Express Grading Permits
Grading permits which do not require the checking of plans, do not remove lateral support from the public way or from an adjacent structure, and do not require a soils investigation report (i.e., removal of underground storage tanks and removal and recompaction which do not change grading contours) may be issued at the grading counter. Provide a plot plan which shows the area of work. Go directly to the grading counter at Metro or Van Nuys offices.

Grading Plancheck
Grading plans for plancheck for slope repairs, landslide repairs, tract grading or complicated hillside grading involving slopes must be submitted for review. Submit plans at plan submittal counter.

Site-Preparation Grading
Grading plans which are part of site development for new construction should be included with building plans to be reviewed together by structural plancheck. Submit plans at plan submittal counter.