Apply for a Permit

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Verify Your Service Provider for Permits

The City of Lawndale contracts with LA County Building & Safety for services such as inspections, permit issuance, and plan check. The City of Lawndale is not a satellite office for LA County Building & Safety services outside of the city limits.

Note: The unincorporated area of El Camino Village is not serviced by the City of Lawndale. This area is serviced by LA County Building & Safety - Southwest Office

To verify which agency provides similar services in your area, use LA County's Service Locator link below.


Location and Office Hours

14717 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260
Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: Closed

Permitted Construction Hours

You can conduct construction work between the following times. Work conducted outside of these hours may result in the issuance of a stop work notice and code enforcement action.

  • Monday - Friday: from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday and City observed holidays: No work allowed!

General Information

Contractors:

Have your driver’s license/ID, contractor’s license, and an active City business license attached to your applications.

Permit runners, or authorized agents, must provide a copy of their own driver’s license/ID along with a valid notarized authorization letter.

Owner-Builders:

To qualify as an owner-builder, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

  1. Reside at the subject property for a minimum of one year; and

  2. The subject property must be the owner’s primary residence. Landlords not living on the subject property do not qualify to pull permits as owner-builder.
Those who qualify to pull a permit as an owner-builder must provide a copy of their driver’s license/ID and a copy of a current utility bill that is:
  1. under their name; and

  2. addressed to the subject property.
Please Note:

*These procedures are only required when applying for Building Permits. Planning Permits are exempt from these procedures.


How Do I Submit an Application?

Click the link below for more information on how to submit your applications and attachments.

You can submit by email or in person.

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