Palmdale building inspections

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

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

How to schedule

Inspections are requested through the building department below.

Address: 38250 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone: 661-267-5353
Email: BuildingAdmin@cityofpalmdaleca.gov
Office hours: "Office Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Fridays" - AND THE COUNTERS SHUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT: "Counters Close: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday." So the office runs ten and a half hours a day, four days a week, with a two-hour hole in the middle when the counter is not serving. Both figures are the city's own, on the same page.
Website: Official site

Inspection sequence

Applies to: Building Permit

1
Book the inspection in Accela, not by phone
"Inspections must be scheduled online through the Accela Citizen Portal." The word is must - the page offers no telephone booking route.
2
Questions go to a mailbox whose published spelling is probably wrong
"If you have questions, please email Inpections@cityofpalmdaleca.gov." That is the city's own spelling, in the visible text and in the underlying mailto link: Inpections, missing the S. Recorded exactly as published because the mailbox may well have been created with that spelling; if it bounces, try the corrected form or call 661-267-5353.
3
NOT PUBLISHED: the stage sequence, notice period and cut-off
No ordered list of inspection stages, advance-notice requirement or daily booking cut-off was published on the page read for this record.

Sources & verification

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

City of Palmdale Economic and Community Development Department, Building & Safety Division — official building department

Online permit portal

City of Palmdale Building & Safety (address, phone, office hours, midday counter closure, function-split mailboxes, Accela and DigEplan routing)

Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

Palmdale Building & Safety - Forms and Documents

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