Vacaville building inspections

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

Verified 2026-09-20 · Source

How to schedule

Inspections are requested through the building department below.

Address: 650 Merchant Street, Vacaville, CA 95688
Phone: (707) 449-5152 (Building Division); (707) 449-5140 (Community Development); (707) 317-1070 (Building Inspection Line). The city also publishes an automated building inspection system alongside a toll-free number, 866-752-4311; this record does not state what that number does because the page describing it was not opened.
Email: NOT PUBLISHED as plain addresses on the pages read - the division uses "Email Building" and "Email Community Development" links rather than stated mailboxes.
Office hours: FOUR SCHEDULES AND A NINE-DAY FORTNIGHT. "Monday through Friday (closed every other Friday and City Holidays)". "Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM". "Permit Counter Hours: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 to 5:00 PM (Permit applications and payments accepted until 5:00 PM every day)". And a standing weekly closure: "The Building Division counter is closed on Tuesdays from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM for a weekly staff meeting." The counter opens half an hour after the office and shuts half an hour before it. The city does not publish WHICH Fridays are closed. It also asks you to book: "We encourage you to call and schedule an appointment to speak with staff. Walk-ins are welcome and will be assisted between appointments." NOTE ALSO THE DOMAIN: cityofvacaville.com redirects to cityofvacaville.gov, while the older permit portal still sits on the .com host.
Website: Official site

Inspection sequence

Applies to: Building Permit

1
Morning and afternoon preferences, with the city telling you to ignore them
"Inspections can be scheduled between 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM for morning preference and between 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM for afternoon preference. Inspectors will do their best to accommodate your preferred inspection time. However, please note that morning and afternoon requests are not guaranteed. Please be available anytime from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM."
2
City business days only
"Inspections are available only on City business days, excluding holidays." Note that the division is closed on alternate Fridays, so a "City business day" for the Building Division is not every weekday.
3
A dedicated inspection line and an automated system
The city publishes a Building Inspection Line on (707) 317-1070, alongside "Building Inspections - Automated System" and "Building Inspection Procedures" sections. Those sections were not opened for this record, so no notice period or daily cut-off is stated.
4
Existing inspections are viewed in eTRAKiT
The city links an eTRAKiT portal directly to an existing-inspections view, and separately links a second eTRAKiT instance on a different host. See tipsAndGotchas.

Sources & verification

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

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

Online permit portal

Vacaville Contact Building (division address and phone numbers, the Building Inspection Line and the eTRAKiT portals)

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