Review the Fees & Information, Energy Efficiency Documentation Compliance, and the Green Building Checklist - SF or Green Building Checklist - MF/NR guides to determine what items to submit when applying for your permit.

Additional Information

• Separate Permits are required for the following components: Solar Photovoltaic System, Battery, Main Service Panel Upgrade, Electric Vehicle Charging Station
• Installation must be consistent with associated building permit requirements, if applicable.

Complete or gather the following forms and save to your computer or device. You will upload these items when you apply through CSS:

• Application - Grant Deed
• Application - Supplemental
• Owner Authorization Affidavit
• Business Registration - If applicant is a business. Can apply at end of submittal process.
• Calculations - Building Square Footage
• County Hazardous Materials Questionnaire (Commercial & Mixed Use only)
• Form - Construction and Demolition Debris-Waste Management Plan
• Form - Stormwater Intake Form and Standard SWQMP
• Plans - Building (guidelines)
• Tech Study - Geotechnical Report (if next to slope or if the addition is over 500 sq. ft.)
• Form - Title 24 Energy Efficiency Compliance (CA State) (Energy Efficiency Document Determination guideline)
• Form - Green Building Checklist - Single Family Residential or
• Form - Green Building Checklist - Multifamily/Nonresidential
• Plans - Single Line Drawing
• Specifications - Manufacturers Manual
• Calculations - Structural (based on conditions of the permit)

Additional Items Which May Be Required During the Process:

• Calculations - Electrical Service Load
• Certification - Height
• Certification - Landscape Letter
• Certification - School Fee
• Certification - Sewer & Water District
• County Health Approval
• Form - Housing Development Tracking
• Form - Housing Development Tracking - ADU, JADU
• Owner-Builder Information and Acknowledgment

• Worksheet - Residential Circuit Card, Load Summary

Information & Disclosures:

• CA Health Safety Code 19850-53
• Disability Access Requirements & Resources
• Other Agency Approvals - contacts
• SB 1226 FAQ - Enacted September 30, 2018
• Section 105 Information

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