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El Segundo also offers businesses a streamlined and lightning-quick permit process that avoids the usual delays in other cities.
Please contact the Planning and Building Safety Department at 310-524-2380 for more information on the Accelerated Program.
The City of El Segundo offers an accelerated plan check review process to its customers to expedite processing of plan checks as a component of its business friendly approach to customer service.
The accelerated plan check review process is conducted by staff after regular business hours.
The City of El Segundo's regular plan check review process has an initial turnaround time of 3 weeks for each plan with a 2-week turnaround time for plans that are resubmitted because of required corrections.
El Segundo's accelerated plan check review process has a turnaround time of 1 week for projects with a valuation of less than $1,000,000 and 2 weeks for projects with a valuation of $1,000,000 or greater.
Some plans that are less complex are reviewed and approved at the public counter so that permits can be issued the same day.
During the past year:
| 3,227 plan checks were processed and 2825 new permits were issued |
| 42% of all plan checks were reviewed and approved the same day |
10% of all plan checks are reviewed and approved
through the City's accelerated plan check process
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48% of all plan checks are reviewed and approved
through the City's regular plan check process
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Additionally, the City of El Segundo allows concurrent processing of planning entitlements and plan check review which can reduce processing time by as much as 50%.
Furthermore, the City provides one-day inspection service for all projects under construction and even provides night and weekend inspection service if needed for very large-scale, time-sensitive projects.
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