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Do You Need To Obtain A Building Permit?

Are you...

  • Creating an addition?
  • Placing a pre-constructed building on your property?
  • Completing unfinished space in an existing structure?
  • Constructing a sign?
  • Building a structure from the ground up?
  • Placing a modular home on the property?

(If you are placing a mobile home on a site, please CLICK HERE.)

What Information Do You Need To Obtain A Building Permit?

You may need some or all of the following:

  • If your property is served by a septic system, you must...
    • Have your IMPROVEMENT PERMIT and
    • Have your approved AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT PERMIT
  • Zoning permit from Pitt County or zoning compliance/permit from appropriate municipality
    • If the property is in the city limits or extra-territorial jurisdiction of a municipality other than Farmville or Greenville, you must obtain an original ZONING COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. (Note: Farmville and Greenville issue their own building permits; however, if your property is served by a septic system, you must still have a valid IMPROVEMENT PERMIT and an approved AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT PERMIT
  • If the property is in the flood plain,...
    • You must have a FLOOD DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

Along with the information listed above, you will need the following information:

    1. Owner's Name, Address, Home Phone, Work Phone
    2. Property Address
    3. Utility Providers
    4. Number of Bedrooms (if Residential)
    5. Heated & Unheated Square Footage
    6. Building Material
    7. Roofing Material
    8. 2 copies of your building plan, including the foundation plan, wall plan and floor plan

Note: Plans will not be taken for review if any of the required documents are missing.

The Building Permit Process

    1. Plans are submitted for review
      • If plans are approved, you can obtain your building permit.
      • If plans are diapproved, you will be notified of the problems that exist.
      • If plans are for a commercial structure, the plans are submitted to the Fire Marshall's Office for review
    2. Upon completion of plan review, you will be contacted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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