Glendale’s Permit Services Center handles permit questions at (818) 548-3200. Inspections are requested in the Glendale Permits portal, and Building and Safety, Fire Prevention and Public Works Engineering each help link a permit to a portal account. Census Vintage 2025 estimates put Glendale at 187,160 residents.
This guide covers the City of Glendale. The Permit Services Center’s address and hours and the amounts in the new fee schedule could not be checked, so confirm them with the Center before you go or pay.
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| Office | Handles | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Services Center | Permit questions | (818) 548-3200 |
| Building and Safety | Linking a permit to your Glendale Permits account; Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM | (818) 548-4836 |
| Glendale Unified School District | School developer fees and the Certificate of Compliance; 223 North Jackson Street, Room 301; Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon | 818-241-3111, ext. 1359 |
How to get a building permit in Glendale
Glendale posts maps to check before applying, including fire hazard severity zones, protected ridgelines and blueline streams, liquefaction and landslide areas, faults, dam inundation and hillside slopes.
Glendale Unified School District fees must be paid before the building permit is issued; the district then issues a Certificate of Compliance.
The City never asks for payment by wire transfer, and official invoices come only from @glendaleca.gov addresses.
Choose Request Inspection, then the permit, in the Glendale Permits portal.
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Glendale building code amendments
For the 2025 code cycle, Glendale has filed local amendment ordinances 6043-Partial and 6044-Partial with the California Building Standards Commission.
Glendale permit costs and fees
Glendale adopted a new Citywide Fee Schedule on June 23, 2026. Many fees took effect July 1, 2026 and others on July 23 or August 22, 2026; the amounts were not checked for this guide.
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →School developer fees go to Glendale Unified School District: $5.38 per square foot for residential and $0.87 per square foot for commercial/industrial, under Resolution No. 21, Board approved on February 21, 2026. Residential fees apply only when assessable space increases by 500 square feet or more.
Inspections in Glendale
Inspections are requested in the Glendale Permits portal: choose Request Inspection, then the permit. To link a permit to your account, call Building and Safety at (818) 548-4836 (Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM), Fire Prevention at (818) 548-3207 or Public Works Engineering at (818) 548-3945.
Official Glendale permitting resources
These are the primary sources behind this guide. Codes, fee schedules and procedures change — confirm the position for your filing date.
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- Glendale Unified School District developer fees
- Building Standards Commission: 2025 local ordinances
Frequently asked questions
Does Glendale take wire transfers for permit fees?
No. The City says it never asks for payment by wire transfer, and official invoices come only from @glendaleca.gov addresses.
When are Glendale school fees paid?
Before the building permit is issued. Glendale Unified School District collects them and then issues a Certificate of Compliance.
How do I request a Glendale inspection?
In the Glendale Permits portal, choose Request Inspection and then the permit.
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