The Permit Center will be closed on Thursday, October 5th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Permit Center Hours of Operation:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Upcoming Closed Dates (Every Other Friday & Holidays):
| September 22nd | |
| October 6th & 20th | |
| November 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23rd & 24th | |
| December 1st, 15th, 25th & 29th |
Contacts Directory:
| Building & Safety | (626) 744-7601 | permit_center_manager@cityofpasadena.net |
| Zoning | Available via email | zoningquestions@cityofpasadena.net |
| Design & Historic Preservation | Available via email | dhpquestions@cityofpasadena.net |
| Code Compliance | (626) 744-8633 | |
| Pre-Sale Self-Certification Program | (626) 744-8633 | |
| Fire Department | (626) 744-6885 | |
| Cultural Affairs & Film Office | (626) 744-3964 | |
| Public Works | Available via email | pw-permits@cityofpasadena.net |
For questions on permits or inspections, call (626) 744-4200 or email permit_center_manager@cityofpasadena.net
Payments for permits may be made online at the following link: https://mypermits.cityofpasadena.net/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/payinvoice
Permit Center Hours
The Permit Center is a One-Stop-Shop where staff from multiple departments provide all development review and permitting services for customers.
Apply for Permit
The Permit Center processes many types of permits. Most are directly related to development; however, we also process permits to film in Pasadena, hold a garage sale, or erect a tent for your garden wedding.
Permit Center Online
Research Property • Search For A Permit • Check Case Status • Schedule An Inspection
Search Online Zoning Code
The Zoning Code describes various types of zoning districts and land use classifications, land use regulations, development standards, and environmental performance standards.
Counter Wait Times
Codes and Regulations
The Building & Safety Division provides plan review and construction inspection services to enforce minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures.
Fee Schedules
Development Activity Map
The map includes active building permits for residential new construction/additions and commercial projects. Also included are active planning projects, including Master Plans, Conditional Use Permits, Certificates of Appropriateness, etc.
Permit Center History
Appropriately, the namesake for the Permit Center Building is George Ellery Hale. Hale was a renaissance man, personifying the merging of disciplines into an integrated whole.