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Elk Grove building permits
VerifiedElk Grove, California — as published 2026-09-19.
Verified 2026-09-19 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Building Permit
VerifiedElk Grove sits between the two models this corpus has found. Like Rancho Cucamonga it requires electronic submittal - "the Building Division requires electronic submittals for permit applications and related documents" - but unlike Rancho Cucamonga it keeps a staffed five-day public counter for everything else.
Verified 2026-09-19 · Source
Requirements
- SUBMITTALS ARE ELECTRONIC, NOT OVER THE COUNTER: "the Building Division requires electronic submittals for permit applications and related documents".
- The counter remains open for other business: "staff are available and accessible at the public counter to assist with certain services and answer questions." Which services those are is not enumerated on the page read.
Required documents
- Optional
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building permit fee | NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record. | No permit fee schedule or valuation table appeared on the page read, so none is recorded. |
| Development Impact Fees - scheduled increases, dated | Increased on two dates in 2026 | The city posts dated increases rather than a single standing figure. Show full citationHideThe city posts dated increases rather than a single standing figure. Effective January 1, 2026 it lists increases to Capital Facilities, Affordable Housing, Roadway, Active Transportation, Fire, Stonelake Park, East Franklin Park, Eastern Elk Grove Park, Laguna Ridge Park, Laguna Ridge Supplemental Park, and SEPA Parks and Trails fees. Effective July 1, 2026 it lists the Sacramento County Measure A Transportation Mitigation Fee and the I-5 Subregional Corridor Mitigation Fee. AMOUNTS ARE NOT PUBLISHED on the page read - only the fact and date of the increases. |
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-19.
Fee schedules
Online permit portal
Codes & ordinances
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