Holiday Hours Notice

The Development Center will be closed from December 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026, in observance of the winter holidays.

A new 2025 California Building and Fire Code cycle will come into effect on January 1, 2026. Building and Fire Applications for the current 2022 Building Code and Fire cycle will be accepted up until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Please note that applications submitted in December may be delayed due to an anticipated increase in applications. Our Online Permitting System will reopen on Monday, January 5 at 8:00 AM. Thank you for your patience and we wish you a safe Holiday Season.

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New Online Permit Activity Search Launched

Palo Alto Permit View, a new and improved way to look up and research permit activity within the City of Palo Alto, is now live and replaces BuildingEye. To receive e-mail notifications of new applications, please sign-up for a new account and set up new notifications in Permit View.

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