Alabama Building Permits
Localities may adopt; State handles schools/hotels.
How Building Permits Work in Alabama
The state's role is restricted to the adoption of a mandatory state building code for state-funded construction, schools, hotels, and motion picture theaters. For private residential and commercial projects, the state provides a model code but delegates all administrative permitting and inspection duties to local municipalities and counties, meaning the state does not issue permits for standard private development.
Model: Local Option
236 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Counties (67)
Autauga County, ALBaldwin County, ALBarbour County, ALBibb County, ALBlount County, ALBullock County, ALButler County, ALCalhoun County, ALChambers County, ALCherokee County, ALChilton County, ALChoctaw County, ALClarke County, ALClay County, ALCleburne County, ALCoffee County, ALColbert County, ALConecuh County, ALCoosa County, ALCovington County, ALCrenshaw County, ALCullman County, ALDale County, ALDallas County, ALDeKalb County, ALElmore County, ALEscambia County, ALEtowah County, ALFayette County, ALFranklin County, ALGeneva County, ALGreene County, ALHale County, ALHenry County, ALHouston County, ALJackson County, ALJefferson County, ALLamar County, ALLauderdale County, ALLawrence County, ALLee County, ALLimestone County, ALLowndes County, ALMacon County, ALMadison County, ALMarengo County, ALMarion County, ALMarshall County, ALMobile County, ALMonroe County, ALMontgomery County, ALMorgan County, ALPerry County, ALPickens County, ALPike County, ALRandolph County, ALRussell County, ALShelby County, ALSt. Clair County, ALSumter County, ALTalladega County, ALTallapoosa County, ALTuscaloosa County, ALWalker County, ALWashington County, ALWilcox County, ALWinston County, AL
Cities (169)
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Abbeville, AL(Henry County)Adamsville, AL(Jefferson County)Alabaster, AL(Shelby County)Albertville, AL(Marshall County)Alexander, AL(Tallapoosa County)Aliceville, AL(Pickens County)Andalusia, AL(Covington County)Anniston, AL(Calhoun County)Arab, AL(Marshall County)Argo, AL(Jefferson County)Ashland, AL(Clay County)Ashville, AL(St. Clair County)Atmore, AL(Escambia County)Attalla, AL(Etowah County)Auburn, AL(Lee County)
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Calera, AL(Shelby County)Center Point, AL(Jefferson County)Centre, AL(Cherokee County)Centreville, AL(Bibb County)Chelsea, AL(Shelby County)Chickasaw, AL(Mobile County)Citronelle, AL(Mobile County)Clanton, AL(Chilton County)Clay, AL(Jefferson County)Cleveland, AL(Blount County)Columbiana, AL(Shelby County)Cordova, AL(Walker County)Cowarts, AL(Houston County)Creola, AL(Mobile County)Cullman, AL(Cullman County)
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Gadsden, AL(Etowah County)Gardendale, AL(Jefferson County)Geneva, AL(Geneva County)Geraldine, AL(DeKalb County)Glencoe, AL(Etowah County)Good Hope, AL(Cullman County)Gordon, AL(Houston County)Greenville, AL(Butler County)Gulf Shores, AL(Baldwin County)Guntersville, AL(Marshall County)Gurley, AL(Madison County)
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Madison, AL(Madison County)Magnolia Springs, AL(Baldwin County)Marion, AL(Marion County)Midfield, AL(Jefferson County)Midland, AL(Dale County)Millbrook, AL(Elmore County)Mobile, AL(Mobile County)Montevallo, AL(Shelby County)Montgomery, AL(Montgomery County)Moody, AL(St. Clair County)Moulton, AL(Lawrence County)Moundville, AL(Hale County)Mount Vernon, AL(Mobile County)Mountain Brook, AL(Jefferson County)Mulga, AL(Jefferson County)Muscle Shoals, AL(Colbert County)
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Pelham, AL(Shelby County)Pell, AL(St. Clair County)Perdido Beach, AL(Baldwin County)Phenix, AL(Russell County)Phil Campbell, AL(Franklin County)Piedmont, AL(Calhoun County)Pike Road, AL(Montgomery County)Pinckard, AL(Dale County)Pleasant Grove, AL(Jefferson County)Prattville, AL(Autauga County)Prichard, AL(Mobile County)
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Samson, AL(Geneva County)Satsuma, AL(Mobile County)Scottsboro, AL(Jackson County)Selma, AL(Dallas County)Semmes, AL(Mobile County)Sheffield, AL(Colbert County)Shelby, AL(Shelby County)Shorter, AL(Macon County)Silverhill, AL(Baldwin County)Slocomb, AL(Geneva County)Smiths Station, AL(Lee County)Southside, AL(Etowah County)Spanish Fort, AL(Baldwin County)Springville, AL(St. Clair County)St. Florian, AL(Lauderdale County)Sylacauga, AL(Talladega County)
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Tallassee, AL(Elmore County)Tarrant, AL(Jefferson County)Taylor, AL(Houston County)Thorsby, AL(Chilton County)Triana, AL(Madison County)Trinity, AL(Morgan County)Troy, AL(Pike County)Trussville, AL(Jefferson County)Tuscaloosa, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Tuscumbia, AL(Colbert County)Tuskegee, AL(Macon County)
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Other Jurisdictions (424)
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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Abanda, AL(Chambers County)Addison, AL(Winston County)Akron, AL(Hale County)Alexandria, AL(Calhoun County)Allgood, AL(Blount County)Altoona, AL(Etowah County)Anderson, AL(Lauderdale County)Ardmore, AL(Limestone County)Ariton, AL(Dale County)Arley, AL(Winston County)Ashford, AL(Houston County)Athens, AL(Limestone County)Autaugaville, AL(Autauga County)Avon, AL(Houston County)Axis, AL(Mobile County)
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Babbie, AL(Covington County)Baileyton, AL(Cullman County)Bakerhill, AL(Barbour County)Ballplay, AL(Etowah County)Banks, AL(Pike County)Bear Creek, AL(Marion County)Beatrice, AL(Monroe County)Beaverton, AL(Lamar County)Belgreen, AL(Franklin County)Belk, AL(Fayette County)Bellamy, AL(Sumter County)Belle Fontaine, AL(Mobile County)Benton, AL(Lowndes County)Berlin, AL(Cullman County)Berry, AL(Fayette County)Bessemer, AL(Jefferson County)Billingsley, AL(Autauga County)Black, AL(Geneva County)Blountsville, AL(Blount County)Blue Ridge, AL(Elmore County)Blue Springs, AL(Barbour County)Boligee, AL(Greene County)Bon Air, AL(Talladega County)Bon Secour, AL(Baldwin County)Boykin, AL(Wilcox County)Brantley, AL(Crenshaw County)Brantleyville, AL(Shelby County)Brent, AL(Bibb County)Brewton, AL(Escambia County)Bridgeport, AL(Jackson County)Brilliant, AL(Marion County)Bristow Cove, AL(Etowah County)Brook Highland, AL(Shelby County)Brookside, AL(Jefferson County)Brookwood, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Broomtown, AL(Cherokee County)Brundidge, AL(Pike County)Bucks, AL(Mobile County)Butler, AL(Choctaw County)
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Calvert, AL(Washington County)Camden, AL(Wilcox County)Camp Hill, AL(Tallapoosa County)Carbon Hill, AL(Walker County)Cardiff, AL(Jefferson County)Carlisle-Rockledge, AL(Etowah County)Carlton, AL(Clarke County)Carolina, AL(Covington County)Carrollton, AL(Pickens County)Castleberry, AL(Conecuh County)Catherine, AL(Wilcox County)Cedar Bluff, AL(Cherokee County)Chatom, AL(Washington County)Cherokee, AL(Colbert County)Childersburg, AL(Talladega County)Choccolocco, AL(Calhoun County)Chunchula, AL(Mobile County)Clayhatchee, AL(Dale County)Clayton, AL(Barbour County)Clio, AL(Barbour County)Coaling, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Coats Bend, AL(Etowah County)Coffee Springs, AL(Geneva County)Coffeeville, AL(Clarke County)Coker, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Collinsville, AL(DeKalb County)Colony, AL(Cullman County)Columbia, AL(Houston County)Concord, AL(Jefferson County)Coosada, AL(Elmore County)Cottondale, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Cottonwood, AL(Houston County)County Line, AL(Blount County)Courtland, AL(Lawrence County)Creek, ALCrossville, AL(DeKalb County)Cuba, AL(Sumter County)Cullomburg, AL(Choctaw County)Cusseta, AL(Chambers County)
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Daviston, AL(Tallapoosa County)Dayton, AL(Marengo County)Deatsville, AL(Elmore County)Deer Park, AL(Washington County)Delta, AL(Clay County)Detroit, AL(Lamar County)Dodge, ALDora, AL(Walker County)Dothan, AL(Houston County)Double Springs, AL(Winston County)Douglas, AL(Marshall County)Dozier, AL(Crenshaw County)Dunnavant, AL(Shelby County)Dutton, AL(Jackson County)
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Eagle Point, AL(Shelby County)East Point, AL(Cullman County)Edgewater, AL(Jefferson County)Edwardsville, AL(Cleburne County)Egypt, AL(Etowah County)Eldridge, AL(Walker County)Elkmont, AL(Limestone County)Elmore, AL(Elmore County)Emelle, AL(Sumter County)Emerald Mountain, AL(Elmore County)Epes, AL(Sumter County)Equality, AL(Coosa County)Ethelsville, AL(Pickens County)Eunola, AL(Geneva County)Eva, AL(Morgan County)Evergreen, AL(Conecuh County)Excel, AL(Monroe County)
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Fairford, AL(Washington County)Fairview, AL(Cullman County)Faunsdale, AL(Marengo County)Fayetteville, AL(Talladega County)Fitzpatrick, AL(Bullock County)Five Points, AL(Chambers County)Florala, AL(Covington County)Florence, AL(Lauderdale County)Forestdale, AL(Jefferson County)Forkland, AL(Greene County)Fort Deposit, AL(Lowndes County)Fort Rucker, AL(Dale County)Franklin, AL(Franklin County)Fredonia, AL(Chambers County)Frisco, AL(Monroe County)Fruitdale, AL(Washington County)Fruithurst, AL(Cleburne County)Fulton, AL(Clarke County)Fultondale, AL(Jefferson County)Fyffe, AL(DeKalb County)
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Gainesville, AL(Sumter County)Gallant, AL(Etowah County)Gantt, AL(Covington County)Garden, AL(Pickens County)Gaylesville, AL(Cherokee County)Geiger, AL(Sumter County)Georgiana, AL(Butler County)Gilbertown, AL(Choctaw County)Glen Allen, AL(Marion County)Glenwood, AL(Crenshaw County)Goldville, AL(Tallapoosa County)Goodwater, AL(Coosa County)Gordo, AL(Pickens County)Gordonville, AL(Lowndes County)Goshen, AL(Pike County)Graham, AL(Randolph County)Grand Bay, AL(Mobile County)Grant, AL(Marshall County)Grayson Valley, AL(Jefferson County)Graysville, AL(Jefferson County)Greensboro, AL(Hale County)Grimes, AL(Dale County)Grove Hill, AL(Clarke County)Gu-Win, AL(Marion County)Guin, AL(Marion County)Gulfcrest, AL(Mobile County)
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Hackleburg, AL(Marion County)Hackneyville, AL(Tallapoosa County)Haleburg, AL(Henry County)Hamilton, AL(Marion County)Hammondville, AL(DeKalb County)Hanover, AL(Coosa County)Hartford, AL(Geneva County)Harvest, AL(Madison County)Hatton, AL(Lawrence County)Hayden, AL(Blount County)Hayneville, AL(Lowndes County)Hazel Green, AL(Madison County)Heath, AL(Covington County)Helena, AL(Shelby County)Henagar, AL(DeKalb County)Highland Lakes, AL(Shelby County)Hillsboro, AL(Madison County)Hissop, AL(Coosa County)Hobson, AL(Calhoun County)Hobson, AL(Calhoun County)Hodges, AL(Franklin County)Hokes Bluff, AL(Etowah County)Hollins, AL(Clay County)Hollis Crossroads, AL(Cleburne County)Holly Pond, AL(Cullman County)Holt, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Holtville, AL(Elmore County)Homewood, AL(Jefferson County)Horn Hill, AL(Covington County)Huguley, AL(Chambers County)Huntsville, AL(Madison County)Hurtsboro, AL(Russell County)Hytop, AL(Jackson County)
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La Fayette, AL(Chambers County)Ladonia, AL(Russell County)Lake View, AL(Tuscaloosa County)Lakeview, AL(DeKalb County)Langston, AL(Jackson County)Leesburg, AL(Cherokee County)Leighton, AL(Colbert County)Leroy, AL(Washington County)Lester, AL(Limestone County)Level Plains, AL(Dale County)Lexington, AL(Lauderdale County)Libertyville, AL(Covington County)Lillian, AL(Baldwin County)Linden, AL(Marengo County)Lineville, AL(Clay County)Lipscomb, AL(Jefferson County)Littleville, AL(Colbert County)Livingston, AL(Sumter County)Loachapoka, AL(Lee County)Lockhart, AL(Covington County)Lookout Mountain, AL(Etowah County)Louisville, AL(Barbour County)Lowndesboro, AL(Lowndes County)Lynn, AL(Winston County)
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Macedonia, AL(Pickens County)Madrid, AL(Houston County)Malcolm, AL(Washington County)Malvern, AL(Geneva County)Maplesville, AL(Chilton County)Marbury, AL(Autauga County)Margaret, AL(St. Clair County)Maytown, AL(Jefferson County)McCalla, AL(Jefferson County)McDonald Chapel, AL(Jefferson County)McIntosh, AL(Washington County)McKenzie, AL(Butler County)McMullen, AL(Pickens County)Meadowbrook, AL(Shelby County)Megargel, AL(Monroe County)Memphis, AL(Pickens County)Mentone, AL(DeKalb County)Meridianville, AL(Madison County)Midway, AL(Bullock County)Mignon, AL(Talladega County)Millerville, AL(Clay County)Millport, AL(Lamar County)Millry, AL(Washington County)Minor, AL(Jefferson County)Monroeville, AL(Monroe County)Moores Mill, AL(Madison County)Mooresville, AL(Limestone County)Morris, AL(Jefferson County)Morrison Crossroads, AL(Randolph County)Mosses, AL(Lowndes County)Mount Olive (Coosa County), AL(Coosa County)Mount Olive (Jefferson County), AL(Jefferson County)Movico, AL(Mobile County)Munford, AL(Talladega County)Myrtlewood, AL(Marengo County)
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Nanafalia, AL(Marengo County)Nances Creek, AL(Calhoun County)Napier Field, AL(Dale County)Natural Bridge, AL(Winston County)Nauvoo, AL(Walker County)Nectar, AL(Blount County)Needham, AL(Choctaw County)New Brockton, AL(Coffee County)New Market, AL(Madison County)New Site, AL(Tallapoosa County)New Union, AL(Etowah County)Newbern, AL(Hale County)Newton, AL(Dale County)Newville, AL(Henry County)Nixburg, AL(Coosa County)North Courtland, AL(Lawrence County)North Johns, AL(Jefferson County)
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Paint Rock, AL(Jackson County)Panola, AL(Sumter County)Parrish, AL(Walker County)Pea Ridge, AL(Shelby County)Pennington, AL(Choctaw County)Penton, AL(Chambers County)Perdido, AL(Baldwin County)Peterman, AL(Monroe County)Petrey, AL(Crenshaw County)Pickensville, AL(Pickens County)Pine Apple, AL(Wilcox County)Pine Hill, AL(Wilcox County)Pine Level, AL(Autauga County)Pine Ridge, AL(DeKalb County)Pinson, AL(Jefferson County)Pisgah, AL(Jackson County)Pleasant Groves, AL(Jackson County)Point Clear, AL(Baldwin County)Pollard, AL(Escambia County)Powell, AL(DeKalb County)Priceville, AL(Morgan County)Providence, AL(Marengo County)Putnam, AL(Marengo County)
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Ragland, AL(St. Clair County)Rainbow, AL(Etowah County)Rainsville, AL(DeKalb County)Ranburne, AL(Cleburne County)Ray, AL(Coosa County)Red Bay, AL(Franklin County)Red Level, AL(Covington County)Redland, AL(Elmore County)Redstone Arsenal, AL(Madison County)Reece, AL(Etowah County)Reeltown, AL(Tallapoosa County)Remlap, AL(Blount County)Repton, AL(Conecuh County)Ridgeville, AL(Etowah County)River Falls, AL(Covington County)Riverview, AL(Escambia County)Rock Creek, AL(Jefferson County)Rock Mills, AL(Randolph County)Rockford, AL(Coosa County)Rockville, AL(Clarke County)Rogersville, AL(Lauderdale County)Rosa, AL(Blount County)Russellville, AL(Franklin County)Rutledge, AL(Crenshaw County)
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Saks, AL(Calhoun County)Sand Rock, AL(Cherokee County)Sanford, AL(Covington County)Saraland, AL(Mobile County)Sardis, AL(Crenshaw County)Section, AL(Jackson County)Selmont-West Selmont, AL(Dallas County)Shiloh, AL(DeKalb County)Shoal Creek, AL(Shelby County)Silas, AL(Choctaw County)Sims Chapel, AL(Washington County)Sipsey, AL(Walker County)Skyline, AL(Jackson County)Smoke Rise, AL(Blount County)Snead, AL(Blount County)Somerville, AL(Morgan County)South Vinemont, AL(Cullman County)Spring Garden, AL(Cherokee County)Spruce Pine, AL(Franklin County)St. Stephens, AL(Washington County)Standing Rock, AL(Chambers County)Stapleton, AL(Baldwin County)Steele, AL(St. Clair County)Sterrett, AL(Shelby County)Stevenson, AL(Jackson County)Stewartville, AL(Coosa County)Stockton, AL(Baldwin County)Sulligent, AL(Lamar County)Sumiton, AL(Walker County)Summerdale, AL(Baldwin County)Susan Moore, AL(Blount County)Sweet Water, AL(Marengo County)Sylvan Springs, AL(Jefferson County)Sylvania, AL(DeKalb County)
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Talladega Springs, AL(Talladega County)Talladega, AL(Talladega County)Theodore, AL(Mobile County)Thomaston, AL(Marengo County)Thomasville, AL(Clarke County)Tibbie, AL(Washington County)Tidmore Bend, AL(Etowah County)Tillmans Corner, AL(Mobile County)Toxey, AL(Choctaw County)Trafford, AL(Jefferson County)Twin, AL(Marion County)
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Wadley, AL(Randolph County)Waldo, AL(Talladega County)Walnut Grove, AL(Etowah County)Warrior, AL(Jefferson County)Waterloo, AL(Lauderdale County)Webb, AL(Houston County)Wedowee, AL(Randolph County)Weogufka, AL(Coosa County)West Blocton, AL(Bibb County)West End-Cobb, AL(Jefferson County)West Jefferson, AL(Jefferson County)West Point, AL(Cullman County)Wetumpka, AL(Elmore County)Whatley, AL(Clarke County)White Hall, AL(Lowndes County)White Plains, AL(Calhoun County)Whitesboro, AL(Etowah County)Wilsonville, AL(Shelby County)Wilton, AL(Shelby County)Woodland, AL(Randolph County)Woodstock, AL(Bibb County)Woodville, AL(Jackson County)