What We Do

The Tulare County Building Inspection team performs inspections on buildings undergoing new construction, alterations, additions, and remodels to ensure compliance with codes and standards adopted by the county. Grading inspections are conducted by permit requirements, and substandard structures are reviewed to verify that unsafe conditions are corrected and brought into compliance with code. Inspectors also enforce the State of California Code for Employee Housing and evaluate properties for compliance with conditions outlined in Special Use Permits.

Current adopted codes are:
2019 California Building Code Part 1 and Part 2
2019 California Plumbing Code
2019 California Mechanical Code
2019 California Electrical Code
Current CEC Energy Standards


Requesting an Inspection

Inspection requests are taken by phone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Requests received before midnight Monday through Friday will be scheduled for the following business day. To make an inspection request, call the Tulare County Inspection IVR System (a recording) at (559) 624-7104 and follow the instructions.

Before making the call, please have the following information available:

  • IVR Pin Number
  • Building Permit Number
  • Inspection Code Number

Inspections can also be requested online by using the Tulare County Citizen Access Portal: TCPermits.com

Notes:

  1. A building permit should be obtained before any construction work begins.
  2. Permit holder is responsible to request inspections on their projects.
  3. At the time of an inspection request, the work to be inspected needs to be complete and ready for the inspector.
  4. All conditions from other departments shall be met before a “final” inspection can be preformed.
  5. Buildings will not be occupied before a final inspection approval by the Building/Zoning Inspector.