Typical home improvement projects that require a Building Permit: 

• Additions
• Attic pull-down stairs
• Attics, finish existing
• Basements, build or enlarge
• Carports, new or enclose existing
• Decks, new (on footings or posts) or enclose existing
• Dormers, new
• Fences and privacy walls exceeding 6 feet in height
• Garages
• Masonry chimneys
• Porches, new and enclose existing
• Retaining walls supporting more than 2 feet of earth
• Sheds, attached to house
• Sheds or playhouses, detached greater than 150 square feet
• Skylights
• Swimming pools, greater than 150 square feet, greater than 5,000 gallons and greater than 24 inches deep

Typical home improvement projects that DO NOT require a Building Permit:

• Ceramic tile, hardwood floors, carpet.
• Crown molding, baseboards, trim.
• Doors and windows (in existing openings).
• Gutters and down spouts.
• Kitchen cabinets (new and existing).
• On-grade patios.
• Recreational equipment (swing sets, jungle gyms, skateboard ramps, etc.).
• Roof repairs.
• Replacement of siding.
• Sheds or playhouses less than 150 square feet; please note: you must still meet setback requirements per the Zoning Ordinance.