Palm Springs, CA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

04, Article I. 1 et seq. 015 then layers on local amendments to the permit process itself. An application for a permit is deemed abandoned 180 days after filing unless the applicant has pursued it in good faith or a permit has already issued; the building official can grant one or two extensions of up to 90 days each on a written request showing justifiable cause, and anyone who lets the extension window lapse must resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee under the laws in effect at that later date.

Once issued, a permit becomes invalid if work at the site is not commenced within 12 months, or if it is suspended, abandoned, or without progress for 180 days; progress specifically means passing at least one inspection required under Section 110. The building official can extend an unexpired permit up to 90 days at a time on a written showing of circumstances beyond the applicant's control, but no permit can run past three years from issuance without City Council authorization for significant cause. A separate exception lets code-enforcement permits carry expiration dates shorter than 180 days at the building official's discretion.

Disputes over a Building and Safety decision go to the three-member Building Code Board of Appeals: an aggrieved person files a written notice of appeal within ten days of the action, pays the Department's appeal fee set by City Council resolution, and the Board must hear the appeal within 45 days.