The City of Livermore has created several different types of handouts to aid you in your project. Here you will find City Standard Details and Specifications, Code Interpretations, and Information Bulletins. Search for Applications.

Building Permit & Inspection

(Building Code Info Below)

• Accessibility Checklist for Existing Buildings
• Accessory Structures Sheds, Patio Covers, Arbors, Decks, Detached Garages
• Arc Fault Circuits
• Attic and Underfloor Access
• Automatic Shut Off for HVAC
• Building Code Adoption Dates
• CalGreen Residential Checklist
• California Solar Permitting Guidebook 4th Edition
• Clothes Dryer Vent
• Commercial Industrial Project Submittal Requirements
• Conductor Ampacity Ratings
• Decks
• Detectable Warnings at Hazardous Areas
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• Electrical Panel Replacement
• Electrical Sizing Worksheet for Additions
• Entrance and Exit Doors Accessible Path of Travel
• Fences Residential
• Fire Sprinkler Guidelines
• Fire Sprinkler Design Professional Declaration
• Fire Sprinklers in Trash Enclosures
• Gas Pipe Sizing
• General Information for Building Code Design Criteria 
• Generator Requirements
• Inspection General Information
• Inspection Requirements Commercial and Industrial
• Inspection Requirements - Residential
• Kitchen and Bath Remodels
• Lighting (Residential)
• Metal Stud Submittal Requirements
• Patio Cover and Enclosure - Pre-Manufactured Metal Submittal Requirements
• Patio Cover and Enclosure Requirements Wood
• Permit Issuance Requirements 
• Photovoltaic Solar Systems Residential and Commercial
• Plumbing Fixture Replacements SB 407
• Portable Package Spa Submittal Requirements
• Protection of Pedestrians During Construction or Demolition
• Racks Cases and Shelving
• Reroof Cool Roof Requirements Residential
• Reroof Inspections
• Reroof Inspections - Built Up Roof
• Reroof Using OSB Over Skipped
• Reroofing Inspection Ladder Requirements
• Residential Project Submittal Requirements
• Route of Travel to a Public Way
• Security Ordinance (Commercial Industrial Units)
• Security Ordinance (Residential Units)
• Sewer Cleanout Standard Detail (Residential)
• Sewer Replacement and Cleanout
• Shower Repair Inspections
• Signs, Electrical
• Skylight Installation Requirements Residential
• Smoke Detectors in Existing and New Single Family Homes
• Span Tables for Douglas Fir Larch
• Suspension Systems for Acoustical Lay In Ceilings
• Swimming Pool Spa and Hot Tub Enclosure and Safety
• Swimming Pool Deck Related to Glazing
• Swimming Pool Removal Requirements and Acknowledgement
• Swimming Pools Above Ground
• Treated Wood Products
• Truss Submittal Requirements Commercial & Industrial
• Truss Submittal Requirements Residential Wood
• Unreasonable Hardship Request Form
• Wall Stud Cutting and Notching
• Waste Management Plan
• Water Heater Pressure Relief Valve and Drain Termination
• Water Heater Replacement
• Water Piping Under Concrete Slab Foundations
• Water Piping with Dissimilar Metals
• Window Replacement Information
• Work exempt from permits

Planning and Engineering

• Accessory Structures
• Annexation and Prezoning
• Annexation into the City of Livermore
• Appeals
• Conditional Use and Zoning Use Permit
• Conversions
• Daycare Facilities
• Design Guidelines for Commercial Projects
• Design Guidelines for Mixed Use Projects
• Design Guidelines for Residential Projects
• Design Review
• Environmental Assessment
• Fence Locations
• General Plan Amendment
• Heritage Preservation
• Major Streets List
• Parcel Map Waiver
• Plan Set Requirements for Planning Applications
• Planned Development
• Posting of Courtesy Notice
• Sign Approvals
• Signs: Master Sign Programs
• Solid Waste and Recycling Container Enclosures
• Standard Specifications and Details
• Stormwater Checklist Single Family Residential
• Stormwater Inspection Checklist
• Stormwater Requirements Checklist
• Telecommunication Policy
• Tentative Map Submittal Requirements
• Transferable Development Credits
• Variance
• Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Supplemental Information Handout
• Wireless Telecommunications Eligible Facilities Request

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