When you make a modification to your property, it\u2019s important to understand the permitting requirements. A licensed contractor should know if a permit is needed for a job. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure that all necessary permits were obtained for the work done. Building Code rules vary from city to city. The safest course of action is to inquire with your local planning or building department before starting work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This webpage<\/a> will provide guidance as to whether a permit will be required or not. You can find guidance about residential work exempt from building permits\u00a0here<\/a>. You’ll need to contact the planning department directly to determine if a permit will be required. You can find the contact information\u00a0here<\/a>. Contact the planning department directly to determine if a permit will be required in the City of Watsonville. You can find the contact information\u00a0here<\/a>. Contact the building department directly to determine if a permit will be required for the work that you want to do. You can find the contact information here<\/a>. Many properties in the County of Santa Cruz have unpermitted work. If unpermitted work has already been done on your property, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The former may entail ensuring that all work met the current building codes. However, a new law has relaxed this requirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With the recent enactment of CA Senate Bill 1226<\/a>, it has become easier to make a unit legal. In simple terms, SB 1226 allows building officials to recognize an illegal unit as an existing residential building. This means that they can apply the codes in effect when the building was first built<\/strong> in order to issue a building permit. You can read more about this change\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you make a modification to your property, it\u2019s important to understand the permitting requirements. A licensed contractor should know if a permit is needed for a job. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure that all necessary permits were obtained for the work done. Building Code rules vary from city to city. The… Read More »Do I Need a Permit to Do This? – Santa Cruz County Edition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[4671,4585,4669,27,4670],"yst_prominent_words":[417,4623,453,3946,2469,3942,3945,3937,3943,3935,3934,3949,3940,3931,3948,3941,3932,3939,4626,350],"class_list":["post-1102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-california","tag-do-i-need-a-permit","tag-permit","tag-real-estate","tag-santa-cruz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propy.com\/browse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\n\n\n\nCity of Capitola<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nCity of Santa Cruz<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nCity of Watsonville<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nCity of Scotts Valley<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat If I\u2019ve Already Done the Work Without a Permit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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