Permit guides
Search the published guide library. Check the conditions, confirm the jurisdiction, then follow the official application path.
Sacramento requires parcel-specific planning clearance and a building permit for an attached, detached or converted accessory dwelling unit.
Sacramento requires plan review for a deck or patio cover, subject to limited project-specific exemptions.
Sacramento classifies main and subpanel changeouts as residential electrical minor work with no plan review.
A Sacramento fence under seven feet does not require a building permit, but every fence remains subject to City zoning standards.
Sacramento treats one- and two-family HVAC changeouts as no-plan residential minor permits.
Sacramento accepts a nonstructural kitchen or bathroom remodel as a minor permit, while adding, moving, removing or altering a wall, window or door requires plan review.
Sacramento classifies residential reroofing as a minor permit with no plan review.
Sacramento offers SolarAPP+ automated review for eligible licensed-contractor projects and a standard City plan-review path for other residential PV systems.
Sacramento treats residential water-heater changeouts as no-plan minor permits and allows eligible homeowners to pull the record online.
Sacramento classifies a residential window changeout as a minor permit that does not require plan review; changed structure can require full review.