Everything beyond your home plans, for permitting in your zip code.
Your house plans are only part of a permit application. Enter where you're building. We find the office that issues your permit and the code it uses, check wind, snow, seismic, flood and fire hazards at your site, then list every document you'll need to have your application accepted.
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Your full report lists each item with why it applies here, who prepares it, typical cost and time, code references, a printable checklist and local help.
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What's included
Who issues your permit: the city, township or county office for your exact site. If no office issues permits there, we tell you that too.
Your code, traced back: the IRC edition, your state's version, local amendments, energy code and NEC edition.
Site design criteria (IRC Table R301.2): wind speed, ground snow load, seismic category, flood zone, climate zone, and California fire hazard zone.
Your permitting path: 20–30 items, each marked Required, Likely, Required if... or Not typical. Covers plot plan, survey, soils report, stamped engineering, braced wall plan, truss calcs, energy compliance (Title 24, REScheck, HERS), sprinklers, solar PV, wildfire, septic, well, stormwater, driveway and fees.
For every item: why it applies, who prepares it, typical cost and time, code references and a money-saving tip.
Printable fill-in checklist to bring to the counter.
Local help: pros vetted on reputation, never paid placement, plus map and license-lookup links for every trade you'll need.
Good to know
Is this the same as asking the permit office?
It's the homework you'd do before calling them. Offices change requirements, so the report links to your office and tells you exactly what to confirm.
Where does the data come from?
The Census Building Permits Survey (about 20,000 permit offices), state code agencies, ASCE 7-22 wind and snow maps, USGS seismic maps, FEMA flood maps, CAL FIRE fire zones and the IECC climate-zone table.
Do I need my house plan to run this?
No. If you want your plan's notes and details updated for your location, our Localize Your Plan service is coming soon. Email [email protected] with questions.
What if my area doesn't require permits?
We flag it. Most no-permit areas still need septic, well, floodplain, driveway or electrical permits, and the report lists those.