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A PLACE IS NOT A PERMIT

Know exactly what’s covered.

Permit guidance comes from each city’s, town’s or county’s own public permit pages. Every rule links to the page it came from and carries the date it was checked.

Jurisdictions with reviewed rules146
Current permit rules1,948
Provinces & states64
Covered places only. Everything else shows “not reviewed”.

A rule applies only when every condition it lists matches your answers; an unanswered question never creates an exemption. Zoning, heritage, floodplain, HOA/condo and utility rules can add requirements not listed here. Confirm with the authority before you build.

Jurisdictions with permit guidance

JurisdictionRegionRulesProject typesPages checked
Airdrie
city		CA-AB12basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Banff
town		CA-AB13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Calgary
city		CA-AB14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Edmonton
city		CA-AB14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Lethbridge
city		CA-AB14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Red Deer
city		CA-AB14basement, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Rocky View County
municipal district		CA-AB13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
St. Albert
city		CA-AB12basement, deck, fence, shed2026-10-19
Strathcona County
specialized municipality		CA-AB14basement, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Abbotsford
city		CA-BC12basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Burnaby
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Coquitlam
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Kamloops
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Kelowna
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Nanaimo
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Richmond
city		CA-BC13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Surrey
city		CA-BC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Vancouver
city		CA-BC16basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Victoria
city		CA-BC13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Brandon
city		CA-MB13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Winnipeg
city		CA-MB15basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fredericton
city		CA-NB13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Moncton
city		CA-NB14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Saint John
city		CA-NB12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
St. John’s
city		CA-NL13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Halifax
regional municipality		CA-NS14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Yellowknife
city		CA-NT14basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Iqaluit
city		CA-NU12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Barrie
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Brampton
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Burlington
city		CA-ON14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Cambridge
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Greater Sudbury
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, garage, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Guelph
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Hamilton
city		CA-ON20basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Kingston
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Kitchener
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
London
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Markham
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Mississauga
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Oakville
town		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Oshawa
city		CA-ON13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Ottawa
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Richmond Hill
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Toronto
city		CA-ON18basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Vaughan
city		CA-ON17basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Waterloo
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Windsor
city		CA-ON14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Charlottetown
city		CA-PE14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Gatineau
ville		CA-QC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Laval
ville		CA-QC13basement, bathroom, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Longueuil
ville		CA-QC11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Lévis
ville		CA-QC10basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Montréal
ville		CA-QC16basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Québec
ville		CA-QC13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Sherbrooke
ville		CA-QC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Regina
city		CA-SK18basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Saskatoon
city		CA-SK16basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Whitehorse
city		CA-YT14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Anchorage municipality
county equivalent		US-AK12bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Huntsville
city		US-AL9basement, bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Little Rock
city		US-AR12bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Maricopa County
county		US-AZ12bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Mesa
city		US-AZ14basement, bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Phoenix
city		US-AZ14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Tucson
city		US-AZ14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fresno
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Long Beach
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Los Angeles County
county		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Los Angeles city
place		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, whole-home2026-10-19
Oakland
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Sacramento
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
San Diego
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
San Francisco
city		US-CA13bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
San Jose
city		US-CA14bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Aurora
city		US-CO14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Colorado Springs (Pikes Peak Regional Building)
city		US-CO14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Denver
city		US-CO14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Hartford
city		US-CT14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Washington city
place		US-DC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Wilmington
city		US-DE8basement, bathroom, kitchen, whole-home2026-10-19
Jacksonville
consolidated city-county		US-FL11bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Miami city
place		US-FL13bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, whole-home2026-10-19
Miami-Dade County
county		US-FL13bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Orlando
city		US-FL10bathroom, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Tampa
city		US-FL10bathroom, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Atlanta
city		US-GA11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, whole-home2026-10-19
City and County of Honolulu
city and county		US-HI11bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Des Moines
city		US-IA11bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Boise
city		US-ID14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Chicago city
place		US-IL14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Cook County
county		US-IL14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fort Wayne
city		US-IN14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed2026-10-19
Wichita
city		US-KS13bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Louisville Metro
consolidated city-county		US-KY14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
New Orleans
city		US-LA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Boston
city		US-MA13basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Baltimore
city		US-MD12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Portland
city		US-ME13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Detroit
city		US-MI14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Minneapolis
city		US-MN14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, whole-home2026-10-19
Kansas City
city		US-MO14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
St. Louis
city		US-MO13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Jackson
city		US-MS11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Billings
city		US-MT12bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Mecklenburg County
county		US-NC13basement, bathroom, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Raleigh
city		US-NC14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fargo
city		US-ND14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Lincoln
city		US-NE11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Manchester
city		US-NH11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Jersey City
city		US-NJ14bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Albuquerque
city		US-NM14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Las Vegas
city		US-NV14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Reno
city		US-NV9bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
New York city
place		US-NY14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Scarsdale village
place		US-NY11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Cincinnati
city		US-OH14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Columbus
city		US-OH14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Oklahoma City
city		US-OK12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Tulsa
city		US-OK14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Portland
city		US-OR14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Philadelphia
city		US-PA14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Pittsburgh
city		US-PA14bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Providence
city		US-RI11basement, bathroom, deck, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Charleston
city		US-SC9bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Sioux Falls
city		US-SD13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Memphis
city		US-TN12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Nashville-Davidson
metropolitan government		US-TN13bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Arlington
city		US-TX12bathroom, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Austin city
place		US-TX14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Dallas
city		US-TX14bathroom, deck, fence, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
El Paso
city		US-TX13bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fort Worth
city		US-TX14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Houston
city		US-TX14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
San Antonio
city		US-TX13bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Salt Lake City
city		US-UT14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Fairfax County
county		US-VA14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Virginia Beach
city		US-VA12bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Stowe town
county subdivision		US-VT13basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
King County
county		US-WA14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Seattle city
place		US-WA16basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Spokane
city		US-WA11basement, deck, fence, garage, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Tacoma
city		US-WA14bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed2026-10-19
Milwaukee
city		US-WI11basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Charleston
city		US-WV12basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, pergola, shed, whole-home2026-10-19
Cheyenne
city		US-WY14basement, bathroom, deck, fence, garage, kitchen, shed, whole-home2026-10-19

Regions supported by the data model

Any place in these regions can be selected and planned. Permit rules appear only for the jurisdictions listed above.

Canada

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon

United States & territories

AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUtahVermontVirgin Islands, U.S.VirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming