Residential Projects

When do I need a permit?

Permits are required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, convert, replace or move a building or electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems.

Adding a room
Building, demolishing or moving a carport, garage, or shed more than 200 square feet in area
Finishing an attic, garage or basement to make additional living space
Cutting a new window or door opening, or widening existing openings
Moving, removing or adding walls
Applying roofing material when all of the old roofing material is removed and new sheathing is installed
Building a stairway
Building a retaining wall more than 4 feet high (retaining wall building guide)
Building a deck more than 30 inches above grade (residential deck guide)
Putting up a fence more than 6 feet high
Moving more than 50 cubic yards of earth or any amount of cut/fill on sites affected by waterways or slope hazards