• Obtaining a Building Permit
• Plan Requirements
• Garage Plans For Sale
• Fees
• How Long do I have?

1. The permit application from Building Services requires the following:
   • Complete the three part application and sign where applicable (signature must be verified by office personnel). If you are applying as owner-builder, you must be the owner of record and complete part four of the multi part application. If property ownership was recently changed a copy of the grant deed may be required at time of application.
   • When other than the owner or licensed contractor is applying for the permit, the second half of part four of the form must be completed, giving authority to sign as the owner's agent.
   • Owner must sign a "Deed Restriction Certificate," declaring conformance with any applicable deed restrictions and/or CC&R's for subject property.
   • If the property is within the architecturally-controlled area of El Dorado Hills Community Services District, architectural approval of the plans from the district prior to permit issuance is a requirement. Failure to obtain approval may delay issuance of your permit. Check with your individual association for any restrictions that may affect your construction
   • A Certificate of Worker's Compensation coverage and a copy of contractor's license and current El Dorado County Business License for contractors are required, when applicable.
   • Submit plans
2. When the property is not served by public water/sewer, the Environmental Management Department will review the site plan for distance to any septic tank or leach field.
3. Project identification at roadway will be required. An encroachment permit is needed if you are connecting a new driveway to a County-maintained road.

BUILDING SERVICES WILL NOT ACCEPT AN APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE BUILDING PERMIT UNLESS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA LISTED BELOW ARE MET. Use the following as a guideline for your submittal.

SUBMIT TWO COMPLETE SETS OF PLANS THAT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. A PLOT PLAN (minimum scale 1"=20').
   - This plan must show the entire parcel and indicate and identify actual distances from all property lines and/or easements to structures, existing and proposed.
   - The plot plan shall also indicate the distances between structures.
   - Locate septic system(s).
   - Indicate slope of lot. Contour lines (@ 1', 2' or 5' vertical increments) must be shown which extend 20 feet beyond the building site and/or disturbed area, or to the property line, whichever is less.
   - Any proposed grading is to be delineated in conformance with the County Design and Improvement Standards Manual. If the plot plan, drawn as required above, is too large to fit on a 24" x 36" sheet of paper, a SITE PLAN, drawn to a small scale, shall be provided which locates the area covered by the PLOT PLAN on the parcel.
   - The proposed method of compliance with State Fire Safe regulations regarding driveway slope, width, surface, turnouts and fuel modification shall be shown on these plans.
   - Any new driveways to the garage are to be shown on the plot/site plans and accompanied by a profile indicating the existing elevation at edge of pavement (top of curb), elevations at all grade-breaks, at finish floor of garage and the distance between each given elevation.
2. TITLE BLOCK giving: owner's name and mailing address, job site address, and assessor's parcel number. Include a summary of square footage.
3. FOUNDATION PLAN with details and North arrow. Indicate all hold-down device locations (if applicable).
4. FULLY-DIMENSIONED FLOOR PLAN illustrating proposed sizes and uses of rooms, exits and fire separations. Show windows and doors. Identify proposed use of any rooms included in garage. (Example: shop, bathroom, storage, etc.) Show braced wall panel locations or engineered shear walls (if applicable). If a second story is included as a garage storage floor it must be designed for a 120# floor load.
5. FRAMING PLAN with details (include deck framing if applicable).
6. ROOF FRAMING PLAN. If trusses are to be used, supply two wet-signed copies of engineered design along with structural plan set submittal. Trusses must be keyed to Roof Framing Plan. The building design professional (project engineer) to review and initial truss specs as being compatible with building design
7. ELEVATIONS including front, rear, and both sides
8. ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL PLAN identifying all outlets, switches, lights, smoke detectors and main panel ampacity and location. This may be illustrated on the Floor Plan.
9. Name and wet-signature (original) of the person responsible for preparing plans on the title page of the plan set. (Plans requiring design by a California-Registered Architect or Engineer must bear stamp and license number with current expiration date.)

     Please note one additional floor plan is needed for the county Assessor's Office      before permit issuance.

An application missing any items will be deemed incomplete and the plan check will not be scheduled until all the items indicated are received by Building Services. This may affect application fees and codes since the operative date of application will be the date on which a complete application is received.

CHECK OUR PLAN REVIEW GUIDELINES FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS. The guideline, while not all-inclusive, is intended to help you prepare residential plans that are essentially "complete".

NOTE: PLEASE USE A SCALE COMMON TO INDUSTRY PRACTICE (1/4 PER FOOT DESIRED). Section 106.3.3 of the 2001 California Building Code states: "Plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations."

ALL CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH CURRENT CODES AND ORDINANCES

CODE ITEMS MOST COMMONLY MISSED ON PLANS AND IN THE FIELD INSPECTIONS.

NOTICE: The sale of garage plans has been temporarily suspended until a redesign and review for new building codes has been completed by the class and Building Services.  Please check back to determine if they are available.

Building Services currently has many different complete garage plans with structural approved and are available for your purchase at the department counter.

The plans are designed and drawn by the Golden Sierra High School Mechanical and Architectural Drawing class and the Union Mine High School R.O.P. class. Students are able to take classes in Computer-Aided Drafting to prepare for careers in Engineering, Design, Architecture, and Construction. The students are very fortunate to have a technical and comprehensive drafting program using state of the art computers that prepares them for the working world and further educational training.

The award winning High School Garage Plan Project is a cooperative effort with the El Dorado County Building Services to design garage plans that are approved and available for purchase at Building Services. All proceeds from the sale go directly to the drafting class for the purchase of additional computers and supplies.

NOTICE: Multiple checks may be required at time of permit issuance depending on the type of permit: one for the Permit, one for the School Fee, one for the Air Quality fee, and one for DOT Encroachment Permits. Each check is made to the respective agency.

PLEASE NOTE: The Development Services Department DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY CREDIT CARD PURCHASES at this time. Personal or bank draft checks accepted as well as US currency.

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FEES
  Rural parcels may require a well and septic system.Your parcel may be in an asbestos area and a review and associated fee will be required by Air Quality. Please contact Environmental Management for information concerning requirements and fees involved. Building projects may be subject to a review fee to determine possible impact upon any existing septic systems.

• OTHER DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES
  • El Dorado Hills CSD (if your project is located within their district)
• A Construction Permit from the State Water Resources Control Board is required for projects that distrurb one or more acres of soil.
• A review by the Air Quality Board and separate fee is required with each grading permit.
  
  
• BUILDING & PLANNING FEES
  • For permits not subject to the 2004 General Plan Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Program, fees shall be determined by the valuation shown on the Valuation Table as published annually in the August issue of Building Safety Journal with a fee of $.0125 per $1.00 valuation of the work proposed. 
  • If a new driveway encroachment to a County-maintained road is proposed, a $273.00 fee will be charged.
  • Projects necessitating a Grading Permit will require a $435.00 permit fee. 
  • One-half of the Building Permit Fee is collected at time of Permit application. The remainder of the building permit fee and other agency fees will be collected at the time of permit issuance.
  • For all fees relating to Building Services see resolution # 180-2007
  • Note: The minimum fee for any Building Services permit is $100.00. Other agency fees may apply.

Worksheet for Calculating Estimated Building Permit Fees

Use Type	Area Sq Feet	X	Cost per Sq. Ft.	=	Valuation
Garage/Shop Area		X	$35.55	=	$
Unfinished Space		X	$35.55	=	$
Cov'd Porch Area		X	$35.55	=	$
Deck Area		X	$35.55	=	$
Total Valuation

To Calculate Building Services Fee:

Also for calculating remodels, repairs and other projects not adding square footage, use contract price for valuation. See DOT for determination of TIM fee requirements. Generally remodels, repairs, additions and residential accessory buildings are not subject to TIM fees.

	Total Valuation Calculated	X	.01	=	Estimated Building Services Fee
If Subject to TIM fees	$	X	.0106	=	$
If NOT Subject to TIM fess	$	X	.0125	=	$

CALIFORNIA STATE SMIP FEES - Effective 4/1/91
The State of California requires a fee, established in 1972, to be collected for the state seismic instrumentation program for the study of earthquakes.

Strong Motion Instrumentation Program

Total Valuation Calculated	X	0.0001	=	State SMIP Fee
$	X	0.0001	=	$

• The Application
  The permit application is valid for 365 days. You should keep track of the date to avoid problems as the expiration date approaches. Once expired, the permit application is not renewable; you simply start over.  Extension of the application may only be granted if a delay is caused by a governmental agency and only for the amount of time the application was delayed by that agency. There may be fee building service credits for an reapplication if within 6 months and the first permit application was ready to issue. All plans and documents will be destroyed within 180 days from submittal date if not picked up from Development Services.
  
  
• The Plan Review
  We review plans in the order received. As a result, our turnaround time will vary. At the time of submittal, we ask you to review a checklist of required information and sign that all documentation is present. Having all of the necessary information at the time of plan review is a must for us and ensures that your application will experience no unnecessary delay in being reviewed. If the application is incomplete in any way, you will be notified by mail and your place in line forfeited. When we receive all of the required information, you will once again be included in the plan review order, but the operative date will be the date of the new submittal.
  
  
• The Permit
  The permit is valid for two years from the issuance date (three years in the Tahoe Basin). If you find you cannot finish your project within the prescribed time, you may renew your permit two times only for a period of one year each if construction has proceeded in a timely manner showing progress with approved inspections. There will be a renewal fee based on the percentage of progress that has occurred. If four years are not sufficient for construction, the permit may be reactivated with a new permit number and review of the projects progress.