Location and Hours

NOTICE!
Please be advised, due to a mandatory division training, the Permit Service Center will close at 12pm Thursday, August 23, 2018

(Last check in is 11:30 am - NO EXCEPTIONS)  

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 verify City holidays and other office closures.

Over-the-counter and walk-in application submittals will be accepted as staff is available. There are no over-the-counter plan checks after 2:30pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays. All other PSC counter applications may be submitted from 8:30am to 3:30pm.  

All financial transactions must be completed by 4pm. 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 by calling (510) 981-7500. Appointments for submittal of permit applications with plans (new, re-submittals and revisions) are available Monday through Friday from 9am to 2pm.

Plans must be submitted electronically for plan check and permitting.