Department of Public Works

There are five key divisions of the Department of Public Works. Key services that may affect business owners include:

Bureau of Contract Administration:

Overseeing and conducting outreach for the city's Minimum Wage Ordinance []
Administering contracting and consulting opportunities with the city through its , including overseeing the city's , which gives preference to the participation of small and disabled veteran businesses in City contracts

Bureau of Engineering:

Reviewing and approving permits for and other business activities that take place on sidewalks or other public right-of-way

Bureau of Sanitation:

Collecting trash and recyclables for residential properties. Please note that commercial properties need to contract with a private waste hauler for trash and recycling.
Collecting bulky and abandoned items and waste from public trash cans
Managing industrial waste, and working with certain types of businesses to pretreat their wastewater, including industrial users, Food Service Establishments, dental offices, dry cleaners and mobile washers
Conducting assessments and cleanups of brownfield sites
Operating the city's program

Bureau of Street Lighting:

Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA):

Providing street services such as fixing potholes, street resurfacing, tree removal/trimming, and sidewalk repairs
Reviewing applications to install certain sidewalk fixtures, such as news racks or entrance canopies

Important Contact Information

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