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Roseville building permits

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Roseville, California — as published 2026-09-20.

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Codes adopted

ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE AND ENUMERATED PART BY PART. Roseville Municipal Code 16.04.100(A): "The 2025 California Building Standards Code is hereby adopted by the City of Roseville and incorporated by reference into the City of Roseville Municipal Code, as amended by this chapter."THE ELEVEN PARTS NAMED IN THE ORDINANCE: 2025 California Building Code Volumes 1 and 2 (Title 24 Part 2); Residential Code (Part 2.5); Appendix BF, Patio Covers, of the Residential Code; Electrical Code (Part 3); Mechanical Code (Part 4); Plumbing Code (Part 5) including Appendices A and M; Energy Code (Part 6); Historical Building Code (Part 8); Existing Building Code (Part 10); Green Building Standards Code (Part 11); and Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Part 7).THE ADOPTING ORDINANCES ARE DATED: the section's history runs Ord. 5258 (2013), 5758 (2016), 6156 (2019), 6594 (2022), then Ord. 6990 of 9/17/2025 and Ord. 6997 of 10/1/2025.HOUSING LAW SEPARATELY ADOPTED. RMC 16.04.105: "The city hereby adopts and enforces the California State Housing Law, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Subchapter 1, current provisions."A PAPER COPY IS KEPT: "There is at least one copy of said code on file in the office of the building official for use and examination by the public."Health & Safety Code 18938(b) provides that building standards in the California Building Standards Code "shall apply to all occupancies throughout the state and shall become effective 180 days after publication."

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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Roseville runs an all-digital submittal through an Accela-based OPS Portal, publishes five distinct plan-review tracks with a stated first-review turnaround, and gives inspection guidance detailed enough to include whether the inspector brings a ladder.

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Requirements

EVERYTHING IS DIGITAL: "All applications (including plans, technical documents and forms) must be submitted in a digital format."
WHO MAY HOLD A PERMIT: "Permits can be issued to a legal property owner or to a licensed contractor." And the responsibility does not transfer with the paperwork: "Although a contractor will often secure permits, it is the responsibility of the homeowner to make sure all necessary permits are obtained."
EVERY APPLICATION STARTS AS A PREAPPLICATION: "All applications initially come in as a Preapplication", numbered BD-PREAPP##-####. The city's stated target is fast - "We make every effort to take action on preapplication records within one business day of the last action" - and it publishes a worked four-day example.
AN UNSUBMITTED APPLICATION IS INVISIBLE AND PERISHABLE: "City staff are unable to see your application until you actually submit the application", and "Temporary applications EXPIRE after 30 calendar days." Unsubmitted records carry a ##TMP-###### number.
OVER-THE-COUNTER TYPES ARE A CLOSED LIST for one- or two-family dwellings and townhouses: water heater replacement; sewer line replacement including trenchless; HVAC and duct equipment changeout; electrical service main panel replacement or upgrade; and reroof including tear off and overlay.
TWO OTC TYPES CARRY AN EXTRA DOCUMENT: a panel replacement needs "Written approval from Roseville Electric" uploaded to the application, and a reroof needs "a completed/signed CF1R (energy compliance) form valid for the current code cycle."
ASBESTOS PAPERWORK IS UNIVERSAL: the Asbestos NESHAPS Declaration of Notification Compliance "is required on all projects that involve renovation, demolition, or remodeling of a building."
AIR QUALITY FORMS SPLIT BY OCCUPANCY and route to Placer County: a residential Air Quality Certificate of Compliance acknowledging "Placer County Air Quality restrictions regarding wood burning appliances", and a commercial Supplemental Questionnaire where "Any 'Yes' marked on this form will trigger notification to Placer County Air Pollution Control District."
NON-LICENSED PLAN PREPARATION IS ALLOWED FOR A NAMED LIST only - wood-frame single family dwellings up to two stories and basement, multiple dwellings of not more than four units on the same terms, appurtenant garages, and on the commercial side non-structural walls, minor MEP alterations, non-structural store fronts and proprietary suspended ceilings.

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building permit fees	Based on the use and square footage of the building, resolved through a published valuation.	"Fees for most projects are based on the use and square footage of the building. Show full citationHide "Fees for most projects are based on the use and square footage of the building. To determine the valuation and fees for your project, please reference the Schedule of User and Regulatory Fees or the current fee booklets." The schedule and booklets were not opened for this record, so no amount is transcribed.
Refund of permit fees	At most 75% of the original fees.	"To request a refund of permit fees, where no work has been performed, please submit your request in writing to BuildingDivision@roseville.ca.gov. Show full citationHide "To request a refund of permit fees, where no work has been performed, please submit your request in writing to BuildingDivision@roseville.ca.gov. Where authorization for a refund is granted, no more than 75% of the original fees will be repaid." The request must be in writing and no work may have been performed.
Announced increase	A 1.31% CCI fee increase effective 7/1/2026.	Published on the Online Building Permit Process page as "There will be a 1.31% CCI fee increase effective 7/1/2026." Read on 2026-09-19 that date has passed, so the increase should already be in the current schedule.
Fee authority	Set by council resolution, not by ordinance.	RMC 16.04.120: fees are "as established by resolution adopted by the city council, as amended from time to time." A resolution can move without a code amendment, so the code is not where the current numbers live.

Sources & verification

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

City of Roseville Development Services Department, Building Division — official building department

Fee schedules

Roseville Building Permits (what requires a permit, who may hold one, the valuation-and-square-footage fee basis and the 75% refund cap)

Applications & forms

Roseville Online Building Permit Process (the OTC list, the preapplication phase with its one-business-day target, the file-naming and bookmarking rules, and the Permit Center and Phone hours)

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 Roseville building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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