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Building permit in Tracy, California

Tracy publishes a tiered review schedule that names the scope of work against each turnaround, rather than quoting a single figure. Work is sorted into five bands - instant online issuance, same-day issuance at the counter, and 5, 10 or 20 working day reviews - and the handout that carries it lists the project types under each band by name. Two qualifications sit in the handout's own footnotes and both change the arithmetic.

Verified 2026-09-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Check which band your work falls in before assuming a timeline: the city's Review Time-Frames handout sorts work into INSTANT online permits, SAME DAY ISSUANCE, and 5, 10 or 20 WORKING DAY reviews, listing project types by name under each.
  • ADD THE INTAKE TIME TO THE REVIEW TIME. The handout's own footnote: "*Please allow 1-2 business days for processing intake and approvals." The review-day figures are not the whole wait.
  • Budget for review rounds. "Submittals after the 3rd review and all Revisions are charged at an hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. For rates & fees, please see our Master Fee Schedule on our website." The first reviews are covered by the permit fee; the fourth onward is metered.
  • Design to the code current when the submittal is RECEIVED: "All new submittals received as of January 1, 2026, will be required to meet the 2025 California Code".
  • Inspections go through e-TRAKiT or the main line: "Inspection requests can be made on e-TRAKiT or by calling (209) 831-6400".

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Plan review after the third round, and all revisions
"Submittals after the 3rd review and all Revisions are charged at an hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. Show full citation"Submittals after the 3rd review and all Revisions are charged at an hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. For rates & fees, please see our Master Fee Schedule on our website." The Master Fee Schedule was not read for this record, so no rate is carried here rather than one being taken second-hand.
An hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. THE RATE ITSELF IS NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read.
Expedited plan review"**An expedited Plan Review is available for an additional Fee. Please Ask for details." The Plan Review page adds that for commercial projects "There is an additional fee for an Expedited Fire Review as well". Neither amount is stated.
NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read.

Review timeline

Plan reviewTracy’s published plan-review target
5–20 business days

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Inspection process

  1. Request by 5:30 am for the same day

    "All inspection requests must be submitted online no later than 5:30 am the date the inspection is desired. Inspection requests submitted after 5:30 am will be scheduled for the next business day." That cut-off is absolute - a request at 6:00 am is a next-business-day request.

  2. Two request routes, one window

    "Inspection requests can be made on e-TRAKiT or by calling (209) 831-6400", "Monday - Thursday between 8:00am - 6:00pm and every other Friday between 8:00am - 5:00pm". Note that the telephone window opens at 8:00am, two and a half hours AFTER the 5:30 am online cut-off for same-day service.

Tips

  • The 5:30 am inspection cut-off is the detail most likely to cost a day. Requesting at 7am on the way to site books tomorrow, not today.
  • A resubmittal is a 10-day item if it is minor and a 20-day item if it is major, per the handout's own wording - so the cost of a correction round is measured in weeks, not days.

Frequently asked questions

Tracy requires a building permit for: Check which band your work falls in before assuming a timeline: the city's Review Time-Frames handout sorts work into INSTANT online permits, SAME DAY ISSUANCE, and 5, 10 or 20 WORKING DAY reviews, listing project types by name under each.; ADD THE INTAKE TIME TO THE REVIEW TIME. The handout's own footnote: "*Please allow 1-2 business days for processing intake and approvals." The review-day figures are not the whole wait.; Budget for review rounds. "Submittals after the 3rd review and all Revisions are charged at an hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. For rates & fees, please see our Master Fee Schedule on our website." The first reviews are covered by the permit fee; the fourth onward is metered.; Design to the code current when the submittal is RECEIVED: "All new submittals received as of January 1, 2026, will be required to meet the 2025 California Code".; Inspections go through e-TRAKiT or the main line: "Inspection requests can be made on e-TRAKiT or by calling (209) 831-6400".. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Tracy Community & Economic Development, Building Safety Division at 209.831.6400 (the Review Time-Frames handout letterhead gives MAIN 209.831.6400 and FAX 209.831.6439; the Building Inspections page gives the same number as "(209) 831-6400" for inspection requests) before starting work.

In Tracy, the published Plan review after the third round, and all revisions is: An hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum. THE RATE ITSELF IS NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read.. Additional published fees: Expedited plan review — NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read.. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

It depends which band your work falls in, and Tracy names them. Reviewed work is 5, 10 or 20 WORKING days: residential solar and EV chargers at 5; most resubmittals, pre-approved ADUs and retaining walls at 10; single family dwellings, additions, new commercial/industrial and tenant improvements at 20. Some work is instant online or same-day at the counter. Add the city's own allowance on top: "Please allow 1-2 business days for processing intake and approvals."

Only if you asked before dawn. "All inspection requests must be submitted online no later than 5:30 am the date the inspection is desired. Inspection requests submitted after 5:30 am will be scheduled for the next business day." The telephone line does not open until 8:00am, so the same-day route is effectively the online one.

Apply through City of Tracy Community & Economic Development, Building Safety Division at 333 Civic Center Plaza, Tracy, CA 95376. Phone: 209.831.6400 (the Review Time-Frames handout letterhead gives MAIN 209.831.6400 and FAX 209.831.6439; the Building Inspections page gives the same number as "(209) 831-6400" for inspection requests), email: NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read for this record.. Office hours: NOT PUBLISHED as a counter schedule on the pages read. What IS published is the INSPECTION REQUEST window: "Monday - Thursday between 8:00am - 6:00pm and every other Friday between 8:00am - 5:00pm". The phrase "every other Friday" indicates an alternating-Friday (9/80-style) schedule; which Fridays are open is NOT STATED on the page read, so confirm before relying on a Friday.. Official information: https://www.cityoftracy.org/Departments/Community-and-Economic-Development/Building-Safety.

Some Fridays. The inspection request window runs "Monday - Thursday between 8:00am - 6:00pm and every other Friday between 8:00am - 5:00pm". Which Fridays are open is NOT STATED on the page read, so confirm before planning around one.

The first three reviews are covered by the permit fee; after that it is metered. "Submittals after the 3rd review and all Revisions are charged at an hourly rate with a 1/2-hour minimum." The rate is in the city's Master Fee Schedule, which was not read for this record, so no figure is given here.

"Effective January 1, 2026, the 2025 California Building Codes are in effect. All new submittals received as of January 1, 2026, will be required to meet the 2025 California Code". The test is when the submittal is received. What governs an earlier submittal still in review is NOT STATED on the pages read.

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