Mountain View building inspections

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Inspection sequence, scheduling, and re-inspection fees for building permits in Mountain View, California.

Verified 2026-09-20 · Source

How to schedule

Inspections are requested through the building department below.

Address: 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.
Website: Official site

Inspection sequence

Applies to: Building Permit

1
Building inspections are booked online
"Building inspections can be scheduled online (Click on Inspections tab)" within ePermitsMV.
2
Fire Protection inspections are booked by telephone instead
"Fire Protection inspections can be scheduled by calling 650-903-6313 (Extension 0)." Two disciplines, two different channels, from the same permit system.
3
Special inspections are a separate published programme
The city publishes a Special Inspections and Testing section with its own Special Inspection Application. Neither was opened for this record, so no requirement is quoted.
4
NOT PUBLISHED on the pages read: notice period, daily cut-off and arrival windows
No advance-notice requirement, request cut-off or AM/PM window appeared on the pages read for this record. A Schedule Inspections section exists on the Building and Fire Codes page and was not opened; it may carry them.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-20.

City of Mountain View Community Development Department, Building Division — official building department

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