Santa Ana City Hall is closed December 25, 2025, to January 2, 2026; there is no street sweeping December 25-26 and January 1.
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Certificate of Occupancy Information A Certificate of Occupancy is required for any business enterprise that requires a City business license. Applications for Certificate of Occupancy are available via the following: Online form At the Planning counter, please click here to schedule your visit to City Hall (required). There is a one-time processing fee to be...
About the Code Enforcement Division Santa Ana Code Enforcement officers work closely within the community to protect public health, safety and welfare, enforcing city codes related to nuisance and land use violations. Code Enforcement Officers examine properties either in response to a complaint or as part of ongoing proactive enforcement efforts. Businesses or property owners...
Promoting and Maintaining Safety The City of Santa Ana wants to maintain and promote the safety of its residents through ethical, timely, and transparent processes to ensure its built environments are complying with all local and state building codes. The Building Safety Division is responsible for issuing; building, plumbing, heating/cooling, and electrical permits. This also...
The documents below provide applicants with standard plans and details for project types around the City of Santa Ana. Applications for Occupancy Permits are only available when applying for a business license. Building Building Permit Application Building Permit Information Equipment Setback Requirement Owner Builder Declaration Roofing Requirements Smoke Detector Self-Certification Form Window Change Outs Abandoned...
Welcome to Inspection Services! Our inspectors perform construction inspections at specified progress benchmarks on a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and residential structures.
The City of Santa Ana Building Inspectors will be conducting remote video inspections for occupied interior areas. Remote video inspection uses a video call function on 4G and 5G devices with the following formats: Android IOS (iPhone/iPad) Google Duo If you have a capable device, continue to read the following information on this page. For...