For simple addition, Planning Division will review your plans over-the-counter. If they are in compliance with the code requirements that pertain to building setback, height, size of room, building projection, parking, landscaping, etc., the Planning Division staff will stamp and approve your plans at the counter.
Yes, subject to compliance with the conditions of approval and issuance of a Business Tax Certificate.
All seniors, 60 years of age or older are eligible to participate in our Senior Nutrition Program. Lunch served Monday through Friday from 12:00 noon until 12:30 p.m. at the Inglewood Senior Center, Lennox Senior Center and Hawthorne Senior Center. The suggested donation is $1.50.
Don’t use your garage as additional space either for yourself or for others. This is usage, unhealthy, and unattractive.
Yes, in residential areas for up to six residents. For more than six residents, a Special Use Permit is required.
No, unless a Sign Adjustment is granted.
Yes, plans must be in scale (e.g. 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch is equal to one foot).
A banner is allowed for 30 to 45 days per business per year.
No, there are additional permits that Building and Safety Division may require from the property owner. Examples are Electrical Permit, Plumbing Permit and Mechanical Permit.
Additions that entail over-the-counter review by the Planning Division have no fees. Building and Safety Division has plan check fees though.
Yes, you can get a copy of the Home Occupation regulations from the Planning Division or at the City’s web site.
Yes, you can as long as it does not exceed 400 square feet, maintains a minimum six feet clearance from the house, and the number of units in your property does not exceed five.
Yes, subject to Special Use Permit.
Yes, through a Home Occupation Permit.
No permit is required.
Yes, anything that is over four feet high requires a Fence Permit. A fence that is more than six feet high also requires a Building Permit. A Building Permit fee will be charged instead of a Fence Permit fee.
Yes, a Planning approval and a Building permit are required.
Yes, to install a new sign or replace an existing sign, you need a Sign Permit from the Planning Division.
Not necessarily. A draftsman, designer or contractor can prepare the above plans. If you have a drafting experience, you can prepare the plans yourself. However, structural plans and details will require the services of a licensed civil engineer.
Yes, the Finance Department will send you to the Planning Division for zoning clearance of your business location.
Yes, with asphaltic concrete or portland cement concrete.
Don’t play loud music or make loud noises, which disturbs the peace and quiet of your neighborhoods. This includes playing radios loudly while operating cars, vans or suv’s Inglewood Municipal Code Section IMC Section 5-29.
Fill-out a Fence Permit application available at the Planning Division counter.
Submit three sets of sign plan to the Planning Division.
Special Use Permit application packet is available at the Planning Division counter. Fees, process and requirements will be explained by the planner when the packet is given.
Please refer to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/reo/reobuyfaq.cfm. Or call 1-888-827-5605, 1600 North Broadway, Suite 100, Santa Ana, 92706 or visit http://www.hud.org/.
For the disposal of hazardous and toxic materials, please contact the Environmental Services Division at (310) 412-5559.
Please contact Waste Management at (310) 522-6578 to schedule a special pick-up.
Apply for a permit as mentioned in Question # 3 above for room addition.
To obtain a residential parking permit you need to present a current utility bill with your name and address or a copy of rental or lease agreement. Cable or Telephone bills are not accepted.
Call (310) 419-5132. The Inglewood Court House is located at One Regent Street, to the north of and adjacent to the Inglewood Police Department. To reach the Small Claims Court call (310) 419-5165 or to reach the Juvenile Court, call (310) 419-5267.
Report broken/non-operable parking meters to the Transportation Division of the Public Works Department at (310) 412-5333. Identify the location and the meter number.
Report broken traffic signals or signs to the Transportation Division of the Public Works Department at (310) 412-5333. Identify the location. If this situation occurs during non-working hours and is creating a hazardous situation, please report to the Traffic Division of the Inglewood Police Department at (310) 412-5207.
Problems with storm drains and sewers can be reported to the Public Services Division of the Public Works Department at (310) 412-5333.
Tree roots that are causing damage to City sidewalks can be reported to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department at (310) 412-8750.
If you are having taste and odor problems with your potable water, please report to the Water Treatment Plant at (310) 412-5472.
Unless some issues are involved, Fence Permit is issued over-the-counter.
Processing time is about 30 to 45 days.
Fee for a tentative parcel map is $300. A fee of $300 shall be paid when a Final Parcel Map is submitted. Public Works also charges review fees.
Yes, you will need Planning approval and Building Permit.
Yes, you can apply for a parcel map provided the subdivided lots conform to the minimum zoning and parcel map requirements.
These are available (at minimal printing cost) at the City Clerk’s office, Ground Floor, City Hall building.
Call the Planning Division at (310) 412-5230.
If beer and wine are sold, no permit is required. However, sale of liquor will require a Special Use Permit.
If you plan to provide care for a maximum of eight children, you only need a state license and a business license. If the number of children exceeds eight and up to 14, you will need a permit (in addition to the state license) from the City for a Large Family Child Care Facility.
If your plans are not in compliance with code requirements, the Planning Division staff will indicate the corrections on your plans for you to correct. Once the plans are corrected by your architect or contractor, you resubmit them to the Planning Division. If the revised plans are in substantial compliance with code requirements, the plans would be approved.
No. In some instances a porte cochere may be allowed.
Yes performing vehicle maintenance work repairs on streets/alleys are prohibited IMC Section 10-18.
Sign Permit fee is $50.
Yes, Planning Division charges $20.00
Yes, the fee is $150.
Yes, 6,000 square feet with a lot frontage of 50 feet.
Submit the two sets (may be more in some cases) of plans and elevations to the Planning Division.
You submit your plans to Building and Safety Division for structural, electrical, mechanical and plumbing review.
These signs are only allowed by Special Use Permit in certain locations and subject to some restrictions.
The Mayor and all Council Members maintain fully staffed offices at City Hall and their staffs are available during normal City Hall operating hours, 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and alternating Fridays. The Mayor and Council Members may maintain set days and hours during which they are available to receive calls and to meet with visitors and constituents in their City Hall offices. Their availability is often determined by outside office demands to investigate matters in their respective districts, and to attend meetings, conferences and a host of civic community events. To leave a message, or to find out about the Mayor’s office hours, or your District representative, please call (310) 412-5300 for the Mayor and (310) 412-5320 for Council Members.
This is a civil matter that the neighbors have to resolve through mediation or through court proceedings.
Get a checklist of project requirements from the Planning Division.
Plans must be complete and clearly drawn (not free-hand drawn) with dimensions and descriptions as to the use of the space, layout, size, materials, and colors.
If the addition with a separate entry could be deemed as a separate living quarter, a covenant will be required to be recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office. The covenant basically states that the addition will not be used or represented by the property owner as a rental unit.
Basic information like name, address and phone number of the property owner, type of fencing material, height and length of fence, and location (e.g. front, rear or side property lines) of the fence.
The checklist contains the required drawings or plans that a property owner has to submit such as the following:
1) Site Plan - indicates the size and configuration of the lot and the location of the existing and proposed buildings or projects within the lot with dimensions.
2) Floor Plan(s) - indicates the layout and sizes of the existing and proposed rooms or spaces with dimensions.
3) Building Elevations - indicates the design and height (in feet) of the building, doors and windows, balconies, eaves, gutter and downspout, the wall and roof materials or finishes, and colors.
Note: Building and Safety Division has another checklist of plan requirements. It is advisable to get their requirements at the same time you get the Planning Division checklist of project requirements.
It is a permit that is issued to the property owner or resident to conduct a business out of the home.
Determination of low and moderate income is affected by area cost-of-living indices. Generally, low income is considered to be 50% or less of area median income; moderate income is 80% of area median income.
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
(Los Angeles County - Very-low, low- and moderate-income limits)
|
Household Size |
Very-low Income |
Low-income |
Moderate-Income |
|
1 |
$11,550 or less |
$11,551-$19,300 |
$19,301-$30,850 |
|
2 |
$13,200 or less |
$13,201-$22,050 |
$22,051-$35,250 |
|
3 |
$14,900 or less |
$14,901-$24,800 |
$24,801-$39,650 |
|
4 |
$16,550 or less |
$16,551-$27,550 |
$27,551-$44,100 |
|
5 |
$17,850 or less |
$17,851-$29,750 |
$29,751-$47,600 |
|
6 |
$19,150 or less |
$19,151-$31,950 |
$31,951-$51,150 |
|
7 |
$20,500 or less |
$20,501-$34,150 |
$34,151-$54,650 |
|
8 |
$21,800 or less |
$21,801-$36,350 |
$36,351-$58,200 |
Effective December 10, 2001 A project meets the standard if at least 51% of the beneficiaries have incomes at or below the limits, or if it benefits a defined neighborhood or target area with a high percentage of low and moderate-income people
For single lane driveway, the minimum width is 10 feet and the maximum width is 12 feet. For a two lane driveway, the minimum driveway is 18 feet and the maximum width is 22 feet.
If the plans are complete and in substantial compliance with code requirements, Sign Permit would be issued over-the-counter.
The Public Works department general office number is (310) 412-5333. The City Streets and Sanitation Superintendent can be reached at (310) 412-5340.
Senator Edward Vincent’s office number is (310) 412-0393.
51st District Assemblyman Jerome Horton’s office number is (310) 412-6400.
The majority of meters in the downtown area are two-hour meters, some are thirty-minute meters and green curbs accompany them.
There is no specific kind and size of paper required for the plans. Most commonly used size is 20 inches by 30 inches or larger. Any type of paper that can be copied or blue printed is acceptable.
A Site Plan showing the location of the existing and proposed signs, elevation of the proposed signs in relation to the building, and details of the proposed signs.
Basically office use only.
Only individually cut, molded or recessed letters are allowed for wall signs.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at 1:30pm in the Council Chambers on the first floor of the Inglewood City Hall located near the corner of La Brea Ave. and Manchester Blvd. at One Manchester Ave., Inglewood CA. Every fourth Tuesday of the month, meetings are held at 7pm. Some Tuesdays are “dark”, and no Council meeting is held due to an anticipated lack of quorum. For the most part these dates are anticipated and announced. However, in some cases emergencies may prevent a quorum from being reached. Citizens planning to attend a Council Meeting may wish to call the Administrative Office at (310) 412-5301 or the City Clerk’s office at (310) 412-5280 to confirm the meeting will take place as scheduled.
The City of Inglewood usually offers one workshop for applicants prior to the deadline of the CDBG grant program (please contact 310-412-8800 for more information). The Center for Nonprofit Management offers a free grant writing basics workshop and has a free nonprofit resource library. For further information on non-profit grant resources please contact the Center for Nonprofit Management: http://www.cnmsocal.org/, or visit 606 S. Olive St. Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90014, 213-623-7080. In addition, the Santa Monica Public Library has the ‘FC Search Database- Cooperating Collections’, which is a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grant seekers.
For recycling efforts in the City of Inglewood, please contact the Environmental Services Division at (310) 412-5559.
At the Planning Division located at the 7th Floor, City Hall building, One Manchester Boulevard, or at the City’s web site address www.CityofInglewood.org
Application for a parcel map is available at the Planning Division counter.
Apply to the Planning Division and the Building and Safety Division located at the 4th Floor, City Hall building.
The application is available at the Planning Division counter.
Apply for a Business Tax Certificate at the Finance Department, Ground Floor, City Hall building, One Manchester Boulevard.
A map can be obtained at the City Clerk’s office during normal business hours (310) 412-5280. You can also click here and see a map posted on the city website.
You may call or see a local commercial leasing agent or you can look for the place yourself.
Concerns about graffiti or maintenance of private property can be directed to the Code Enforcement office at (310) 412-5590.
The City Administrative Office may be contacted at (310) 412-5301. The cable company’s direct phone line is (888) 255-5789.
Report potholes to the Public Services Division of the Public Works Department at (310) 412-5340.
Report all incidents of uncollected trash to the Sanitation Contract Coordinator at (310) 413-5333, Public Services Division, Department of Public Works.
Contact Building and Safety Division at (310) 412-5294.
Please notify the Water Treatment Plant at (310) 412-5472 and the Public Services Division at (310) 412-5340
If water pressure has dropped in your neighborhood, please contact the Water Associate Engineer at (310) 412-5333.
Contact a civil engineer or surveyor to do a property survey.
The most current information can be found here.
For reporting problems contact the Municipal Service Yard (Public Works Department) at (310) 412-5333.
The Inglewood Municipal Code requires a two-car garage for each dwelling unit.