Your roofing permit comes from the city or county that covers your address. No roofer and no web page can decide that question for you. This guide sends you to the official permit source for your property.
We wrote it for property owners across Santa Monica and the Westside. Each row names the permit authority, its current page, and our check date.
This guide comes from our roofing team at Santa Monica Roofing Contractors.
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Who issues a roofing permit
Two paths cover most of the places we serve in Los Angeles County. A parcel inside city limits answers to that city government. A parcel outside every city answers to the county.
Santa Monica runs its own Permit Services Center for building work. The City also posts how its plan review process works. Culver City, Beverly Hills, and Inglewood each run their own building division.
Marina del Rey, Topanga, and Ladera Heights sit outside city limits. Los Angeles County Public Works handles the permit for that land, and its system goes by the name EPIC-LA.
Check the jurisdiction before you file anything with a city office. A mailing address can carry a city name while the land sits outside that city.
Official permit pages by place
The table below lists each place we serve, along with its permit authority. Open the official page for your area, then follow the process it describes.
Some cities speak to roof work directly on their permit pages. Beverly Hills posts a roofing page, and the Culver City application page names re-roofs. The Lawndale permit center page says roof repairs and alterations require permits.
| Place | Permit authority | Official page | Checked | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alondra Park | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| Beverly Hills | City of Beverly Hills Community Development | Roofing permits | 2026-08-10 | Official roofing permit page |
| Culver City | City of Culver City Building Safety Division | Building permit application | 2026-08-10 | Official application page includes re-roofs |
| Del Aire | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| El Segundo | City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety | Community Development | 2026-08-10 | Building and Safety reviews plans, issues permits, and provides inspections |
| Hawthorne | City of Hawthorne Building and Safety | Building and Safety | 2026-08-10 | Official city building permit entry page |
| Hermosa Beach | City of Hermosa Beach Building and Safety Division | Building Division | 2026-08-12 | Official city building permit entry page |
| Inglewood | City of Inglewood Building Safety Division | Building Safety | 2026-08-10 | Official city building permit entry page |
| Ladera Heights | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| Lawndale | City of Lawndale Permit Center | Permit Center | 2026-08-10 | Permit center page says roof repairs and alterations require permits |
| Lennox | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| Los Angeles | City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety | Building permits | 2026-08-10 | We cover western Los Angeles only |
| Manhattan Beach | City of Manhattan Beach Building and Safety | Building and Safety | 2026-08-10 | Official city building permit entry page |
| Marina del Rey | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| Pacific Palisades | City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety | Building permits | 2026-08-10 | Los Angeles neighborhood; verify the property jurisdiction first |
| Santa Monica | City of Santa Monica Permit Services Center | Permit Services Center | 2026-08-10 | Official city entry point for building permits |
| Topanga | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| View Park-Windsor Hills | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| West Athens | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
| West Hollywood | City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division | Permitting services | 2026-08-10 | Official city permitting page |
| Westmont | Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety | County building and safety | 2026-08-10 | Unincorporated community; confirm the property jurisdiction, then use EPIC-LA |
How we built this list
We took one row per place from the official page itself. Each row holds the authority, the link, our check date, and a caveat.
We do not print fees, wait times, or the odds of approval. Official pages change, so the check date marks the limit of our review.
This list is not legal advice, and it is not a permit decision. It points you to the office with power over your roof.
Our role after you find your permit office
Once you open the correct official page above, we can pull the permit for that job. Our team handles that step on repair, replacement, and installation work.
We never promise approval, a fee, or a date. Those calls belong to the city or county that reviews the work.
See our roof installation page for supplied plans and new builds. Roof replacement covers a full tear off, and roof repair covers leaks and small fixes. Our home page shows the rest of our roofing work across the city.
Want a free estimate on roof work? Call (424) 217-3627 to discuss your roof and its permit path.