Yucaipa, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Yucaipa's building inspection rule is Section 109.8 of the California Building Code as added by § 15.04.015. A re-inspection fee can be imposed for each inspection or reinspection when the portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or required corrections are not made. The section is not meant to charge the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the technical codes; it controls the practice of calling inspections before the job is ready. Fees can also be imposed when the inspection record card is not posted or is unavailable on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, access is not provided on the date the inspection is requested, or the work deviates from plans needing the Building Official's approval. To get a re-inspection the applicant files a written application on a city-approved form and pays the fee, and no additional inspections happen until assessed fees are paid. The section prints no dollar amount.

Other inspection-linked rules in the same section: a permit becomes invalid if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days between each required inspection, with one written 180-day extension available, and under Section 111.3 the Building Official can issue a temporary certificate of occupancy before all work is complete if the applicant provides a bond or cash deposit for the cost of completion.

Grading has its own sequence in Chapter 15.12. All permitted grading is subject to inspection by the city official (§ 15.12.370). The permittee must notify the city official when operations are ready for inspection, rough grading must be finished before building permits issue for a graded site, and covered or concealed work can be ordered exposed at no cost to the city (§ 15.12.410). The permittee also notifies the city official when grading is ready for final inspection, and drainage and erosion control must be complete before final approval, except in extreme hardship with an adequate bond (§ 15.12.440).

In local flood hazard areas, the Building Official or City Engineer conducts a Pre-Construction Flood Hazard Inspection before any development permit is approved (Development Code § 83.0301120).