Building & Safety Services

Community meetings to inform unincorporated area residents

Residents in the unincorporated area of Solano County can get in the know on issues of importance to rural residents by attending an upcoming community meeting.

The organized portion of the meetings will feature presentations from representatives from Solano County's Department of Resource Management on such topics as the tire amnesty program, code enforcement, vehicle abatement, building code changes.  Representatives from the Sheriff's Office and local fire districts will make presentations.
 
"This outreach effort is to provide the unincorporated area residents with current information on the various programs that are unique to them," said David Cliche, Solano County Chief Building Official.  All community meetings are from 6:30 to 8 p.m.  Meeting dates and locations are:

  • Thursday, January 12, 2012 Dixon Fire Department, 205 Ford Way, Dixon 
  • Thursday, February 9, 2012 Vacaville Fire District (Vacaville Station), 420 Vine St. in Vacaville
  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 Cordelia Fire Station, 2155 Cordelia Road, Fairfield
  • Thursday, April 26, 2012, Vallejo City Council Chambers, 555 Santa Clara St. in Vallejo
  • Thursday, May 10, 2012, Elmira Fire Station on A Street 
  • Thursday, June 14, 2012, Fairfield Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA

For more information about the meetings, or to suggest other topics to be covered, contact John Silva, Solano County Code Enforcement Officer, at 784-3152 or David Cliche at 784-4705.


Building and Safety Services Function

Under the direction of the County's Chief Building Official, the Building and Safety Division performs building plan reviews, issues building, grading and other construction related permits, performs inspections of permitted construction, grading and building improvements for compliance with all applicable codes and regulations, and enforces mandated State and Federal Codes, as well as County adopted California Building Standards Codes.

Building & Safety Services Frequently Asked Questions

More Permit Information

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Inspection

Under the direction of the County's Chief Building Official, the Building and Safety Division performs inspections of permitted construction.

More information about Inspections

Code Compliance

The function of the Code Compliance program is to address Housing and Zoning Code violations and vehicle abatement. The mission of the Code Compliance Officer is to gain substantial code compliance for those violations addressed.

Code Complaint Form

Housing Code Violations
Zoning Code Violations
Vehicle Abatement

Grading

Grading permits are issued by the Department's Public Works-Engineering Division, which performs grading plan reviews and inspects grading projects for compliance with all applicable codes and regulations, and enforces mandated State and Federal Codes, as well as County adopted California Building Standards Codes. In an effort to provide means for controlling soil erosion, sedimentation, increased rates of water runoff and related environmental damage, a grading permit will be required prior to any grading, filling, excavation or clearing of vegetation which is not determined exempt.

More information about grading

Flood Zone Determination

Under the direction of the County's Chief Building Official, the Building and Safety Division performs Flood Zone Determinations. Upon application for a building permit, the Building and Safety Division will review the submitted application and plans and determine whether or not the site of the proposed structure is within any special flood hazard area established by the special flood hazard areas identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate maps.

Flood Zone Determination

Addressing

The address numbering function within the unincorporated areas of Solano County is handled by the Department's Planning Division. A positive identification system eliminates error and confusion and aids emergency vehicles from fire, sheriff and ambulance service to respond quickly to calls and to facilitate postal and other delivery service.

Napa Solano Chapter of ICC

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