FAQ
When is a permit required?
Permits are required for new constructions, expansions, major renovations, and when altering structural, plumbing, or electrical components.
Direct answer
New work, expansions, and major alterations.
Permits are required for new constructions, expansions, major renovations, and when altering structural, plumbing, or electrical components.
That is the Encino / Los Angeles practice. The city still decides the permit path for your lot.
This is typical guidance, not a guarantee and not legal advice. We do not invent a permit exemption.
When a permit is required
Structure, plumbing, or electrical changes.
New / expand
New construction and expansions on an Encino lot typically need a permit.
Major reno
Major renovations and structural, plumbing, or electrical changes usually do as well.
Systems
No dollar amounts on this page. Call (424) 600-2100.
No invented amounts
An Encino lot, no permit stamp, no fake badge.
121 Design Build is in Encino. We help you see if the work needs a permit.
We do not invent dollar amounts, licenses, volumes, or years. Fees after review are an aim, not a guarantee.
How we work
When a permit is required
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1. Converse
We start with the Encino lot and the kind of work you want to do.
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2. Scope
New construction, expansions, and major renovations typically need a permit.
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3. Permit
Altering structural, plumbing, or electrical components typically does too.
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4. Next step
Then we talk next steps on the Encino lot.
Honest scope
What 121 actually does, and what we do not.
We do
New work and alterations
Permits are required for new constructions, expansions, major renovations, and when altering structural, plumbing, or electrical components.
We do not
A city exemption
We do not invent a permit exemption or a city approval for Encino work.
Ask if your Encino project needs a permit.
If you have a project in Encino / Los Angeles, start with a conversation about whether a permit is required. Call (424) 600-2100.