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Development Services

Construction Change to an Engineering Permit

Apply to submit changes to approved Grading and/or Right-of-Way Permits. 


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What You Should Know

  • City of San Diego-approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorization from the City.
  • All changes, modifications or alterations to approved plans and specifications during construction must be reviewed and approved by the City prior to being incorporated into the construction documents.
  • Based upon the complexity, scope and number of proposed construction changes, a Development Project Manager may be assigned to oversee the process.

Fees

 A non-refundable plan check fee at the hourly rate must be paid during the Set-Up Phase for the construction change. Information Bulletin 502  "Fee/Deposit Schedule for Grading/Right-of-Way Permits & Mapping Actions." Additional plan check hourly fees may be accessed by the reviewers as needed. 

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Apply for a Permit

Step 1

For changes to an approved project number that begins with “PRJ” (ex. PRJ-XXXXXX), review the User Guide - Apply for an Engineering Permit.

Step 2

Review the requirements for PDF file uploads, and prepare the following documents:

  1. Use one of the required templates to create your engineering construction change.
  2. Prepare the proposed engineering construction change per the requirements listed in Information Bulletin 350 - Construction Changes to Grading and Right-of-Way Approvals

Step 3

Your PDF documents MUST meet our upload requirements. See Step 2 for more info.

Validate your PDF documents with Scout™

Step 4

When submitting plans with your application, you must check the plan sheet numbers before uploading your files.

Verify Sheet Numbering on Plans with ePlanSNAPP