Building Department

MISSION STATEMENT

The Building Division will strive to always achieve excellence; provide quality services to the community in a comprehensive, effective, knowledgeable and business-friendly manner; and partner with the construction industry and property owners to promote safety in all commercial and private development. We do this by:

Building positive working relationships with citizens, businesses and the construction industry through communication, information, education, and cooperation.

Promoting the orderly development of our communities through reasonable and enforceable building and land use regulations.

Striving to provide for the continued safety and optimal benefit to the citizens with the least possible intrusion into their lives.

Promoting awareness and understanding of the City’s codes and ordinances.

Striving to continually maintain and update the City’s codes and regulations in order to maintain the health, safety and well-being of our citizens.

Striving to gain compliance with and enforce the City’s building regulations in an equitable and professional manner.

Building Inspections:

All requests for inspections must be called into our office no later than 4:00 pm the day before the inspection is needed. Please contact the Building Department by emailing inspection@cityoffernley.org or calling (775)784-9829 to schedule inspection.