Chula Vista, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

" Subsection (B) requires the permittee to post an inspection record card on site so the Building Official can log each inspection, and subsection (C) puts the burden on the person doing the work to request each inspection, with the Building Official able to require at least one working day's notice. Subsection (E) lists the required inspection stages in order: (1) underground inspection, made after plumbing, conduit, and mechanical systems are in place but before backfill and concrete; (2) foundation inspection, after excavation and reinforcing steel are in place; (3) concrete slab or under-floor inspection, before concrete or floor sheathing is installed; (4) roof and/or floor inspection, after framing is complete but before covering is installed; (5) frame inspection, after roofing, framing, fire blocking, and rough electrical/plumbing/mechanical are in place; (6) lath and/or wallboard inspection, before plaster or taped joints are finished; and (7) final inspection, after all permitted work is complete.

Subsection (D) requires the Building Official's approval before work proceeds past each stage, and any noncompliant portion must be corrected before it is covered. Subsection (I) authorizes a reinspection fee, set in the Master Fee Schedule, when work isn't ready at the called time, the inspection card is missing, approved plans aren't on site, access isn't provided, or the contractor deviated from approved plans, but the section specifies the fee is not charged for a first-time failed inspection, only for calling an inspection before the job is actually ready.