Kings County, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Response deadline
- 48 hours
- Clock excludes
- Weekends and legal holidays
- Missed deadline
- Deemed approved by default
- Applies to
- Building permit inspection requests
Summary
When a Kings County building permit holder requests an inspection, the building official has 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, to inspect, or the work is deemed approved by default.
Failure on the part of the building official to make an inspection within 48 hours of receiving a request for inspection shall be deemed an approval by the building official; provided, however, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall not constitute any part of such 48-hour period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
County Code section 5-5 sets a hard clock on the building official's response to inspection requests: failure to inspect within 48 hours of receiving the request is deemed an approval. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays don't count toward that 48-hour window, so the practical deadline stretches across weekends. The rule sits in Chapter 5's general provisions alongside the county's permit-required and enforcement sections, and it gives contractors and property owners a concrete backstop against a stalled inspection holding up construction, if the county doesn't show up in time, the inspected stage is treated as passed.
Violations & Fines
This section protects permit holders rather than penalizing them: if the building official misses the 48-hour window, the inspected work is automatically deemed approved, with no fine or infraction involved.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if Kings County doesn't inspect my project within 48 hours?
Do weekends count toward the 48-hour inspection deadline?
Sources & Official References
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