Building Permits in San Diego, California

City in San Diego County

Verified July 2026

Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for California. They apply in San Diegounless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

Code	Edition	Adoption
CBC —	2025	California Building Code, 24 CCR Part 2 (2024 IBC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
CEBC —	2025	California Existing Building Code, 24 CCR Part 10 · source ↗
CEC —	2025	California Electrical Code, 24 CCR Part 3 (2023 NEC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
CFC —	2025	California Fire Code, 24 CCR Part 9 (2024 IFC base) · source ↗
CMC —	2025	California Mechanical Code, 24 CCR Part 4 (2024 UMC base) · source ↗
CPC —	2025	California Plumbing Code, 24 CCR Part 5 (2024 UPC base) · source ↗
CRC —	2025	California Residential Code, 24 CCR Part 2.5 (2024 IRC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
Energy —	2025	California Energy Code, 24 CCR Part 6 · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for San Diego (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the city building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

Building Department

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Phone: 619-446-5000

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