DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION

BUILDING INSPECTION-RELATED LINKS

• California State Contractors License Board
  This site provides information on hiring a contractor and includes a search engine to find out if a person is licensed, whether the license is valid and what the license classification is.
  
• California Board of Architectural Examiners
  This site has information regarding hiring an Architect. The specific page has good information regarding the do's and don'ts of hiring an Architect.
  
• California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
  This site has information regarding the different classifications of Professional Engineers and information regarding the do's and don'ts of hiring an Engineer or Land Surveyor.
  
• California Energy Commission
  This web site has information regarding energy requirements for buildings
  
• International Code Conference
  This is the site for the organization which writes and publishes the Building Codes. It contains information on where to buy code books, evaluation reports for new building code products, etc.

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• Inspection Scheduling Information * (164 Kb)
• Uniform Building Permit Application* (158Kb) - Information on applying for a building permit!
• How to obtain a permit
• When a permit is NOT required for a residential project
• Plan requirements for small projects
• Plan requirements for additions
• Plan requirements for new buildings
• Inspections required for permits
• Links to other building resources on the web