Documents for Commercial Projects
(A, B, E, F, H, I, M, S, R-1 and associated U Occupancy Groups)
Handicap Access Documents
- Guideline for Access Compliance
- Forms for requesting exceptions to the Title 24 access regulations
- Guideline for calculating the required number of accessible parking spaces for tenant improvements
Submittal Requirements for Permits
- Submittal requirements for Awnings (IB-017)
- Submittal requirements for Signs (IB-010)
- Submittal requirements for Interior-Only Demolition Permits (IB-018)
- Submittal requirements for Alterations to Existing Buildings (IB-012)
- Submittal requirements for New Buildings, or Additions to Existing Buildings (IB-011)
- Submittal requirements for Phased Project: Foundation-Only Permit (IB-021)
- Submittal requirements for Commercial Coaches (Portable Buildings) (IB-013)
- Submittal requirements for Commercial Air Handling Unit Replacement (IB-019)
- Submittal requirements for Photovoltaic Array Systems or Alternative Energy Systems (IB-025)
- Submittal requirements for Re-roof of a Multi-Family Building --> if building is 3 stories or less, use attached Energy Documentation for Residential Re-roof
- California Energy Documentation for Non-Residential Reroof NRCC-ENV-01-E
- Swimming Pool Requirements /Swimming Pool Requirements IB-026
- Submittal requirements for Deck/Porch/Stair/Guardrail (IB-051)
- Submittal Requirements for Balcony Enclosure (IB-038)
- Permit & Developer Fee Summary IB-045 (Best printed on 11" x 17")
- Non-Residential CALGreen Code Checklist (IB-036)
- Distinction between structural alteration and voluntary seismic upgrades (IB-008)
- Reuse of Residential Stair and Deck Handrails and Guardrails (PB-038)
- Guardrail Heights for Residential Decks and Balconies (IB-053)
- Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing CSST Gas Piping (PB-032)
- Use of Security Doors in Elevator Lobbies of Multistory Office Buildings (PB-037)
- Party Wall at Property Line, Use of (TB-001)
- Policy Regulating Exemption of Shade Cloth Structures (TB-008)
- Shear Wall Continuous Tie-Down Systems (PB-028)
- Summary of Automatic Sprinkler Thresholds for Commercial & Multifamily Residential Projects (PB-045)
- Information Technology Rooms (PB-040)
- Notice of Intent to Install Interior Non-residential Rough Framing (PB-068)
- PCB Condition of Approval Packet (PB-067)
- Authorization to Occupy Before Permit Final_TCO (PB-069)
- Commercial Express Review Service (PB-070)
- Identification of single-user toilet facilities as all-gender (PB-071)
- Checklist for Expedited Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Existing Multifamily and Commercial Buildings (PB-073)
- Guidelines for Acoustical Tile Suspended Ceilings (IB-008)
- Inclined Stairway Lifts in Residential Occupancies (PB-033)
Plumbing Fixture Replacement (SB 407) for Existing Single-Family Residential, Multifamily Residential and Commercial Buildings
As of January 1, 2014, SB 407 requires non-compliant plumbing fixtures to be replaced with water-conserving plumbing fixtures when a property is undergoing additions, alterations or improvements. Applicants seeking to obtain permits for any of these types of work will be required to replace non-compliant fixtures prior to final permit approval or issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the local building department. This law applies only to properties built on or before January 1, 1994.
When applying for a permit, applicants will receive:
The complete information package (select HERE for a link to the complete package) which includes these 3 items: