Building Permit Process

Standard Building Permit Submittal Requirements

A variety of permits are required for both residential and commercial uses, construction, and development projects in the City. Prior to operating a business, taking tenancy in a secondary residential unit or starting a construction project, please contact City staff to confirm whether you may need a permit. It is always better to err on the side of caution. We are here to give you back up support to ensure your plans go as smoothly as possible and your construction project is built according to the latest building safety requirements and best quality.

Building Permit Fees

Building Permit Processing Fees and development Impact Fees are updated annually. Fee schedules are also available online and at City Hall in the Community Development Department located at One Main Street in Rio Vista, CA. It is important to note, when you are calculating costs for your project, that the City also collects fees for the County of Solano and the State of California.

Planning Division Review Requirements

Planning and Building Division staff work together to help permit applicants identify land use development design or use options that implement the laws the community has created for itself. The Department's goal is to continually improve our efficiency and effectiveness in our charter to help each resident, property and business owner through the permitting and design process. We want to help make the applicant's construction and/or development idea a reality and encourage your input on how we can improve our service to you balanced with the interests of the community as a whole.

Zoning Compliance

It is important to keep in mind that zoning compliance review may require submittal of a commercial or non-standard residential construction project to the Planning Commission for review sometime before the building permit can be reviewed and often before the plans can be plan-checked for compliance with Building Code. The Planning Commission holds regular meetings every second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. All meetings are open to the public.

Other Municipal Code Requirements

Much of the Building Division 's day-to-day work focuses on reviewing compliance with the Building Code to ensure that buildings are built and remodeled to meet life and safety requirements. The Building Division also works with other City Departments to enforce standards to protect the public welfare and to improve property values through the enforcement of nuisance abatement and other municipal codes

Building Permit Process

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