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Official permission from a local government to build, alter, demolish, or change the use of a structure.
A building permit is the city's written approval for construction work, issued after plan review. It names the property, the work allowed, and often the published valuation of the job. Permits are public records — they are the raw material of every PermitBoards feed, sorted by county and trade so the right contractor sees the right filing the morning it appears.
Plan review · Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
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