Summary

The Building Department is responsible for enforcement of California State and Mariposa County laws concerning the safety of structures.

Building permits are issued based on the current edition of the California Building Codes and local amendments, encompassing building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, state energy requirements, and state accessibility laws. These codes are enforced to protect you and your property investment. The permitting process ensures that your project proceeds according to safe building practices and can offer assurances that contractors are properly licensed to perform the work.

Types of Permits

Among those permits issued by this department are residential and commercial building construction (this includes but is not limited to new construction, remodels, conversions, and changes of occupancy), manufactured home installation, and grading.

Note: All parts of the 2022 triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code, Title 24 may now be viewed online.

Building Codes

See links on this page: 2022 California Building Codes

Please note that online access is provided courtesy of the three entities that publish the codes: The International Code Council (ICC), International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), and the National Fire Protection Agency/BNi Books. Consequently, the online versions vary slightly in format.

BE AWARE EFFECTIVE JUNE 9, 2022

If a violation exists on a parcel, the Mariposa County Building Department cannot accept a permit application on that parcel.  No permit can be issued, no inspections can be requested or completed, and no approvals can be given.  Unless the requested permit is to correct the violation.

Per Ordinance #1173, adopted on May 10, 2022.                                                       Mariposa County Code Section 15.10.260.

Solar plans have been submitted with extraneous information or missing information.  This causes a delay in the approval of the plans.  After the initial review, the plan checker issues a correction notice.  The corrected plans must be resubmitted and sent back for an additional plan check.  If corrected plans are required, you may incur an additional plan check fee.

To ensure the prompt approval of the solar plans, please be aware of the following:

1.  Plans are site-specific.  All sheets and notes that are not applicable to the job submitted must be removed.
2.  If there is a table showing multiple ground snow loads, wind loads, and exposures, the correct snow load, wind load, and exposure must be marked in the table. 
3. All items that are for the specific job applied for must be highlighted. 
4. The ground snow load must be labeled on the plans. If you do not know the required ground snow load for the project site, please call Building, and we can look it up for you.