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Welcome to the City of Merced Engineering Department Encroachment Permit Page!
The City is pleased to announce our new online permitting and licensing system. Instructions and guides are below for applying and managing your permits.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT
NEW PERMITTING SYSTEM IS LIVE!
Follow the link below to go to Citizen Self Service to Create or Manage your account. User Guides are available below.
Instructions and Information:
- Create an Online Account to submit a permit application.
- Email civicaccess@cityofmerced.org to have your active licenses attached to your account.
- Review the requirements for your application here: ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST
- Apply Online! - see new Permitting Online instructions below
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted
- An agency may apply for the encroachment permit, but a contractor is required in order to execute and release the encroachment permit.
- Permit Review Fee/Plan Check Fees are non refundable
- To find out what the current City of Merced Engineering Division Permit Review/Plan Check Fee rates are, please email ENCROACHMENTPERMIT@CITYOFMERCED.ORG
- Permits are valid for 6 months after approval, or 30 days from initial inspection unless otherwise approved by Engineering Division.
Turnaround Times
Please be patient as we navigate our new permitting system. Our adjusted review times are as follows:
Large Scale Intake - 4 weeks
Small Scale Intake - 3 weeks
Revisions - 2 weeks
Correspondence - 2 business days
We appreciate your patience!
User Guides
How to Create and Manage your Customer Self Service Account
How to Link Data to an Existing Customer
How to Request and View Inspections
Permit Types - How Do I Know What Permit to Apply For?
Engineering Permit Types - PDF Version
Training Videos for Customer Self Service Online
New Development Permits