Building & Safety Department

Our Mission Statement


The mission of the Adelanto Building and Safety Department is to protect the lives and safety of the residents and visitors of Adelanto, preserve the City's quality of life, and contribute to the City's economic development. This is accomplished through the implementation of the California Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Codes as well as Disabled Access, Energy, Green Building and Zoning regulations for construction and maintenance of commercial, industrial, and residential development within the City.
 
A building permit grants legal permission to start construction of a building project. A building permit provides the means for Building Officials to reduce the potential hazards of unsafe construction and therefore ensuring the public health, safety and welfare.
 
Permit applications must be submitted before construction or remodeling. Only the property owner of the owner's licensed contractor or authorized agent can obtain a permit. The Building Official will inspect construction to ensure minimum standards are met and appropriate materials are used. Visit the Building and Safety for the permit process. 

A building permit is required for any construction improvement, repair, alteration, construction, or demolition project, including pool or spa installations, sandblasting, most excavation and the erection of temporary structures such as temporary power poles. The applicant must provide the Building and Safety Department with who will do the work, project location and the scope of work. Most permits are processed quickly if the project is in compliance with the required construction codes and ordinance. The Plan checker will approve the plans or compile a list of corrections. The Building Department will call the applicant with results. Once permit fees are paid and the permit is issued the owner or licensed contractor is responsible for scheduling inspections. Once all inspections are signed off on permit the project is finialed and or will be ready for a Certificate of Occupancy.​​​​The Building and Safety Division enforces building codes and standards adopted by the State of California and the City of Adelanto for residential and commercial structures.​

Building and Safety Counter hours are from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm

​City of Adelanto Municipal Code:
California Building Codes

Building Permits laying on table with tape measurer and pencil

General Information

  1. 2019 Building Code Effect Jan 1, 2020
  2. 2019 Code Update Solar requirements 10-16-19
  3. Adelanto Building Code Information
  4. Applicable Codes
  5. Building and Safety Application
  6. General Submittal Procedures
  7. Owner Builder Notice
  8. Requirements for BS Permit Application
  9. Situations Requiring a Permit
  10. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide

City of Adelanto Permit Application

  1. Building and Safety Application 2020
  2. Adelanto Owner Builder Affidavit (PDF)
  3. Adelanto Owner Builder Handout (PDF)
  4. Development Impact Fees
  5. Attached Patio
  6. Detached Patio
  7. Who Can Design
  8. Sample Site Plan
  9. Plot Plan
  10. Patio Site Plan
  11. Refund Request Form
  12. Waste Diversion Plan Form

Tenant Improvement and Commercial Project

  1. APUA Connection Fee Sheet
  2. AQMD Application
  3. Building and Safety Application
  4. Commercial and Industrial Submittal Requirements
  5. Development Impact Fees
  6. Demolition Renovation Forms
  7. Developer School Fees as of 7.9.18
  8. Meter Connection Fees
  9. Submittal Requirements For Commercial, TI and Industrial Buildings
  10. Commercial Equipment Submittal Requirements
  11. Commercial and Residential Generators

Forms and Handouts

  1. Cannabis Plant Processing and Extraction
  2. Carbon Monoxide Alarms in New SFD
  3. Conventional Wood framed Cons
  4. Block Wall Freestanding
  5. Block Wall Site Plan
  6. Built-Up Roof Inspections
  7. Free Standing Patio
  8. Exterior Wall (PDF)
  9. Garden Wall (PDF)
  10. Gas Pipe
  11. General Inspection Information
  12. Guidelines for Special Inspections
  13. Subdivisions.pdf
  14. Patio Site Plan
  15. Patio Covers
  16. Permit Cancellation and Request For Refund
  17. Pool Barrier
  18. Pools (above ground)
  19. Pre-Manufactured Metal Patio Cover
  20. Room Addition
  21. Rehab Permits
  22. Residential Room Additions
  23. Residential Electrical Load Calcs
  24. Retaining Wall
  25. Single Family
  26. Swimmimg Pools
  27. Trash Enclosure Checklist
  28. Trash Enclosure
  29. Title 24 Lighting Req
  30. Water Heater
  31. Window
  32. Window Replacement Information 2019 CRC
  33. Wood Frame

AB-2188 Solar Energy: Permits

  1. Adelanto PV Checklist 1 (PDF)
  2. Photovoltaic Submittal Requirements Adelanto 1 (PDF)
  3. Sample Plans (PDF)
  4. Solar Photovotaic System Permit for Over the Counter

Waste Diversion

  1. Waste Diversion Plan Form
  2. Construction and Demolition Recycling Program

Mobile Home on Permanent Foundation

San Bernardino County Fire Forms 

  1. EZOP FLYER
  2. Commercial Construction Application 2017 18
  3. Commercial Sprinkler Construction Application 2017 18
  4. DRC Application 2017 18
  5. Fire Dept. Special-Event-Application
  6. Single Family Residential Construction 2017 18 form

DRAFT 2020 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN


  1. DRAFT City of Adelanto 2020 LHMP DATED 5-11
  2. LHMP Appendix A - Plan Review Tool DATED 5-11-2020
  3. lhmp Appendix B1_California Shake Potential DATED 5-11-2020
  4. LHMP Appendix B2_Pan-flu Plan DATED 5-11-2020
  5. LHMP Appendix B3_PSPS Decision Making Factors Fact Sheet DATED 5-11-2020
  6. LHMP Appendix B4_CIP Budget DATED 5-11-2020
  7. LHMP Appendix B5_Zoning Map DATED 5-11-2020