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Santa Clara, California

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County building permit information (opens in a new tab)

Official county building permit guidance. Service boundaries and project requirements must be confirmed with the department.

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Santa Clara County · Santa Clara — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Department of Planning and Development

Skip to main content County Services Departments About the County County Services Departments About the County Department of Planning and Development How Do I... Apply for a permit Apply for a permit Building Permits Fire Permits Grading Permits Minor Permits Planning Permits Residential SolarAPP+ Permits Schedule an Appointment Report a Violation Research a Property Review Permitting Resources Revise a Permit Schedule an Inspection View Fee Schedule Services Administrative services Administrative servic

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Permit Center (opens in a new tab)

Official permitting resource linked by the department. Check the available permit types and application instructions before starting.

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Santa Clara County · Santa Clara — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Permit Center

n Inspection View Fee Schedule Services Administrative services Administrative services Geographic Information Services Permit Center Public Record Request Planning services Planning services Apply for a Planning Application California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Policies and Guidelines Projects Permit Center Sign Up for Future Updates Development Services Development Services Building Code Enforcement Fire Marshal's Office Land Development Engineering Office of the County Surveyor C

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Building inspection (opens in a new tab)

Official building inspection information. Confirm the request method, permit details and inspection timing with the department.

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Santa Clara County · Santa Clara — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

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)

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City building permit information (opens in a new tab)

Official city building permit guidance and application resources.

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City of San Jose · San Jose — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Building Division

rt a New Project or Use Tree Removal Permits Wireless Facility Projects Data Center and other Large Energy-Use Projects Building Division-San Jose Pop-Up Permits Address Assignment Adopted Building Codes Best Prepared Designer Program Bulletins & Forms Directives Building Permit Fees Building Permit Services Disability Access Improvement Grant Program Inspections Permit Activity Reports Small Business Coach Service Online Permits Soft Story Retrofit Code Enforcement+Code Enforcement Process A

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Apply for Building Permit (opens in a new tab)

Official permitting resource linked by the department. Check the available permit types and application instructions before starting.

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City of San Jose · San Jose — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Apply for Building Permit

ness Police Fire Volunteering Library Free Public Wi-Fi BusinessesCheck Zoning Find Land Use Info Apply for Sign Permit Apply for Building Permit Register Business or Rental Pay Business Tax Help for Small Business Why Locate Here Move Business to San Jose Become a Preferred Vendor Do Business with the City Apply for City Grants Jobs Your GovernmentMayor City Council City Manager City Attorney City Auditor City Clerk Independent Police Auditor Departments & OfficesAdmin, Policy, and Intergovernmental

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Inspections (opens in a new tab)

Official building inspection information. Confirm the request method, permit details and inspection timing with the department.

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City of San Jose · San Jose — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Inspections

Bulletins & Forms Directives Building Permit Fees Building Permit Services Disability Access Improvement Grant Program Inspections Permit Activity Reports Small Business Coach Service Online Permits Soft Story Retrofit Code Enforcement+Code Enforcement Process Abandoned Shopping Carts Appeals Hearing Board Request Service & Check Status Forms & Handouts Local Enforcement Agency Legalizing Construction Multiple Housing Inspection Program Off-Sale Alcohol Program Tobacco Retail License U

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Santa Clara County planning-application instructions (opens in a new tab)

Official Department of Planning and Development referral to applying for a planning application. Choose the actual project and jurisdiction; requirements, fees and the full local process have not been reviewed in this supplement.

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Santa Clara County · Santa Clara — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Santa Clara County planning-application instructions

Planning Permits

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Santa Clara zoning atlas and Property Explorer guide (opens in a new tab)

Planning and Development publishes the zoning atlas and describes Property Explorer as providing jurisdiction, General Plan designation and zoning. The atlas directory and individual-parcel information are separate resources; city jurisdiction is not inferred.

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Official county map information · santa clara zoning official map information (opens in a new tab)

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The zoning atlas is a very large file consisting of 281 map sheets

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Code complaint information — Cupertino (Code Enforcement) (opens in a new tab)

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City of Cupertino · Cupertino — Code Enforcement municipal information (opens in a new tab)

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The Code Enforcement Division is part of the Community Development Department and is comprised of a staff of three full-time and one part-time Officers who together respond to reports five days a week, Monday through Friday.

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Code complaint information — Santa Clara (opens in a new tab)

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City of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — Code Enforcement municipal information (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed task-specific main content under Code Enforcement | City of Santa Clara; information landing only

For all types of code complaints, the first step in the follow-up procedure is personal contact by a City staff member to ascertain if a code violation exists, and to request remediation.

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