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)