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In observance of the Emancipation Day holiday, DOB will be closed on Wednesday, April 16, 2025; no construction will be allowed on this day without an after-hours permit. You may report illegal construction here during normal business hours or by calling 311.

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Soil Boring Permit

Permit Description

The testing and surveying of soil to determine capability. Review of this permit requires the approval District Department and Energy and the Environment (DOEE).

Submission Requirements

  1. Architectural plans are required to show the number of bores and their locations.
  2. The Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) will be required to review.

Application Process

  1. Begin your permit application under the permit type of Soil Boring Permit.
  2. Complete all required questions/fields (i.e. number of bores, diameter of the bores and the method of drilling)

 

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