When do I apply for a Building and Safety Permit?

PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

  1. New Detached Buildings (Residential and Non-Residential) greater than 120 square feet*
  2. Tenant Improvements
  3. Solar Installation
  4. Patio Covers (Solid and Lattice)
  5. Enclosed Patios
  6. Electric Charging Station
  7. Additions and Alterations
  8. Pools and Spas
  9. Sheds and other Detached Accessory Structures greater than 120 square feet
  10. Carports, Garages and Barns
  11. Fences over 6 ft. in height
  12. Retaining Walls over 3 ft. in height
  13. Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical and Structural Repairs
  14. Re-roofing (Residential and Non-Residential)
  15. Temporary structures such as a modular unit, recreational vehicle/trailer.
  16. Onsite Grading
  17. Demolition
  18. Erosion Control
  19. Signs
  20. Other types of construction activities, not listed here, may require a permit. All building setbacks must be maintained, whether a building requires a permit or not. Please contact a representative of the Building and Safety Division at (909) 387-8311 or (760) 995-8140 (desert area) for any questions or to verify whether a permit will be required for your project.

*Per County Development Code section 84.01.020(b),  An accessory structure or use shall always exist in conjunction with, and never without, a legally established primary structure or primary use that has the same common owner.  Where the primary use is a residence, it shall not be enclosed within an accessory structure.  Where the primary use has not yet been established, an accessory structure may only be built subject to the issuance of a Temporary Use Permit in compliance with Chapter 84.25 (Temporary Structures and Uses).