What things do I need a Building Permit from the Building Department for?
- New Residence
- New Commercial structure
- Additions to existing buildings
- Structural alterations – inside and outside
- Accessory buildings i.e. garages, any size shed
- New Roofs
- Fences
- Pools—of all types: inflatable, above-ground, and inground pools, hot tubs
- Tennis courts
- Finished basements
- Decks
- Oil tanks (see below, other types of permits)
- New masonry fireplaces
- Woodburning stoves, pellet stoves, fireplace inserts
- Generators
- New or replacement of stairways
- New window openings or increase in size of existing windows
- Changes in commercial space for same or new tenant or owner