Permit & Building Department Information

EBB Permit & Building Department Information After you receive a notice that you have been accepted in EBB, but before you begin your Earthquake Brace + Bolt retrofit, either you or your contractor must get a permit from your local building department. The requirements for different building permits may vary. For instance, some building departments' permits are only valid for six months, while others may be valid for a year. Check with your local building department to find out more information.

NOTE: If you applied for the Supplemental Grant, you won’t be able to upload documents to your EBB Homeowner Dashboard—including your building permit—until your eligibility for the Supplemental Grant has been determined. The Supplemental Grant approval process takes approximately two weeks after you submit all required forms.

Look for your local building department listed below or go to the go to the CSLB Building Departments search page.
Learn more about the kind of permit you will need, and other steps to take after being accepted into EBB.

Local Building Departments

Northern California Permits	Southern California Permits
City of Alameda	City of Alhambra
City of Albany	City of Altadena
City of Arcata	City of Burbank
City of Berkeley	City of Claremont
City of Burlingame	City of Colton
City of Colma	City of Fillmore
Daly City	City of Glendale
City of El Cerrito	City of Granada Hills
City of Emeryville	City of Highland
City of Eureka	City of La Crescenta
City of Ferndale	City of Los Angeles
City of Fortuna	Los Angeles County
City of Hayward	City of La Verne
City of Hillsborough	City of Monrovia
City of Los Gatos	City of Pasadena
City of Menlo Park	City Of Pomona
City of Millbrae	City of Redlands
City of Napa	City of Riverside
City of Oakland	City of San Bernardino
City of Piedmont	City of San Fernando
City of Redwood City	City of San Gabriel
City of Richmond	City of San Marino
City of San Bruno	City of Santa Barbara
City of San Carlos	City of Santa Monica
City of San Francisco	City of South Pasadena
City of San Jose	City of Santa Paula
City of San Leandro	City of Sierra Madre
City of San Lorenzo	City of Sun Valley
City of San Mateo	City of Valley Village
City of San Pablo	City of West Hollywood
City of Santa Rosa
City of Sonoma
City of South San Francisco
City of Watsonville
City of Woodside
Contra Costa County building department

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Permit & Building Department Information

Local Building Departments

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