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Hayward building permits

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Hayward, California — as published 2026-09-19.

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Codes adopted

2025 California Building Standards Code (Cal. Code Regs., Title 24) - published July 1, 2025 by the California Building Standards Commission, effective January 1, 2026. Health & Safety Code 18938(b): building standards adopted into the California Building Standards Code "shall apply to all occupancies throughout the state and shall become effective 180 days after publication."THE CITY'S OWN ADOPTING ORDINANCE WAS NOT READ FOR THIS RECORD, so no Hayward ordinance number or local effective date is asserted here.

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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Hayward runs a Permit Center in the ground-floor lobby at 777 B Street whose availability is best read as three different services rather than one set of opening hours: a morning walk-in counter, an afternoon appointment desk, and a Friday that exists only online.

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

Requirements

A MORNING VISIT IS A WALK-IN; AN AFTERNOON VISIT IS NOT: "Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Walk-ins welcome" against "Monday through Thursday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. - By appointment only, in person and virtual".
FRIDAY IS VIRTUAL ONLY: "Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Virtual appointments only". The centre is staffed but not attendable in person.

Required documents

Optional
Optional

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building permit fee	NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.	No fee schedule, valuation table or minimum figure appeared on the Permit Center page. The city publishes Building Documents separately; that library was not opened for this record.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-19.

City of Hayward Permit Center, Building Division — official building department

Online permit portal

City of Hayward Permit Center (location, three-mode office hours, five division phone lines, e-Permits portal)

Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

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