Do I need a Concord business license if my office is in Pleasant Hill?
Yes. Concord's license requirement reaches businesses working in the city from an office outside it. As a contractor you fall in Class Code 5, taxed on the previous year's gross receipts or the job value, and the tax is payable before work starts. Beginning without it adds a 50% penalty on the basic fee, and the city may audit your records, generally for up to three years.
Can I work on a Sunday in Concord?
Yes, within limits. The Building Division's published construction hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. Larger developments can carry stricter hours in their conditions of approval, so read the permit and any project conditions before you schedule a weekend start.
What must a Concord home seller disclose about weatherization?
Under Municipal Code Section 13.20.030, the seller of a building with one to four homes tells buyers on a city form whether attic spaces over living areas are insulated, doors and windows to unheated areas weatherstripped, the water heater tank wrapped, showerheads low-flow, ducts in unheated spaces insulated, and exterior joints, switch plates and outlets caulked or sealed. Most items are small jobs that can be finished before a listing.
How tall can a backyard fence be in Concord without a permit?
Six feet of solid fence plus one foot of lattice, seven feet in all, along side and rear property lines. Inside the front setback, typically 20 feet, the limit is 3 feet, and so it is in sight triangles: 40 feet along each street at a corner and 15 feet each way beside a driveway. On a corner lot the shorter street frontage counts as the front.
Which trees need a Concord permit before removal?
Valley oak, blue oak, coast live oak, California bay, buckeye and sycamore at 12 inches in diameter at breast height, any other tree at 24 inches, Heritage Trees, trees required by an earlier permit, and trees of 6 inches inside a creek setback. Eucalyptus, acacia, Monterey pine, palm and privet need none unless designated. An application includes a report from an ISA certified arborist.
What does a hot-list text about a job in Concord tell me?
The trade, the area and a link. Opening the link shows the job description and its price before any payment, and you buy only the jobs you want, with no subscription and no auction to win. The texts cover every new Bay Area job, not only Concord ones, and arrive between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Reply STOP to end them.
