I own a business and I’ve hired a new employee. I need to make room for her and so I need to put up some new walls. Do I need a building permit or a permit from the fire district? If so, why?
Most likely you will need a building permit to erect new walls, which will be issued by your city or county’s Building Department. If your building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, you may need to hire a fire sprinkler contractor to add and/or relocate sprinkler heads, in which case you would also need a permit from the fire district. If your building is equipped with a fire alarm system and any alterations occur to that system, you will also need a permit from the fire district for any alterations made to the fire alarm system.

Permits are required to ensure that the work being performed will be done in a safe manner, will not violate any requirements of the building or fire Codes, and will not prevent building systems from operating as intended. For more information visit our Permits / Inspections page.

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1. I want to burn some scrap vegetation that I’ve accumulated on my property over time. Can I get a burn permit?
2. I own a business and I’ve hired a new employee. I need to make room for her and so I need to put up some new walls. Do I need a building permit or a permit from the fire district? If so, why?
3. I am a fire sprinkler contractor working on a very small tenant finish job involving a few sprinkler additions and relocations. Do I have to wait for my plan to be reviewed before I can get a permit?