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A Few Facts About the Department of Building and Safety

  • Provides services to Los Angeles residents through 16 different offices located throughout the city

  • Serves over 449,000 walk-in customers annually
    (over 2,000 customers every working day)

  • Serves over 822,000 phone customers annually
    (over 3,300 customers every working day)

  • Issues over 139,000 permits with an estimated valuation of over $5.3 billion annually
    (over 550 permits issued with a valuation of over $21 million every working day)

  • Issues over 27,000 e-permits over the Internet annually
    (over 100 e-permits over the Internet each day)

  • Reviews and approves plans for over 50,000 projects annually
    (approximately 200 projects every working day)

  • Conducts over 900,000 inspections annually
    (over 3,600 inspections made every working day)

  • Completes and closes over 43,220 code enforcement cases annually
    (over 110 requests for service every working day)

  • Brings back over 29,000 properties to compliance annually

  • Abated over 315 nuisance and abandoned buildings annually

  • Issues almost 16,900 trade licenses for 16 different occupations annually

  • Provides information regarding over 80,000 addresses for our customers annually


Revised 07/11/2007


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