Forms & Applications

Building / Safety Division
For questions about these forms, please contact the Building / Safety Division at 310-253-5800.

Permit Applications:

• Building Permit Application (pdf)
• Electrical Permit Application (pdf)
• Mechanical Permit Application (pdf)
• Plumbing Permit Application (pdf)

Informative Documents: (PDF format)

• Building Safety Fee Schedule (pdf)
• Culver City Solar PV Inspection and Submittal Guidelines (pdf)
• Avoiding Earthquake Damage (pdf)
• Block Walls (pdf)
• Building Safety Guidelines (pdf)
• Electrical Service Requirements (pdf)
• Independent Geotechnical Review for Significant Foundation Work Proposed on Hillsides in Culver City (pdf)
• Owner/Builders Take Note! - A Word of Caution from the Contractors State License Board (pdf)
• Permit Time Periods and Work Done Without a Permit (pdf)
• Policy on Certificates of Occupancy (pdf)
• Retaining Walls (pdf)
• Smoke Detector Requirements for Resale (pdf)
• Tips for Hiring a Roofing Contractor (pdf)
• Top 10 Building Code Violations (pdf)
• Types of Building Safety Permit Application Processes (pdf)
• Document Submittal Requirements for a Tenant Improvement, Addition, or Alteration to an Existing Commercial/ Industrial Building (pdf)
• Required Building Permits (pdf)

Planning Division
For questions about these forms, please contact the Planning Division at 310-253-5725.

Forms

• Project Application (pdf)
• Preliminary Project Review Request Form (pdf)
• Sign Permit Application (pdf)
• Temporary Use Application (pdf)

Informative Documents

• Planning Fee Schedule (pdf)
• Temporary Special Event Signs & Banners Restrictions
• Example of Site Plan

Finance Department
For questions about these forms, please contact the Finance Department at 310-253-5870.

• Operation of a Commercial Vehicle 
• Operation of a Vending Machine or Coin-Operated Amusement Device 
• Contractor Based Outside of Culver City 
• Reactivation of a previous Contractor Business License
• Application for Tobacco Retailers License
• All other Business Activities Based from a Culver City Address 
• All other Business Activities Based from a Non-Culver City Address

 

Special Permit Application Forms

• Business Requiring a Special Permit
• Event Requiring a Special Permit

Public Works
For questions about these forms, please contact the Public Works Division at 310-253-5600.

• Outdoor Dining Application

Cultural Affairs
For questions about these forms, please contact the Cultural Affairs Division at 310-253-5760.

• Art in Public Places Application Form (pdf)
• Historical Preservation Certificate of Appropriateness