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When is a permit required?

PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR:

 

  1. New 1 & 2 family dwellings and commercial buildings  

  2. Additions to 1 & 2 family dwellings and commercial buildings

  3. Remodeling to 1 & 2 family dwellings (including finished basements), and remodeling to commercial buildings

  4. Any electrical wiring for new construction, additions, and remodeling

  5. Electrical service additions, changes, or upgrades

  6. Any plumbing for new construction and remodeling

  7. Any HVAC for new construction and remodeling

  8. Any new or re-wired electrical service

  9. Decks and deck additions

  10. *Detached accessory buildings over 200sq.ft.

  11. *Agriculture buildings (Depending on municipality)

PERMIT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR:

  1. Re-siding

  2. Finishing of interior surfaces (such as kitchen cabinets)

  3. Re-roofing   *Unless work would create a 3rd layer of shingles. A permit is required accompanied by structural load-bearing calculations.

  4. Normal repair of plumbing, electrical, and HVAC equipment.

  5. Replacing windows or doors of the same size

  6. Replacement of major building equipment including furnaces, central air conditioners, water heaters and any other major piece of equipment

  7. Outdoor pools

  8. Detached accessory buildings under 200sq.ft.

  9. Agriculture buildings (Depending on municipality)

*SOME EXCEPTIONS EXIST PER MUNICIPALITY.  PLEASE REVIEW INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS PAGE. 

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