Alaska Building Permits
State manages rural commercial; Boroughs/Cities local.
How Building Permits Work in Alaska
The State of Alaska, through the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire and Life Safety, directly manages the building permit process for commercial and public buildings in areas where a local jurisdiction (Borough or City) has not been certified to do so. In these "non-exempt" areas, builders must submit plans directly to the state for review and issuance.
Model: Hybrid
77 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Counties (30)
Aleutians East Borough County, AKAleutians West Census Area County, AKAnchorage Municipality County, AKBethel Census Area County, AKBristol Bay Borough County, AKChugach Census Area County, AKCopper River Census Area County, AKDenali Borough County, AKDillingham Census Area County, AKFairbanks North Star Borough County, AKHaines Borough County, AKHoonah-Angoon Census Area County, AKJuneau City and Borough County, AKKenai Peninsula Borough County, AKKetchikan Gateway Borough County, AKKodiak Island Borough County, AKKusilvak Census Area County, AKLake and Peninsula Borough County, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough County, AKNome Census Area County, AKNorth Slope Borough County, AKNorthwest Arctic Borough County, AKPetersburg Borough County, AKPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AKSitka City and Borough County, AKSkagway Municipality County, AKSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area County, AKWrangell City and Borough County, AKYakutat City and Borough County, AKYukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK
Cities (47)
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Kenai, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Ketchikan, AK(Ketchikan Gateway Borough County)King Cove, AK(Aleutians East Borough County)King Salmon, AK(Bristol Bay Borough County)Klawock, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Kodiak, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Kotzebue, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)
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Other Jurisdictions (308)
These places either do not issue building permits directly, or we have no permit office on record for them. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.
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Akhiok, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Akiachak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Akiak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Akutan, AK(Aleutians East Borough County)Alakanuk, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Alatna, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Alcan Border, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Aleknagik, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Aleneva, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Allakaket, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Ambler, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Anaktuvuk Pass, AK(North Slope Borough County)Anchor Point, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Anderson, AK(Denali Borough County)Angoon, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Aniak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Anvik, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Arctic, AKAtka, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)Atmautluak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Attu Station, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)
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Bear Creek, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Beaver, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Beluga, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Bettles, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Big Delta, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Big Lake, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Birch Creek, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Brevig Mission, AK(Nome Census Area County)Buckland, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Buffalo Soapstone, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Butte, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)
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Central, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Chalkyitsik, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Chase, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Chefornak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Chena Ridge, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Chenega, AK(Chugach Census Area County)Chevak, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Chickaloon, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Chicken, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Chignik Lagoon, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Chignik Lake, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Chignik, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Chiniak, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Chisana, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Chistochina, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Chitina, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Chuathbaluk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Circle, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Clam Gulch, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Clark's Point, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Coffman Cove, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Cohoe, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Cold Bay, AK(Aleutians East Borough County)Coldfoot, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)College, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Cooper Landing, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Copper Center, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Covenant Life, AK(Haines Borough County)Crooked Creek, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Crown Point, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)
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Delta Junction, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Deltana, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Denali Park, AK(Denali Borough County)Diamond Ridge, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Diomede, AK(Nome Census Area County)Dot Lake, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Dot Lake, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Dry Creek, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)
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Eagle, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Eagle, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Eareckson Station, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)Edna Bay, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Eek, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Egegik, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Eielson AFB, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Ekwok, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Elfin Cove, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Elim, AK(Nome Census Area County)Emmonak, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Ester, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Eureka Roadhouse, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Evansville, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Excursion Inlet, AK(Haines Borough County)
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False Pass, AK(Aleutians East Borough County)Farm Loop, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Farmers Loop, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Ferry, AK(Denali Borough County)Fishhook, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Flat, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Fort Greely, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Fort Yukon, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Four Mile Road, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Fox River, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Fox, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Fritz Creek, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Funny River, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)
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Gakona, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Galena, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Gambell, AK(Nome Census Area County)Game Creek, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Gateway, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Glacier View, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Glennallen, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Goldstream, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Golovin, AK(Nome Census Area County)Goodnews Bay, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Grayling, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Gulkana, AK(Copper River Census Area County)
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Halibut Cove, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Happy Valley, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Harding-Birch Lakes, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Healy Lake, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Healy, AK(Denali Borough County)Hobart Bay, AK(Petersburg Borough County)Hollis, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Holy Cross, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Hooper Bay, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Hope, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Houston, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Hughes, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Huslia, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Hydaburg, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Hyder, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)
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Kachemak, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Kake, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Kaktovik, AK(North Slope Borough County)Kalifornsky, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Kaltag, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Karluk, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Kasaan, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Kasigluk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Kasilof, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Kenny Lake, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Kiana, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Kipnuk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Kivalina, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Klukwan, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Knik River, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Knik-Fairview, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Kobuk, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Kodiak Station, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Kokhanok, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Koliganek, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Kongiganak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Kotlik, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Koyuk, AK(Nome Census Area County)Koyukuk, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Kupreanof, AK(Petersburg Borough County)Kwethluk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Kwigillingok, AK(Bethel Census Area County)
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Lake Louise, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Lake Minchumina, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Larsen Bay, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Lazy Mountain, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Levelock, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Lime, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Livengood, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Loring, AK(Ketchikan Gateway Borough County)Lowell Point, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Lower Kalskag, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Lutak, AK(Haines Borough County)
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Manley Hot Springs, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Manokotak, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Marshall, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)McCarthy, AK(Copper River Census Area County)McGrath, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Meadow Lakes, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Mekoryuk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Mendeltna, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Mentasta Lake, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Mertarvik, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Metlakatla, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Minto, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Moose Creek, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Moose Pass, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Mosquito Lake, AK(Haines Borough County)Mountain, AKMud Bay, AK(Haines Borough County)
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Nabesna, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Nanwalek, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Napakiak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Napaskiak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Naukati Bay, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Nelchina, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Nelson Lagoon, AK(Aleutians East Borough County)Nenana, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)New Stuyahok, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Newhalen, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Newtok, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Nightmute, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Nikolaevsk, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Nikolai, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Nikolski, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)Ninilchik, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Nondalton, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Noorvik, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)North Lakes, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Northway, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Nuiqsut, AK(North Slope Borough County)Nulato, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Nunam Iqua, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Nunapitchuk, AK(Bethel Census Area County)
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Paxson, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Pedro Bay, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Perryville, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Petersville, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Pilot Point, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Pilot Station, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Pitkas Point, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Platinum, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Pleasant Valley, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Point Baker, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Point Lay, AK(North Slope Borough County)Point Possession, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Port Alexander, AK(Petersburg Borough County)Port Alsworth, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Port Clarence, AK(Nome Census Area County)Port Graham, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Port Heiden, AK(Lake and Peninsula Borough County)Port Lions, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Port Protection, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)Portage Creek, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Primrose, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Prudhoe Bay, AK(North Slope Borough County)
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Salamatof, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Salcha, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Savoonga, AK(Nome Census Area County)Saxman, AK(Ketchikan Gateway Borough County)Scammon Bay, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)Selawik, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Seldovia, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Shageluk, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Shaktoolik, AK(Nome Census Area County)Shishmaref, AK(Nome Census Area County)Shungnak, AK(Northwest Arctic Borough County)Silver Springs, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Sitka and, AK(Sitka City and Borough County)Skwentna, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Slana, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Sleetmute, AK(Bethel Census Area County)South Lakes, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)South Naknek, AK(Bristol Bay Borough County)South Van Horn, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)St. George, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)St. Mary's, AK(Kusilvak Census Area County)St. Michael, AK(Nome Census Area County)St. Paul, AK(Aleutians West Census Area County)Stebbins, AK(Nome Census Area County)Steele Creek, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Sterling, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Stevens, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Stony River, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Sunrise, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)Susitna North, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Sutton-Alpine, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)
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Takotna, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Talkeetna, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Tanacross, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Tanaina, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Tanana, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Tatitlek, AK(Chugach Census Area County)Tazlina, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Teller, AK(Nome Census Area County)Tenakee Springs, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Tetlin, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Togiak, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Tok, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Toksook Bay, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Tolsona, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Tonsina, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Tuluksak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Tuntutuliak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Tununak, AK(Bethel Census Area County)Twin Hills, AK(Dillingham Census Area County)Two Rivers, AK(Fairbanks North Star Borough County)Tyonek, AK(Kenai Peninsula Borough County)
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Wainwright, AK(North Slope Borough County)Wales, AK(Nome Census Area County)Whale Pass, AK(Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County)White Mountain, AK(Nome Census Area County)Whitestone Logging Camp, AK(Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County)Whitestone, AK(Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County)Willow Creek, AK(Copper River Census Area County)Willow, AK(Matanuska-Susitna Borough County)Wiseman, AK(Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County)Womens Bay, AK(Kodiak Island Borough County)Wrangell and, AK(Petersburg Borough County)