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Inspection sequence, scheduling, and re-inspection fees for building permits in Concord, California.

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

How to schedule

Inspections are requested through the building department below.

Address
City of Concord Permit Center (Building D), 1950 Parkside Drive, MS/51, Concord, CA 94519
Phone
925-671-3107 (Permit Center); 925-671-3330 (Building Inspectors)
Email
bldgpermits@cityofconcord.org
Office hours
THE COUNTER KEEPS A FULL FIVE-DAY WEEK AND SHUTS FOR ONE HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH DAY: "Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.", "Closed on City Holidays". THE INSPECTORS ARE A SEPARATE AND MUCH NARROWER SERVICE, on their own number: "City inspectors are in the field daily. Office meetings are by appointment only. Inspectors are available by phone the following hours: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m." So the counter is reachable seven hours a day and the inspectors two, and both inspector windows fall outside the counter's own opening hours.
Website
Official site

Published scheduling rules

  • BOOK THE INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE - every request rolls to the next business day, and a Friday-to-Sunday request lands on Monday. (Building Permit)
  • 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." (Building Permit)
  • EVERY INSPECTION REQUEST ROLLS TO THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AND CONCORD WORKS THE EXAMPLE SO THE WEEKEND CANNOT BE MISREAD: "a request submitted up to 11:59 p.m. on Thursday will be scheduled for Friday. A request submitted any time Friday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday will be scheduled for Monday. Holidays are treated the same as a weekend day." Most cities in this corpus publish a cut-off time; Concord publishes the arithmetic. (General)

Inspection sequence

Applies to: Building Permit

  1. 1

    Request it the day before - every request rolls to the next business day

    Concord publishes the rule and then works an example, which removes the usual ambiguity: "All inspection requests are scheduled for the next business day. For example, a request submitted up to 11:59 p.m. on Thursday will be scheduled for Friday. A request submitted any time Friday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday will be scheduled for Monday. Holidays are treated the same as a weekend day." No same-day inspection route appears on the page.

  2. 2

    Ask for AM or PM when you book; you will not get a time

    "Requests for AM (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.) or PM (12 p.m. to 4 p.m.) time windows are made when submitting your inspection request", and the city is explicit that the window is a preference: "While we do our best to accommodate preferred time windows, we cannot guarantee a specific time slot." It also states the precondition plainly - "Work must be completed and ready for inspection prior to the inspection date."

  3. 3

    The schedule firms up at 7:30 a.m. on the day

    "Inspection are scheduled up until 7:30 a.m. the day of. If you check Today's Inspection Schedule prior to 7:30 a.m. and your inspection is not scheduled, please check back after 7:30 a.m." - the missing verb agreement is the city's own. After 7:30 a.m. the published daily schedule confirms both the inspection and its AM or PM window.

  4. 4

    Inspection hours, and the two hours a day you can reach an inspector

    "Inspection Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday." Reaching a person is narrower: "You can call the inspectors at 925-671-3330 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. or Email the Inspectors to discuss general inspection questions as well as plumbing, mechanical, and electrical questions." In-person meetings with inspectors are by appointment only.

Re-inspection fees

Building PermitInspection penalties and out-of-hours work · 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.
Missed inspection $192 fixed; re-inspection $192 per hour; inspection requests outside normal business hours $288 per hour with a two-hour minimum.

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