The Building Division’s plan check review process protects the public from
dangerous and uninhabitable building designs. If a permit does not qualify for Over-the-Counter review it will be sent out for third-party plan check. Plans examiners review plot plans, roof plans, elevations,
structural details, and truss and engineering calculations to ensure they meet the minimum local and state
laws regulating the construction of a building. That includes all auxiliary components, such as electrical,
plumbing, mechanical, and State of California energy requirements.
Permitting Process
- Applicant submits application, plans and support information by email to [email protected] with the site address in the subject line.
- Permit application is reviewed by Permit Technician to verify a complete application has been submitted. Note: the permit process will be delayed in a complete application is not submitted. Please carefully review all required submittal information.
- Once application is complete, permit application is logged and placed in queue by date.
- Permit plans are transmitted to third party plan checking firm in the order that they are submitted as complete applications. Permit plans are also routed to various other City Departments and Divisions for comment and review.
Typical plan review turnaround time:
First Review: 10 working days
Second Review:5 working days
Third Review: 3 working days
Larger Plan Review turnaround time:
First Review: 6 weeks
Second Review:4 weeks
Third Review: 2 weeks
- Once plans are returned from third party plan checking firm the comments are transmitted to the applicant by Permit Technician.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to respond to the plan check comments. Note: Long period of delay in receiving responses contributes to delay in permit process.
- Once applicant responses to plan check comments are received by Permit Technicians, they are placed in a queue to be sent back to third party plan checking firm.
- If plan check comments have not been fully addressed, a new comment letter is generated, transmitted to the applicant, and the applicant is responsible for responding to the plan check comments.
- Once third party plan check comments, in addition to any comments from other City Departments or Divisions are fully addressed, then the permit can be made ready for issuance (typically up to 7 working days)
- Applicant will be notified by email of permit issuance and all instructions