La Palma, CA · Orange County
Plan Submittal Criteria for Commercial Projects, Multifamily Residential Projects and Residential Tract Developments
This checklist helps commercial, multifamily residential, and residential tract project applicants determine which fire plans to submit to the Orange County Fire Authority.
What this form is
Applicants provide the project address and scope, answer ten questions, initial two statements, and sign a certification. The questions identify potential plan requirements for projects such as new construction, multifamily housing, special equipment, or commercial cooking. If any answer is yes, the form directs applicants to submit the indicated plan to the Orange County Fire Authority; the building department may accept the signed form as a release when all answers are no and no other review is required.
Who needs it
Applicants for commercial projects, multifamily residential projects, or residential tract developments complete this checklist to identify potential Orange County Fire Authority plan review requirements.
How to submit it
For questions about submitting plans, visit www.ocfa.org for submittal information and locations. If any answer is yes, submit the indicated plan to the Orange County Fire Authority; the building department may accept a signed form when all answers are no and no other review is required.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the signer certifies under penalty of perjury that the information is true, then signs and dates the form.
How to submit this form
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Download The Checklist
Download the plan submittal criteria checklist for your project.
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Complete The Questions
Enter the project address and scope, answer questions 1 through 10, and initial items 11 and 12.
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Sign The Certification
Print your name, sign the certification, and provide your phone number and date.
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Submit To The Authority
If any answer is yes, submit the indicated plan to the Orange County Fire Authority. Check www.ocfa.org for submittal information and locations.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the plan submittal criteria checklist do?
- It helps applicants identify potential Orange County Fire Authority plan requirements by answering questions about a project or business and its proposed work.
- Who should complete this form?
- Applicants for commercial projects, multifamily residential projects, and residential tract developments should provide the project address and scope, answer the questions, initial two statements, and sign the certification.
- Do I need a notary for the plan submittal criteria checklist?
- No. The document has no notary block; the signer certifies under penalty of perjury that the information is true, then signs and dates the form.
- How do I submit the plan submittal criteria checklist?
- If any answer is yes, submit the indicated plan to the Orange County Fire Authority. Visit www.ocfa.org for plan submittal information and locations. The building department may accept the signed form when all answers are no and no other review is required.