How to respond to Sacramento County’s plan review comment letter

What Sacramento County calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

What Sacramento County calls it

Sacramento County calls its correction letter “plan review comment letter”. It expects a written response letter that answers each comment.

Source: development.saccounty.gov

How to resubmit after Sacramento County plan check corrections

1. Plan review comments come in a single plan review comment letter, compiled and organized by discipline.
2. Resubmittals must include a plan check comment response letter, uploaded through the permit portal under the current plan submittal standards.

From the city’s instructions: development.saccounty.gov

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2025 California Building Code.

Source: ecode360.com

Local amendments to the building code

None listed by the California Building Standards Commission as of 2026-10-31. The Commission is still posting 2025 filings, and a place that adopts the state code without changes does not file, so check the city's own adoption ordinance.

Source: dgs.ca.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Citizen Access Portal
• Building department page
• Building Permits & Inspection Division: 916.875.5296 (development.saccounty.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 827 7th Street, Room 102, Sacramento, CA 95814 (development.saccounty.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 31, 2026.

California rules every plan check here follows

These come from California law and state agencies, so they apply in Sacramento County as well. Each links to its source.

Building code in force

The 2025 edition of Title 24, the California Building Standards Code, has been in effect since January 1, 2026.

Source: California Building Standards Commission, checked October 31, 2026

Energy code

If your permit application was filed on or after January 1, 2026, the project has to meet the 2025 Energy Code.

Source: California Energy Commission, checked October 31, 2026

Energy forms with the application

A building permit application covered by the energy code (Part 6) must include at least one copy of the required energy compliance documents.

Source: California Energy Commission, 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, checked October 31, 2026

Green building code (CALGreen)

The 2025 edition of CALGreen, the state green building code (Part 11), took effect on January 1, 2026.

Source: California Building Standards Commission, checked October 31, 2026

ADU decision deadline

If the city or county has not approved or denied a complete application for an ADU or junior ADU within 60 days, the application is treated as approved (Gov. Code § 66317).

Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development, ADU Handbook, checked October 31, 2026

ADU denials must explain the fix

When a city or county denies an ADU or junior ADU application, it must send written comments within 60 days that list each problem and explain how you can correct it.

Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development, ADU Handbook, checked October 31, 2026

Building permits for approved housing projects

For housing projects that already have planning approval, the city or county has 15 business days to say whether a building permit application is complete, then 30 or 60 days, depending on how many units are proposed, to decide whether it meets the standards.

Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Law Fact Sheets, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan review comment letter has

General guidance, not Sacramento County’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

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