Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Peak-season goals are 2-4 weeks for commercial/industrial and single-family first checks, with 1-2 weeks for rechecks; non-peak goals are 1-2 weeks for first checks and about 1 week for rechecks. Quick checks target 1 week and qualifying over-the-counter permits may be issued the same day.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Auburn Building Services: (530) 745-3000 or plan-check help (530) 745-3584; Tahoe Building Services: (530) 581-6200 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, Building Services Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Auburn Building Services: (530) 745-3000 or plan-check help (530) 745-3584; Tahoe Building Services: (530) 581-6200.
Peak-season goals are 2-4 weeks for commercial/industrial and single-family first checks, with 1-2 weeks for rechecks; non-peak goals are 1-2 weeks for first checks and about 1 week for rechecks. Quick checks target 1 week and qualifying over-the-counter permits may be issued the same day.
Schedule online through the Placer County permit portal by entering the permit number and selecting Schedule an Inspection, or call the automated 24-hour IVR: (530) 745-3020 for Auburn-issued permits or (530) 581-6205 for Tahoe-issued permits. Requests are due by 3:00 p.m. on the business day before inspection; inspections may be scheduled up to five days ahead. The county publishes the next-day schedule by 5:00 p.m. and offers eligible remote video inspections.
All new permit applications submitted on or after January 1, 2026 must comply with the 2025 California Building Standards Code and Placer County amendments applicable in unincorporated Placer County. The county adopts and amends the 2025 California Building, Residential, Existing Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Wildland-Urban Interface, Historical Building, Fire, CALGreen, and Referenced Standards Codes, with local snow, wind, soil, wildfire, roofing, and pool-barrier requirements. Placer County's 2025 local amendments exempt one-story detached tool/storage sheds, playhouses, and similar structures up to 120 sq ft and 12 ft high when zoning setbacks are met, although electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work still needs permits; wire fences up to 12 ft for residential/agricultural uses and other fences up to 7 ft; qualifying finish work, except cabinets involving plumbing, electrical, or accessibility requirements; agricultural buildings on qualifying agricultural/conservation parcels of at least 10 acres (subject to setback verification and separate trade-code compliance); temporary seasonal snow tunnels; antennas within stated height limits; temporary structures incidental to permitted work; maintenance repairs under $2,500 in a 12-month period that do not affect trade systems and involve no more than two roofing squares; and qualifying portable membrane structures up to 200 sq ft without utilities. Standard California Code exemptions may also apply only when every condition is satisfied.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.