City of Irvine

Permits are not required for

• Replacement of toilets, sinks, garbage disposals, and dishwashers provided such work does not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures
• The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that should any concealed trap, drain pipe, soil, waste or vent pipe become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, the same shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as provided per code
• The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures provided such work does not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures