Welcome to the Building Division of the City of Santa Rosa. The Building Division is a division of the Community Development Department. We review building permit applications for compliance with State and local building codes (structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, green building, and energy efficiency) and provide inspection services for all building related construction. The Building Division also administers the City's Code Compliance and Neighborhood Revitalization Programs.
Our mission is to make sure buildings and sites in Santa Rosa are safe and habitable for people to live, work and play. In cooperation with the Community Development, Planning and Engineering Divisions, and other agencies, our obligation is to enforce the intent of legally established codes and regulations without unnecessary impact on owners, builders, and designers. We strive to be creative, helpful, and responsive with an empathic understanding of customer needs. We encourage willing compliance through promoting public awareness and administer regulations in a thorough, fair, and unbiased manner.
BUILDING DIVISION SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2010 Triennial Edition of California Codes of Regulation (CCR), Title 24 2010 Title 24, are available for viewing and download in PDF form on this web site: http://www.bsc.ca.gov/title_24/t24_2010tried.htm
GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
NEW CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
CALGreen Information:
Residential
Non-Residential
Community Development fees effective January 1, 2012
The City has adopted new Building and Fire Codes effective Janauary 1, 2011.
Ordinance 3957 which adopts the 2010 California Building Code.
Ordinance 3958 which adopts the 2010 California Fire Code.
The City passed the Public Art in Private Development Ordinance in 2006 (Ordinance No. 3805). This ordinance requires large commercial development to include art for public enjoyment with the understanding that in doing so, they are contributing to the livability of our city.