ACTUAL COST SPECIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 61.15
in effectSEC. 61.15. ACTUAL COST SPECIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.
(Amended by Ord. No. 188,752, Eff. 12/7/25.)
For all Bureau of Engineering permits or services subject to the provisions of this section, the Bureau shall charge and collect a fee in an amount sufficient to pay for the actual cost of the Bureau of Engineering. An applicant for any permit or services provided by the Bureau of Engineering subject to the provisions of this section must pay, before the Bureau of Engineering provides any services, a deposit in an amount the Bureau estimates will be the actual cost of providing its services.
For Bureau of Engineering services provided pursuant to the provisions of this section, if before completion of the requested services the Bureau determines that additional funds are needed to compensate the Bureau for the actual cost of providing those services, then the Bureau may halt all work on the project for which the application was made and require the applicant to pay the amount that the Bureau estimates will be needed to compensate the Bureau for the actual cost of providing the requested services. At the conclusion of providing the requested services, if the actual Bureau costs are less than the amount deposited, the applicant shall be refunded the difference. The Bureau of Engineering shall not issue or approve any permit until all monies owed pursuant to the provisions of this section are paid.
The following shall apply to the fees subject to the provisions of this section:
(a) Actual cost amount determination. Unless otherwise specified, the actual cost amount shall include, but not be limited to, all direct and indirect labor costs, retirement and overhead costs, and costs for plan checking and engineering services. The actual cost for Excavation Utility (U) Permits or Excavation (E) Permits (Section 62.05(a) of this Code) and Class “B” Permits (Section 62.110 of this Code) shall also include, but not be limited to, fees charged by other departments, such as for project inspection costs, and the costs of testing materials, furnishing streetlight energy, sandblasting obsolete pavement markings, and furnishing and installing street name signs, street trees, and traffic warning or regulatory signs.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-222917Fetched: 10/24/2026