Building Permit Requirements, Permit Applications

General Guidelines for Residential and Commercial Building Permits

NO WORK IS ALLOWED UNTIL A PERMIT IS ISSUED AND DISPLAYED.

You must submit your State of Mississippi State Board of Contractor's license with your application. 

You must submit your Contractor Verification form and all subcontractors must sign the form including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, fire or hood.  Sub-contractors for electrical, mechanical and plumbing MUST BE LICENSED IN THE CITY OF PETAL OR OBTAIN A LICENSE IN THE CITY OF PETAL. 

You must submit (2) sets of plans if new construction or significant changes are made.  Plans must be hard copy, full size to scale, meet architectural graphic standards, stapled and bound.  Loose sheets will not be reviewed.  One-line drawings and other plans that do not meet architectural graphic standards will not be reviewed. PLEASE REFER TO "BUILDING PLAN REQUIREMENTS" (included in the Building Permit Application file) FOR DETAILS REGARDING PLAN SUBMISSIONS.  A site plan is required along with your plan submission.  

Plan reviews may take up to (14) business days, depending on the current workload.  Please review all information on the "Building Plan Requirements" sheet.  A plan review fee is assessed on your initial submission and for each subsequent submission.  
 

• Elevation Certificates are required if the property is in a flood zone!
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Boring/Digging

• Within the City requires a permit from this office.
• This permit must be with the boring/digging crew in the event a City employee requests to see it.
• An 811 locate must be obtained before boring/digging inside the City.