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Building Permit in Corona, California

Corona's Building Division sits in Suite 120 at 400 South Vicentia Avenue and runs a compressed four-day week. It splits its mailboxes by function rather than by project type, and it publishes an unusually specific rule for getting an inspection on the day it is closed.

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • NO ITEMISED SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST was reproduced here. The division publishes Plan Check Submittal Requirements and a set of flow charts (ADU, New Residential Construction, Tenant Improvement, New Commercial and Industrial) which were not opened for this record.

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Building feesThe division links a "Building Fees" resource, which was not opened for this record. No schedule, valuation table or minimum figure is asserted here.
NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Schedule online, Monday to Thursday

    "Inspections can be scheduled online for inspections Monday through Thursday." Those are the four days the city is open.

  2. 2

    A Friday inspection needs a phone call by Wednesday 5:00 p.m.

    "If an inspection is needed on Friday due to an unusual situation or hardship, please call (951) 736-2250 no later than Wednesday by 5:00 p.m." The exception exists, it is not bookable online, and the deadline for asking falls two days before the inspection.

  3. 3

    Pre-construction meetings are offered for new construction

    "The department provides pre-construction meetings for new construction to help customers prepare for field inspections. Please call 951-736-2250 or email BuildingInspection@CoronaCA.gov to schedule a meeting."

See the full Corona inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • A FRIDAY INSPECTION IS AN EXCEPTION WITH A WEDNESDAY DEADLINE: call by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, and only for "an unusual situation or hardship".
  • THE TWO MAILBOXES ARE SPLIT BY FUNCTION, NOT PROJECT TYPE - plan check questions and inspection scheduling go to different addresses.

Frequently asked questions

Corona requires a building permit for: NO ITEMISED SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST was reproduced here. The division publishes Plan Check Submittal Requirements and a set of flow charts (ADU, New Residential Construction, Tenant Improvement, New Commercial and Industrial) which were not opened for this record.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Corona Building Division, Planning & Development at 951-736-2250 before starting work.

In Corona, the published Building fees is: NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Corona does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Corona Building Division, Planning & Development at 951-736-2250 for current turnaround.

Only by exception and only if you ask in time: "If an inspection is needed on Friday due to an unusual situation or hardship, please call (951) 736-2250 no later than Wednesday by 5:00 p.m." Routine inspections are scheduled online for Monday through Thursday.

Apply through City of Corona Building Division, Planning & Development at 400 South Vicentia Avenue, Suite 120, Corona, CA 92880. Phone: 951-736-2250, email: BuildingPlanCheck@CoronaCA.gov (plan review); BuildingInspection@CoronaCA.gov (inspections and pre-construction meetings). Office hours: THE PUBLISHED HOURS ARE CITY HALL'S, NOT THE DIVISION'S: "Corona City Hall is open Monday - Thursday 7 AM - 6 PM. Closed Friday." A control read confirmed the page gives NO separate counter hours for the Building Division, so this record reports City Hall's and does not assert that the building counter keeps the same ones. Note the shape of the week: four days of eleven hours each, an early start and a late finish, with Friday closed.. Official information: https://www.coronaca.gov/departments/building-division.

It depends on the question, not the project. BuildingPlanCheck@CoronaCA.gov is for the plan review process and plan review assistance; BuildingInspection@CoronaCA.gov is for scheduling inspections and pre-construction meetings.

NOT PUBLISHED separately. The page gives City Hall's hours - "Corona City Hall is open Monday - Thursday 7 AM - 6 PM. Closed Friday." - and no distinct counter hours for the division. Call 951-736-2250 if the difference matters to your trip.

NOT STATED. The city runs an Online Building Portal called eTrakit and publishes tutorials for it, but the page read for this record does not say that online application is the only route, so this record does not claim that it is.

Sources & verification

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

Applications & forms

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

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