Los Angeles, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

3 puts the burden on the person doing the permitted work: "It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit to notify the Superintendent of Building that such work is ready for inspection," and the Superintendent may require that request at least one working day in advance, by phone or in writing. 5 then lists the seven inspections every project must call for as it proceeds: foundations, once footing forms and reinforcing steel are placed but before concrete is poured; wood framing and ventilation equipment, once framing, fire stopping and rough pipes/ducts are in but before covering; wall covering, once lath or drywall backing is ready for plaster or taping; reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry, at their respective reinforcing-steel stages; structural steel, once members and connections are in place but before concealment; and a final inspection once the structure is complete and ready for occupancy. 6 to verify compliance with any other code it enforces.