Building Permit Requirements per Assembly Bill 2234

Assembly Bill (AB) 2234 requires local jurisdictions to provide requirements for any post-entitlement phase permit for projects that are majority or entirely residential. This includes required documents for submission of an application and examples for five types of housing projects. 

Per the AB 2234, our office must determine whether an application is complete within 15 days of receiving the application, and project review must be completed within 30 days for projects 25 units or fewer, and within 60 days for projects 26 units or more. We must also provide an online permit application system. 

Below are requirements for submittal to different divisions of our office. Please visit our Planning & Land Use page or Development Engineering page for more information and forms. 

• Residential Plan Submittal Checklist(PDF, 215KB)
• Permit Application Walkthrough(PDF, 763KB)
• Master Schedule of Fees(XLSX, 186KB)
• Permit Application Forms(PDF, 4MB)

Submit to Development Engineering: 

• Grading Application
• Grading & Drainage Plan Checklist
• Grading & Drainage Plan Submittal Requirements
• Grading & Drainage Plan Submittal Requirements (for applications with SPR)

Submit to Development Services, to be forwarded to Current Planning: 

• Pre-Application Review
• Land Use Application

Projects may require approval from outside agencies, listed below. 

Examples of Approved Building Permits

Single Family Residence (SFR) & Attached Garage(PDF, 5MB)

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)(PDF, 8MB)

Duplex(PDF, 9MB)

Fourplex(PDF, 4MB)

Mobile Home(PDF, 6MB)

Examples of Approved Building Plans

Please visit our office to view examples of approved plans for permits. Duplication of plans requires express permission from the designer of record and current property owner. You can request to view the below projects in our office: 

Single Family - PC 21-1129

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) - PC 21-0244

Duplex - PC 20-0300

Fourplex - PC 6-1026

Mobile Home PC 23-003779

Health & Safety Code section 19851, subd. (a) prohibits the County from duplicating the official copy of any building plans. The official copy of the building plans associated with the building permits listed above is therefore available for public review during regular Departmental business hours at 2220 Tulare Street, Suite A, Fresno, CA 93721. Please schedule a time to view the plans by calling (559) 600-4540 or emailing PlanCheckBuildingCode2@fresnocountyca.gov.