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Fontana building permits

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Fontana, California — as published 2026-09-19.

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Codes adopted

2025 California Building Standards Code (Cal. Code Regs., Title 24) - published July 1, 2025 by the California Building Standards Commission, effective January 1, 2026. This is the statewide edition in force; it is not a Fontana-specific adoption. Health & Safety Code 18938(b): building standards adopted into the California Building Standards Code "shall apply to all occupancies throughout the state and shall become effective 180 days after publication."THE CITY'S OWN ADOPTING ORDINANCE WAS NOT READ FOR THIS RECORD, so no Fontana ordinance number or local effective date is asserted here.

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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A Fontana building permit is filed at the Building & Safety counter on the 1st floor of the Development Services Building. Simple work can be issued over the counter; larger projects are routed to several city divisions for review, and those other divisions can each carry their own fees.

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Requirements

Plans are submitted in person at the "Building & Safety Counter, Development Services Building, 8353 Sierra Ave., 1st Floor, Fontana, CA 92335".
The counter operates Monday through Thursday only - the department is "Closed Every Friday", every week, not on an alternating schedule.

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building permit fee	NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.	The city states only that "Building permit fees depend on the specifics of the project being done." No schedule, valuation table or minimum figure appeared on the pages read, so none is recorded.
Other departments' fees	Varies; charged separately.	BUDGET FOR MORE THAN THE BUILDING FEE. The city warns: "depending on the project, in addition to the fees you pay to the Building & Safety Division, you may be required to pay fees to the Fire Department, Planning Department, Engineering Department."

Sources & verification

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

City of Fontana Building & Safety Department — official building department

Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

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