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Common Contact Information
- Inspection Requests:
- All Inspection Requests must be scheduled online through eTRAKiT, or by calling 559-537-7980
- Inspectors will return phone messages between 3:30 and 4 pm each day
- Inspectors are usually available in the office 8 to 8:30 am, 11:30 am to noon, 1 to 1:30 pm, and 3:30 to 4 pm - or by special appointment
- Development Services Assistant
Phone: 559-585-2581 - Planning Development Services Assistant
Phone: 559-585-2580 - Building Official
Phone: 559-585-2584 - Building Inspectors
Phone: 559-585-4795
Phone: 559-585-2585
Phone: 559-585-2032
Common Residential Projects Requiring Permits
- Room Additions
- Remodeling
- Covered Patios
- Sheds or Storage buildings greater than 120 square feet in area
- Water Heater Replacement
- Water Conditioner or other water treatment equipment
- Furnace/Air Conditioner Replacement or Repair
- Replacing or installing a new heater or fireplace, or fireplace insert
- Re-roofing
- Re-siding or Stucco
- Replace or install new windows
- New sewer or water lines
- New or an extension of the gas piping system
- Wood Fences over 7 feet high
- All Masonry Fences or retaining walls
- Garage conversions
- Enclosing an existing patio
Common Residential Projects Not Requiring Permits
- Sheds or Storage buildings less than 120 square feet in area; with wall height of 7 feet or less and height above grade of 10 feet or less; and require no electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work
- Raised wood decks less than 30-inches above adjacent grade
- Wood Fences less than 7 feet high
- Painting, wallpapering, floor coverings, and similar finish work
- Concrete driveways, sidewalks, or uncovered patios
- If any of this work will be done in the public right-of-way you must call the Public Works Department at 559-585-2555 and obtain an encroachment permit (The public right-of-way is usually the first 10 feet from the face of curb towards your house)
- Prefabricated swimming pools in which the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent grade and the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons
Although a Building Permit is not required you should call the city Planning Division at 559-585-2580, prior to starting your project, to verify compliance with zoning regulations.