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Applying for a Permit

Application Requirements

A building permit application requires:

• Description of the work
• Legal address of the project
• Owner's name and telephone number
• Applicant's name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address
• Contractor, architect's and/or engineer's name, license number, address and telephone number (if applicable)
• Valuation of the proposed work (including materials and labor)
• Plans (if required) - One plan set for each discpline required (minimum two), calculations, and 2008 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24) compliance.
• If a historic landmark or within a preservation district, the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) must be already completed.
• If within a design review district, the Design Review Submittal Matrix must be already completed.

View California Health and Safety Code § 19825-19829

 

Applying for a Permit

The application form is available one of two ways:

1. Call 311 to have an application form faxed.
2. Download the form

Additional items that should be included with your application:

• If you are the property owner you will need to complete the Owner Verification Form.
  
• All applications for Reroofs and HVAC permits now require a completed Title 24 Energy Code Alteration Form (CF-1R-ALT).  Depending on the scope of your project additional energy forms may be required. 
  
• Only contractor's and property owner's can apply for a permit.  If you are acting as an agent for the property owner or the contractor you must have the contractor or property owner complete the appropriate authorization form.
  1. Agent for the Owner Authorization Form
  2. Agent for the Contractor Authorization Form

 

Ways to Apply

The City offers the following methods to apply for a permit.