Do I need a building permit?
A permit is necessary to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy or occupant content of any building or structure, OR any alteration in the electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system. This includes but is not limited to the following: Single family residence, Duplex, pool, any addition, shed, wall/fence, siding, deck, patio, dock, boatlift, boathouse, seawall, windows, re-roof, generators, gas piping, hurricane shutters, irrigation, land clearing, tree removals, sign, solar, tents and special events. A permit is NOT required for painting, cosmetic work (counters, cabinets, flooring etc.) or landscaping (if the removal of trees are not involved.
Yes you will be required to obtain a building permit prior to the commencement of the construction of your pool. Your local municipal office will provide the proper application form for this permit. A site plan showing the location, the size, the pool equipment used, specific dimensions from lot lines, the house, will need to be indicated on your site plan. You must also indicate if the pool equipment will be enclosed or not. A sketch for your fencing showing all dimensions and the type of material such as wood, metal, chain link or other will need to be included with your application. When choosing your fencing please make sure all gates are self closing. The process takes on average two weeks. Pleaseclick here for exact details.
When do I need a Building Permit? (For New Homes, Additions, Remodels, Manufactured Homes Accessory Structures & Agricultural Structure Placement Permits.) There are two kinds of permits that you may need before doing work on a one or two family dwelling or accessory structure. Development Placement Permits are required when a building permit is not needed (example: barns & small accessory structures), but where there are zoning concerns about how the site is used. Building Permits are usually required when building safety might be affected. For more information on work that requires a permit, see our brochures: • Do I Need A Mechanical Permit? • Do I Need A Plumbing Permit? • Do I Need An Electrical Permit? • Do I Need A Permit For Stairs? • Do I Need A Permit For Converting An Attic, Basement or Garage? • Do I Need A Permit For Windows? Permits are issued by Building Services, located in Room 350 on the third floor of the Public Services Building at 155 N. 1st Avenue, downtown Hillsb
Section 285-44 of the Zoning Ordinance states: No building or structure in any district shall be erected, reconstructed or restored, structurally altered or used without a building permit. A structure is defined in Section 285-5 of the Zoning Ordinance as: STRUCTURE [Amended 7-8-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987] A. Anything which is constructed or erected which requires a location on the land or attachment to something having such location, including but not limited to the following: (1) Signs or billboards. (2) Fences over six feet in height in a front or side yard and fences over eight feet in height in a rear yard. (3) Walls other than those less than four feet high. (4) Antenna(s), except functional receive-only antenna(s) having a net exposure less than two square feet in the vertical plane and no dimension in the horizontal or vertical plane that exceeds 96 inches, attached directly to a masonry chimney, penthouse or rooftop mechanical appurtenance on a pole no longer than eight feet in l
