Building Permit Application Status

Day Calculator

Use this link to estimate a date by when your plan check may be ready. Enter ‘Business Days’ for more accurate results.

What's the status of my building application?

Our office is currently exceeding it's stated turnaround times for residential, commercial and industrial projects. We apologize for the additional project delays this is causing. We are deploying additional resources as quickly as possible to mitigate this situation, and we will update this message frequently as we progress in getting back to our regular turnaround times. Please do not call the office for plan check status prior to the plan check time frames listed as follows:

The current projected turnaround times for plan checking
Residential: 8 weeks
New Commercial/Industrial/Multifamily: 12 weeks
Express (minor residential and very minor, single trade commercial): 4 weeks
Final permit fee calculations
New Commercial/Industrial/Multifamily Residential: 2-3 weeks
Residential & Minor Tenant Improvements 1-2 weeks

The final approval process includes gathering signatures from all reviewing departments and calculating the final permit fees. Please allow 1-5 working days for the final approval process after project approval and permit issuance.

Plan check status is updated nightly. For new submittals please allow 2 working days for the online status to be updated. Click here for Status Inquires.

To check the plan check status, please have your plan check/application number, or search by address.

To search by plan check/application number, enter 2-digit year and last 4-digits (##-####) of your application number in the box below.

To search by address, begin typing address then select your address from the drop-down list.

For additional assistance, call (805) 385-7925.

By application

or by address

If your project has passed the processing time period click here for project inquiries.

Otherwise, please refer to the processing schedule and Plan Check Status for updated information.