Electronic Plan Check Submittal for Building Permits

2. Plan Check Submittal Instructions

4. Disclaimer
   It is advisable to consult with the Planning Department to ensure that your project meets certain design standards required by the Laguna Hills Municipal Code prior to submitting for plan check to avoid paying non refundable plan check fees for a project that cannot be permitted. The Planning Department staff can be contacted by phone at (949)707-2672 or in person at City Hall during counter hours.

   It is advisable to consult with the Planning Department to ensure that your project meets certain design standards required by the Laguna Hills Municipal Code prior to submitting for plan check to avoid paying non refundable plan check fees for a project that cannot be permitted. The Planning Department staff can be contacted by phone at (949)707-2672 or in person at City Hall during counter hours.

6. Plan Checks submitted here are reviewed by both the Planning & Building Departments. If your project requires review/permits by other departments (Engineering, Grading, etc.) or agencies (OC Fire Authority, OC Health Dept., Water District, etc.) it is the responsibility of the applicant to submit required plans to those departments and provide the Permit Technician with those approvals prior to permit issuance.

   Plan Checks submitted here are reviewed by both the Planning & Building Departments. If your project requires review/permits by other departments (Engineering, Grading, etc.) or agencies (OC Fire Authority, OC Health Dept., Water District, etc.) it is the responsibility of the applicant to submit required plans to those departments and provide the Permit Technician with those approvals prior to permit issuance.

8. Questions?
   If you have any questions you can contact the Permit Technician at Lnguyen@lagunahillsca.gov, (949)707-2627 or in person at City Hall during counter hours.

   If you have any questions you can contact the Permit Technician at Lnguyen@lagunahillsca.gov, (949)707-2627 or in person at City Hall during counter hours.

10. Applicant Name*

11. Applicant Phone Number*

13. Applicant Email Address*

15. Submittal Type*
    -- Select One --Intial Submittal (new projects)Re-Submittal (complete plan set that has been corrected based on correction(s) received from previous round(s) of plan check)Revision Initial Submittal (pages of plan set for already issued permits that are being revised from previous approval)Revision Re-Submittal (pages of plan set being revised that have been corrected based on corrections received from previous round(s) of plan check)

    Choose your submittal type.

17. Re-submittals and Revisions
    If your submittal is not the initial submittal, please answer the following 2 questions and upload your responses to the plan check comments in the fields below. Otherwise skip to the Initial Submittal section.

    If your submittal is not the initial submittal, please answer the following 2 questions and upload your responses to the plan check comments in the fields below. Otherwise skip to the Initial Submittal section.

19. If this is not your initial submittal for the project, Did the scope of work change?*

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. This is the initial submittal

21. What is the permit/plan check # assigned to your project

23. Repsonse to Comments - Planning Department

    Please upload your responses to the correction list provided to your from the Planning Department Plan Checker.

25. Response to Comments - Building Department

    Please upload your responses to the correction list provided to you from the Building Department Plan Checker

27. Initial Submittal
    If this is your project's initial submittal, You must complete and upload the Permit/Plan Check Application form below. Otherwise skip to the Plans & Calcs upload section.

    If this is your project's initial submittal, You must complete and upload the Permit/Plan Check Application form below. Otherwise skip to the Plans & Calcs upload section.

29. Permit/Plan Check Application

    A completed Permit/Plan Check Application form is required for all electronic plan check initial submittals. The form is available on the Forms, Documents, and Maps page of the City's website. Complete the form, sign it and upload it above. An incomplete application form or failure to submit an application form will result in a rejected submittal.

31. Plans & Calcs*

    All plan pages and calculations must be in one file to submit electronically. The City will not accept plan check submittals in multiple files. It is the applicants responsibility to ensure the file uploaded is complete and includes all necessary pages. Incomplete submittals may result in additional plan check rounds which may result in additional fees due for the plan check review.

33. Plan Check Payment
    Before the Permit Technician can route your initial submittal of plans to the two departments for review the City will need to receive payment for the plan check fees. You will receive a confirmation email within 1-3 business days indicating that your submittal has been accepted and entered into our permitting system. This email will include an attachment of the invoice for the plan check fees and instructions for paying the invoice. Your plan check fee will cover 3 rounds of plan check. If your plan check requires more than 3 rounds to approve each subsequent round will be charged for the time it takes to perform the plan check.

    Before the Permit Technician can route your initial submittal of plans to the two departments for review the City will need to receive payment for the plan check fees. You will receive a confirmation email within 1-3 business days indicating that your submittal has been accepted and entered into our permitting system. This email will include an attachment of the invoice for the plan check fees and instructions for paying the invoice. Your plan check fee will cover 3 rounds of plan check. If your plan check requires more than 3 rounds to approve each subsequent round will be charged for the time it takes to perform the plan check.

35. Each round of plan check review takes up to 10 business days. When your plan check review is complete you will receive an email indicating if your plans are approved or have corrections. This email will include instructions for your next steps in the review/permitting process.

    Each round of plan check review takes up to 10 business days. When your plan check review is complete you will receive an email indicating if your plans are approved or have corrections. This email will include instructions for your next steps in the review/permitting process.

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37. 1. Receive an email copy of this form.
38. Email address

    This field is not part of the form submission.

39. Submit

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