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Chino building permits

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

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Codes adopted

THE CURRENT ADOPTION IS STATED PLAINLY, WITH A POINTER TO THE AMENDMENTS: "Currently, the City of Chino has adopted the 2025 Edition of the California Building Code with some amendments. The specific adoption and amendments are listed in Chapter 15 of the Chino Municipal Code."THE PARAGRAPH DIRECTLY ABOVE IT NAMES A DIFFERENT AND OBSOLETE FAMILY OF CODES: "The Building Division is mandated by Health and Safety Code State laws and is responsible for enforcing the Uniform Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and National Electrical Codes." The Uniform Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes are legacy model codes that California replaced with Title 24; the National Electrical Code survives as the basis of the California Electrical Code. Both paragraphs are recorded as published - see tipsAndGotchas.THE 2025 CYCLE IS CORROBORATED BY THE CITY'S OWN HANDOUTS, which include "2025 CalGreen Requirements-NonResidentialMandatoryMeasures" and "2025 CalGreen Requirements-ResidentialMandatoryMeasures".CHAPTER 15 OF THE CHINO MUNICIPAL CODE WAS NOT OPENED FOR THIS RECORD, so the adopting ordinance number and the amendments themselves are not quoted.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." The 2025 edition was published 2025-07-01 and took effect 2026-01-01.

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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Chino runs permits through an Accela portal and publishes a current fee schedule alongside valuation data that is nearly four years older - two documents that have to be read together, and were last updated a long way apart.

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Requirements

THE PORTAL IS THE ROUTE: "The Development Services Department processes building and planning permit requests. To help you navigate the permit processing portal, please refer to the available guides below or proceed directly to the Permit Portal."
THE CITY PUBLISHES A HOW-TO FOR THE PORTAL ITSELF: "How To Apply for An Online Building Permit (ACA Building How To Guide) (PDF)", which identifies the system as Accela Citizen Access.
WHAT THE DIVISION CHECKS, in its own words: "monitoring construction activity, and determining that ongoing construction projects have the required permits and conform to the approved plans, any conditions of approval, and all applicable municipal codes and standards", plus "State-mandated requirements such as disability access and energy conservation regulations."
INSPECTORS COVER BOTH SIDES: "The inspectors are responsible for both residential and commercial structures."
A PAPER APPLICATION IS ALSO PUBLISHED - a "Building Permit Application (PDF)" sits alongside the online route; the pages read do not say whether it may be used instead of the portal.

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building fee schedule	Published as a PDF, "Updated June 25, 2026".	The document carries its update date in its published title. It was not opened for this record, so no amount or fee basis is transcribed.
Building valuation data	Published as a separate PDF dated August 2022.	"Building Valuation Data - August 2022 (PDF)". Show full citationHide "Building Valuation Data - August 2022 (PDF)". A city publishing valuation data alongside a fee schedule normally uses it to derive the project valuation that the schedule is applied to. Read on 2026-09-20 the two documents were last dated nearly four years apart - see tipsAndGotchas. Neither was opened, so this record does not assert how the two are combined.
Refunds	A fillable Refund Request Form is published.	No refund percentage, deadline or condition is stated on the pages read.

Sources & verification

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

Fee schedules

Chino Building Applications & Forms (the June 2026 fee schedule, the August 2022 valuation data, the design criteria document and the builders bulletins)

Checklists & handouts

Chino Development Services Permitting Process (the permit portal and its guides)

Codes & ordinances

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

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