The City's Community Development Department provides streamlined permitting and plan check processing that avoid delays typical in many other municipalities.

Permitting

El Segundo offers businesses a streamlined permitting process that includes a range of plan review services intended to meet our customers’ expectations. Community Development Department staff serve as the customer advocate; the person that assists customers in completing the development process.

In El Segundo, customers are not required to submit plans to each of the departments separately. Plans are submitted through a single point utilizing the EZ Permit Hub. 

Several departments are involved in the plan check and approval process, but one permit is issued with approvals from all of the departments.

Several plan check options are available in order to accommodate and streamline services based on the various types of projects one might have. These include:

• Residential Express Permits
• Commercial/Non Residential only Permits
• Accelerated Plan Check Option - Plan checks with a seven day target date
• Regular Plan Check Option - Plan checks with a seven day - 21 day target date based on scope complexity

Pre-Application Meeting 

This process involves scheduling an appointment to review plans with the City’s development team made up of representatives of all the City departments involved in the development review process. The pre-application meeting is meant to work through any code related questions in real time, or troubleshoot design issues prior to submitting for plan check, in order to ensure a smooth permitting process. 

Integrated Plan Review, Permitting and Inspection System 

All services are provided seamlessly through the City's online permitting portal EZ Permit Hub.  A project sponsor or applicant can add several team members (designer, architect, contractor, etc.) to track progress, correspond with city staff, schedule inspections, and make payments.  The online system provides updated status information in real time, allows for direct access to communicate with plan reviewers and inspectors, and minimizes any down time in processing or making payments.