The following are brochures currently available at our public counter. Save yourself a trip to City Hall and print one of these helpful handouts! They are periodically updated as changes are made to various codes (Building Code, Municipal Code, etc.), so check this site to make sure you have the most current information.  For questions, please contact the Building Division at (805) 449-2320.

1. General

• Building Inspection Card
• Agency Contact Information (B-15) 
• Attached Patio Cover (B-13)
• Construction without Permits
• Detached Wood Deck (B-16)
• Guide for Cutting, Notching and Boring Studs (B-18)
• Guide for Room Addition Plan Check Submittal (B-21)
• How to Obtain a Building Permit (B-62)
• New Window and Window Replacement Requirements (B-27) Effective July, 2021
• Patio Cover Enclosure (B-64) 
• Plot Plan Requirements (B-19)
• Request to Extend or Reinstate Application or Permit
• Required Clearances before Final Inspection - New Residential (B-66)
• Required Clearances before Final Inspections - Commercial (B-65)
• Slope Setbacks for City of Thousand Oaks (B-07)
• Tenant Improvements BMEP Submittal Checklist (B-67)
• Property Owner Acknowledgment Form

2. Concrete

• Conventional Slab & Footings Attached to Existing Conventional Slab (B-01) 
• Conventional Slab & Footings Attached to Existing Post Tension Slab (B-02)
• Foundation Repair and Replacement of Residential Property Policy (B-28)
• Slab Replacement Detail for Utility Trenches (B-9)

3. Masonry

• Concrete Block Garden Wall (B-03)
• Garden Wall on Retaining Wall (B-05)
• Isolated Concrete Block Pilaster (B-12)
• Masonry Fireplace Opening (B-06)
• Retaining Wall 4'-0" Max (B-04)
• Retaining Wall Permit Requirements (B-11)
• Block Wall Agreement (B-35)

4. Miscellaneous

• After-Hours Inspection Request (B-37)
• After-Hours Work Permit
• Application for Hardship to Disabled Access (B-59)
• Demolition Permit Procedures (B-40)
• Structural Observation Reporting Form (B-49)
• Sub-Contractor List (B-50)
• Temporary Certificate of Occupancy 
• Work Exempted from Permits (B-41)
• Change of Contractor Form

5. Swimming Pool-Spa

• Swimming Pool and Spa Submittal Packet (B-61)
• Swimming Pool and Spa Safety Requirements (B-8)
• Swimming Pool and Spa Setback Requirements (B-10)
• Swimming Pool and Spa Site Plan Requirements (B-55)
• Electrical Service Load Calculations (E-06)

6. Electrical

• Electrical Plan Check Requirements (E-01)
• Conditional Electrical Release (E-02)
• Electrical Service Load Calculations (E-06)
• Emergency Generator Handout (E-03) 
• Municipal Lighting Standards (E-07) 
• Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems (E-12)
• Electric Vehicles
  • Residential EVCS Checklist
  • Commercial EVCS Checklist

7. Mechanical

• Mechanical Plan Check Requirements (M-01)

8. Plumbing

• Atmospheric Vacuum Breakers (P-11)
• Guidelines for Residential Laundry Graywater Disposal Systems (LGDS)
• Kitchen Island Gas Line - Residential (P-06) 
• Kitchen Island Sink Drain - Residential (P-07) 
• Plumbing Fixtures Certification (P-15) 
• Plumbing Plan Check Requirements (P-01)

9. Fees and Other

• Fees Worksheet-Electrical (F-06) -- Effective July 1, 2023
• Fees Worksheet-Mechanical (F-07) - Effective July 1, 2023
  
• Fees Worksheet-Plumbing (F-08) - Effective July 1, 2023
• Permit Fees Refund Request (F-09)
• Ventura Air Pollution Control District Questionnaire (AB3205)

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