Deck permit checklist — San Bernardino, California
Assembled from San Bernardino’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 requires a permit for a deck.
San Bernardino does not publish an amended deck exemption, so the state threshold in CBC/CRC 105.2 as adopted controls: a platform, deck or walkway is exempt only where it is not more than 30 inches above grade at any point, is not attached to a dwelling and does not serve an exit door. Anything raised, attached or serving a required exit needs a permit.
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Sources
- deck — permit rules ↗verified August 2026
Other permits San Bernardino 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.
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with San Bernardino before you build.