LATEST NEWS
Citizen Portal Online Services System Upgrade
Due to a system upgrade, our online services through the Citizen Portal site will be unavailable starting on Friday, September 11th at 5 pm until Monday, September 14th at 8 am. During this time all online services will be temporarily unavailable. Also, all inspection requests received after 3 pm on Friday, September 11th will be scheduled for Tuesday, September 15th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
In light of recent civil unrest and the associated impact to local businesses, City of Sacramento Community Development Department (CDD) is offering affected applicants’ access to an emergency permit process. Please view the Emergency Permitting Process for more information.
Director Hearings Temporarily Online
Director Hearings for City planning purposes will now be online using WebEx until further notice. Please view the Director Hearings page for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions: COVID19 Stay-At-Home Orders
In response the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacramento County and the State of California both announced orders that require residents to stay at home except under very limited circumstances. Learn more about what the City is doing and what is essential: Stay-at-Home Orders in the City of Sacramento
ATTENTION: Public Counter will be CLOSED
In the interest of keeping our community safe and well during this time, the Community Development Department's Public Counter, located at 300 Richards Blvd. 3rd Floor, will be CLOSED until further notice as of end of day March 18, 2020. All Planning and Building applications must be submitted through our Citizen Permit Portal. Please view the Online Services we are offering at this time. Updates will be made on our website as circumstances change.
e-Check limit increased for online payments
Our electronic check payment limit was increased from $100,000 to $150,000. For additional information visit our Pay Building Fees page.
Assessor's Parcel Viewer and Parcel Maps
NOTICE: LAST DAY FOR ASSESSOR TO PROCESS CHANGES TO PARCEL MAPS FOR THE 2019-20 ROLL IS FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020. PARCEL MAP PROCESSING WILL RESUME JULY 1, 2020.
Looking to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit?
Visit the Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) new web page for helpful information about building an ADU within the City of Sacramento.
The e-Planning Submittal facilitates submission of Planning Entitlements and projects requesting Planning clearance to submit to building permit applications for Electronic Plan Check (EPC). e-Planning integrates into the existing EPC service the Building Division has been operating for over five years. To learn more visit our e-Planning page.
The 2019 California Building Codes will take effect on January 1, 2020!
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.