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County building permits in California

Select a county to see exactly who issues building permits and open the official permit portal.

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Public Works — Building & Safety

Orange County

Orange County Public Works — Development Services (Building & Safety)

San Diego County

San Diego County Planning & Development Services — Building Services (Building Division)

Riverside County

Riverside County Transportation & Land Management Agency (TLMA) — Building and Safety Division

San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department — Building & Safety Division

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development — Permit Center

Alameda County

Alameda County Public Works Agency — Building Inspection Department / One-Stop Permit Center

Sacramento County

Sacramento County Building Permits & Inspection Division (BPI)

Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development — Building Division

Fresno County

Fresno County Public Works & Planning — Building & Safety (Development Services Division)

Kern County

Kern County Public Works Department — Building Inspection Division

City and County of San Francisco

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI)

Ventura County

Ventura County Resource Management Agency (RMA) — Building and Safety Division

San Joaquin County

San Joaquin County Community Development Department — Building Division (Building Inspection)

San Mateo County

San Mateo County Planning and Building — Building Section

Stanislaus County

Stanislaus County Planning & Community Development — Building Permit Division

Sonoma County

Sonoma County Permit Sonoma (Permit and Resource Management Department)

Tulare County

Tulare County Resource Management Agency — Building Department (Building & Safety)

Solano County

Solano County Department of Resource Management — Building & Safety Services

Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Planning & Development — Building and Safety (Permitting)

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