LADBS' Newly Appointed Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building II May 16, 2019 Charmie Huynh was appointed as Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building II and Director of LADBS' Goverment and Community Relations Division on April 1, 2019. Full story
LADBS' Newly Appointed Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building II May 16, 2019 Charmie Huynh was appointed as Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building II and Director of LADBS' Goverment and Community Relations Division on April 1, 2019. Full story
Qmatic Tickets Notice effective June 1, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 Effective June 1, 2019 Qmatic tickets will not be issued after 4 p.m. daily. Full story
LADBS' Newly Appointed Deputy Superintendent of Building I Mar 13, 2019 Catherine Nuezca Gaba was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Building I and Chief of the Department's Permit and Engineering Bureau on February 19, 2019. Full story
Assembly Bill No. 3002 effective Jan 1, 2019 Jan 2, 2019 Notice to applicants for commercial building permits. Full story
Non-Ductile Concrete Building Information is available on-line Sep 7, 2018 Effective September 3, 2018, Non-Ductile Concrete Building Information is available online Full story
DSCs Check In Time Change for All LADBS Offices May 22, 2018 Effective May 29, 2018, for all LADBS offices customers check in to the service counters will start at 7:30 am on weekdays and at 9:00 am Wednesdays. Full story
General Manager Received Building Offical of the Year Award from CALBO Apr 2, 2018 Frank Bush Named 2017-18 Building Official of the Year award from the California Building Officials (CALBO) organization. Full story
Senate Bill No. 7 effective Jan 1. 2018 Nov 7, 2017 Under new legislation, owners of multi-unit residential properties must report water usage of individual dwelling units. Full story
Permit applications just got simpler with QR codes Aug 31, 2017 Save time and get live updates for your permit applications by email. Full story
Introducing the Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency Program (EBEWE) Aug 1, 2017 Help us make Los Angeles a more sustainable city by registering your building with EBEWE. Full story
School Fee Rate changes effective July 10 Aug 1, 2017 School Fee Rate changes effective July 10, 2017, increased fees charged on various construction types. Full story
Working with LADBS - new video! Mar 20, 2017 LADBS premieres a new video about working with us to build in Los Angeles. Full story
2017 Codes are now in effect Jan 1, 2017 Starting January 1, 2017, new projects submitted to LADBS must comply with the 2017 City Codes. See all updated standard correction lists in our 2017 Code Documents page. Full story
Free Public Wi-Fi at all DSCs Dec 15, 2016 Free public Wi-Fi is now available at Metro, Van Nuys, South LA, West LA, and San Pedro DSCs. Full story
Surcharge fee increase Nov 22, 2016 Effective 12/11/2016, the surcharge fee for all permits, licenses, and applications will increase from 2% to 3%. Full story
LADBS Partners with Mayor for TechFair 2017 Nov 8, 2016 LADBS is proud to be a community partner for TechFair LA, one of the City's largest technology job fairs, hosted by Mayor Eric Garcetti. It will take place Thursday, January 26th 2017 from 11 am - 8 pm at The Reef in Los Angeles. Full story
Changes in Credit Card Processing/Acceptance Nov 4, 2016 Effective January 1, 2017, a non-refundable service fee of 2.70% of each credit card transaction will be charged. American Express will not be accepted until further notice. Full story
Code Enforcement and Grading Division have a new office location Sep 7, 2016 As of 9/12/16, Code Enforcement and the Grading Division will be located at 221 N Figueroa St, 11th & 12th floors. Full story