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Santa Clara County building permit services. Confirm which county or city agency handles your property before applying.
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Official building inspection information. Confirm the request method, permit details and inspection timing with the department.
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Official page text containing: building inspection
with current code in order to maintain a safe community standard. This is accomplished with professional plan checking, building inspection and investigation of substandard structures. Contacts Inspection Team North/Central County: Joe Takacs, Senior Building Inspector (Joe.Takacs@pln.sccgov.org) South/East County: Warren Krause, Senior Building Inspector (Warren.Krause@pln.sccgov.org) Plan Check Team General ProjectsBehrooz Ghorbani, Senior Plan Check Engineer (Behrooz.Ghorbani@pln.sccgov.org)
Agent source review: October 14, 2026 · Snapshot aeffe91dcb1fee03
- Phone
- (408) 299-5700
- Address
- 70 W. Hedding St., East Wing, 7th Floor San José, CA 95110
- Hours
- Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fridays: Building services only – Limited (Active Permits) 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
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