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An extension or increase in the building area, aggregate floor area, number of stories, or height of a building or structure.
Any construction or renovation to an existing structure, including space reconfiguration, replacement in kind, repairs, etc.
To install, replace or repair devices and their accessory structures used to transmit or receive communication signals, to include radio or television signals.
An architectural projection that provides weather protection for the purposes of decoration and it supported by the building for which it is attached.
DC Construction code requires every assembly occupancy (to include but not limited to buildings or structures used for civic, social or religious functions) to display the maximum occupancy load of a room or space.
To sell Christmas trees during the holiday season, you will need these permits and approvals:
The Mayor established the Construction Codes Coordinating Board (CCCB) to replace the Building Code Advisory Committee (BCAC) in March 2009.
No elevator or conveying system, including, but not limited to, escalators, dumbwaiters, wheelchair lifts, cartveyors, man lifts and moving walks, shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection issued by the code official.
The removal of interior and/or exterior elements, systems or finishes (not a raze).
For small scale projects that would have previously been reviewed over the counter with paper plans, you can now complete the process completely online.
The repair, installation or replacement of an elevator. Elevator permits include the following permit types:
To excavate, remove and dispose soil or rock from a site to form an open face/pit.
The replacement, repair or new installation of a fence on private property. Common fence materials include but are not limited to wood, chain link, wire or metal.
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A permit that allows construction of foundation up to grade. This permit is issued at the permit holders own risk without assurance that a permit for the entire structure will be granted.