Permits
San Diego Municipal Code § 511.0105
in effect§511.0105 Permits
(a) Local Amendment. Section 105.5, Required Operational Permits, is amended to read as follows:
A responsible person who intends to maintain, store, or handle materials or to conduct processes that produce conditions hazardous to life or property shall first apply to the Fire Code Official and obtain the required operational permit or permit as set forth in sections 105.5.1 – 105.5.64 of the 2025 California Fire Code.
(b) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.17 is not adopted.
(c) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.19 is not adopted.
(d) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.21 is not adopted.
(e) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.34 is not adopted.
(f) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.43 is not adopted.
(g) Not Adopted. Section 105.5.48 is not adopted.
(h) Local Addition. Section 105.5.60, Fire and Harmful Gas Emergency Alarms, is added as follows:
An operational permit is required for any monitored fire-harmful gas alarm system as specified in Chapter 5, Article 11, Division 83.
(i) Local Addition. Section 105.5.61, General Use Permit – Commercial Buildings, is added as follows:
An operational permit is required for:
(1) Any commercial building that is found to have conditions hazardous to life or property that are not otherwise addressed by a specific permit. The determination of hazardous conditions shall be made in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in this code.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), a general use permit is required for all commercial buildings more than 10,000 square feet or three or more stories in height.
(j) Local Addition. Section 105.5.62, State-Mandated Occupancy, is added as follows:
An operational permit is required for California state-mandated inspected occupancies.
(k) Local Addition. Section 105.5.63, Temporary Fire Access Roads, is added as follows:
An operational permit is required for any temporary fire apparatus access roads installed or used at a construction or demolition site, in accordance with section 3307 of the 2025 California Fire Code.
(l) Local Addition. Section 105.5.64, Temporary Water Supply, is added as follows:
An operational permit is required for any temporary water supply installed or used at a construction or demolition site, in accordance with section 3307 of the California Fire Code.
(“California Fire Code, Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration” added 1-27-2022 by O-21409 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.)
(Amended 3-7-2023 by O-21614 N.S.; effective 4-6-2023.)
(Retitled from “California Fire Code, Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration” to “Permits” and amended 1-29-2026 by O-22043 N.S.; effective 2-28-2026.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art11Division01.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026