SPECIAL ENGINEERING FEE.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 61.14
in effectSEC. 61.14. SPECIAL ENGINEERING FEE.
(Amended by Ord. No. 188,752, Eff. 12/7/25.)
For all Bureau of Engineering permits and services identified in this Code for which a fee is charged, and which require Bureau staff time for plan checking, field investigation, project evaluation, or other work or effort in addition to that which is ordinarily required for the permit or service for which the fee is charged, the following fees shall apply:
(a) For Bureau of Engineering services that require 16 or fewer additional hours of Bureau staff time, a Special Engineering Fee as set forth in Section 61.16 of this Code shall be charged for each hour of additional service, up to a maximum of 16 hours total; and
(b) For Bureau of Engineering services that require more than 16 additional hours of Bureau staff time, the Bureau will charge and collect the actual cost of its services pursuant to the provisions of Section 61.15 of this Code, unless another provision of this Code provides for a different fee amount.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any Bureau of Engineering fee that requires payment of actual Bureau costs rather than a fixed pre-determined fee.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-222901Fetched: 10/24/2026