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Grading Plan Check

The following information has been summarized from the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

Grading Plan Check Required
Grading plans are checked by both the Structural Plan Check and the Grading Sections. Grading plans submitted together with building plans are reviewed by structural plan check engineers, unless substantial site grading for cut and fill are shown on plans. The Grading Section is responsible for reviewing grading only plans for: tract grading, mass grading, slope repairs, landslides and substantial cut and fill jobs in hillside areas. All grading plans are submitted to the Coordinating Section.

Plans shall be filed and approved by the Department before any permit is issued for the following:

1.
Slope repairs
2.
Landslide repairs or removal
3.
Tract Grading
4.
Mass Grading
5.
Site preparation
6.
Removal and recompaction for building pads
7.
Basement excavations for new buildings in Hillside area
8.
Pool excavations for new pools in Hillside area
9.
Retaining walls cuts, backcuts and backfill

Grading Plan Check Forms and Fee Schedule:

Application for Review of Technical Reports and Import-Export Routes (B-17 Form)

Import Export Instructions

Fee Schedule for Grading Report Reviews

 


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