Overview
Santa Ana Planning & Building coordinates municipal building permits and land-use review. Use the City’s current application route and scope checklist, with OCFA coordination where applicable.
Authority
Santa Ana Planning & Building Agency
Recovered fee evidence
Resolution 2025-026 with prior-year comparison
Trades
Select a trade for its permit path, licensing, code resources, fees and filing pitfalls.
Electrical and temporary service
Santa Ana Building DivisionApplicable Code
Applicable City-adopted California electrical provisions.
License Requirement
Appropriate CSLB electrical specialty or verified owner route.
License Fee
CSLB credential assessment
CEUs
Check renewal requirements
Permit Fee
Current electrical fee not verified; excluded from the dated plumbing example.
Plan Review Time
Provide service and equipment information with the application.
Common Pitfalls
- Temporary service can require separate approval and deposit conditions.
- A plumbing benchmark cannot price electrical work.
Permit-to-closeout workflow
Confirm property
Santa Ana jurisdiction, zoning and intended use
Select scopes
Building and individual trade applications
Prepare plans
City checklist and equipment/structural documents
Complete review
Planning, Building and required agency comments
Issue and inspect
Pay current assessment; inspect required stages
Complete finals
Resolve corrections and occupancy requirements
Permit fees and worked estimates
The recovered adopted 2025 resolution includes FY 2024/25 adopted comparison figures. This worked example deliberately uses that historical column; it does not certify 2026 rates.
| Trade | Permit fee | License fee |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and temporary service | Current electrical fee not verified; excluded from the dated plumbing example. | CSLB credential assessment |
| Heaters and itemized installations | Historical FY 2024/25 comparison: issuance $66.88 and residential heater up to 50 gallons $27.03. Not a current 2026 quotation. | CSLB specialty schedule |
| Mechanical units and ventilation | Current mechanical fee not verified; excluded from the historical plumbing example. The dated sheet has separate equipment rows. | State specialty assessment |
| Fire-system and agency coordination | Current fire fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. City fee resolution directs applicants to OCFA for other applicable fire-service fees. | System qualification assessment |
| Building and plan-check coordination | Current building fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Resolution 2025-026 was operative July 1, 2025; current 2026 fees must be checked separately. | CSLB classification assessment |
Submission checklist
Homeowner and codes
Confirm owner-builder eligibility and actual trade exemptions with the City. California contractor classification and City code requirements depend on the work; ownership does not waive required professional documents or inspections.
Inspections and closeout
Arrange required construction and trade stages, retain approved plans and resolve corrections. Obtain the applicable final/occupancy approval and any required Fire-system acceptance; a fee receipt alone does not close the project.