Vermont Building Permits
State permits commercial; towns permit residential.
How Building Permits Work in Vermont
The state role is divided by project type. The State Division of Fire Safety directly handles all permitting and inspections for "public buildings" (including most commercial sites), while permitting for single-family residential homes is left entirely to the discretion of local towns.
Model: Hybrid
179 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Cities (179)
Albany, VT(Orleans County)Alburgh, VT(Grand Isle County)Algiers, VT(Windham County)Arlington, VT(Bennington County)Ascutney, VT(Windsor County)Bakersfield, VT(Franklin County)Barnet, VT(Caledonia County)Barre, VT(Washington County)Barton, VT(Orleans County)Beecher Falls, VT(Essex County)Bellows Falls, VT(Windham County)Bennington, VT(Bennington County)Benson, VT(Rutland County)Bethel, VT(Windsor County)Bolton Valley, VT(Chittenden County)Bolton, VT(Chittenden County)Bradford, VT(Orange County)Brandon, VT(Rutland County)Brattleboro, VT(Windham County)Bristol, VT(Addison County)Burlington, VT(Chittenden County)Cabot, VT(Washington County)Cambridge, VT(Lamoille County)Canaan, VT(Essex County)Castleton Four Corners, VT(Rutland County)Castleton, VT(Rutland County)Cavendish, VT(Windsor County)Chelsea, VT(Orange County)Chester, VT(Windsor County)Chimney Hill, VT(Windham County)Chittenden, VT(Rutland County)Concord, VT(Essex County)Coventry, VT(Orleans County)Danby, VT(Rutland County)Danville, VT(Caledonia County)Derby Center, VT(Orleans County)Derby Line, VT(Orleans County)Dorset, VT(Bennington County)East Barre, VT(Washington County)East Burke, VT(Caledonia County)East Charlotte, VT(Chittenden County)East Dorset, VT(Bennington County)East Middlebury, VT(Addison County)East Montpelier, VT(Washington County)East Poultney, VT(Rutland County)Enosburg Falls, VT(Franklin County)Essex Junction, VT(Chittenden County)Fair Haven, VT(Rutland County)Fairfax, VT(Franklin County)Fairlee, VT(Orange County)Gilman, VT(Essex County)Glover, VT(Orleans County)Grafton, VT(Windham County)Graniteville, VT(Washington County)Greensboro Bend, VT(Orleans County)Greensboro, VT(Orleans County)Groton, VT(Caledonia County)Hanksville, VT(Chittenden County)Hardwick, VT(Caledonia County)Harmonyville, VT(Windham County)Hartford, VT(Windsor County)Hartland, VT(Windsor County)Highgate Center, VT(Franklin County)Highgate Springs, VT(Franklin County)Hinesburg, VT(Chittenden County)Huntington Center, VT(Chittenden County)Huntington, VT(Chittenden County)Hyde Park, VT(Lamoille County)Irasburg, VT(Orleans County)Island Pond, VT(Essex County)Jacksonville, VT(Windham County)Jamaica, VT(Windham County)Jeffersonville, VT(Lamoille County)Jericho, VT(Chittenden County)Johnson, VT(Lamoille County)Killington, VT(Rutland County)Lincoln, VT(Addison County)Londonderry, VT(Windham County)Lowell, VT(Orleans County)Ludlow, VT(Windsor County)Lunenburg, VT(Essex County)Lyndon Center, VT(Caledonia County)Lyndon, VT(Caledonia County)Lyndonville, VT(Caledonia County)Manchester Center, VT(Bennington County)Manchester, VT(Bennington County)Marshfield, VT(Washington County)Middlebury, VT(Addison County)Middletown Springs, VT(Rutland County)Milton, VT(Chittenden County)Montpelier, VT(Washington County)Morrisville, VT(Lamoille County)New Haven, VT(Addison County)Newbury, VT(Orange County)Newfane, VT(Windham County)Newport Center, VT(Orleans County)Newport, VT(Orleans County)North Bennington, VT(Bennington County)North Clarendon, VT(Rutland County)North Hartland, VT(Windsor County)North Hyde Park, VT(Lamoille County)North Pownal, VT(Bennington County)North Springfield, VT(Windsor County)North Troy, VT(Orleans County)North Westminster, VT(Windham County)Northfield, VT(Washington County)Norwich, VT(Windsor County)Old Bennington, VT(Bennington County)Orleans, VT(Orleans County)Pawlet, VT(Rutland County)Peacham, VT(Caledonia County)Pittsford, VT(Rutland County)Plainfield, VT(Washington County)Poultney, VT(Rutland County)Pownal Center, VT(Bennington County)Pownal, VT(Bennington County)Proctor, VT(Rutland County)Proctorsville, VT(Windsor County)Putney, VT(Windham County)Quechee, VT(Windsor County)Randolph, VT(Orange County)Readsboro, VT(Bennington County)Richford, VT(Franklin County)Richmond, VT(Chittenden County)Rochester, VT(Windsor County)Rutland, VT(Rutland County)Saxtons River, VT(Windham County)Sheffield, VT(Caledonia County)Shelburne, VT(Chittenden County)South Barre, VT(Washington County)South Burlington, VT(Chittenden County)South Hero, VT(Grand Isle County)South Lincoln, VT(Addison County)South Londonderry, VT(Windham County)South Royalton, VT(Windsor County)South Shaftsbury, VT(Bennington County)South Woodstock, VT(Windsor County)Springfield, VT(Windsor County)St. Albans, VT(Franklin County)St. George, VT(Chittenden County)St. Johnsbury, VT(Caledonia County)Stamford, VT(Bennington County)Stowe, VT(Lamoille County)Stratton Mountain, VT(Windham County)Sutton, VT(Caledonia County)Swanton, VT(Franklin County)Townshend, VT(Windham County)Troy, VT(Orleans County)Underhill Center, VT(Chittenden County)Underhill Flats, VT(Chittenden County)Vergennes, VT(Addison County)Waitsfield, VT(Washington County)Wallingford, VT(Rutland County)Wardsboro, VT(Windham County)Waterbury Center, VT(Washington County)Waterbury, VT(Washington County)Websterville, VT(Washington County)Wells River, VT(Orange County)Wells, VT(Rutland County)West Brattleboro, VT(Windham County)West Burke, VT(Caledonia County)West Charlotte, VT(Chittenden County)West Dummerston, VT(Windham County)West Pawlet, VT(Rutland County)West Rutland, VT(Rutland County)West Woodstock, VT(Windsor County)Westford, VT(Chittenden County)Westminster, VT(Windham County)Weston, VT(Windsor County)White River Junction, VT(Windsor County)Whitingham, VT(Windham County)Wilder, VT(Windsor County)Williamstown, VT(Orange County)Wilmington, VT(Windham County)Windsor, VT(Windsor County)Winooski, VT(Chittenden County)Wolcott, VT(Lamoille County)Woodstock, VT(Windsor County)Worcester, VT(Washington County)
Other Jurisdictions (14)
These jurisdictions do not issue building permits directly. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.
Addison County, VT(Addison County)Bennington County, VT(Bennington County)Caledonia County, VT(Caledonia County)Chittenden County, VT(Chittenden County)Essex County, VT(Essex County)Franklin County, VT(Franklin County)Grand Isle County, VT(Grand Isle County)Lamoille County, VT(Lamoille County)Orange County, VT(Orange County)Orleans County, VT(Orleans County)Rutland County, VT(Rutland County)Washington County, VT(Washington County)Windham County, VT(Windham County)Windsor County, VT(Windsor County)