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Permit Requirements
Projects Requiring Permits
Commercial projects require permits, call the building department before starting any work. You must obtain a building permit from the Building Department before making the following changes to your house:
- Adding an Addition
- Adding a bedroom or bathroom
- Installing a swimming pool
- Central air conditioning
- Chimney repairs
- Commercial roofing
- Constructing a deck
- Creating additional off-street parking - See Zoning
- Demolition of any building
- Enclosing a porch
- Erecting a fence or replacing an existing fence
- Erection of utility buildings/sheds
- Finishing a basement
- Fire Safety - any work affecting
- Increasing power service to a building
- Installing a dishwasher
- Installing electrical outlets
- Installing hard-surface driveways - See Zoning
- Installing or replacing a sidewalk - See Zoning
- Interior alterations
- New furnace, boiler, or water heater
- New kitchen
- New retaining walls
- New sidewalks along public streets - See Zoning
- New wiring
- porch and stair repairs
- Replacing an electric stove with a gas stove
- Seepage pits
- Structural / Structural & Load Bearing Beams, Walls - any work affecting
- Water heaters
- Water softeners
Projects Without Permits
You don't need a permit for ordinary repairs on a one or two-family dwelling. These changes include:
- Covering walls, plastering, or placing drywall on an existing wall (if the area does not exceed 25% in one year)
- Ceilings require a permit on a 2-family dwelling
- Vinyl Siding
- Roofing on a detached one and two-family dwelling
- Cabinets, trim or molding
- Installation of carpet
- Installation of storm windows or doors
- Installation of tile or linoleum floors
- Installing floor material, including carpeting
- Interior or exterior painting
- Landscape work - may require Zoning
- New gutters and leaders (excluding built-up gutters)
- Repair of existing driveways or sidewalks - See Zoning
- Repairing and replacing duct work
- Replacing any faucet or valve, if the piping system doesn't have to be rearranged
- Replacing any window or door, if no change in the dimensions or framing of the opening is involved
- Replacing glass in any window or door, if the replacement glass conforms to minimum requirements
- Window boxes and trellises
- Window glazing or puttying
- Window shutters