Permit Requirements

Purpose

The issuance of a permit notifies the local municipality that work is being performed and prompts an inspection to assure that minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property and public welfare are maintained and followed.

Permits

Building permits shall be obtained before proceeding with any excavation, grading, construction, alteration, repair, moving, or demolition of any dwelling or appurtenant structure. Separate permits shall also be obtained for electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and all other equipment that are essential features in the use of the dwelling (or other structures).

Permits are issued to the person, owner, or contractor who shall physically perform the work for which the permit was sought. Contractors shall have a valid and current registration, or license, before applying for a permit.

DO NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANY PERMITS ON THE SAME DAY OF SUBMITTAL.

Plans

Plans are required and must be approved prior to the issuance of many types of permits. Please allow time for review. See the Plan Submittal Information page for important information.

Permit Responsibility

It shall be the responsibility of the person to whom a permit has been issued to comply with all applicable housing codes and to install such work in a quality and workmanlike manner.

Inspections

The person to whom a permit has been issued shall be responsible for requesting periodic inspections of work completed at each of the following stages of construction, before covering or concealing work: installation of footing drains, building drains and building sewers, completion of foundation and waterproofing, during the framing of the superstructure, the completion of roughing in the plumbing, electrical wiring, gas piping, heating ducts or piping or other similar service installations. Before closing in all structural elements, and upon final completion of the structure.