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Concord building permits
VerifiedConcord, California — as published 2026-09-19.
Verified 2026-09-19 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Building Permit
VerifiedConcord runs its permits out of Building D at 1950 Parkside Drive, applications through an Accela portal, and inspections through a request form with an explicit next-business-day rule. It is one of very few cities in this corpus whose published fee schedule carries a FEE BASIS COLUMN, stating for each fee whether it is a fixed amount, an hourly rate, a per-square-foot rate or valuation-based.
Verified 2026-09-19 · Source
Requirements
- Applications are filed through the city permit portal, an Accela Citizen Access site at aca-prod.accela.com/CONCORD.
- INSPECTIONS MUST BE REQUESTED BY THE PERMIT HOLDER, not by anyone else on the job: "Inspections must be requested by the permit holder. Permit holders are required to submit a request via the Request an Inspection button above."
- THE PERMIT CARD HAS TO BE THERE: "Please be sure to have the permit card on site at the time of inspection."
- AND FOR CONTRACTOR WORK, SO DOES THE CONTRACTOR: "For contractor installed work, contractors must be on site for inspections, not just the home owners. If no one is present at time of inspection, a re-inspection fee will be charged."
Required documents
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Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| How the fee schedule states its basis | Published per fee, in a dedicated Fee Basis column. | Concord publishes a Building Permit Fees schedule as Exhibit A to Resolution 26.6042.1, date of last adoption 2026-04-28, shown on the Fee Schedules page as effective July 1, 2026. Show full citationHideConcord publishes a Building Permit Fees schedule as Exhibit A to Resolution 26.6042.1, date of last adoption 2026-04-28, shown on the Fee Schedules page as effective July 1, 2026. Each row names its own basis. Counting the basis values across the schedule gives Fixed Fee 115 times, Valuation-Based 10, Per Square Foot 9, Hourly Rate 6, Per Hour 5 and Per Unit 4. |
| Hourly rates (Building Division services, with overhead) | Plan Check $230/hour; Inspection $192/hour; Administrative/Processing $140/hour. | These are the rates the schedule falls back on for work not covered by a fixed fee, including additional plan review beyond the one backcheck that the plan review fee includes. |
| Administrative fee on a permit application | A $70 fixed base fee plus a valuation-based component of 0.0789%, capped at $550. | The schedule states this applies to all permit and permit revision applications EXCEPT Solar Energy System building permits - solar is carved out of the administrative fee and out of the General Plan / Zoning Ordinance reimbursement fee as well. |
| State surcharges collected with the permit | CA Building Standards fee $4 per $100,000 of valuation ($1 minimum); SMIP seismic fee $13 per $100,000 for residential 1-3 stories other than hotels and motels, and $28 per $100,000 for all other buildings ($0.50 minimum each). | The schedule cites Health & Safety Code sections 18930.5-18938.3 for the Building Standards fee and Public Resources Code sections 2700-2709.1 for SMIP, and applies both to all permit applications. Show full citationHideThe schedule cites Health & Safety Code sections 18930.5-18938.3 for the Building Standards fee and Public Resources Code sections 2700-2709.1 for SMIP, and applies both to all permit applications. These are valuation-based fees that ride alongside the permit fee rather than being the permit fee. |
| Inspection penalties and out-of-hours work | Missed inspection $192 fixed; re-inspection $192 per hour; inspection requests outside normal business hours $288 per hour with a two-hour minimum. | The out-of-hours rate is half as much again as the standard inspection hourly rate, and the two-hour minimum means the smallest out-of-hours visit is $576 before anything else is counted. |
| Expedited plan review | Consultant cost plus 20% administrative charge; the schedule records the amount as varying. | Expedited review is performed by outside consultants rather than by city staff, so the fee is a pass-through with a markup rather than a published rate. |
Sources & verification
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