Building Permits

This is the government office for the city of El Monte. Services include a city attorney, animal control, election information, city information lines, business licensing, building and occupancy inspections, cruelty to animals investigation; dead animal pickup; trash/garbage pick up; permits, city maintenance and planning and zoning. Geographic restrictions apply for some services; business-related services are provided only for businesses located in El Monte.

The city provides building permits, electrical permits, elevator permits, mechanical permits and plumbing permits for any contracted work done within city limits.

City maintenance includes graffiti removal, street maintenance, street construction/repair, street lighting maintenance and street cleaning.

The city of El Monte's Animal Control Services provides stray animal pickup and takes the animals to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control - Baldwin Park Animal Care Center; animal control services, enforces the leash law, cruelty to animal investigation and dead animal pickup during business hours. After hours and holiday emergency calls are handled by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control - Baldwin Park Animal Care Center.