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Electrical work permit checklist — San Bernardino County, California

Assembled from San Bernardino County’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.

Do you need a permit?

San Bernardino County requires a permit for electrical work.

San Bernardino County lists electrical repairs, electric vehicle charging stations, and roof- and ground-mounted solar among permit-requiring work, and there is no broad local electrical exemption published on the permits page. The California Electrical Code baseline exemptions apply (portable equipment, low-voltage Class 2 circuits in some cases, and like-for-like repair), but service changes, meter upgrades, rewires and new circuits all require a permit. A permit-exempt shed under 120 sq ft still needs an electrical permit if power is run to it. In Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas, overhead service and equipment clearances receive extra scrutiny.

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Sources

• electrical — permit rules ↗verified August 2026

Other permits San Bernardino County publishes rules for

Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.

• Deck permit checklist
• Fence permit checklist
• Shed permit checklist
• Water heater permit checklist
• Re-roof permit checklist
• Retaining wall permit checklist
• General building work permit checklist

BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with San Bernardino County before you build.