Building and Fire Inspection

  City Hall, First Floor

    500 Castro Street      

 Mountain View, CA 94041

(650) 903-6313   building@mountainview.gov

PUBLIC COUNTER HOURS: 

 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except Holidays)

BUILDING AND FIRE APPLICATIONS:

The Building Division is accepting all new applications and resubmittals of existing applications electronically. The available hours to electronically submit or resubmit an application are Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (excluding recognized holidays). Typical submission processing to accept the submitted materials for plan check review is within 3 business days. For questions, please contact us by phone at 650-903-6313 x0 for immediate assistant. 

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR GENERAL INQUIRIES:

For questions, concerns or general submittal inquiries, please send an email to building@mountainview.gov or speak directly with a staff member via phone at 650-903-6313 x0. 

PUBLIC COUNTER SERVICES:

• In-Person or Virtual (via Zoom) appointments can be scheduled here:  Appointment Scheduler
• Walk-In/Drop-In, In-Person assistance is available at the public counter.
•  Building Submittal: Building permits typically reviewed by a Planner at the public counter can submit directly to the Building Division at-risk. Plans submitted will be reviewed by a Planner as part of the building plan check process.
•  Planning Review: The Planning and Building Division encourages preliminary review for any building plans for single-family home additions/new construction, ADUs, and exterior commercial tenant improvements to ensure your plans meet zoning requirements, prior to submitting for Building Plan Check. 

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The Building Division helps to ensure health, safety and welfare of the citizens, property owners and visitors of the City of Mountain View. The Division is responsible for plan review of all new construction, additions, remodels, fire sprinklers, fire alarms, and suppressions systems for both commercial and residential properties and construction inspection services for all projects including building, fire, electrical, plumbing and mechanical installations (except County, State & Federal Buildings). We ensure compliance with state and local codes, policies, guidelines and standards of structures within the City limits. We see ourselves as an integral part of each project team and are committed to establishing positive working relationships, while focusing on problem solving and delivering exceptional customer service while meeting the requirements of federal, state and local codes.