Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County
30 Day Notification of Intent to Excavate
This notice template is for applicants seeking a Culver City excavation permit when their proposed excavation meets the document’s depth and proximity conditions.
What this form is
The document provides a letter template for notifying adjoining property owners about a proposed excavation. The city says the notice is required when the excavation is deeper than an adjoining building’s wall or foundation and closer to the property line than the excavation’s depth; a permit will not be issued until evidence of notification is received. The letter asks for property, excavation, project purpose, start date, and sender details.
Who needs it
Applicants seeking an excavation permit should use this notice when their proposed excavation meets the depth and proximity conditions described in the document.
How to submit it
Send the notice to adjoining property owners by certified mail with return receipt requested. Incorporate a copy of the return receipt into the plans as evidence of notification.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; the signer completes the letter’s date and signature fields.
How to submit this form
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Download The Notice
Download the 30 Day Notification of Intent to Excavate and use the attached letter template.
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Complete The Letter
Fill in the property and excavation details, proposed start date, and sender information.
- 3
Send The Notice
Send the notice to adjoining property owners by certified mail with a return receipt requested.
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Add Receipt To Plans
Incorporate a copy of the certified mail return receipt into the plans as evidence of notification.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the 30 Day Notification of Intent to Excavate?
- No. The document has no notary block; the signer completes the letter’s date and signature fields.
- Who should receive the excavation notice?
- Send the notice to the owners of adjoining properties by certified mail with a return receipt requested.
- How do I submit the 30 Day Notification of Intent to Excavate?
- Send the letter to adjoining property owners by certified mail with return receipt requested, then incorporate a copy of the receipt into the plans as evidence.
- What information does the notice request?
- The letter asks for the property address and legal description, excavation depth and distance from the common property line, purpose, proposed start date, and sender details.