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House permit vs street permit

Work in the street, parkway, or on a pole

The building permit is for the house, addition, or shed on your lot. The strip of land at the street — sidewalk, curb, driveway apron, parkway, pole — is usually a different office. A dumpster in the street, a new curb cut, or fiber on the pole almost never rides on the building ticket.

Street notes for large metros. Lock a street address on the map to open ROW and zoning filters for that pin. We look up that lot — not the whole city. Smaller offices stay in Search.

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National notes

Call 811 before you dig
Utility locate. Separate from every permit listed here.

FCC — wireless siting / local authority overview
Federal overlay. Does not replace a local ROW or building permit.

FHWA right-of-way
Federal-aid highway ROW context. State DOT still issues the occupancy permit.

New York City — street, franchise, and fiber

DOB issues the building permit. Work in the mapped street typically needs NYC DOT. Franchise / concession occupancy and some telecom paths are a different consent. FDNY and Landmarks can still appear as extra agencies.

  • NYC DOB (building)
  • NYC DOT (street / sidewalk)
  • Franchise / concession (occupancy of City property)
  • FDNY
  • Landmarks if designated

Offices this street overlay can involve: New York City

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Los Angeles — BOE / street use vs LADBS

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

LADBS is the building AHJ. Excavation and A-permits in the public way typically run through the Bureau of Engineering / street-use path, not the building ticket.

  • LADBS (building)
  • LA BOE / street use
  • LADOT if traffic control
  • Bureau of Street Lighting for some pole work

Offices this street overlay can involve: Los Angeles · Los Angeles County

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Chicago — CDOT / OUC vs Buildings

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

Chicago DOB is the building desk. Opening the street or occupying the public way is usually CDOT. Office of Underground Coordination (OUC) is a common extra hold for excavation.

  • Chicago DOB
  • CDOT public way
  • OUC for underground coordination

Offices this street overlay can involve: Chicago · Cook County

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Dallas — building vs public works ROW

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

Building permits and public-right-of-way occupancy are different files. Confirm whether the street is city, county, or TxDOT before you cut.

  • Dallas building inspection
  • Public works / ROW
  • TxDOT on state routes

Offices this street overlay can involve: Dallas · Dallas County

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Houston — HPC vs public-works utility

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

Houston Permitting Center handles the building side. Utility and pavement cuts in the city ROW are a public-works / utility-permitting path. Harris County is a different AHJ outside city limits.

  • Houston Permitting Center
  • Houston Public Works utility / ROW
  • Harris County outside the city

Offices this street overlay can involve: Houston · Harris County

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Washington, DC — DOB vs DDOT public space

DOB issues construction permits. Occupying public space — sidewalk, tree space, curb cut, excavation — is typically DDOT public space, a separate consent.

  • DC DOB
  • DDOT public space
  • Pepco / other pole owners for attachments

Offices this street overlay can involve: Washington

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Miami / Miami-Dade — city, county, and ROW split

Can overlap 4 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

City of Miami iBuild is not Miami-Dade RER and is not Miami Beach. Street work may sit with city Public Works or the county, depending on the right-of-way owner. Unincorporated Miami-Dade is a different building AHJ.

  • City of Miami Building (iBuild)
  • Miami-Dade RER Building
  • City or County Public Works for ROW
  • FDOT if a state road

Offices this street overlay can involve: Miami · Miami-Dade County · Miami Beach · Coral Gables

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Philadelphia — L&I vs Streets

Licenses & Inspections is the building AHJ. Opening the cartway or occupying the sidewalk is typically Streets Department, not the L&I ticket.

  • Philadelphia L&I
  • Streets Department

Offices this street overlay can involve: Philadelphia

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Atlanta — building vs ATL DOT / public works

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

City building is one desk. Work in the city right-of-way is usually transportation / public works. Confirm whether the road is city, county, or GDOT.

  • Atlanta building / site development
  • ATL DOT or public works ROW
  • GDOT on state routes

Offices this street overlay can involve: Atlanta · Fulton County

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Phoenix — Planning & Development vs Street Transportation

Planning & Development is the building AHJ. Cuts, hauling, and occupancy in the city street are Street Transportation / ROW, not the building ticket.

  • Phoenix Planning & Development
  • Street Transportation / ROW

Offices this street overlay can involve: Phoenix

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Boston — ISD vs Public Works / occupancy

Inspectional Services is the building AHJ. Occupying the sidewalk or opening the street is typically Public Works or a separate occupancy permit.

  • Boston ISD
  • Public Works / street occupancy

Offices this street overlay can involve: Boston

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San Francisco — DBI vs Public Works excavation

DBI is the building official. Excavation in the public right-of-way is typically Public Works. Planning remains a separate entitlements lane.

  • SF DBI
  • SF Public Works excavation / street-space
  • SF Planning

Offices this street overlay can involve: San Francisco

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Seattle — SDCI vs SDOT Street Use

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

SDCI issues the building permit. Occupying the street, sidewalk, or planting strip is typically SDOT Street Use. WA L&I may still handle some electrical work.

  • Seattle SDCI
  • SDOT Street Use
  • WA L&I electrical (some jobs)

Offices this street overlay can involve: Seattle · King County

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Tampa Bay — Construction Services vs ROW

Can overlap 3 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

City of Tampa Construction Services is the building path. Pavement cuts and occupancy in the city street are a right-of-way / transportation file. Hillsborough County is a different AHJ outside city limits. St. Petersburg is its own building department.

  • Tampa Construction Services (building)
  • Tampa right-of-way / transportation
  • Hillsborough County outside the city
  • St. Petersburg Development Services
  • FDOT on state roads

Offices this street overlay can involve: Tampa · Hillsborough County · St. Petersburg

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Denver — Development Services vs DOTI

Denver Development Services is the building path. Street occupancy, excavation, and utility in the public way typically run through DOTI.

  • Denver Development Services
  • DOTI right-of-way

Offices this street overlay can involve: Denver

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Austin — Development Services vs ROW Management

Can overlap 2 offices in this catalog. Confirm who owns the pavement.

Development Services Center is the building path. Right-of-way management is a separate Austin Transportation / ROW desk for cuts and occupancy.

  • Austin Development Services
  • ROW Management / ATD

Offices this street overlay can involve: Austin · Travis County

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Jacksonville — consolidated city-county, still not FDOT

Jacksonville / Duval is a consolidated government, so city vs county is not the usual split. Work in the mapped street is still typically public works, and a state-road cut is still FDOT — not the building ticket in JAX EPICS.

  • Jacksonville Planning & Development (building)
  • Public works / ROW
  • FDOT on state roads
  • 811 locate

Offices this street overlay can involve: Jacksonville

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