Planning & Community Development

Building Permits New Construction Residential/Commercial Application Procedures

• Bring in or mail a copy of your survey showing where you are building.
• Bring or mail 2 sets of your building plans.
• The addition may require that the Plans Examiner review your building plans to ensure that all building codes are met.
• Fill out an "Application for Services-Residential" or "Application for Services-Commercial" form.
• Bring or mail the completed Application for Services form and other plans to Community Development
• A Permit Technician will review the application. The Technician will determine if everything is in order.
• When the application has been approved, the Technician will determine the fees that are due.
• A fee schedule will be printed. At that time, the applicant will take the fee printout to the Treasurer’s office to pay the permit fees. The Treasurer’s office will provide a receipt upon payment.
• Return to Community Development with the receipt. At that time the permit will be printed.

(Note: If a Licensed Contractor or the homeowner are not making application for the permits, a notarized letter from the property owner giving the applicant permission to obtain the permits will be required.)