Building & Safety
Building and Safety Services is responsible for permit processing, plan review, and inspection for public and private projects. The team provides public counter services, plan review for residential projects and commercial projects, and field inspections for code compliance during the construction phase of a project.
Permit Center
The Permit Center provides the following services:
- Information regarding Permit Process and when permits are required
- Issues Building, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Permits
- Plan Check Services for Residential and Commercial Projects.
- Information regarding California Disabled Access/ADA requirements
- Citizen Access Tutorial Videos
- Citizen Access 101: How to Register for an Account
- Citizen Access 102: How to Submit an Online Building Application
- Citizen Access 103: How to Check Project Status and Pay Fees
- Citizen Access 104: How to Submit a Back-Check, Resubmittal or Addendum
- Citizen Access 105E – Express Electrical Permit
- Citizen Access 105M – Express Mechanical HVAC Permit
- Citizen Access 105P – Express Plumbing Water Heater Permit
- Citizen Access 105R – Express Re-Roof Permit
- Citizen Access 106 – Adding a Contact to an Existing Record
- Citizen Access 107 – How to Schedule a Single Trade Inspection Online for Express Permits
- Citizen Access 108 – Lot Permit Request for Approved Standard Plans
- Citizen Access 109 – How to submit an ADU
For information on how to obtain Building Permits, please call:
(559) 621-8084 or
(559) 621-8082
Inspection Services
Inspection Services provides the following services:
Field inspection after permits are issued during the construction process
For information on Inspection Services Administration, please call:
(559) 621-8116
Building Industry Bulletins
- New Standard Plan Template
- Bulletin Temporary Power
- 2022 Code Adoption Bulletin
- Notice Regarding Electronic Submittals
- Amendment: Implementation of the 2019 California Building Standards Code
- Implementation of the 2019 California Building Standards Code
- Backflow Requirements for Temporary Connections
- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Requirements
- State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO)
- Electrical Vehicle Charging of the 2013 CALGreen Building Standards
- Implementation of the 2016 California Building Standards Code
- New Fees In The Building & Safety Services Division
- Swimming Pool Abandonment
- Underground Fuel Tank Removal
- SB 407 Installation of Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures
- Residential Cool Roof Procedures
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Bulletin
- Solar Support Structure Bulletin
- COF Industry Bulletin 15-01 Shell