Shed, pool, carport and gazebo permits in San Joaquin County, CA
How San Joaquin County takes applications: online, on its online permit portal (permits.sjgov.org).
We can file it for you, $125: we fill in San Joaquin County's application for shed, roof replacement, gazebo or pergola, carport, above-ground pool or hot tub, shed or garage demolition and siding 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 Joaquin County says:
- Shed: One-story detached tool/storage sheds, playhouses not exceeding 120 sq ft may be exempt; electrical/plumbing/mechanical not exempt. Needed: Online application, site plan
- Roof replacement: A permit is required for roofing, including: Roof replacement, Roof overlay, Roof conversion. Needed: Cool Roof Certificate of Compliance, Smoke & CO Alarm Verification
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How San Joaquin County takes permit applications
San Joaquin County, California takes residential permit applications online, on its Accela (county 'Online Permitting System') permit portal (permits.sjgov.org). 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 Joaquin 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 Joaquin County for you
For the projects below, DoINeedAPermit.org files the application on San Joaquin 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
- Roof replacement
- Gazebo, pergola or patio cover
- Carport
- Above-ground pool or hot tub
- Accessory structure demolition
- Siding replacement
- Window or door replacement
What it costs
$125.00 to file, paid when you sign. That includes San Joaquin 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 Joaquin 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 Joaquin County needs from you and step-by-step filing instructions.
Check my San Joaquin County address →
More California towns
Towns near San Joaquin County in the alphabet where we file your permit for you: San Bernardino County, San Diego, San Diego County, San Dimas, San Leandro, San Marcos, San Mateo County, San Rafael.