Building
May is Building Safety Month!
Building Safety Month is an international campaign in May to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need to adopt modern, regularly-updated building codes and helps individuals, families, and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events, and structural collapse. Building codes are society's best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores, and entertainment venues. Code officials work day in and day out to keep the public safe.
ATTENTION - PLEASE READ
ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS & MATERIALS MUST BE EMAILED TO:
Walk In/Counter Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9am - 1pm. Also, available by phone, email and appointment from 1pm - 4pm Monday and Wednesday, and from 1pm - 6pm Tuesday and Thursday. Please visit www.el-cerrito.org/permitcounter for more information.
The Building Division ensures new construction is built in a manner that satisfies the health and safety regulations set forth by the California Building Code and the El Cerrito Municipal Code.
The Building Division staff assists residents, business owners, residential contractors, and commercial developers with construction related issues through face to face meetings at the counter and field, Building Code interpretations, plan review, issuance of building permits upon approval of plans, inspection of construction, as well as code enforcement actions. In addition, the staff works with landlords and tenants to implement the Rental Inspection Program to ensure that the city's rental housing stock is safe and sanitary as defined in the El Cerrito Municipal Code.
The Building Division staff assists residents, business owners, residential contractors, and commercial developers with construction related issues through face to face meetings at the counter and field, Building Code interpretations, plan review, issuance of building permits upon approval of plans, inspection of construction, as well as code enforcement actions. In addition, the staff works with landlords and tenants to implement the Rental Inspection Program to ensure that the city's rental housing stock is safe and sanitary as defined in the El Cerrito Municipal Code.
To request an inspection:
Fill out our online Inspection Request Form.
**Please note that the Inspection Request Form is a request. You will not be considered scheduled until you receive confirmation from a permit technician.
**All inspection requests must be made at least 48 business hours, excluding Fridays, prior to your preferred inspection date.
APPLICATION OR PERMIT STATUS:
To request property records or permit history:
FOR ALL OTHER BUILDING RELATED INQUIRIES:
No deferred submittal of fire suppression and fire alarm systems. Fire sprinkler and alarm permits need to be applied for and submitted at the same time as the building permit application is submitted.
Residential Rental Inspection Program
Green Building
Current Building Codes
Code Enforcement
2021-22 Master Fee Schedule, including Building Fees on page 35