Effective February 28, 2022 the Piedmont Planning & Building and Public Works departments will be open for counter service, including unscheduled inquiries via walk-ins, telephone and e-mail during the following hours:
- Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (including the lunch hour)
- Friday closed
For more information click here for a message from Planning & Building Director Kevin Jackson
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About Building

The Plan Check section performs residential and commercial plan checks for fire and life-safety, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, Title-24 energy, Title-24 disabled access, and pertinent municipal code and state regulations governing the design and construction of buildings and other structures.
The Inspection section inspects building during construction for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical code compliance and responds to complaints concerning alleged building code violations.
The Permit Administration section is responsible for all aspects of the building permit process, including processing and routing of applications and revisions, issuing permits, maintaining applied, issued, expired and canceled permits, and for providing timely reporting of permit information to the public.
Construction Hours
Monday through Saturday - 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Inspections
All inspections are done Monday-Thursday - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. To schedule an inspection please us the BUILDING INSPECTION SCHEDULER. Please give yourself plenty of time as inspections are first come first serve and there are a limited amount performed per day.
About Building

The Plan Check section performs residential and commercial plan checks for fire and life-safety, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, Title-24 energy, Title-24 disabled access, and pertinent municipal code and state regulations governing the design and construction of buildings and other structures.
The Inspection section inspects building during construction for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical code compliance and responds to complaints concerning alleged building code violations.
The Permit Administration section is responsible for all aspects of the building permit process, including processing and routing of applications and revisions, issuing permits, maintaining applied, issued, expired and canceled permits, and for providing timely reporting of permit information to the public.
Construction Hours
Monday through Saturday - 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Inspections
All inspections are done Monday-Thursday -9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Call (510) 420-3050 to schedule an inspection 3 days to 1 week in advance. Have the following ready when calling for each inspection: address of property, type of inspection needed, permit number, and name plus phone number of a contact person. An adult over the age of 18 must be present for all inspections.