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Sewer - collectionSet by city fee ordinanceCitation LAMC 64.18 (Ord. 188,752, Eff. 12/7/25); LAMC 64.15(b); LAMC 64.15(i)(2); rates at LAMC 61.16

Bonded Sewer Fee and SCARF

Levied by Bureau of Engineering (City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works) on new development in Los Angeles. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: before the S-Permit is issued; all permit fees due at time of permit issuance.

Not priced for this house. This charge is real, adopted and collected, and it is left out of Los Angeles's figure for one reason: it is levied per linear foot or per linear foot of lot frontage, and a typical home does not fix that quantity. That is not the same as a zero. The fee is owed; what is missing is the number to multiply by, and inventing one would price this house with more confidence and less truth. Every published rate is in the table below.

The record

Why it exists

“An ordinance amending Sections 11.12, 17.07, 18.09, 19.02, 19.07, 61.02, 61.10, 61.11, 61.12, 61.13, 61.14, 61.15, 61.16, 62.05, 62.06, 62.08, 62.10, 62.41, 62.45, 62.61, 62.97, 62.106.1, 62.109, 62.110, 62.118.2, 62.151, 63.112, 64.10, 64.15, 64.18, and 64.20 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, and to amend Sections 7.2.1, 7.3, 7.40, 7.41.1, 7.41.2, 7.44, 13.74, 13.95, 19.6.1, and 19.155 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to increase Bureau of Engineering fees and charges, and to make technical corrections to or clarify ordinances pertaining to services subject to Bureau of Engineering fees or charges.”

Ordinance No. 188752, title line, p. 1 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited into the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund established pursuant to the provisions of Section 64.19.2 of this Code.”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 35, amending LAMC 64.18 in its entirety, closing paragraph, p. 27 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“SEC. 64.18. BONDED SEWERS – FEES. An applicant requiring issuance of a permit to connect to or construct a Special House Connection Sewer or Bonded Sewer House Connection Sewer must file an application with the Bureau of Engineering. The Bureau shall charge and collect, in addition to all other required fees and charges, the following fee where applicable:”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 35, amending LAMC 64.18, opening paragraph, p. 26 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2025-10-14

“ORDINANCE NO. 188752 ... Ordinance Passed October 14, 2025 ... Approved 10/24/2025 ... Ordinance Posted: 10/28/2025 Ordinance Effective Date: 12/07/2025”

Ordinance No. 188752, City Clerk / Mayor attestation block, p. 32, signed by City Clerk and Mayor Karen Bass; Approved as to Form and Legality by Deputy City Attorney Adena M. Hopenstand, dated 7/25/2025; File No. 25-0600-S44 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 188752

“ORDINANCE NO. 188752 ... Ordinance Passed October 14, 2025 ... Approved 10/24/2025 ... Ordinance Posted: 10/28/2025 Ordinance Effective Date: 12/07/2025”

Ordinance No. 188752, City Clerk / Mayor attestation block, p. 32, signed by City Clerk and Mayor Karen Bass; Approved as to Form and Legality by Deputy City Attorney Adena M. Hopenstand, dated 7/25/2025; File No. 25-0600-S44 · source document ↗
When it is paid

other: before the S-Permit is issued; all permit fees due at time of permit issuance

“Before the S-Permit is issued for a new house connection sewer, the SFC and Bonded Sewer Fees, if applicable, must be paid then the SFC Certificate will be issued for the property (LAMC 64.15). All permit fees are due at the time of permit issuance.”

Bureau of Engineering Permit Manual, "4 - Standard and Associated Fees - S-Permits", heading "PERMIT APPLICATION FEE" · source document ↗
Who collects it

Bureau of Engineering (City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works), the agency that levies it

“The Bureau shall charge and collect, in addition to all other required fees and charges, the following fee where applicable”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 35, amending LAMC 64.18, opening paragraph, p. 26 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to permit applications for a Bonded Sewer House Connection Sewer where the lot for which the connection is sought was the subject of an assessment for a public sewer connection at the front, rear, or side of the lot.”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 35, amending LAMC 64.18(d), pp. 26-27 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“(c) The Bureau of Engineering may reduce the total fee imposed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section where it determines that the fee would exceed the fee amount charged with respect to other lots in the same bonded sewer area.”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 35, amending LAMC 64.18(c), p. 26 · source document ↗
How it changes

“[3] The effective date shall be the later of either the effective date of the ordinance amending this Section, or July 1, 2025.”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 18, amending LAMC 61.16, footnote block printed under the fee table, p. 17; marker [3] appears on the "Effective July 1, 2025" column heading, p. 10 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

Applies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Bonded sewer lateralunverified per linear foot 7 Dec 2025 $84.00
the line this rate was read from

“Permit / Service Description | LAMC Section | Fee — Effective July 1, 2025 [3] | Effective July 1, 2026 | Effective July 1, 2027 | Effective July 1, 2028 ... Bonded sewer lateral, per linear foot | 64.15(b) | $84 | $84 | $84 | $84”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 18, amending LAMC 61.16 in its entirety; column headings p. 10, row p. 16; row carries NO footnote marker · source document ↗
per linear foot of lot frontage 7 Dec 2025 $74.00
the line this rate was read from

“Permit / Service Description | LAMC Section | Fee — Effective July 1, 2025 [3] | Effective July 1, 2026 | Effective July 1, 2027 | Effective July 1, 2028 ... Bonded sewer, per linear foot | 64.18(a) | $74 | $74 | $74 | $74”

Ordinance No. 188752, Sec. 18, amending LAMC 61.16 in its entirety; column headings p. 10, row p. 16; row carries NO footnote marker · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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