How do I get a permit?
Environmental permits may be needed for your construction, renovation, demolition, or decommissioning project if it will have land, air, water, or human impacts.
Some activities will require:
- filing a permit
- paying fees to a regulatory agency
- self-monitoring
- standard or best practices
Please select a topic below that’s relative to your work for proper guidance. You can also contact David Scrimger, the EH&S Construction Specialist on campus for further information at dscrimger@berkeley.edu
Forms
General Planning Requirements for any project
- Historical Site Assessments and Hazardous Materials Surveys
- Plan Review Process
- Legal Notices-Advisory Information
- Water Discharges
- GeoTechnical Drilling and Wells
New Construction
- Office Buildings
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop Spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Residential Buildings
- Day Care or Medical Buildings
- Food Preparation or Service Facilities
- Commercial Buildings
- Sites Above an Acre in Size
- Sites Less Than an Acre, but Greater Than - 2,500 Sq Ft. in Area
- Soil Sampling & Offhaul
- Fuel Storage
- Building Equipment
Renovations, Modifications and Building Alterations
- Offices
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Commercial Buildings
- Building Exteriors
- Creek modifications or stormwater improvements
- Equipment Upgrades
Demolition, Decommissioning or Relocation of space
- Offices
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Commercial Buildings
- Chemical Relocation
- Equipment Disposal
- Waste and Recycling