Building Permit in Mountain View, California

Mountain View requires a building permit for: SUBMITTAL IS ELECTRONIC, WITHOUT EXCEPTION ON THE PAGES READ: "All Building and Fire Protection permits must be submitted electronically online at ePermitsMV."; THREE ROUTES, EACH WITH A STATED PURPOSE. Same-Day Permit: "Submit a building permit for minor projects at single-family homes/duplexes. No building plans required." Building Permit: "Submit a new building permit, resubmit, or submit a revision to an issued permit." Solar Permit: "Submit for a Solar Permit."; PAYMENT GATES THE START OF REVIEW, AND MAY ITSELF TAKE DAYS: "initial fee payment to process your planning, building, or public works permit may take multiple business days to process and confirm receipt. Payment must be confirmed before staff can begin review of your permit."; THE CLOCK STARTS AT COMPLETENESS: the published timelines are "for the initial and subsequent resubmittals for a building or fire permit after an application has been deemed complete."; COMMERCIAL PERMITS CARRY A STATUTORY DISABILITY-ACCESS DISCLOSURE: "AB 3002 and SB 748 require cities issuing building permits for commercial construction or issuing any business licenses to make available the following information regarding compliance with disability access provisions", pointing to the Division of the State Architect CASp inspection programme, the California Commission on Disability Access and the ADA. A "Mandatory ADA Disclosure" is published for all properties.; A PROFESSIONAL DESIGN LIMITATIONS page sets out where a licensed design professional is required; it was not opened for this record.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Mountain View Community Development Department, Building Division at 650-903-6313 (Building and Fire Protection; extension 0 to schedule a Fire Protection inspection); 650-903-6306 (Community Development); 650-903-6300 (City) before starting work.

It depends on the project, and the city publishes a figure for each. Among plan-checked building permits, initial review runs from 1 week (demolition, interior nonstructural demolition, wireless telecommunication) to 6 weeks (new multi-family, new commercial and new mixed-use buildings). A single-family new build is 4 weeks initial and 3 on resubmittal; a commercial tenant improvement is 4 and 3, or 2 and 2 on the fast track.

It depends which kind. Building inspections are scheduled online in ePermitsMV under the Inspections tab. Fire Protection inspections are scheduled by telephone on 650-903-6313, extension 0.

Apply through City of Mountain View Community Development Department, Building Division at 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041. Phone: 650-903-6313 (Building and Fire Protection; extension 0 to schedule a Fire Protection inspection); 650-903-6306 (Community Development); 650-903-6300 (City), email: building@mountainview.gov. Office hours: NOT PUBLISHED as counter hours on the pages read for this record - the Permit Center, Permit Timelines, Building and Fire Codes, Apply for Building Permits and Contact Us pages. What IS published is the shape of access rather than its hours: "In-Person assistance is available at the public counter, along with Virtual Public Counter appointments", plus a separate "Schedule Virtual Appointment with Building Staff" route. NOTE THE DOMAIN: permit content lives on its own site, developmentpermits.mountainview.gov, and www.mountainview.gov redirects into it.. Official information: https://developmentpermits.mountainview.gov/about-permits/permit-center.

The 2025 California codes, and the trigger is your submittal date: "Effective January 1, 2026, all applications submitted for Building and Fire permits will be required to comply with" the 2025 Title 24 codes "adopted by reference with local amendments". A design prepared under the 2022 codes but submitted after that date is reviewed against the 2025 ones.

For two things. A Same-Day Permit covers "minor projects at single-family homes/duplexes. No building plans required", and single-family solar through SolarApp+ is also same day. Solar without SolarApp+ is 3 business days for a house or ADU, 5 for multi-family or nonresidential.

Later than you might expect. The timelines run "after an application has been deemed complete", and before that, "initial fee payment... may take multiple business days to process and confirm receipt. Payment must be confirmed before staff can begin review." Completeness and payment both sit outside the published figures.

Yes. Under AB 3002 and SB 748 the city must make available information on disability access compliance when it issues a commercial building permit or any business licence - covering CASp property inspections through the Division of the State Architect, the California Commission on Disability Access, and the ADA.