Municipal permit guides
Find your city’s permit department, application process and official resources. Select a state and city to get started.
87 guides
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Building, zoning, trade permits and submission resources for Philadelphia projects.
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Pittsburgh, PA
Explore Pittsburgh permit requirements, planning tools and contractor resources.
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Allentown, PA
Find Allentown building, zoning and trade permit planning resources.
Read municipal guide →District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Choose a DOB application route, prepare plans and coordinate construction inspections in the District.
Read municipal guide →Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Navigate Baltimore City E-Permits, application documents, fees and inspection scheduling.
Read municipal guide →Virginia
Richmond, VA
Prepare a City of Richmond permit application, follow online review and schedule inspections.
Read municipal guide →Florida
Tampa, FL
Find Tampa’s residential or commercial application path, submission checklist and inspection resources.
Read municipal guide →Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Prepare Phoenix residential or commercial submissions, use SHAPE PHX and plan required inspections.
Read municipal guide →Colorado
Denver, CO
Choose Denver residential, commercial or quick-permit routes and prepare for review and inspections.
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Seattle, WA
Research Seattle properties, prepare SDCI submissions and use the Seattle Services Portal.
Read municipal guide →Oregon
Portland, OR
Research Portland permit requirements, prepare plans and follow Development Hub PDX review.
Read municipal guide →California
San Diego, CA
Prepare City of San Diego building submissions, permit issuance documents and inspection closeout.
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Austin, TX
Choose an Austin residential or commercial review route, prepare documents and activate permits for inspections.
Read municipal guide →Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Find City of Las Vegas plan-submittal routes, permit fees and construction inspection resources.
Read municipal guide →Illinois
Chicago, IL
Compare Chicago permit programs, plan-based review, fee estimates and inspection planning.
Read municipal guide →New York
New York, NY
Choose an NYC DOB filing route, coordinate project documents and complete inspections and sign-off.
Read municipal guide →Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Compare Boston short-form and long-form permits, gather documents and arrange ISD inspections.
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Houston, TX
Plan Houston building and trade applications, dated fee components, historic approvals and inspection coordination.
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Dallas, TX
Use DallasNow, correctly link trade records, budget dated fee components and coordinate the City’s inspection requirements.
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San Antonio, TX
Prepare BuildSA records, understand square-footage trade fees and surcharges, and coordinate licensed professionals and inspections.
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Los Angeles, CA
Choose LADBS Express or plan-check review, coordinate specialty permits and estimate dated worksheet charges.
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San Francisco, CA
Coordinate DBI building and trade permits, fire review and July 2026 category-based fee examples.
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Sacramento, CA
Choose the City minor-permit or plan-review route, prepare owner/contractor documents and understand published cost averages.
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Miami, FL
Plan City of Miami building and trade applications, digital review, construction fees and inspection closeout.
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Orlando, FL
Prepare City of Orlando applications, trade permits, digital plans, inspection documents and fee components.
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Atlanta, GA
Coordinate Atlanta building and trade applications, Georgia code amendments, fee components and inspection closeout.
Read municipal guide →North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Coordinate Mecklenburg County building and trade permits with Charlotte zoning, site approvals and fire review.
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Riverside, CA
Use the Public Permit Portal, prepare discipline documents and estimate FY 2026/27 permit components.
Read municipal guide →Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Choose SPUR permit types, distinguish minimum residential work and use July 2026 miscellaneous fees.
Read municipal guide →Idaho
Boise, ID
Separate building and trade permissions and understand Boise’s dated valuation and fire-system benchmark.
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Fresno, CA
Prepare City permits and fixture affidavits, manage inspection-based expiration and price July 2026 fee components.
Read municipal guide →Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Use Citizen Access, distinguish primary-residence owner work and assemble Lincoln’s scope-specific drawings.
Read municipal guide →Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Prepare Development Center review, owner exemption documents and separate trade inspection records.
Read municipal guide →Nevada
Reno, NV
Distinguish EZ, flat-rate and valuation applications and budget July 2026 permit components.
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Salt Lake City, UT
Complete Citizen Access and Project Dox submission tasks, understand review targets and separate trade fees.
Read municipal guide →Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
Coordinate Pikes Peak Regional Building review with City zoning, fire and development charges.
Read municipal guide →California
San Jose, CA
Check Residential Express eligibility before booking and upload the complete application on the booking day.
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Oakland, CA
Coordinate Planning approval, Building review and construction inspections using Oakland’s One-Stop and Online Permit Centers.
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Long Beach, CA
Coordinate Building & Safety review, property constraints and the October 2026 fee schedule.
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Anaheim, CA
Choose the correct miscellaneous or trade fee category and distinguish replacements from new openings.
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Albuquerque, NM
Submit through ABQ-PLAN, distinguish standard and Fas Trax review, and respect licensed-trade restrictions.
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Omaha, NE
Coordinate City building review and trade credentials, and distinguish a credited review deposit from additional fees.
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Santa Ana, CA
Coordinate Building, Planning and Fire requirements and distinguish dated fee evidence from current project invoices.
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Bakersfield, CA
Coordinate City building, Planning and Public Works approvals, using current application services and clearly dated fee evidence.
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Plano, TX
Prepare Plano applications, contractor validations, plan-review deposits and staged inspections.
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Irving, TX
Use MGO for Irving applications and inspections, distinguish trade validation and budget the City’s dated fee components.
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Columbus, OH
Separate Columbus project review, trade registration and inspection allowances using the published 2026 fee schedule.
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Cleveland, OH
Follow Cleveland’s project-first permit route, notarized owner documentation and inspector sign-offs; distinguish the dated published fee benchmark.
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Cincinnati, OH
Coordinate City registration, ezTrak, separate electrical service and the July 2026 fee schedule.
Read municipal guide →Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
Use Citizen Access and the July 2026 schedule for Grand Rapids building and trade projects.
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Lubbock, TX
Coordinate Lubbock CSS applications, subcontractor permits and final inspections; keep expired fee benchmarks separate from current quotes.
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Minneapolis, MN
Use Minneapolis coordinator intake and ProjectDox, with separate state electrical inspections and clear owner-work boundaries.
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Saint Paul, MN
Use PAULIE and choose general versus contractor-express records, with dated fee benchmarks clearly separated from present assessments.
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Milwaukee, WI
Coordinate DNS plan review, LMS permits and occupancy with discipline-specific 2026 fees.
Read municipal guide →Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Coordinate Tulsa self-service applications, linked trade records, separate fire reviews and the pending City code transition.
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Madison, WI
Follow Madison zoning, scaled alteration plans, permit-counter review and inspections with actual City fee components.
Read municipal guide →Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Coordinate BNS structural and craft records with actual January 2026 application, review and issuance charges.
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Fort Worth, TX
Use Fort Worth project packets and the adopted October 2026 fee ordinance, including remodel trade counts and technology charges.
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Arlington, TX
Use Arlington’s October 2026 building and trade schedule, distinguish separate review fees and confirm contractor registration.
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El Paso, TX
Use the One-Stop Shop and Citizen Access, verify contractor identity and distinguish published review components from unresolved full permit rates.
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Detroit, MI
Follow BSEED’s eLAPS application and construction closeout, with current fee amounts held for confirmation and a clearly historical refund illustration.
Read municipal guide →Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Prepare Jacksonville Building Inspection applications, separate trade permits, equipment fees and inspection closeout.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Coordinate LauderBuild applications, contractor registration, surveys, Broward approvals and permit inspections.
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Tallahassee, FL
Prepare Growth Management submissions, equipment scopes, October 2026 fees and construction inspections.
Read municipal guide →Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Use Knoxville project records, trade applications, published fee bands and fire acceptance coordination.
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Nashville, TN
Coordinate Metro Nashville-Davidson building review, separate trades, agency signoffs and Use and Occupancy closeout.
Read municipal guide →Missouri
St. Louis, MO
Prepare City of St. Louis building and trade applications, construction-cost fees and occupancy approvals.
Read municipal guide →Georgia
Savannah, GA
Coordinate Development Services applications, eTRAC tracking, Georgia qualifications and City inspection closeout.
Read municipal guide →Florida
Gainesville, FL
Prepare PermitGNV applications, ProjectDox review, owner affidavits and City fee components.
Read municipal guide →North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Prepare Raleigh Planning and Development submissions, FY27 fee components and portal inspections.
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St. Petersburg, FL
Coordinate City building and trade applications, flood-area limitations, impact fees and construction closeout.
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Greensboro, NC
Prepare City Development Services applications, trade records, minimum fee components and inspection scheduling.
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Memphis, TN
Coordinate joint Memphis-Shelby Construction Enforcement applications, trade registration, review and inspections.
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Durham, NC
Use Durham’s joint City-County authority, Dplans reviews, LDO applications and separately assessed trade permits.
Read municipal guide →Iowa
Des Moines, IA
Prepare Customer Self Service applications, residential permit categories and January 2026 building and trade fee components.
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Kansas City, MO
Use CompassKC applications, City contractor qualification and codified construction valuation fees for Kansas City, Missouri projects.
Read municipal guide →Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
Prepare Building Services applications, qualifying homestead trade permits and adopted January 2025 fee benchmarks.
Read municipal guide →Connecticut
Hartford, CT
Coordinate Hartford building and trade applications with planning, historic review and scope-specific fee assessments.
Read municipal guide →Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Separate Louisville Metro building, electrical and mechanical records from state plumbing and plan inspections into the permit budget.
Read municipal guide →New Jersey
Newark, NJ
Prepare Newark technical sheets and contractor credentials, distinguish credited intake payments and use the City’s current fee ordinance.
Read municipal guide →Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Use Providence’s current Inspection and Standards location, construction-cost fee ordinance and coordinated building/trade closeout.
Read municipal guide →New Jersey
Jersey City, NJ
Link technical subrecords to the main construction application and distinguish construction, continued occupancy and business-name updates.
Read municipal guide →Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Use One Stop for applications and inspections, establish trade-license eligibility and check historic-site approvals.
Read municipal guide →Kansas
Wichita, KS
Use MABCD’s City of Wichita route, distinguish commercial reviews and residential permits, and establish owner-trade eligibility.
Read municipal guide →Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Use DPP’s current HNL Build and ePlans route, identify separate structures and follow Honolulu’s municipal code amendments.
Read municipal guide →South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Choose City CSS applications, coordinate preservation and water-service approvals, and complete trade and construction finals.
Read municipal guide →Alaska
Anchorage, AK
Use Anchorage’s updated Title 23 requirements, separate building and review components, and track the correct permit and subpermit inspections.
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