San Jacinto, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

The one inspection rule printed in San Jacinto's Development Code is § 17.430.330, the expedited permitting section for small residential rooftop solar energy systems. Subsection I provides that only one inspection is required and performed by the Building Department for a system eligible for expedited review, that the inspection is done in a timely manner, and that a subsequent inspection after a failed inspection is authorized but need not conform to the requirements of the chapter. Around that inspection, staff deem an application complete when it satisfies the city's checklist, send a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies if it is incomplete, and issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit within a reasonable period after a complete application. The Director can require a use permit if substantial evidence shows a specific, adverse impact on public health and safety, and that decision can be appealed to the Planning Commission.

For other construction, Title 15 identifies the final inspection as the closing stage. Under § 15.04.090, every building for which a permit is issued must, prior to final inspection, have its address painted in black numbers on a white reflective background on the front curb face, with numbers a minimum of four inches high. New single-family dwellings and duplexes with garages also carry an illuminated address on the left side of the front garage wall, sixty inches above the driveway surface, on a one hundred ten volt circuit with photocell switching. For landscape work, Chapter 17.325 requires the permit applicant to hand the owner a certificate of completion, certificate of installation, irrigation schedule and maintenance schedule at the time of final inspection.

Inspection costs are fee-driven. Section 15.08.020 sets fees for inspections and re-inspections by City Council resolution, and § 15.08.120 has the building official collect a review and inspection fee for off-site improvements of at least ten dollars or two and one-half percent of the estimated cost, whichever is greater, with the director of public works estimating the cost.