Development Services Department's Inspection Services Office located in Kearny Mesa offers a full range of inspection services for our residential and commercial customers. Those services include:

• Inspections
  • For a Detached Single Family House or Duplex, and for Commercial or Multifamily (Condos or Apartments) construction
    • See detail about the types of required inspections
    • See more information about how to schedule an inspection
  • Landscape Inspection
    Required when landscape and irrigation construction documents have been reviewed and approved.

• For an overview of the inspection process, see Information Bulletin 120, "How to Obtain Project Inspections." (PDF: 117K)

• In Office Inspector Consultations
  Field inspectors are available for consultation in person at this office between 8:00 and 8:15 am or by appointment. A supervisor from the combination division and one inspector from each specialist division are available on work days to answer questions between 2:30 and 3:30 pm. To contact a specific inspector (PDF: 271K), see our online directory, Division of Building & Safety, Inspection Services Section.
  
  
• Field Engineering
  • For special inspection questions and review of minor plan changes contact John Anderson at (858) 627-3368
  • For Un-reinforced Masonry (URM) Building Program, Special Inspection Program and Testing Laboratory Certification contact: Mehdi Shadyab (858) 573-1233

Other Services Offered

Our Kearney Mesa Inspection Services Office issues miscellaneous no-plan permits for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work and re-roof permits for structures that are not in designated historical areas. Also, this is the only office that issues permits for mobile home setups and construction of mobile home accessory structures. See Permits & Approvals for issuance on other types of permits.

Certificates of Occupancy

After the inspections are completed, this office issues Certificates of Occupancy. Please see Step 7: Occupancy for information.