Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, Building Services

Building Permit (unincorporated area)

The county's Building Permit Processing page says a building permit is required to 'erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish a building or structure', and that 'For property within a city limit, contact your local Building Department', so this county permit covers projects in the unincorporated area. The same page says 'All Building permits will have the Community Development Resource Agency Technology Surcharge Fee added to the total permit amount' at 3.5% with a cap adjusted annually; the CDRA Administrative Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2026 sets that cap at $578.36 per application. Permit and plan review fees are each half of the Table 3-A valuation fee, per the Building Division Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2026, which also lists the $156.22 re-inspection and hourly change-of-occupancy charges. Placer County Code §5.12.030(A) adds that a county business license is reviewed by the Building department for compliance of the structures used.