Southern California · Land Surveying

Did LADBS Ask for a Survey on Your Correction?

A City of Los Angeles (LADBS) correction that requests a survey can hold up your plan check. Send us the correction — we’ll provide the survey LADBS is asking for and get you ready to resubmit.

Tell us what the city, county, architect, or engineer requested — we’ll help determine whether you need boundary, topo, setback, hillside, or permit survey support. Call now to discuss your project.

Answering an LADBS correction for resubmittal.

What an LADBS “provide survey” correction means

For properties inside the City of Los Angeles, building permits are reviewed by the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). When an LADBS correction asks you to provide a survey, show property lines, provide existing topography, or verify setbacks, the reviewer needs measured proof before they can clear that item. A professional survey is how you supply it.

Common LADBS corrections that need a survey

Send us the exact wording — we’ll match it to the right survey.

City of LA plan check vs. LA County

Parcels inside the City of Los Angeles go through LADBS; unincorporated areas and some processes go through Los Angeles County, and neighboring cities run their own departments. The reviewing agency changes the paperwork, not the underlying measurement — we prepare deliverables suited to LADBS resubmittal.

How we turn your correction around

Share the correction (photo or PDF) and your address; we scope the survey, send a quote, schedule fieldwork, and deliver a signed exhibit your design team can fold into the LADBS resubmittal.

What you’ll receive

Related permit help

Frequently asked questions

What is LADBS?

LADBS is the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety — the department that reviews and issues building permits inside the City of Los Angeles. Other cities and the County have their own departments.

My LADBS correction says “provide a survey” — what now?

Send us the correction and your address. We’ll identify whether it needs a boundary, topographic, setback, or height survey and quote it.

Is this for the City of LA only?

This page focuses on City of Los Angeles (LADBS) corrections, but we handle plan-check corrections for other LA County cities and unincorporated County areas too.

How long does the work take?

Timing depends on site size, terrain, access, and records research; we confirm the expected schedule with your quote.

Will this clear my correction and get approval?

It addresses the survey item so you can resubmit, but final approval is LADBS’s decision. We make the survey portion correct and submittal-ready.

Can you deliver files my architect can use?

Yes — signed exhibits plus CAD/PDF files your design team can drop into the resubmittal.

A survey supports plan check, design, and code review. It does not guarantee permit approval — the city or county building and planning departments make the final decision. Our job is to make your project survey-ready.

Scoped to Your Project

Survey scope and deliverables depend on title records, site conditions, and what your project requires. Call (213) 787-3342 to discuss the property and the survey you need.

Have an LADBS correction in hand?

Send us the correction list and your address — we’ll quote the exact survey LADBS is asking for.

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