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Building Safety Division
(714) 647-5800
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20 Civic Center Plaza
Ross Annex, M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Public Counter Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Alternating Fridays: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed

Promoting and Maintaining Safety

The City of Santa Ana wants to maintain and promote the safety of its residents through ethical, timely, and transparent processes to ensure its built environments are compiling with all local and state building codes.

The Building Safety Division is responsible for issuing; building, plumbing, heating/cooling, and electrical permits. This also includes reviewing plans and conducting inspections for the work allowed under these permits. It maintains construction records for all buildings in the city as well.

How Can We Help You?

Inspection
Schedule Your Inspection Here

Find out how to schedule a building or occupancy inspection.

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PBx Express Online Permit

Click here for a fast and easy way to get a permit.

Search plan
Search for Property Information in the City of Santa Ana

Search plan check status & permit history.

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Plan check Information

Get useful information on plan check submittals and resubmittals.

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Forms, Applications, and Handouts

Find permit applications and the Certificate of Occupancy form here.

Building Safety Division is now offering Electronic Plan Review. For more information, please click on the button below.

Planning and Building Agency News

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City Hall closed, no street sweeping on Veterans Day

Posted on November 7, 2024

In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, 2024, Santa Ana City Hall, Newhope Library, community centers and senior centers will be closed. There will be no street sweeping on Monday. Trash and recycling collection will be on the regular schedule. Normal City Hall hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. # #...
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Santa Ana City Council unanimously approves historic $2.9 billion Related Bristol mixed-use urban village

Posted on October 15, 2024

The project includes 3,750 residential units, 200 senior living units, a 250-room hotel, 350,000 square feet of commercial space, and 13.1 acres of open space. SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council has approved the largest and most expensive mixed-use, master planned development in the city’s history, the 41-acre, $2.9 billion Related Bristol...
Rendering of a street with new industrial buildings.

Santa Ana office park to become industrial business complex in latest economic revitalization effort

Posted on August 12, 2024

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three outdated office buildings and a vacant land parcel in south Santa Ana will be transformed into a modern industrial campus called the South Coast Technology Center that will revitalize business activity in the area. The approval is one of a number of major development projects currently undergoing entitlement review by...

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