Riverside County Safety Division

County of Riverside operates various departments and agencies, such as fire, transportation, waste management, building and safety, and public and environmental health departments. It also operates various government agencies, such as the economic development agency. Its environmental health department is comprised of various divisions, such as district environmental service, environmental resource and hazardous materials management. Its district environmental service division has regulatory control over all food and restaurant-based programs. Additionally, the division conducts inspections at public swimming pools and spas, utility facilities, apartments, condominiums, hotels and motels to check compliance with health and environmental safety standards. The Economic Development Agency offers a variety of affordable housing options to low- and moderate-income households. The agency also provides financial assistance to various businesses through procurement of loans at subsidized interest rates for expansion and relocation processes. The county is located in Riverside, Calif.

The Riverside County Department of Building and Safety is divided into four separate divisions. Grading is involved with all facets of grading plan check and permit issuance of single family, commercial and industrial grading plans, as well as all site grading field inspection. Plan Review performs residential and commercial plan checks prior to the issuance of most building permits for the purpose of providing approved construction documents for building inspection personnel and the public to facilitate the proper construction and inspection of the building or structure permitted. Inspection is responsible for processing and routing applications and plan revisions; maintenance of applied, issued, expired and canceled permits; and for answering technical inquires from the public. Code enforcement provides uniform and responsive code enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. The Riverside County Department of Building and Safety is located in Riverside, Calif.