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Oakland balcony inspection
Dedicated intake
City of Oakland Planning & Building — Code Enforcement Services
- Who inspects
- SB 326 condominiums: Licensed structural engineer, licensed civil engineer, or licensed architect (AB 2114 added civil engineers). Contractors and certified building inspectors do not qualify. SB 721 apartment buildings: Licensed architect; licensed civil or structural engineer; contractor holding A, B, and/or C-5 with at least five years’ experience constructing multistory wood-frame buildings; or a certified building inspector/official as specified. The inspector may not be a current employee of the local jurisdiction.
- Where the report goes
- Oakland requires a completed EEE Inspection Form plus the written inspection report through the Online Permit Center (File an EEE Report). Immediate-threat reports also go to Code Enforcement Services within 15 days. Exempt buildings file an Exemption Declaration.
- Filing destination
- City of Oakland Online Permit Center → Services → File an EEE Report. Email: balconycompliance@oaklandca.gov.
- Local contact
- EEE / balcony compliance
- Phone
- (510) 238-2218 · permits (510) 238-3891
- balconycompliance@oaklandca.gov
- Address
- Planning & Building, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
- Ordinance / bulletin
- City of Oakland EEE monitoring program implementing SB 721 / SB 326. Inspection form dated 2024-12-06.
Notes
- Oakland wants the form even when the statute’s minimum is ‘file only if there is an immediate threat.’ Follow the city form, not the state minimum.
- The form asks you to certify 15% per type (SB 721) or 95% confidence (SB 326). An under-sampled report will bounce.
.gov sources
Open city portalPrepare the request before you send it.
Use the free report checklist to see which documents to ask for. If you need a starting draft, the $29 kit includes an inspector bid request, owner-summary letter, buyer document request, and planning spreadsheet.
Templates only. Confirm the city process; no report is filed or sent for you.
Not legal advice. Confirm the current statute text on leginfo.legislature.ca.gov and the current filing desk on the city’s .gov site before you send a report or a demand letter.
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