- Online Permit Center
- One-Stop Permit Center: Services, Hours & More
- Schedule a Permit Center Appointment
- Electronic Plan and Document Submittal Guidelines
- Planning and Building Permits
- Planning & Building Forms
- Planning & Building Permit Fee Estimator
- Get Started on Your Project Permitting Directory
- Average Permit Processing Turnaround Times
- Schedule Your Building Inspection
- Submit a Building or Zoning Revision for Your Permitted Project
- Stop Work Order Procedure
- Planning & Building Video Tutorials
Oakland is experiencing a network outage that is affecting key services such as Oak311, permitting and business tax. Several non-emergency systems including phone lines within the City of Oakland are currently impacted or offline. Thank you for your patience while we work to restore services.
Permit & Services Questions Portal
Have questions about our Online Permit Center, permits, or other services? We've posted common questions & answers below, and provided a form for you to ask follow-up questions of our staff. We've also included a set of permitting Quicklinks below. Thanks for doing business with the City of Oakland!