Location and Hours
The Permit Service Center is open from 8:30-3:30 for appointments and 10:00-2:00 for walk-ins and effective June 15th. Appointments are required for all permit processing activities.
The Permit Service Center (PSC) is located at 1947 Center Street, 3rd Floor - between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
PSC hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm.
The PSC is closed the 2nd Friday of every month.
Please see City holidays and other office closures.
Over-the-counter and walk-in application submittals will be accepted as staff is available.
All other PSC counter applications may be submitted daily from 8:30am to 4pm.
All financial transactions must be completed by 4:30pm.
Acceptable methods of payment: Visa, MasterCard, checks and cash.
You are welcome to visit the Permit Service Center on a first-come, first-served basis during the listed hours. Please remember that appointments are served first. Appointments for all PSC services can be scheduled online or by calling (510) 981-7500. Appointments for submittal of permit applications with plans (new, re-submittals and revisions) are available Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 3:30pm.
Plans must be submitted electronically for plan check and permitting.
Counter Hours (Divisions)
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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| Permit Processing |
8:30am - 4:30pm
(final check-in 4pm1)
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8:30am - 4:30pm
(final check-in 4pm1)
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8:30am - 4:30pm
(final check-in 4pm1)
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8:30am - 4:30pm
(final check-in 4pm)1
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8:30am - 4:30pm
(final check-in 4pm1)
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Land Use
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8:30 - 4pm
(final check-in 3:30pm)
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8:30 - 2:30 (final check-in 2pm)
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8:30 - 4pm
(final check-in 3:30pm) |
8:30 - 4pm
(final check-in 3:30pm)
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Counter Closed - Application Submittal Appt. Only
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| Building and Safety |
8:30am - 4pm (final check-in 3:30pm)
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8:30 - 4pm (final check-in by 3:30pm)
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8:30 - 4pm (final check-in 3:30pm)
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8:30 - 4pm(final check-in by 3:30 pm)
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8:30 - 4pm (final check-in 3:30pm)
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| Fire Prevention |
8:30am - 10:30am (Appointments: 510.981.7447)
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| Public Works Engineering |
8:30am - 10:30am (Appointments: 510.981.7448) |
Environmental Health2 (2180 Milvia, 2nd Floor)
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8:00am - 9:00am
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Traffic Engineering3(1947 Center, 4th Floor)
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9:00am - 12pm (Appointments: 510.981.7010)
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1) Last sign-in indicates that service will be provided as long as the customer has signed in at the Welcome Station by 4pm; all financial transactions must be completed by 4:30pm
2) Environmental Health is located at 2180 Milvia Street, 2nd Floor
3) Traffic Engineering is located at 2180 Milvia Street, 4th Floor