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Forms & Applications
ID   Title  
GGI1-2015 Grading Bond Instructions and Execution Guides View
GGI6-2016 Grading Permit Surety Bond View
GGI/05-2019 Grading Permit Cash Bond View
PC/GRADCorr.Lst.011-2023 Grading/Retaining Wall/Shoring Plan check Correction Sheets View
PC/GRAD/ Haul Route Clearance Procedure View
PC/GRAD/Aff03-2016 Maintenance of Drainage Devices Structures View
PC/GRAD/Aff09-2015 Maintenance Affidavit for Sump Pump with Natural Gas Back-up Generator View
PC/GRAD/Aff09-2016 Maintenance of Sump Pump View
PC/GRAD/Aff4-2016 Uncertified Fill Underground Structures View
PC/GRAD/Aff5-2016 Alternate Method of Grading View
PC/GRAD/Aff6-2016 Drainage Easement View
PC/GRAD/Aff7-2016 Areas Subject to Surface Fault Rupture - Severe Ground Shaking View
PC/GRAD/Aff8-2016 Maintenance of ___________ View
PC/GRAD/App021-2017 Application for GPI Waiver View
PC/GRAD/App22-2018 Application for Review of Import-Export Routes View
PC/GRAD/GGI020-2015 Sump Pump Instructions - New ADA View
PC/GRAD/GGI16-2009 Grading Plan Check and Permit Fees View
PC/GRAD/GGI16-2017 Fee Schedule for Grading Report Reviews View
PC/GRAD/Mod019-2017 Stockpiling of Dirt View
PC/GRAD/Mod020-2017 Sump Pump for Site Drainage View
PC/STR/Aff17-2016 Covenant and Agreement Regarding Drainage Easement View
PC/STR/Aff21-2014 Erection and Maintenance of Building in Areas Subject to Inundation or Physical Hazards Geological Nature View

Information Bulletins
ID   Title  
Haul Route Instructions for NavigateLA View
Import-Export Route (Haul Route) Requests Status Table View
LADBS Grading Division Memo (Rev. 4-19-2024) View
IB/P/BC 2023-002 Retaining or Slough Wall (4 foot High or Less) View
IB/P/BC 2023-005 Attached Carport View
IB/P/BC 2023-006 Attached Patio Cover View
IB/P/BC 2023-009 Detached Carport View
IB/P/BC 2023-014 Design and Construction of Swimming Pools View
IB/P/BC 2023-027 Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) (Residential) View
IB/P/BC 2023-030 Interconnection Ties for Individual Pile Caps and Caissons View
IB/P/BC 2023-049 Slope Stability Evaluation and Acceptance Standards View
IB/P/BC 2023-050 Construction Upon Slopes Steeper Than Two Horizontal to One Vertical View
IB/P/BC 2023-057 Drainage Across Lot Property Line View
IB/P/BC 2023-060 30-Day Notification of Intent to Excavate View
IB/P/BC 2023-068 Rules and Regulations for Hillside Exploratory Work Rules View
IB/P/BC 2023-083 Retaining Wall Design View
IB/P/BC 2023-101 Site Testing Standards for Methane View
IB/P/BC 2023-116 Foundation Design for Expansive Soils View
IB/P/BC 2023-121 Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) View
IB/P/BC 2023-130 Storm Water Containment Systems View
IB/P/BC 2023-132 Soils/Geology Report Reqs when Filing Parcel Map with City Planning View
IB/P/BC 2023-133 Minimum Info to be Shown on Grading Plans View
IB/P/BC 2023-134 Guidelines for Submitting Haul Route Applications with Import or Export Amounts Greater than 1,000 Cubic Yards View
IB/P/BC 2023-139 Guidelines for Determining Remedial Grading Exempted from the Baseline Hillside Ordinance View
IB/P/BC 2023-141 Guidelines for Determining Live Loads Surcharge from Sidewalk Pedestrian Traffic and Street Traffic View

Requests for Modifications
ID   Title  
PC/GRAD/App021-2017 Application for GPI Waiver View
PC/GRAD/GGI020-2015 Sump Pump Instructions - New ADA View
PC/GRAD/Mod019-2017 Stockpiling of Dirt View
PC/GRAD/Mod020-2017 Sump Pump for Site Drainage View