Permit Center is NOW Closed
Effective January 11, 2021, the Permit Center is Currently CLOSED to the Public
Some services are still available. The following items may be dropped off in the bins at the side entrance on Ramona Street. Ensure to include contact information with any dropped off items.
- Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing Permit Applications
- Plan Check Submittals (3 full-sized sets of plans + a completed building permit application + 1 Flash drive required)
- Rechecks (3 full sets of plans + flash drive + contact information required)
- Revisions (3 full-sized sets of plans + a completed building permit application + 1 Flash drive required)
- Fire Permit Applications
- Public Works Permit Applications
- Planning Documents/Packages
Staff are available at the following:
| 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 | |
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
Please leave a message if you do not reach a live person. Note that return calls may come from ‘private’ or non-city phone numbers.
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.
Property Information
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.
Fee Schedules
Other fees such as Records Management, processing fee, taxes, etc. may apply to the base fee. Many fees will be determined by project valuations.
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.