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Development Services
Most Requested Services
Are you applying for one of the following permits?
- News Rack Permit
- No Fee Street Tree Permit
- Residential Rooftop-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit Learn more about Residential Rooftop-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit
- Transportation Permit
(Not the same as a Traffic Control Permit.) - Simple Permit (no-plan Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing permit) Learn more about Simple Permits
Note: User accounts are required to submit all online permit applications. 
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Are you applying for a no-plan Electrical, Plumbing, or Mechanical permit?
Your desired permit isn't available online. Please contact us to apply.
Schedule an Appointment
Call 619-446-5300
Walk-In
Public counters are open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. All public counters are closed from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Walk-in services are not available after 3 p.m. and walk-in customers arriving after 1 p.m. may not be seen.
Is your invoice related to one of the following permits?
- News Rack
- Residential Rooftop-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
- Simple (No-plan) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing
- Traffic Control
- Transportation
- Construction Changes related to the above permits
- A Building or Engineering Permit submitted after July 19, 2021
-OR-
One of the following permits submitted on or after March 1, 2021?
- Demolition
- Fire - Alarms, Kitchen Hoods, Suppression Systems, Underground Fire Services
- Signs
- Plan (required) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing
To check your status, select your application below.
For construction changes, select the associated application below.
- Building
- Demolition
- Engineering
- Fire - Alarms, Kitchen Hoods, Suppression Systems, Underground Fire Services
- News Rack
- Plan (required) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing
- Residential Rooftop-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
- Signs
- Simple (No-plan) Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing
- Traffic Control
- Transportation
