310 Building Permit Application: how to file the building permit for a tenant improvement
Apply on SJPermits.org, upload plans through SJePlans and pay the plan review fee before review starts. Restaurants can use the city's Streamlined Restaurant Program.
- Agency
- City of San José Building Division
- Where it applies
- San Jose
- How it's filed
- Filed on the agency's portal
- Fee
- VariesSet by the city's building fees, plus a refundable construction waste deposit.
- How long it takes
- San José's standard plan review for a commercial tenant improvement takes about 10 working days for the first round and 5 working days for each recheck.
What to attach
- Commercial & Industrial Projects Submittal Checklist
- Plans per the Tenant Improvements Plan Checklist
- Owner-Builder Acknowledgement, if the owner applies
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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