Clovis, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

1 to fit the City's Building Division processes. 5, Required Building Inspections, to bar covering or concealing reinforcing steel or structural framework, and to bar concealing fire-resistive joint and penetration protection, until the building official has approved the work. On notification from the permit holder, the building official must perform six inspections in sequence: a foundation inspection after excavation and reinforcing steel placement (with forms in place for concrete foundations); a concrete slab or under-floor inspection before concrete or subfloor sheathing covers in-slab equipment and piping; a frame inspection once roof framing, fire blocking, bracing, and rough electrical, plumbing, and heating work are complete; a lath and/or wallboard inspection before plaster is applied or wallboard joints are taped and finished; any additional inspections required under Section 109 of the International Building Code or the current California Building Code; and a final inspection after finish grading, made once the building is complete and ready for occupancy.

3 lists what that certificate must contain, including the permit number, address, owner, occupancy classification, and design occupant load. 4: a permit that goes 180 days without passing a required inspection is deemed abandoned, and work cannot resume without a new permit, generally at half the original permit fee if the plans are unchanged.