CONNECT with the CityPermit Express Plan Check Service
INFORMATION BULLETIN
700
February 2025
IN THIS BULLETIN:
This information Bulletin describes the Express Plan Check service, an optional review service that provides review times 40% - 50% faster than standard processing times. Current review times can be found on the Development Services website or accessed here.
Express Plan Check Service
Express Plan Check is an optional service available for the application types noted below. It provides review turnaround times that are 40%—50% faster than standard review times. To access this service, applicants must request an Express Plan Check at the time of the initial application submission and pay the associated fees.
Express Plan Check is an optional service that applies to DSD review disciplines, including Addressing, Combined Review, Electrical, Engineering Building, Hazardous Materials, Fire Alarm, Suppression, Smoke Control, Geology, Landscaping, Mechanical, Noise, Planning, and Structural Review. The Express Service begins once a project has been set up, the initial invoice paid, and the application distributed for review.
Eligibility
Project types eligible for the optional Express Plan Check service:
All building permits, except for single-family/duplex/ADU projects and combination building permits
All fire permits
Electrical permits (Limited to Solar Photovoltaic Systems except single-family homes and duplex projects. See Information Bulletin 301)
Plumbing Permits (Limited to Private Water/Sewer. See Information Bulletin 182)
Construction Changes, if the approved parent project was reviewed through Express Plan Check
Projects eligible for Rapid Review service will not be processed via the Express service. Combination Building Permits are not eligible for this service.
Cost of the Program
This optional service is available upon payment of an administrative fee plus 1.5 times the regular plan check fee. The Express Plan Check service includes up to three review cycles (initial review plus two rechecks) and future deferred structural submittals, provided the applicant requests express at the time of submittal. Any additional reviews will be charged hourly, including an Express Plan Check surcharge. The administrative fee is non-refundable, and the plan check and surcharge fees are non-refundable after any review has been performed.
References
- Information Bulletin 188: "Deferred Submittals"
- Information Bulletin 501: "Fee Schedule for Construction Permits-Structures"
- Project Submittal Manual
- Design Guidelines
- DSD Homepage