Improved Residential Permit Applications and Property Owner Participation

The Permit and Inspections Division has simplified the application process for residential alteration, addition, and accessory building/structure permits to improve the overall permitting experience. These updates include clearer instructions and direct links to required information, helping applicants move through the process more easily and efficiently.

As part of this improvement, property owners are now required to create a Permit Portal account and be listed on residential permits, excluding new one- and two-family dwellings.

Owners may choose to opt out of being listed on the permit by emailing our office.

Including property owners on these permits allows us to communicate directly with them about permit status updates, expiration notices and any stalled or inactive permits.

Inspector and Builder Q&A Meeting

March 11 | 1:30 p.m. (Online)

Join us for an interactive Inspector and Builder Q&A session focused on building and trade code topics.

Session details:

• Questions can be submitted in advance during registration.
• Additional live questions will be taken as time allows.
• Hosted by Wake County Inspection’s leadership team, with special guest appearance by Pak Yip, Building Code Interpretations Supervisor and Chief Code Consultant, NC Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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To register and submit questions, please visit the meeting sign-up page.

• Erosion Control Permits expire after two years. Permits may be renewed in one- or two-year increments. You may receive an automated email reminder. Please feel free to contact Watershed Management staff with any questions about renewal.

• Stormwater Permits do not have expiration dates. However, once your lots are completed, the stormwater devices must also be completed. If there is a stormwater improvements performance guarantee in place, it does have an expiration date. Wake County is currently reviewing these guarantees and reaching out to property owners for updates. We will follow up with a Notice of Violation if necessary. Permits with expired performance guarantees are considered noncompliant. To bring your permit into compliance, please provide the following:

1. A schedule for completion
2. A new engineer’s estimate
3. A new financial surety
4. A newly signed Performance Guarantee Agreement

• Article 14 of Wake County’s UDO, Flood Hazard Areas, has not been revised since 2003. The County is working on an update to bring the ordinance language up to date with the State’s model ordinance for non-coastal areas while retaining the County’s higher standards and improving the usability of the ordinance. Stay tuned for more information. 

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