Building/Safety Division

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** 

Effective January 3, 2023, all building permit applications and inspection requests must be submitted through the City's online Permit Portal.

The Building & Safety Division is responsible for building and safety standards in the design, construction, use, and occupancy, of all buildings and structures in the City of Laguna Hills. The Division provides plan checking, permitting, and inspection services for new construction, additions, renovations, alterations, and remodels, to ensure all structures meet the life-safety standards of the Uniform Codes and related federal, state and City-adopted laws and ordinances. 

The Building & Safety Division works closely with Planning staff, Engineering staff, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), and other related departments and agencies in the plan review process, permit issuance, and inspections for building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, solar, and Certificate of Use and Occupancy permits. The Division is currently provided under contract with the engineering and management consulting firm Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. (CAA).

To enhance efficiency, the Building & Safety Division has moved permit and inspection services to a 100% online system. Please click on the button below apply for a permit, request an inspection, view scheduled inspections, make a payment, or look up records.

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Legacy Permit Holders (i.e. permits issued prior to 1/3/23) may continue to schedule inspections using the inspection form below. However, it is strongly encouraged that legacy permittees also schedule inspections using the City's new and streamlined self-service portal as it will ensure honoring of inspection requests on desired date and time. Schedule Inspection Opens in new window

Related Documents

General Building & Safety

  1. Building Fee Schedule FY21-22
  2. Barriers for Swimming Pools, Spas, and Tubs
  3. Block Wall Standards
  4. Boring - Notching
  5. Building Design Limitations
  6. Certificate of Complaince for Plumbing Fixtures
  7. Commercial Roof-Top Mechanical Equipment Changeout
  8. Common Projects Exempt from Permits
  9. Concrete Garden Wall
  10. Duplication of Plans
  11. Duplication of the Official Plans Affidavit
  12. Dwelling Design
  13. Electrical Meter Panel Upgrades
  14. Electrical Residential Requirements
  15. EV Charger Checklist for Multi-Units (Residential)
  16. EV Charging Stations
  17. Fuel Gas Pine Sizing
  18. Hardship Exception
  19. Kitchen Remodel
  1. Outside Agency Contact List
  2. Owner-Builder Verification Form
  3. Patio Cover Attached
  4. Patio Cover Detached
  5. Permit Application
  6. Permit Cancellation Request
  7. Pipe Burial Depths
  8. Plan Check Flowchart
  9. Pool and Spa Demolition
  10. Refund of Partial Permit Request
  11. Residential Bathroom Remodel
  12. Residential Solar Photovoltaic
  13. Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Self-Certification
  14. Spa or Hot Tub
  15. Tenant Improvement Submittal Checklist
  16. Water Heater
  17. Window and Door Replacement
  18. Wood Frame Conventional Construction

Accessibility

  1. Accessible Signs
  2. Accessible Routes
  1. Built-In Elements
  2. Building Blocks

Construction/Demolition Recycling Program

  1. City's Construction and Demolition Ordinance
  2. City's Construction and Demolition Resolution
  1. Waste Plan Form
  2. Report Summary Form