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Did you know there are thousands of registered rental properties in the City of Sacramento? The Rental Housing Inspection Program promotes compliance with health and safety standards to reduce substandard rental housing conditions.
The Weed Abatement Program exists to address enforcement, safety issues, and fire hazards of properties with overgrown vegetation. Learn what you need to do as a property owner or how to report an overgrown lot.
Visit the Sacramento Central City Specific Plan page for more information about the plans for housing, transit, infrastructure, amenities, and how it will all be funded.
View live public counter wait times! You can determine how long the estimated wait time and plan your visit accordingly. You can also schedule an appointment to ensure that you’re not waiting in line.
Need to visit our public counter? View our live counter wait times dashboard so you can determine how long the estimated wait times are and plan your visit accordingly.
The Downtown Developer Toolkit incorporates policies, processes, incentives and resources to assist in the development of residential projects downtown.
Sacramento Streamline is the Community Development Department's initiative to provide expedited services to customers. Any new processes that improve the way we do business are added to the Sacramento Streamline page.
For more details about the Natomas Basin continue checking our Natomas Basin page.
Are you in need of an electrical or gas plumbing safety inspection to restore services to your building? SMUD and PG&E Safety Inspection Requests can now be obtained completely online through our Citizen Portal with a basic account.
The Public Counter will be CLOSED Monday, May 27, 2019 in observance of Memorial Day.
It has been brought to the City of Sacramento’s attention that the County Assessor’s Office is implementing a new deadline to record map documents that require the deletion/creation of assessor parcels. Unfortunately, this change will delay their ability to process and record maps in a timely manner. This year the deadline is May 17, 2019. Land division activities recorded/received after May 17 will be held for processing until the end of June, after all roll close system operations are complete.
The City’s consultant - Management Partners - has conducted an evaluation of the department’s Building and Planning operational fees. Developers and other stakeholders are invited to attend an upcoming workshop or contact the City directly for information by visiting the Building and Planning Fee Study web page.
We are happy to offer a simple and convenient way to view your pending and past building inspections, their statuses and your building inspector’s contact information.
Beginning March 1, 2019 Master Plan Applications will be completely electronic. Visit our Electronic Plan Check page for additional information.
Building Permit Applications for new regulated affordable dwelling units submitted on or after December 31, 2018 may qualify for reduced residential development impact fees rates.
Is your building project valuation $1M or greater? Your building permit application now must be submitted through our Electronic Plan Check (EPC) Program. A dedicated Project Manager will also guide you through the entire process.
Formally known as Permit Tracker, the new “Development Tracker” offers the general public direct access to information regarding planning projects citywide and building permit data.
The Building Division is expanded both the Residential and Commercial Over the Counter (OTC) Plan Review services! Please vising the OTC Review Page for additional details.
Learn more about the Community Development Department and all we do to make the City of Sacramento a great place to live, work and play.
Visit the Front Street Animal Shelter to experience the joy of shelter pet adoption, looking for a lost pet, or volunteering and making a difference. The shelter offers a variety of services to our community of animals, join Team Front Street!