Shed, fence, pool and carport permits in San Diego County, CA
How San Diego County takes applications: online, on its online permit portal (publicservices.sandiegocounty.gov).
We can file it for you, $125: we fill in San Diego County's application for shed, fence, roof replacement, gazebo or pergola, carport, above-ground pool or hot tub and shed or garage demolition permits (and more) on the portal, submit it and answer the town's questions about it. The town's filing fee due at submission is included up to $75. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back. (Permit expediters typically charge $350 or more for the same paperwork.) How filing works
What San Diego County says:
- Shed: CA code exempts one-story detached storage sheds <=120 sf (from search extract of county model code)
- Fence: fences/masonry walls <=6 ft exempt (open fences to 8 ft w/ barbed top); zoning: 42 in front, 72 in rear
- Roof replacement: re-roof is a minor over-the-counter permit (fee schedule) with Residential Re-Roof Referral Sheet
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How San Diego County takes permit applications
San Diego County, California takes residential permit applications online, on its Accela Citizen Access permit portal (publicservices.sandiegocounty.gov). The application is filled in on the portal and the town reviews it there.
Not sure whether your project needs a permit at all? Enter your San Diego County address in the box above. You get an answer for your exact property in about a minute, free.
We can file it with San Diego County for you
For the projects below, DoINeedAPermit.org files the application on San Diego County's portal for you. You answer a few questions and sign once, and we fill in the town's application, submit it and handle the town's questions about it. We email you at every step and send you the permit when it's issued.
These, when you're doing the work yourself (California lets a homeowner pull them only for their own work; a contractor you hire pulls their own):
- Shed / accessory structure
- Fence
- Roof replacement
- Gazebo, pergola or patio cover
- Carport
- Above-ground pool or hot tub
- Accessory structure demolition
- Driveway or flatwork
- Siding replacement
- Window or door replacement
What it costs
$125.00 to file, paid when you sign. That includes San Diego County's filing fee due when the application goes in, up to $75.00. If the town charges more than that to file, we email you a link for the rest before we submit, or refund you in full if you'd rather not.
If San Diego County sets a permit fee after it reviews the application, we email you a link to pay it, plus a small payment handling fee, and pay the town for you. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back.
Prefer to file it yourself? The $24.99 Filing Kit gives you the answer for your address, what San Diego County needs from you and step-by-step filing instructions.
Check my San Diego County address →
More California towns
Towns near San Diego County in the alphabet where we file your permit for you: Sacramento, Sacramento County, San Bernardino County, San Diego, San Dimas, San Joaquin County, San Leandro, San Marcos.