Sacramento building permits

Building department

Phone

916-264-5011

Office hours

NOT ASSERTED. Sacramento publishes a Public Counter Information & Appointments page; no hours are stated here. The Building Division help line is 916-264-5011.

Website

Official site

Codes adopted

California publishes its building standards as Title 24, adopted by state agencies and republished on a three-year cycle. A city or county may change those standards only after its governing body makes an express finding that the change is reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, and no change becomes operative until the finding and the change have been filed with the California Building Standards Commission.

• California Building Standards Code as applied locally. Sacramento's ADU handout names the set it works to: the 'applicable provisions of the current California Building Code (CBC), Residential (CRC), Energy' code, together with Plumbing (CPC), Mechanical (CMC), Electrical (CEC) and local ordinances. NO EDITION YEAR IS ASSERTED - the handout says 'current', and this record does not state the City's adopting ordinance.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Sacramento states the trigger as a scope list rather than a definition: 'A permit is required for projects such as new construction, additions, remodeling, and repairs to electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems.'

  See fee schedule→

• Electrical Permit (Residential electrical minor work)

  Sacramento issues residential electrical work as a minor permit through its Public Permit Portal, and enumerates the scopes: 'Residential electrical minor work: Main and sub service panels Rewire work Whole house fans Ceiling fans New electrical circuit'.

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• Plumbing Permit (Residential plumbing minor work)

  Residential plumbing is issued as a minor permit, with the scopes named: 'Residential plumbing minor work Sewer repair and replacement Re-plumbing of supply and drainage piping Fixture replacement'.

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• Mechanical Permit (Residential HVAC)

  Heating, ventilation and air conditioning is a minor permit scope, and the City bounds it by dwelling type: 'Residential Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) - one and two family dwelling units only'.

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• Re-roof Permit

  Re-roofing is a minor permit and one of the few Sacramento offers on commercial as well as residential property.

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• Residential Solar Permit

  Sacramento runs residential solar through its own permit path with a SolarAPP route, and the application requires utility paperwork alongside the plans.

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• Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Permit

  Sacramento publishes a dedicated ADU handout through the Building Division. It defines the unit as a permanent dwelling providing 'permanent facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.' and allows two per lot.

  See fee schedule→