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Fullerton building inspections

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

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

How to schedule

Inspections are requested through the building department below.

Address
303 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832
Phone
714.738.6300 (City); (714) 738-6543 (Voice Permits automated inspection line, 24 hours)
Email
NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record; no divisional mailbox appeared in the page source.
Office hours
"Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM" and "Every other Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM" - AND NOTE THAT THE ALTERNATING FRIDAY IS AN HOUR SHORTER, not merely a day that happens or does not happen. WHICH Friday is the open one is not stated on the pages read. These are also the CITY'S published hours rather than counter hours stated by Building and Safety itself, so this record does not claim the permit counter keeps them; call 714.738.6300 if the difference matters to your trip.
Website
Official site

Published scheduling rules

  • NO DIVISIONAL EMAIL IS PUBLISHED on the pages read - the routes are the automated inspection line on (714) 738-6543 and the city switchboard on 714.738.6300. (General)

Inspection sequence

Applies to: Building Permit

  1. 1

    A 24-hour automated telephone system, named as a product

    "Call the automated Voice Permits(TM) IVR System for all of your Building/Fire Permit inspections, 24 hours a day! (714) 738-6543." It schedules inspections, cancels them and retrieves results. To use it you need "A touch-tone telephone (or the dialing keypad on your mobile phone), A site-specific permit number, An inspection code".

  2. 2

    THE CUT-OFF IS MIDNIGHT, WHICH IS THE LATEST IN THIS CORPUS

    "Enter the inspection date. Calls placed before midnight will be placed on the following working day's schedule." Every other city here cuts off in the afternoon - Salinas at noon or 4pm depending on the slot, Lancaster at 2pm, Fremont at 2pm, Oceanside at 3:30pm, Oxnard at 4pm. Fullerton lets you book for tomorrow up to the end of today.

  3. 3

    THE SYSTEM ASKS FOR A GATE CODE

    "Enter a gate code (if applicable)." This is the only booking flow in this corpus that captures site access at the point of scheduling. It is the direct answer to the problem Salinas publishes from the other side - that "Inspectors are not authorized to open gates or access points" - solved in the form rather than left to the applicant to remember.

  4. 4

    The menu, and what you can do in one call

    "Press 1 To schedule an inspection; Press 2 To cancel an inspection; Press 3 To obtain inspection results; Press 0 To transfer to staff; Press # To disconnect and hang up; Press * For additional information anytime during the call." The city notes "You may perform multiple transactions during each call" - another inspection on the same permit, or on a different one, without hanging up.

  5. 5

    Confirmation numbers, and how the permit is keyed in

    "Enter the permit number, followed by the # key. The system will confirm this permit by repeating the site address and permit number. Use the alpha-numeric keys on mobile devices (the phone dialing pad)." At the end "you will be issued a confirmation number", and the city recommends keeping a record of them.

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