Builders and developers are required to submit engineering plans and other documents for projects electronically after submitting an application for a new natural gas line and being notified which SoCalGas Planning Representative has been assigned to the project.
The data is used to support your individual project in order to help streamline development of construction plans for your gas service installation.
How to Submit Multiple Plans and Documents
- Submit your digital plans to the SoCalGas® Planning Representative using the New Construction Status Tracker Portfolio.
- If you are already registered with the New Construction Status Tracker Portfolio, then you can use your existing account name and password to access the system.
- If you are new to the New Construction Status Tracker Portfolio, register for an account.
- If you are having issues with the submittal process, please visit the NCST Portfolio - Upload Documents FAQs.
Required Plans and Documents for Each Project Type
The plans and documents listed below are considered a baseline and additional plans and documents may be requested by the planning representative based on the individual requirements of the project.
Please keep in mind that all project types listed below also require accurately identifying and providing the connected load, in BTUs and by equipment type or end-use. Manufacturer labels can assist with providing the actual connected load to the planning representative.
Additionally, a completed authorization form must be provided for third-party agents who will be obtaining confidential customer information and act on the customer/owner’s behalf:
- Download this authorization form if establishing new natural gas service
- Download this authorization form if modifying existing natural gas service
| DOCUMENT | APPLICABLE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS | APPLICABLE NON-RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Deed | Additional or second meter; service for multi-family; tract work | Multiple services |
| Improvement Plans | Service for single- and multi-family; tract work | Single and multiple services |
| Site/Plot Plans | Service for single- and multi-family; tract work | Single and multiple services |
| Building Elevations | Service for multi-family | Multiple services |
| City-approved Address List | Service for multi-family; tract work (for projects w/ full services) | Multiple services |
| Plumbing Schematic/Plumbing Site Plan | Service for multi-family and 2 PSIG | Multiple structures on same premise with 5 PSIG and above |
| Tract/Subdivision Map | Tract work | Large commercial and industrial developments |
| Sleeving Plan | Tract work | Large commercial and industrial developments |
| Joint Trenching Plan | Tract work | Large commercial and industrial developments |
| Phase/Work Order Exhibit | Tract work | Large commercial and industrial developments |
| Authorization Form | (Any project involving a 3rd-party) | (Any project involving a 3rd-party) |
| Applicant Design - Documents | Tract work, service for single- and multi-family (limited scope – see Natural Gas Service Guidebook) |
Large commercial and industrial developments, Single and multiple services (limited scope– see Natural Gas Service Guidebook) |
| Applicant Design - Plan Check Document(s) | Tract work, service for single- and multi-family (limited scope – see Natural Gas Service Guidebook) |
Large commercial and industrial developments, Single and multiple services (limited scope– see Natural Gas Service Guidebook) |
| Extend Stub Request (for existing SoCalGas projects) | Tract work | Large commercial and industrial developments |
| Connected Load, in BTUs and by equipment type or end-use | (Any project) | (Any project) |
1Improvement plans include, but are not limited to: street improvement, water, sewer, storm drain, electric, cable, telephone, precise grading plan.
*City-approved address list can be provided after you receive your contract from SoCalGas; however, it is needed prior to SoCalGas scheduling your project for meter work.
How to Prepare Your Digital Plan Files
A Geographic Information System (GIS) data file is preferred for plans (property maps). A Digital Computer Aided Design (CAD) file is also acceptable. Either file format must have an organized identifiable and isolatable layer structure in a single file with all the required layers included.
Plans (property maps) should be identified as recorded, tentative or other, and be designed in coordinates using feet as horizontal and vertical units. The list of features below is what is needed at a minimum within the submitted file.
| Building footprints with numbers and names |
| Driveways or easements indicating private property (if applicable) |
| Lot lines with lot numbers (if applicable) |
| Property line (public property and private property) |
| Public and private streets with names and width |
| Public utility easements |
| Record map boundary (include record map numbers, bearings and distances) |
| Right-of-way limits (flood control, railroad, etc., with names and width) |
| Street centerlines |
| Tie-points (minimum of 2 with bearings and distances to section corners/1/4 corners/etc. or to street intersection centerlines) |
| Title/Cover sheet |
| Vicinity map |
A PDF export also needs to be provided for each plan (property map) and must contain the following in order to support the development of gas facility construction plans:
| Bridge and bridge number (if applicable) |
| Highways (if applicable) |
| Land indicators (section lines, section corner, township/range lines, township/range indicators) |
| Minimum requirements listed above for GIS and CAD file |
| Parking lot (if applicable) |
| Sidewalk features (curbs, gutter, edge of pavement) |
| Substructures (electric, gas, oil, steam/air, telephone, TV/cable, water, reclaimed water, sewer, storm drain, catch basins) |
| Utility features (power poles, light poles, fire hydrants) |
| Walls/Fences (retaining, landscape, etc.) |
Acceptable GIS and CAD File Formats (listed in order of preference):
| GIS | CAD |
|---|---|
| Shapefile (must include .shp, .dbf, .shx, and .prj) | AutoCAD (.dwg) Version 2018 or lower |
| Personal Geodatabase file (PGDB) | Service for single- and multi-family; tract work |
| Site/Plot Plans | MicroStation (.dgn) version J or lower |
| File Geodatabase (GDB) | Universal format (.dxf) |
Non-Vector (Scanned) Submittals
Scanned copies of plans (property maps) are not encouraged but may be submitted for smaller-sized developments where a digital GIS or CAD file was not created and only copies of pre-existing plans (property maps) are available. The submitted scanned maps must contain the minimum requirements stated above, as well as a legend, symbology, and scale (English/metric). All necessary landbase information pertaining to the scope of the project must be legible, must include all pages, and cannot be hand-drawn.