In-house permits

We review every building permit application for life safety and building code compliance.

You must have a building permit to do construction. Follow these steps for In-House Review permit applications.

You can now submit some building permit applications online.

Follow our instructions to upload revisions for non-licensed Bluebeam users or Mac users.

Find building permits for current and past construction projects in our permit tracking system.

Bring these documents to get your building permit issued.

Request to extend or withdraw your unissued building permit application

Follow our instructions to submit construction addenda to the Site Permit.

This page features online portals and forms to apply for an In-House Review building permit.

Follow these rules to create plans for Full Permit Review. These directions are for Full Permits without a Site Permit.

Follow these rules to create PDFs of revised plans and addenda to submit.

We have transitioned to 100% Electronic Plan Review for In-House projects. Find out how the City uses Bluebeam to do plan reviews.

Find out how to use Bluebeam, our plan review software.

Follow these instructions to convert your paper In-House Review building permit application to a digital format and resubmit it to complete the review process using electronic plan review (EPR).

Follow these instructions to convert your paper Over-the-Counter form 8 building permit application to a digital In-House Review form 3.

Building permit applications for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) being proposed under the State or Hybrid Programs can be reviewed in advance by all relevant City departments and discussed with the design professional during a virtual meeting with plan checkers from those departments.

Contact information for all DBI staff, including phone number and email address.