Environmental Notices & Fees

California Environmental Quality Act document fees pursuant to Fish and Game Code §711.4(a),(b),(c) and (e) and Ord. 91-0025 § 1, 1991, are below.

How to Pay

Payments can be made in person or by mail:

Please provide one (1) additional copy of the notice and/or exemption form from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to be conformed for your record.

Search requests can be made in person or by mail. There is no charge for a search done in person. If a search yields the document requested, a certified copy is $2 per document. Please note, District Offices do not file or provide search information for Environmental filings/postings. Include the following information:

• Project Name
• Lead Agency
• Non-refundable search fee of $5 by check or money order payable to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, if the file number is not included in the request. Add $2 per document for each certified copy.

Note: Effective May 1, 2019, we will no longer accept temporary checks or foreign checks (with the exception of Canada and Mexico) for any Recorder/County Clerk services. If a temporary or foreign check is received, the request will be rejected and sent back to the submitter requesting a new method of payment.

• Stamped, self-addressed return envelope

Note: No person or Agency is exempt from the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s filing fee and/or the Los Angeles County Clerk’s Documentary Handling Fee.

The following is a list of notices and requirements (PDF version available)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document fees will increase effective January 1, 2019, pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 711.4(e) and 713, as follows:

• Negative Declarations (ND) $2,354.75
• Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND) $2,354.75
• Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) $3,271.00
• Substitute Document Pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) $1,112.00

Searches

Effective Monday, June 2018, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk will publish all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) filings online at: apps.lavote.net/ceqa

All CEQA filings will be published online, in addition to hardcopy postings in the Business Filing and Registration Section, Room 1201 in the Norwalk lobby, for 30 days. Effective January 2, 2019, hardcopy postings will no longer be posted in the Norwalk lobby.