Request for Duplication of Plans or Documents
The Building Division maintains approved building permit documents including plans, specifications, reports, and other associated documents. As required by the Health & Safety Code, Section 19851, a Building Department, prior to copying plans or documents prepared by a certified, licensed, or registered professional, must first attempt to contact the preparer who signed the original plans or documents (or the preparer’s successor, if any) and the original or current owner of the building for permission to copy the plans or documents. To request copies of plans or other documents, please follow the procedures detailed below:
- Complete the Request for Duplication of Plans Affidavit and, if applicable, the Property Owner’s Permission to Duplicate Plans form. If you are not the current owner of the property, staff will request written permission from the original or current property owner.
- Pay the fee for the services below as provided in the Master Fee Schedule.
- Staff will request written permission of the certified, licensed, or registered professional or successor, if any, who signed the original documents.
After 30 days, if no response is received from the certified, licensed, or registered professional, it will be deemed as the professional’s consent for the duplication of plans or documents. The City must still receive written permission from the original or current owner before the plans or documents will be copied and provided to you.
*An alternative to the above process, the requestor may contact the certified, licensed, or registered professional or his or her successor, if any, and the original or current property owner to obtain written permission to duplicate the requested plans or documents.
