Beaumont, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

The Building & Safety Department, created by Section 103.1 of the Building Code as amended in Municipal Code § 15.04.020, implements and enforces the code under the building official. The local text does not list individual inspection stages. It adopts Chapter 1, Division II of the 2025 California Building Code (§ 15.04.010) and amends the administrative provisions.

For work commenced without a permit, Section 105.5.1 sets a strict schedule. Within 30 calendar days of issuing the permit, the permittee must request and obtain the first inspection corresponding to the state of construction completed before the permit issued. All other inspections that would have been required at earlier stages must be requested and obtained within 30 calendar days following the initial inspection. After final approval of those inspections the permit becomes active and expires if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days. The building official can require exploratory demolition, engineering evaluations, or third-party inspections, can grant no more than one extension of up to 30 calendar days, and can shorten the deadlines if the unpermitted work appears substandard or dangerous. Section 109.4 adds a special investigation with a fee equal to the permit fee.

Section 109.5 governs re-inspection. A re-inspection fee can be assessed when work is not complete at the time inspection is called or when corrections are not made. The section states it is not the intent to charge on the first rejection, but to control calling for inspections before the job is ready. Fees can also be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted, approved plans are not on site, access is not provided on the requested date, or work deviates from approved plans. No further inspection is performed until assessed fees are paid. Section 15.38.010 authorizes the building inspector to enforce all of Title 15.