In-house permits

Prepare for your construction project

Before you apply for a building permit, follow these steps.

Learn about our building permit review processes

We review every building permit application for life safety and building code compliance.

Get a building permit with In-House Review

You must have a building permit to do construction. Follow these steps for In-House Permit projects.

Apply for your Affordable Housing and Development Agreement online

You can now submit some building permit applications online.

Prepare for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) project

Decide if you want to add an ADU and prepare your application.

Resubmit plans for a building permit application

Follow our instructions to upload revisions for non-licensed Bluebeam users or Mac users.

Track your building permit application

Find building permits for current and past construction projects in our permit tracking system (PTS).

Gather documents for your building permit issuance

Bring these documents to get your building permit issued.

Get your small business permits with a 30-day review

Open a new business or change your business operations under Prop H.

Submit addenda for your site permit

Follow our instructions to submit addenda for your EPR project.