Building Permit Forms and Handouts


  1. 1st Step - User Guide - Start Here (PDF)
  2. Application for Building Permit (PDF)
  3. Application Instructions - Resubmittal Form - Must Be Included with All Resubmittals (PDF)
  4. Application Submittal Instructions - All Permit Requests Must Be Submitted Electronically (PDF)
  5. Archive Search Request Form - To View Building Department File or Plans (PDF)
  6. Authorization to Release Plans - Must Be Signed by the Licensed Design Professional (PDF)
  7. Board of Appeals - Request for Hearing Form (PDF)
  8. CAL-GREEN Non-Residential Mandatory Measures 24 by 36 Sheet 2019 (PDF)
  9. CAL-GREEN Residential Mandatory Measures 24 by 36 Sheet 2019 (PDF)
  10. Checklist - All Non-Residential Projects - Submit with Application Package (PDF)
  11. Checklist - All Residential Projects - Submit with Application Package (PDF)
  12. Checklist - Backflow Device Requirements - Information Packet (PDF)
  13. Checklist - Demolition of a Structure (PDF)
  14. Checklist - Grease Interceptor Handout (PDF)
  15. Checklist - Residential Bathroom Alteration Requirements - Submit with Application Package (PDF)
  16. Checklist - Residential Kitchen Alteration Requirements - Submit with Application Package (PDF)
  17. Checklist - Site Plan - Example (PDF)
  18. Checklist - Solar Permitting Guidebook 2019 (PDF)
  19. Checklist - Stormwater Project Applicability Information - Engineering Division (PDF)
  20. NESHAP Information - North Coast Unified AQMD (PDF)
  21. Non-Residential HVAC Unit - Replacement Permit Submittal Checklist (PDF)
  22. Owner-Builder Acknowledgment and Authorization of Agent Form (PDF)
  23. Required Commercial Accessibility Upgrades Worksheet
  24. Sewer Ordinance Information - Effective January 2020 (PDF)
  25. Sight Obstruction Regulations - Engineering Division (PDF)
  26. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Handout (PDF)
  27. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Waiver (PDF)
  28. Special Inspections Form
  29. Work Exempt From a Building Permit (Commercial) (PDF)
  30. Work Exempt From a Building Permit (Residential) (PDF)
  31. Work That Requires an Architect or Engineer