Building Permits
Building Permit Applications
- Non-Residential-Plan-Submittal-Packet(PDF)
- Residential-Plan-Submittal-Checklist (PDF)
- Building Permit Application-required with residential and non-residential submittals
Requirements
Building permits are required for any construction beyond cosmetic alterations such as:
- Cabinets
- Carpeting
- Gutters
- Painting
- Trim Work
Work requiring building permits includes:
- Accessory buildings (zoning permits when applicable)
- Decks
- Demolition
- Finishing basements
- Footings
- Insulating
- Interior alterations (including major repairs to walls, subfloors, ceilings)
- New and/or replacement windows
- New construction
- Remodeling
- Replacement garage doors
- Retaining walls over 48 inches in height or supporting a surcharge
- Roofing
- Siding
Inspections
Inspections include:
- Additions and alterations
- Drywall (when applicable: residential-firewalls, commercial-all projects)
- Final inspection of new construction
- Footings
- Foundation
- Framing
- Insulation
- Radon (under-floor installation rock backfill and sealed vapor barrier)
- Roofing underlayment/decking /flashing and final
- Setbacks from property lines and grading
- Siding installation/flashing/house wrap and final
- Vapor barrier
- Wall and roof sheathing (when applicable: shear walls/fire assemblies/braced wall lines)
- Water proofing
- Window flashing/installation and final