IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT

We have received reports of fraudulent invoices targeting permit applicants. Please be advised that all payments must be made exclusively through the City’s official permitting portal, Accela Citizen Access (https://aca-prod.accela.com/PALOALTO/). City staff will never email you a PDF invoice and request your response for a separate link for payment. If you are uncertain, please contact the assigned staff for your project.

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Note regarding permit status . . .

Building Permits issued after January 2015 will have a status of "Finaled" when all inspections are complete. Older permits may still have a status of "Permit Issued". On these permits, please review the inspection history to verify all inspections are complete. Permit Revisions (example: 18REV-xxxxx) are related to a master Building Permit where all inspections are recorded. The parent permit can be found under "Related Records". Permit Revisions records are considered complete when in "Permit Issued" status.