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Roofing Permitting Authorities in California
California requires a state licence from the Contractors State License Board to act as a contractor, which the law defines to include anyone who alters or repairs a building, and the Board issues a C-39 Roofing Contractor classification, with an exemption only for a casual or minor job under $1,000 in labour and materials that needs no building permit and is done by someone who neither advertises as a contractor nor employs anyone, while a city or county may require a business licence but may not stop a state licensee from doing the licensed work, and the California Residential Code applies in every city and county, which may change it only on express findings of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions filed with the Building Standards Commission and, from October 1, 2025 to June 1, 2031, may make no new change for homes outside narrow exceptions such as home hardening — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work. 442 permitting authorities in California, each linked to its own sourced record.
Cities, towns and townships (442)
Amador City - Building Department
City and County of San Francisco - Department of Building Inspection
City of Adelanto - Building & Safety
City of Agoura Hills - Building and Safety Division
City of Alameda - Permit Center
City of Albany - Building Division
City of Alhambra - Building Division
City of Aliso Viejo - Building & Safety
City of American Canyon - Building Division
City of Anaheim - Building Division, Planning & Building Department
City of Anderson - Building Department
City of Angels - Building Department
City of Antioch - Building Division
City of Arcadia - Building Services Division
City of Arcata - Building Division
City of Arroyo Grande - Building Division
City of Artesia - Building & Safety
City of Arvin - Building Division
City of Atascadero - Building Services Division
City of Atwater - Building Division
City of Auburn - Building Division
City of Avalon - Planning & Building Department
City of Avenal - Building Division
City of Azusa - Building Division
City of Bakersfield - Building Division
City of Baldwin Park - Building and Safety Division
City of Banning - Building & Safety Division
City of Barstow - Building & Safety Division
City of Beaumont - Building & Safety
City of Bell - Building and Safety
City of Bell Gardens - Building and Safety Division
City of Bellflower - Building & Safety Division
City of Belmont - Permit Center
City of Belvedere - Planning & Building Department
City of Benicia - Building Safety Division
City of Berkeley - Permit Service Center
City of Beverly Hills - Building & Safety Division
City of Big Bear Lake - Building & Safety Division
City of Bishop - Building and Safety
City of Blue Lake - Building Official
City of Blythe - Building Department
City of Bradbury - Building Department
City of Brawley - Building Division
City of Brea - Building & Safety Division
City of Brentwood - Building Inspection Division
City of Brisbane - Building Division
City of Buena Park - Building Division
City of Burbank - Building & Safety Division
City of Burlingame - Building Division
City of Calabasas - Building and Safety Division
City of Calexico - Building Department
City of California City - Building Department
City of Calimesa - Building & Safety
City of Calistoga - Building Division
City of Camarillo - Building & Safety Division
City of Campbell - Building Division
City of Canyon Lake - Building & Safety Department
City of Capitola - Building Department
City of Carlsbad - Building & Permits
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea - Building Safety Division
City of Carpinteria - Building and Safety Division
City of Carson - Building & Safety Division
City of Cathedral City - Building and Safety
City of Ceres - Building Division
City of Cerritos - Building and Safety Division
City of Chico - Building Division
City of Chino - Building Division
City of Chino Hills - Building & Safety
City of Chowchilla - Building (Community & Economic Development)
City of Chula Vista - Development Services Department
City of Citrus Heights - Building & Safety Division
City of Claremont - Building and Construction
City of Clearlake - Building Department
City of Cloverdale - Building Division
City of Clovis - Building Division
City of Coachella - Building & Safety
City of Coalinga - Building Division
City of Colfax - Building Department
City of Colton - Building & Safety Division
City of Colusa - Building Department
City of Commerce - Building and Safety Division
City of Compton - Building and Safety Department
City of Concord - Building Division
City of Corcoran - Building Division
City of Corning - Building & Safety
City of Corona - Building Division
City of Coronado - Building Services Division
City of Costa Mesa - Building Safety Division
City of Cotati - Building
City of Covina - Building & Safety Division
City of Crescent City - Building Department
City of Cudahy - Building and Safety Department
City of Culver City - Building Safety Division
City of Cupertino - Building Division
City of Cypress - Building Division
City of Daly City - Building Division
City of Dana Point - Building and Safety Division
City of Davis - Building Division
City of Del Mar - Building Services
City of Del Rey Oaks - Building Department
City of Delano - Building Department
City of Desert Hot Springs - Building & Safety Division
City of Diamond Bar - Building & Safety Division
City of Dinuba - Building Division
City of Dixon - Building Division
City of Dorris - Building Department
City of Downey - Building & Safety Division
City of Duarte - Building & Safety Division
City of Dublin - Building & Safety Division
City of Dunsmuir - Building Department
City of East Palo Alto - Building Services Division
City of Eastvale - Building Safety
City of El Cajon - Building Safety
City of El Centro - Building & Safety Division
City of El Cerrito - Building Division
City of El Monte - Building & Safety
City of El Segundo - Building and Safety Division
City of Elk Grove - Building Division
City of Emeryville - Building Division
City of Encinitas - Development Services, Building
City of Escondido - Building Division
City of Eureka - Building Division
City of Fairfield - Building Safety Division
City of Fillmore - Building & Safety
City of Folsom - Building Services
City of Fontana - Building & Safety Department
City of Fortuna - Building Division
City of Foster City - Building Division
City of Fountain Valley - Building Division
City of Fowler - Building and Code Enforcement Division
City of Fremont - Planning, Building, & Permit Services
City of Fresno - Building and Safety Services
City of Fullerton - Building and Safety Division
City of Galt - Building Division
City of Garden Grove - Building and Safety Division
City of Gardena - Building and Safety Division
City of Gilroy - Building Division
City of Glendale - Permit Services Center
City of Glendora - Building and Safety Division
City of Goleta - Building and Safety Division
City of Gonzales - Building Department
City of Grand Terrace - Building & Safety Division
City of Grass Valley - Building Department
City of Greenfield - Building Division
City of Grover Beach - Building Division
City of Guadalupe - Building Department
City of Gustine - Building Division
City of Half Moon Bay - Building Division
City of Hanford - Building Division
City of Hawaiian Gardens - Building & Safety Division
City of Hawthorne - Building & Safety
City of Hayward - Building Division
City of Healdsburg - Building Division
City of Hemet - Building & Safety
City of Hermosa Beach - Building & Safety Division
City of Hesperia - Building & Safety Division
City of Hidden Hills - Building and Safety Department
City of Highland - Building & Safety Division
City of Hollister - Building Division
City of Holtville - Building Department
City of Hughson - Building Division
City of Huntington Beach - Building & Inspections (Permit Center)
City of Huntington Park - Building & Safety Division
City of Huron - Planning & Building Department
City of Imperial - Building and Safety Division
City of Imperial Beach - Building Division
City of Indian Wells - Building
City of Indio - Building & Safety Division
City of Inglewood - Building Safety Division
City of Ione - Building Department
City of Irvine - Building and Safety Division
City of Irwindale - Building & Safety
City of Isleton - Building Division
City of Jackson - Building Department
City of Jurupa Valley - Building and Safety Department
City of Kerman - Building Division
City of King - Building & Safety Department
City of Kingsburg - Building Department
City of La Cañada Flintridge - Building and Safety Division
City of La Habra - Building & Safety Division
City of La Habra Heights - Building & Safety
City of La Mesa - Building Division
City of La Palma - Building & Safety Division
City of La Puente - Building and Safety Division
City of La Quinta - Building Division
City of La Verne - Building and Safety Division
City of Laguna Beach - Building Division
City of Laguna Hills - Building & Safety Division
City of Laguna Niguel - Building & Safety Division
City of Laguna Woods - Building Permitting
City of Lake Elsinore - Building & Safety
City of Lake Forest - Building Division
City of Lakeport - Building Division
City of Lakewood - Building and Safety Division
City of Lancaster - Building and Safety
City of Larkspur - Community Development: Building Division
City of Lathrop - Building Department
City of Lawndale - Community Development Department
City of Lemon Grove - Building Division
City of Lemoore - Building Division
City of Lincoln - Building Division
City of Lindsay - City Services Department
City of Live Oak - Building & Code Enforcement
City of Livermore - Building Division
City of Livingston - Building Division
City of Lodi - Building Division
City of Loma Linda - Building and Safety Division
City of Lomita - Building and Safety Division
City of Lompoc - Building and Safety Division
City of Long Beach - Building and Safety Bureau
City of Los Alamitos - Building & Safety
City of Los Altos - Building Division
City of Los Angeles - Department of Building and Safety
City of Los Banos - Building Division
City of Lynwood - Building & Safety Division
City of Madera - Building Division
City of Malibu - Building Safety Division
City of Manhattan Beach - Building and Safety Division
City of Manteca - Building Safety Division
City of Marina - Building Division
City of Martinez - Building Division Permit Center
City of Marysville - Community & Economic Development Department, Building
City of Maywood - Building Division
City of McFarland - Building Division
City of Menifee - Building & Safety Division
City of Menlo Park - Building Division
City of Merced - Inspection Services Division
City of Mill Valley - Building Division
City of Millbrae - Building Division
City of Milpitas - Office of Building Safety
City of Mission Viejo - Building Services
City of Modesto - Building Safety Division
City of Monrovia - Building Division
City of Montclair - Building Division
City of Monte Sereno - Building Department
City of Montebello - Building & Safety Division
City of Monterey - Building and Safety Division
City of Monterey Park - Building and Safety Division
City of Moorpark - Building & Safety Division
City of Moreno Valley - Building & Safety Division
City of Morgan Hill - Building & Fire Prevention
City of Morro Bay - Building Division
City of Mount Shasta - Building Department
City of Mountain View - Building Division
City of Murrieta - Building and Safety Division
City of Napa - Building Division
City of National City - Building Division
City of Newark - Building Inspection Division
City of Newman - Building Department
City of Newport Beach - Building Division
City of Norco - Building and Safety Division
City of Norwalk - Building & Safety Division
City of Novato - Building Division
City of Oakdale - Building Division
City of Oakland - Planning & Building Department, Permit Center
City of Oakley - Building Division
City of Oceanside - Building Division
City of Ojai - Building and Safety Division
City of Ontario - Building Department
City of Orange - Building and Safety Services
City of Orange Cove - Building, Planning, Inspection & Engineering Department
City of Orland - Building Department
City of Oroville - Building Division
City of Oxnard - Building & Engineering Division, Community Development
City of Pacific Grove - Building Division
City of Pacifica - Building Division
City of Palm Desert - Building & Safety Division
City of Palm Springs - Building Safety Department
City of Palmdale - Building and Safety
City of Palo Alto - Development Services
City of Palos Verdes Estates - Department of Building and Safety
City of Paramount - Building and Safety Division
City of Parlier - Community Development
City of Pasadena - Building & Safety Division
City of Paso Robles - Building Division
City of Patterson - Building Services
City of Perris - Building & Safety Division
City of Petaluma - Building Department
City of Pico Rivera - Building Division
City of Piedmont - Planning & Building Department
City of Pinole - Building Division
City of Pismo Beach - Building Division
City of Pittsburg - Building Division
City of Placentia - Building and Safety Division
City of Placerville - Building Division
City of Pleasant Hill - Building Division
City of Pleasanton - Community and Economic Development, Permit Center
City of Plymouth - Building Department
City of Pomona - Building and Safety Division
City of Porterville - Building Division
City of Portola - Building Department
City of Poway - Building Division
City of Rancho Cordova - Building and Safety Division
City of Rancho Cucamonga - Building and Safety Services Department
City of Rancho Mirage - Building & Safety
City of Rancho Palos Verdes - Building & Safety Division
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - Building and Safety Division
City of Red Bluff - Community Development
City of Redding - Building Division
City of Redlands - Building & Safety Division, One Stop Permit Center
City of Redondo Beach - Building & Safety Division
City of Redwood City - Building & Code Enforcement Services
City of Reedley - Building Division
City of Rialto - Building & Safety Division
City of Richmond - Building Division, Community Development
City of Ridgecrest - Building Department
City of Rio Dell - Building Department
City of Rio Vista - Building Division
City of Ripon - Building Safety, Inspections, & Permits
City of Riverbank - Building Division
City of Riverside - Building & Safety Division
City of Rocklin - Permit Center
City of Rohnert Park - Building Division
City of Rolling Hills Estates - Building & Safety Division
City of Rosemead - Building and Safety Division
City of Roseville - Building Division
City of Sacramento - Building Division
City of Salinas - Permit Center
City of San Bernardino - Building & Safety Division
City of San Bruno - Building Division
City of San Carlos - Building Division
City of San Clemente - Building Services
City of San Diego - Development Services Department
City of San Dimas - Building and Safety Division
City of San Fernando - Building and Safety Division
City of San Gabriel - Building and Safety Division
City of San Jacinto - Building & Safety Division
City of San Jose - Development Services Permit Center
City of San Juan Bautista - Building Department
City of San Juan Capistrano - Building Division
City of San Leandro - Building & Safety Division
City of San Luis Obispo - Building & Safety Division
City of San Marcos - Building Division
City of San Marino - Community Development Department, Building Division
City of San Mateo - Building Division
City of San Pablo - Building Division
City of San Rafael - Building Division, Community & Economic Development
City of San Ramon - Building and Safety Services
City of Sand City - Building Department
City of Sanger - Building Division
City of Santa Ana - Building Safety Division
City of Santa Barbara - Building and Safety Division
City of Santa Clara - Building Division
City of Santa Clarita - Building & Safety Division
City of Santa Cruz - Building & Safety Division
City of Santa Fe Springs - Building & Safety Division
City of Santa Maria - Building Division
City of Santa Monica - Building and Safety Division
City of Santa Paula - Building & Safety Division
City of Santa Rosa - Building Division
City of Santee - Planning & Building Department
City of Saratoga - Building Division
City of Sausalito - Building Division
City of Scotts Valley - Building Department
City of Seal Beach - Building & Safety Division
City of Seaside - Building & Code Enforcement Department
City of Sebastopol - Building & Safety
City of Selma - Building Division
City of Shafter - Building Department
City of Shasta Lake - Building Division
City of Sierra Madre - Building and Safety Division
City of Signal Hill - Building Safety
City of Simi Valley - Building & Safety Division
City of Solana Beach - Building Services Division
City of Solvang - Building Division
City of Sonoma - Building Division
City of South El Monte - Building & Safety Division
City of South Gate - Building & Safety Division
City of South Lake Tahoe - Building Division
City of South Pasadena - Building Division
City of South San Francisco - Building Division
City of St. Helena - Building Division
City of Stanton - Building Division
City of Stockton - Building & Life Safety
City of Suisun City - Building Division
City of Sunnyvale - One-Stop Permit Center
City of Susanville - Building Division
City of Taft - Building Department
City of Tehachapi - Building Department
City of Temecula - Building and Safety Division
City of Temple City - Building & Safety
City of Thousand Oaks - Building Division
City of Torrance - Building and Safety Division
City of Tracy - Building Safety Division
City of Tulare - Building Division
City of Turlock - Building and Safety Division
City of Tustin - Building Division
City of Twentynine Palms - Building and Safety Division
City of Ukiah - Building Services
City of Union City - Building Division
City of Upland - Building and Safety Division
City of Vacaville - Building Division
City of Vallejo - Building Division, Central Permit Center
City of Ventura - Building & Safety and Permit Services Division
City of Vernon - Building Division
City of Victorville - Building Division
City of Villa Park - Building and Safety
City of Visalia - Building Safety Division
City of Vista - Building Division
City of Walnut - Building & Safety Division
City of Walnut Creek - Building Division
City of Wasco - Building Division
City of Waterford - Building Department
City of Watsonville - Building Division
City of Weed - Building Department
City of West Covina - Building Division
City of West Hollywood - Building & Safety Division
City of West Sacramento - Building & Permitting Division
City of Westminster - Building Division
City of Westmorland - Planning, Building & Engineering Department
City of Whittier - Building & Safety Division
City of Wildomar - Building & Safety Department
City of Williams - Building Department
City of Willits - Building & Safety
City of Willows - Building Division
City of Winters - Building Division
City of Woodlake - Building Division
City of Woodland - Building Division, Community Development Department
City of Yorba Linda - Building Division
City of Yreka - Building Department
City of Yuba City - Development Services, Building
Town of Apple Valley - Building and Safety, Permit Center
Town of Atherton - Building Department
Town of Colma - Building Division
Town of Corte Madera - Building Division
Town of Danville - Permit Center
Town of Fairfax - Planning and Building Services
Town of Hillsborough - Building Division
Town of Loomis - Building Division
Town of Los Altos Hills - Building Department
Town of Los Gatos - Building Division
Town of Mammoth Lakes - Building Division
Town of Paradise - Building Division
Town of Portola Valley - Planning & Building Department
Town of Ross - Building Department
Town of San Anselmo - Building & Safety
Town of Tiburon - Building Division
Town of Truckee - Building and Safety Division
Town of Windsor - Building Division
Town of Woodside - Building Department
Town of Yountville - Planning & Building Department
Town of Yucca Valley - Building and Safety Division