The City of Pasadena’s Building & Safety Division continues to accept and process applications during the COVID-19 emergency. To verify if the Permit Center is open, and for current submittal instructions, please visit: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/planning/#permit-center-status
Permit Applications can be found at:
http://www.cityofpasadena.net/planning/building-and-safety/bs-applications-forms/
For questions regarding these procedures:
Please email: Permit_Center_Manager@cityofpasadena.net (for fastest response)
Please call: 626-744-4200 (leave a message and a staff member will return your call 24-48 hours)
New permitting software went live on June 11th, 2020. The new software includes service enhancement and also changes to application submittal requirements and inspection request. For additional information, please visit www.cityofpasadena.net/PermitCenterOnline
Portal Center Online
Schedule a building inspection using our online application.
Check your plan review status using our online application.
Additional online applications include Research Property and Search for a Permit
The Planning & Community Development Department’s Building & Safety Division is committed to serving as partners for solutions in the development of safe, healthy and economically viable neighborhoods. Its role is to ensure the long-term competitive position of the Pasadena’s housing stock leveraging the partnerships with the public and private sectors. The Building & Safety Division accomplishes this through the development of ordinances, enforcement of the city’s zoning and housing and environmental codes.
Got Questions?
Permit Center
The Permit Center is a One-Stop-Shop where staff from multiple departments provide all development review and permitting services for customers.
Informational Handouts
Find handouts & forms provided by the Building & Safety Division for informational and permit approval purposes.
Soft-Story Retrofit Ordinance
With an aging building stock in a seismically active region, Pasadena has recently begun to explore the need for a local ordinance requiring seismic retrofits to certain categories of potentially vulnerable buildings.
Low Impact Development
Low Impact Development (LID), it is a stormwater management strategy that emphasizes conservation and the use of existing natural site features integrated with distributed, small-scale stormwater controls to more closely mimic natural hydrologic patterns in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.
License Lookup
For your convenience, we have provided links (see below) for you to look up a license of any licensed contractor, architects, engineers & land surveyors, and geologists & geophysicists in the State of California.