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If you have applied for a building permit, you can find out about the processing status online.

You can apply for a partial building permit if you have submitted a building permit application but have not yet received a building permit. This allows you to obtain permits in advance for individual phases of construction.

Even before submitting a building application, you can seek clarification on certain questions regarding the admissibility of your project through a preliminary decision. This decision is binding for the subsequent building permit process.

If your project, which does not require a permit, conflicts with a local building code, you can apply for an exemption from it.

If your project—which is exempt from the permit process or does not require approval—violates other provisions of building codes, you may apply for an exemption.

As a general rule, you need a building permit to construct, modify, or change the use of a facility. A building permit is not required only in exceptional cases.

You must provide prior notice of the commencement of use of a structure. This does not apply to projects that do not require a permit.

You can have your building permit, partial building permit, or preliminary decision extended if necessary.

You must give advance notice of the start of construction. This applies to the start of construction on projects requiring a permit, as well as to the resumption of construction work after an interruption of more than 6 months.

If you have submitted the building permit application or the notice of commencement of construction online, the structural engineer can submit the declaration of compliance with the criteria list directly online.

As a general rule, you need a building permit to construct, modify, or change the use of a facility. Under certain conditions, your construction project may be exempt from the permit requirement.

You can apply for a partial excavation permit if you have submitted an excavation application but have not yet received an excavation permit. This allows you to obtain approval in advance for individual parts of the project.

Even before applying for an excavation permit, you can seek clarification on certain questions regarding the admissibility of your project through a preliminary decision. This decision is binding for the subsequent excavation permit process.

As a general rule, you need an excavation permit to carry out excavation work. Exceptions to this rule include, in particular, smaller-scale excavations.

If your excavation project falls within the scope of a zoning plan that contains regulations regarding the permissibility, location, and size of the excavation, it may not require a permit.

You may not remove certain structures until you have given advance notice of your intention to do so. Unless the removal of a structure is exempt from the notification requirement, you must provide notice of the removal.

The erection and use of temporary structures requiring a permit must be reported.