When do I need a permit?

A building permit is required for any new building, any addition to an existing building, and any alterations to an existing building which effects: the structural design of the building; mechanical; electrical; plumbing systems; and the use of buildings or parts thereof.  Below you will find a list of typical residential projects that require a building permit:     

• All decks, porches and three season rooms 
• Additions, interior structural alterations, finishing a basement or a portion thereof 
• fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, chimneys and gas inserts 
• attached or detached garages, sheds 
• installation of sanitary, water service and irrigation systems 
• structural alterations to windows or doors 
• all pools that can hold 24 inches or more of water and hot tubs 
• automatic fire alarms 
• extensions to the plumbing, heating and electrical systems 
• generators 
• re-roofing