Information Bulletins and Standard Details

Technical Information Bulletins

Building & Safety provides the following technical information bulletins to assist our customers with permit, code, and plan requirements.

• What is Exempt from a Permit?
• Retaining Walls Requiring a Building Permit
• Mudslide/Erosion Information
• Special Events – Building Permit Requirements
• Temporary Tent Requirements
• Metal Patio Cover Worksheet
• Abandonment of Pool or Septic Tank
• Revisions to Approved Plans
• Wood Burning Devices – AQMD Rule 445 FAQs

• Roof Recovering and Replacement (Re-roofing)
• Solar Energy System Re-roofing Policy (Residential)

• Geotechnical Report Requirements
• Prescriptive Foundations
• Stepped Footings
• Slope Setback Requirements

• Structural Design Criteria-Plan Requirements
• Wood Diaphragms (2019 CBC, with City Amendments)
• Wood Shear Walls (2019 CBC, with City Amendments)
• Structural Observation Requirements
• Structural Observation Report Form
• Conventional Wood-Framed Construction Sheet

• Unreasonable Hardship Application

• Attic Furnace (FAU) Requirements

• Residential Electrical Service Changes or Upgrades
• Multi-Family and Commercial Electrical Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)
• Expedited Permit Process for Residential EVCS
• Electrical Load Calculation Example (Residential)
• Back-Up Generator Plan Requirements (Residential)
• Electrical Transfer Switch Plan Requirements (Residential)

• Island Fixture Venting
• Graywater Installation Requirements
• Customer Restrooms in Businesses

Standard Details

Building & Safety provides the following standard details for small projects.  When these standards are used, the project shall fully comply with the requirements included in the standards.  Deviations from the standards will require plans and details approved by a California Licensed Architect, Civil Engineer, or Structural Engineer.

• Solid Roofed Patio Cover Standard Plans
• Shade Bar Patio Cover Standard Plans
• Concrete Block Fence Wall Detail (English)
• Concrete Block Fence Wall Detail (Spanish)
• Concrete Block Pilaster
• Concrete Block Retaining Wall
• Conventional Wood-Framed Construction Sheet
• Water Heater (Residential Gas-Fired)
• Acoustical Tile (T-Bar) Ceilings

Solar Energy Systems (Photovoltaic, Solar Water Heating)

• Solar Energy System Re-roofing Policy (Residential)

Swimming Pools and Spas

• Swimming Pool Plan Review Comment List
• Example Swimming Pool Site Plan
• Swimming Pool Barrier and Enclosure Form
• Swimming Pool Drainage Form
• Requirements for the Installation of Anti-Entrapment Devices
• Anti-Entrapment Certification Form
• Swimming Pool City Notes

Green Construction

Water Efficiency Improvements (SB 407)

• SB 407 Information Handout
• SB 407 Affidavit
• Civil Code Section 1101

The information above is provided as a courtesy to our customers.  It is the responsibility of the designer and/or builder to utilize this information correctly and in the proper context.  Nothing in these documents shall be considered an approval to deviate from any code or other regulation.