recognized Model Code Organization) |
1. Initial application filing | $3,395.00 | $2,037.00
3 $226.00 4 |
2. Renewal application filing
1
(two year) | $2,942.00 | |
3. Reevaluation application filing
2
(two year) | $905.00
3 $113.00 4 | |
4. Technical Modification | $1,509.00 | $1,811.00
3 $226.00 4 |
5. Clerical Modification | $279.00 | $279.00
3 $150.00 4 |
1. The Department may approve one year renewals for General Approval of Research Reports, if the applicant makes such a request in writing and submit sufficient evidence of the need for a one year renewal. The fee for a one year renewal shall be $1,961.00 for General Approval of Research Reports.
2. The Department may approve one year reevaluations for General Approval of Fire-Safety or Life-Safety Product Evaluation Reports, if the applicant makes such a request in writing and submit sufficient evidence of the need for a one year reevaluation. The fee for a one year reevaluation shall be $603.00 for General Approval of Fire-Safety or Life-Safety Product Evaluation Reports.
3. Fee for Fire-Safety or Life-Safety Products.
4. Fee for Non-Fire-Safety and Non-Life-Safety (non- structural) Products.
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