Safety and Permits Services

Browse our department's services to find the resources and information you need.

• Ordinances & Regulations

  • Building & Construction

    • Building, Mechanical & Gas Codes
    • Lead Paint Regulations
    • Pile Load Capacity
    • Review and Inspection Requirements for Location and Screening of Waste Storage Areas
    • Review Requirements for Backflow Preventers
    • Standards for Construction Dumpsters

  • Business

    • Tire Shop Regulations

• Permits & Licenses

  • Search and Find Permits

  • Find Permits and Violations

    • Search Permits and Violations

  • Brake & Bike Tags

  • Bike Tags

    • Bicycle Registration (Bike Tag)

  • Contractor Info For Residents

  • Working with Contractors

    • How Do I Report a Contractor?
    • Is My Contractor Licensed?

  • Permits & Licenses

  • Adjudication Hearings

    • One Stop Enforcement & Adjudication

  • Building

    • Solar Permitting
    • Guide to Building Permits
    • Building Permit Extension
    • Appeals
    • Appeal Licensing & Regulations Decision
    • Certificate of Occupancy
    • Certificate of Occupancy (Home Business)
    • Certificate of Occupancy (No Work)
    • Construction
    • Building Permit Fee
    • Re-Roofing
    • Accessory Structure Permit
    • Certificate of Appropriateness (HDLC)
    • Change of Use Permit
    • Elevation Certificates
    • New Construction (Building Permit)
    • Renovation (Non-Structural) Permit
    • Renovation (Structural) / Elevation Permit
    • Stormwater Management Requirements
    • Swimming Pool Permit
    • Zoning Verification
    • Demolition
    • Demolition Permit
    • Demolitions in National Register Demolition Review District
    • Interior Demolition Permit
    • Mechanical/Electrical
    • Electrical Permit
    • Mechanical Permit
    • Signs
    • Banner Permit
    • Billboard Permit
    • Sign Permit

  • Business

    • Business Licenses (Occupational, Alcohol, Live Entertainment...etc)
    • Alcoholic Beverage Outlet License
    • Alcoholic Beverage License Renewal
    • Alcoholic Beverage Outlet Manager License
    • Bed & Breakfast Occupational Business License
    • Food Pop-Up Host Permit
    • Grease Trap and/or Interceptor Discharge Permit
    • Home-Based Business Occupational License
    • Live Entertainment
    • Live Entertainment Renewal
    • Occupational License
    • Parklet Permit
    • Restaurant License Guide
    • Sidewalk Use Permit
    • Electrical / Mechanical Contractor
    • Class "A" Master Electrical License
    • Class "A" Master Mechanical Contractor License (AC, Refrigeration, and Gasfitters)
    • Class "B" Journeyman Mechanical Contractor License (Mechanic and Gasfitters)
    • Class "C" Maintenance Electricians License
    • Class "D" Journeyman Electrical License
    • Class "E" Electrician Trainee License
    • Mobile Vendors
    • About Mobile Food Vendors and Pop-Ups
    • Mobile Vendor Permit
    • Private Booting Service
    • Private Booting Service
    • Short Term Rentals
    • Report an STR violation
    • Commercial Owner's Permit (CSTR)
    • Responding to an STR violation
    • STR Platform Permit
    • STR Operator's Permit
    • STR Taxes, Fees, and Fine
    • View STR Map and Registry
    • Third-Party Service Provider
    • Third-Party Service Provider
    • Third-Party Service Provider

  • Events

    • Special Event Permit
    • Special Event Promoter Permit
    • Retail Vendors at Event
    • Events
    • Event Parking Lot
    • Fair/Market/Festival
    • Parades/Second Line/Race
    • Porch Concerts
    • Mardi Gras Vendors
    • Mardi Gras Fixed Location Vendor
    • Mardi Gras One-Day Location Vendor
    • Mardi Gras Structures
    • Bracing Permit
    • Concession Stand Permit
    • Reviewing Stand Permit
    • Tents, Stages & Projection
    • Entertainment Permit - Stage, Reviewing Stand, Bracing, Banner, Projection, Concession Stand
    • Tent / Canopy / Temporary Membrane Structure Permit
    • Searchlight / Spotlight / Projection Permit

  • Planning

    • Land Use
    • Short Term Rental and Bed & Breakfast IZD Appeal
    • Board of Zoning Adjustments
    • Variance Request
    • Appeal Safety and Permits Decision

  • Residential

    • Re-Roofing
    • Electric Vehicle Charging Station on Right-of-Way

  • Street & Sidewalk

    • Sidewalk Use Permit

  • Permitting Help & Support

  • Application Standards

    • Standards for Digital Submissions
    • Standards for Complete Permit Applications

  • Monitoring and Updating Permits

    • Can I Add Documents After My Application Is Submitted?
    • Can I Share Access To My Application With Someone Else?
    • I Made A Mistake On My Application, How Can I Fix That?
    • How Can I Check Progress On My Reviews And Inspections?
    • Someone Else Filed My Permit Application, How Can I View It?
    • Where Is The Link To Upload More Documents After I Submit My Application?

  • Renewals and Extensions

    • How Can I Change My Business Address?
    • How Can I Extend A Building Permit That Hasn't Expired Yet?
    • How Can I Extend A Dumpster/Construction Zone Permit
    • How Can I Renew A Building Permit That Has Expired?
    • When Do Building Permits Expire?

  • Using the One Stop App

    • Address Issues
    • Can I Request A New Address (Or Remove An Address) Online?
    • I Can't Find My Address In The Application Location Search
    • Documents
    • Errors Uploading Documents
    • Where Do I Download My Permit Or License?
    • For New Users
    • Can I Export Information?
    • Do I Need To Register To Use The One Stop App?
    • I Didn't Get My Verification Email
    • What Does "Draft Application" Mean?
    • What Kinds Of Permits And Licenses Can I Apply For Online?
    • Log In Issues
    • I Forgot My Password
    • I Forgot My User Name
    • My New Password Doesn't Work
    • Mechanical and Electrical
    • I Had Access To Mechanical/Electrical Permits, But Now I Don't
    • Where Are The Mechanical/Electrical Permits?
    • Paying Online
    • Can I Pay For My Permit If I Wasn't The One Who Applied For It?
    • How Do I Pay For My Permit/License?
    • I Got An "AVS Mismatch" Error When I Tried To Pay.
    • What Kinds Of Payment Do You Take Online?
    • When I Try To Pay, The Checkout Page Says "One Or More Of The Permits Selected Is Not Eligible For Payment"
    • When I Try To Pay, The Website Redirects Me To A "Welcome" Page
    • Searching
    • How can I search for a specific permit/license/planning project/violation?
    • How can I search for all or some records in a particular category?
    • Where can I find more information, or information that's not available at the One Stop App?

• Report a Problem

  • Construction/Property Use

    • Report construction issues or improper use of a property

  • Short Term Rentals

    • Report an STR violation

• Taxes

  • Business Sales Tax

    • STR Taxes, Fees, and Fine

• Traffic & Transportation

  • Bicycles

    • Bicycle Registration (Bike Tag)