PROJECT |
NEED A PERMIT? |
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT? |
| Additions - One and Two Family |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Aerosol Products - manufacture, store or handle |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Amusement Buildings - operation |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Assembly, Places of - operation |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Attic - alterations or conversions |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Aviation Buildings |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Basement - alterations or conversions |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Bathroom - alterations |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Battery Systems - install |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Cellulose Nitrate Film - store, handle or use |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Central Air Conditioner - install |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Combustible Dust Producing Operation |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Combustible Fibers - storage or handling |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Compressed Gases - storage, use or handling |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Covered Malls |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Cryogenic Fluids - produce, store, transport on site, use, handle or dispense |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Cutting or Welding - conduct operations |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Deck - build |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Demolition, of Structures |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Door - replacement |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Drive Opening, Commercial - constructing or replacing |
Contact Traffic Engineering |
Traffic Engineering:
(608) 266-4761 |
Drive Opening, Residential - constructing or replacing
(1-2 Family Residential with less than 4 stalls)
Obtain: Street Terrace Permit or Permit to Excavate in the Right of Way
|
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4537 |
| Driveway |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Dry Cleaning & Dry Dyeing |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Dwelling Units, Change Number of - 1 & 2 Family Residential |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Dwelling Units, Change Number of - Other Residential |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Electrical Work, All |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Excavating for ANY reason in the public right-of-way Obtain: Excavate in the Right-of-Way Permit |
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Explosives - manufacture, storage, handling, sale or use of |
Yes |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Fence - install or replace |
No (might need approvals) |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Fireplace |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Flammable and Combustible Liquids - store, handle or use |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Floor Finishing or Surfacing |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Furnace - install |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Garage - build or replace |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Garage - demolish |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Garages, Repair or Service - operation |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Hazardous Materials - store, transport on site, dispense, use or handle |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Hazardous Production Materials (HDM) Facilities - store, handle or use hazardous production materials |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
Grading or Land Disturbance
Obtain: Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Permit (pdf) |
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Handicapped Ramp, on private property |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Hot Tub, Whirlpool, Spa - install |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| House (One and Two Family) - Addition |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| House (One and Two Family) - New Construction |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Insulation |
Contact Building Inspection |
Building Inspection:
(608) 266-4551 |
| Kitchen - alterations |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Landscaping |
No (might need approvals) |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) - install
(500 - 1,999 gallons) |
Yes |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) - install
(2,000 gallon or larger water capacity, or 4,000 gallon or larger aggregate water capacity) |
Yes |
State of Wisconsin - Department of Commerce |
| Lumberyards, Woodworking Plants, and Building Material Dealers - storage or processing of lumber |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Magnesium - melt, cast, heat treat, or grind |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Multi-Family Residential - New Construction |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Non-Residential - New Construction |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Occupancy |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Organic Coating |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Parking |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Parking Slab (One and Two Family) |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Patio |
No |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Plumbing - All |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Pyroxylin Plastics - storage, handling or the assembly or manufacture of articles involving Pyroxylin plastics |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
Rain Garden - installation in the street terrace
or right of way
Obtain: Street Terrace Permit
|
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Roofing - Reroof your house or garage |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
Sanitary Sewer - connect to
Obtain: Permit to Excavate in the Right of Way
|
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Sanitary Sewer Lateral - abandoning or plugging Obtain: Permit to Plug Sewer Lateral |
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Screened Porch |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Sewer Deduct Meters - install |
Yes |
Water Utility:
(608) 266-4646 |
| Shed - build or replace |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Shed - demolish |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
Sidewalk or Residential Drive Apron in Right-Of-Way - replacing or constructing
Obtain: Street Terrace Permit |
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Siding - replace on house or garage |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Signs and Street Graphics |
Yes |
Zoning: (608) 266-4551 |
| Solar Energy System - install
|
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Spraying or Dipping - conduct a spraying or dipping operation utilizing flammable or combustible liquids or the application of combustible powders |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Storage, High-Piled |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Storage of Scrap Tires, Tire Byproducts (pdf) |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
Storage Tank, containing flammable/combustible/hazardous liquid - install
(Less than 5,000 gallons) |
Yes |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
Storage Tank, containing flammable/combustible/hazardous liquid - install
(5,000 gallons or larger) |
Yes |
State of Wisconsin - Department of Commerce |
| Storage Tank, containing flammable/combustible/hazardous liquid - removal or closure |
Yes |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
Storm Sewer - connect to
Obtain: Permit to Excavate in the Right of Way
|
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Street Encroachment
|
Yes |
Office of Real Estate Services: (608) 266-4222 |
| Street Occupancy
|
Yes |
Building Inspection:
(608) 266-4551 |
| Street Terrace, alterations (sidewalk, terrace, drive apron) |
Yes |
City Engineering:
(608) 266-4751 |
| Swimming Pool |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Trees on the street terrace - planting, maintenance, and removal |
Contact City Forestry |
City Forestry:
(608) 266-4816 |
| Waste Handling - operation of wrecking yards, junkyards and waste material-handling facilities |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
| Water Heater - install |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Water Meter(City of Madison) - change the location, its inlet or outlet, valves, the meter bypass, or meter test piping |
Yes |
Water Utility:
(608) 266-4646 |
| Water Service (City of Madison) - install, connect to existing, or replace |
Yes |
Water Utility:
(608) 266-4646 |
| Water Softener - install |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Windows & Frames - replace |
Yes |
Building Inspection: (608) 266-4551 |
| Wood Products - store chips, hogged material, lumber or plywood |
Contact Fire |
Fire Department:
(608) 266-4420 |
