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Garden Grove building permits

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Garden Grove, 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 Garden Grove ordinance number or local effective date is asserted here.

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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Garden Grove's Building & Safety Division works out of City Hall on Acacia Parkway. The detail that catches people is that the counter stops accepting plan checks and issuing permits at 4:00 pm, well before City Hall itself closes, and that Fridays alternate.

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Requirements

SUBMISSIONS HAVE A DAILY DEADLINE EARLIER THAN CLOSING: "All plan checks and permit issuance will be accepted until 4:00 pm Monday through Friday".
Fridays alternate between open and closed - the city publishes "Alternating Fridays 7:30am - 5:00pm" and maintains a "Friday & Holiday Closure Schedule" calendar.

Required documents

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 pages read, so none is recorded.

Sources & verification

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

City of Garden Grove Building & Safety Division — official building department

Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Garden Grove building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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