What Requires a Permit

Each municipality is different, but generally these home projects require a permit.

• All houses and buildings
• All Additions to houses and buildings
• Any interior alterations
• Change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities of any building
• Any in-ground or above ground swimming pool of a depth of 18″ or greater
• Swimming pool cabanas
• Swimming pool heaters
• Hot tubs
• Any fence more than four feet in height
• Demolition of any structure
• Any raised deck more than eight inches in height above grade
• All patio roofs except canvas
• Vestibule covers and enclosures
• Any shed more than 100 square feet in area
• All fireplaces and chimneys, including prefabricated
• Central and Ductless air conditioning units
• Retaining walls two feet high or higher
• Sewers, drywells and cesspools
• Plumbing fixtures
• Oil and gas tanks
• Oil and gas heating units
• Tennis courts
• Garages and accessory structures
• Tents
• Trailers
• Greenhouses and passive solar structures
• Solar panels
• Conversion of garages to habitable space
• Fire damage repair
• Cellar entrances