Find your building department
The office, phone, address, hours and online portal for each city we cover.
Find the building department
City or county?
The office that issues your permit depends on whether the property is inside city limits. A mailing address can name a city the property is not legally in, so check the county property record or the city’s zoning map. Inside city limits, the city usually issues permits; outside them, usually the county.
All building departments we cover
| City | Building department |
|---|---|
| New York City, NY | New York City Department of Buildings |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) |
| Chicago, IL | City of Chicago Department of Buildings |
| Houston, TX | Houston Permitting Center (Houston Public Works) |
| Phoenix, AZ | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department |
| San Antonio, TX | Development Services Department (DSD) |
| San Diego, CA | City of San Diego Development Services Department |
| Dallas, TX | City of Dallas Planning & Development Department (Permitting & Inspections) |
| Jacksonville, FL | City of Jacksonville Building Inspection Division |
| Fort Worth, TX | Development Services Department |
| San Jose, CA | City of San José Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, Building Division |
| Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA) Code Enforcement |
| Columbus, OH | City of Columbus Department of Building and Zoning Services (BZS) |
| Indianapolis, IN | City of Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (DBNS) |
| San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) |
| Seattle, WA | Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) |
| Denver, CO | Community Planning and Development (CPD), Building Permitting and Inspections Services Agency |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Development Services Department, Development Center |
| Nashville, TN | Department of Codes and Building Safety |
| El Paso, TX | City of El Paso Planning & Inspections Department (One Stop Shop) |
| Las Vegas, NV | City of Las Vegas Building & Safety Division |
| Boston, MA | Inspectional Services Department (ISD) |
| Detroit, MI | Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED) |
| Louisville, KY | Construction Review (Louisville Metro Department of Codes and Regulations) |
| Portland, OR | Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) |
| Memphis, TN | Construction Enforcement (Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development) |
| Baltimore, MD | Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD), Permits / E-Permits |
| Milwaukee, WI | Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS), Permit and Development Center |
| Albuquerque, NM | Building Safety Division, City of Albuquerque Planning Department |
| Tucson, AZ | Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) |
| Fresno, CA | City of Fresno Planning and Development Department, Building and Safety Services Division |
| Sacramento, CA | City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division |
| Atlanta, GA | Office of Buildings, Department of City Planning (DCP) |
| Mesa, AZ | City of Mesa Development Services Department |
| Kansas City, MO | City Planning and Development Department (building official: Director of City Planning and Development) |
| Raleigh, NC | City of Raleigh Planning and Development (Building and Safety) |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) |
| Omaha, NE | Permits and Inspections Division, City of Omaha Planning Department |
| Miami, FL | City of Miami Building Department |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Permits & Inspections Division (Planning & Community Development) |
| Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Community Development Department, Building and Safety Bureau |
| Oakland, CA | City of Oakland Planning & Building Department, Bureau of Building |
| Minneapolis, MN | Construction Code Services, Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) |
| Tulsa, OK | City of Tulsa Development Services Department (Permit Center, Plans Review, Inspection Services) |
| Tampa, FL | City of Tampa Construction Services Division |
| Arlington, TX | City of Arlington Planning and Development Services Department |
| Aurora, CO | City of Aurora Development Services Department, Building Division |
| Philadelphia, PA | Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) |
| Austin, TX | Austin Development Services |