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Ontario building permits

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

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

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. 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 Ontario ordinance number or local effective date is asserted here.

Permit types & fees

Building Permit

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Ontario's Building Department works out of City Hall on East B Street and keeps a five-day counter. The catch is not which days it opens but two recurring windows inside the week when the counter is shut while the doors are open.

Verified 2026-09-19 · Source

Requirements

  • The counter is open Monday to Friday, but is closed "for staff meetings every Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 am and the first Thursday of every month from 8:00-10:00 am".
  • NO ITEMISED SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST was published on the page read for this record, so none is reproduced here.

Required documents

  • Optional

Fee schedule

Fee typeAmountNotes
Building Department feesNOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.The department links a "Building Department Fees" resource, which was not opened for this record. No schedule, valuation table or minimum figure is asserted here.

Sources & verification

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

Checklists & handouts

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

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Snapshot date: 2026-09-19

Commit: 961a16d

Reproducible from PermitBase’s version-controlled dataset, commit 961a16d.