Permits / Authority
Burbank permits
Burbank's Building & Safety Division encourages online services: its Burbank Online Permits portal is used to pay for permits and schedule inspections, and counter services include meeting plan check staff. The City's ADU page documents local standards updated with state law and links fire zone maps.
Official starting points
Online permits portal
Pay permits and schedule inspections online.
Repair vs building permit
The City distinguishes repair-and-maintenance permits (no zoning review) from building permits that need it.
Fire zone maps
Check your street on the City's fire zone maps before choosing exterior materials.
Who reviews what, and where to start
Planning review (land use, overlays, design) and building review (drawings, permits, inspections) can be separate offices. The current checklist lives on each office's official page; the links below are the starting point, not the checklist itself.
- Building permits and plan check
- Official resource: Burbank · Building & Safety
- ADU guidance
- Official resource: Burbank · ADUs
Before you contact the agency
Have the address, parcel number, past permits and a short scope description ready. The printable list on this page summarizes what to bring. Go to the list
What stays parcel-specific
- Zoning and overlays that touch your address
- Whether the work qualifies for a particular path
- Fees calculated on the submitted project
- How many correction rounds follow
What is specific to this authority
The shared stages (authority, planning check, plan check and inspections) are explained once on the permits index; this page records only what differs. See how review usually proceeds
Plan check meetings
Counter services include meeting plan check staff about your drawings.
Checklist to bring
- Property address
- Fire zone map check
- Electrical panel photo
Questions
- Is a whole-home remodel a repair permit?
- Generally no — layout and system changes go beyond repair; the City decides.
Planning a new home or rebuild? Custom home planning in Burbank
Official sources
- Burbank · Building & Safety
Online permits portal, counter services, plan check meetings.
Official page reached · 2026-10-13 - Burbank · ADUs
Local ADU/JADU standards and fire zone maps.
Official page reached · 2026-10-13
Sources show where to look; they do not confirm what applies to a parcel.
Service pages in these communities
KB Remodeling · Greater Los Angeles
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