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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.
Be a part of planning for Sacramento's future. The 2040 General Plan is the City's blueprint for how and where Sacramento will grow over the next 20 years.
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.
Use Development Tracker to search for planning application and building permit information.
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.
In July, the new 2019 California Building Standards Code was published and will take effect on January 1, 2020. The Building Division has outlined the key deadlines, 2019 Code Change Summary and some useful tools to help you navigate through this change.
The Public Counter will be closed on the following dates: December 24, 25, & 31 as well as January 1, 2020.
Email NotifyPIF@cityofsacramento.org with any questions.
In addition to major credit cards we now accept electronic check payments. For additional information visit our Pay Building Fees 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.
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.
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.
The Electronic Plan Check Program has Expanded! You can now submit electronically for Residential Projects and Residential Subdivisions in addition to Commercial Projects. For details, visit our Electronic Plan Check page.
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!
For more details about the Natomas Basin continue checking our Natomas Basin page.