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  Building Permits and Inspections  
 

Building and Safety Division supervises building permit processing, plan checks, construction inspections, property rehabilitation, and the City’s residential property report.

  • Permit Issuance involves processing and issuing permits, collecting fees, and gathering information for public use.

  • Plan Check reviews plans for structural design and compliance wit the Uniform Building Code Requirements. Construction Inspection reviews all phases of new private construction and city owned facilities for compliance with City building codes, State mandated requirements, and issues the Certificates of Occupancy.

  • Property Rehabilitation investigates substandard property and enforces code compliance.

  • Residential Property Report ensures that zoning and/or building code violations of property being purchased, i.e. single-family residences and condominium units are corrected in order to improve the quality of those homes and neighborhoods.

Our Services

  • Building Permits and Inspections

  • Encroachment Permits

  • Construction Permits

  • Excavation Permits

  • Right-of-Way Permits

  • Plan Checks

Related Links: www.caltrans.com

Los Angeles County provides building permit services for the City of Carson. Building inspectors are located at city hall. Contact the Building and Safety Division at (310) 952-1766 or stop by city hall. Counter hours are 7:00-6:00, Monday-Thursday. Inspectors are available at the counter 7:00-8:30, Monday-Thursday. Plan checkers are available 8:00-11:30.
 

Residential Property Report Ordinance. City of Carson Ordinance Number 99-1155, effective July 1, 1999, requires that a RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REPORT (RPR) be obtained from the city before the sale, exchange, or transfer of previously occupied residential property.

Click here for applications for permits

Click here for the State Contractors Licensing Board

County of Los Angeles Minimum Plan Submittal Requirements

   Use these as a general guideline for residential, commercial, or industrial
   plan submittal.

 

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