Special Inspections

Resources

• Duties: Special Inspectors/Labs/Agencies
• Approved Construction Materials Testing Laboratories and Special Inspection Agencies
  List of construction materials testing laboratories and special inspection agencies approved by the City of San Diego Development Services Department. This list is subject to change without notice. Call the City of San Diego Inspection Services at (858) 492-5070 for the most current and up-to-date list.
• Registered Special Inspector Roster

Special Inspection Forms

These forms are used in construction projects when the project architect and/or engineer of record has specified types(s) of work requiring to have special inspections, material testing and structural observations, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17 of the California Building Code.

• Special Inspection Agency/Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Final Report 
  FORM DS-310 Revised August 2006
  Special inspector, special inspection agency and/or construction materials testing laboratory completes this form and submits to Inspection Services Division when work is completed.
• Certificate of Compliance for Off-Site Fabrication
  FORM DS-311 Revised July 2019
  Used by building-component fabricators; must be completed and submitted to Inspection Services Division after building component fabrication is completed and ready to be shipped to the job site. See also Application to Perform Off-Site Fabrication (DS-313).
• Application to Perform Off-Site Fabrication
  FORM DS-313 Revised July 2019
  Used by building-component fabricators; must be completed and submitted to Inspection Services Division at least one business day before fabrication begins. See also Certificate of Compliance for Off-Site Fabrication (DS-311).

Special Inspector Registration

• How to Become Registered As An Approved Special Inspector
  Technical Bulletin 17-1 Revised July 2019
  This Technical Bulletin establishes the requirements and the process for becoming a registered special inspector with the City of San Diego.

• Application for Special Inspector Registration
  FORM DS-320 Revised September 2019
  This application is required to be submitted to the Building Official of the City of San Diego for consideration for approval as a Certified Special Inspector for inspection of the particular type of construction or operation requiring special inspection regulated by the City of San Diego.