Sacramento Public Permit Portal

Welcome to Sacramento's Public Portal! This portal allows the public to check statuses, pay fees, and view details for permits.

If you would like to look up or pay fees for a specific record, select the search or pay fees link under the appropriate program heading. Additional Payment instructions can be found here.

Some Portal functionality is only available after registering for an account.

Application Instructions

For instructions on preparing and submitting an application navigate to the program's web page below.

Planning Division: e-Planning information and videos
Building Division: Electronic Plan Check (EPC), Production Permit, Online Minor Permit Program, Safety Inspection Requests, Inspection Scheduling, Online Payments
Operating Permits: Short-Term Rentals, Mobile Food Vending, Cannabis Business Operating Permit (BOP)
Public Works: Minor Encroachment, Major Encroachment, Transportation Permit
Code Enforcement: Information on open and closed cases, Code Enforcement, and Housing and Dangerous Building cases

For assistance

• Online Minor Permit Program email: streamline@cityofsacramento.org
• Building Electronic Plan Check Process: epcintake@cityofsacramento.org
• Planning Electronic Plan check or submittal: planningsubmit@cityofsacramento.org
• General Building Division question: ezpermit@cityofsacramento.org
• Utilities Development inquiries: DOUDevelopmentReview@cityofsacramento.org
• Public Works:
  • Minor or Major Encroachment Permits: DE@cityofsacramento.org
  • Blanket Encroachment permits (Utilities Companies only): encroachments@cityofsacramento.org
• Operating Permits: businesspermits@cityofsacramento.org
• Office of Cannabis Management: cannabis@cityofsacramento.org

If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please use the City’s updated search tool at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/search or call 311 or dial (916) 264-5011 outside the city limits.