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Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Main Line:
(985) 446-7223

Postal Address:

P.O. Box 5418
1219 Henry S. Thibodeaux St.
Thibodaux LA, 70302

Report Gas/Water Issue After Hours: (985) 446-5021

Building and Inspection Permits


Table of Contents

  • Building Permits
  • Electrical Permits
  • General Information Permits
  • Mechanical Permits
  • Plumbing Permits
  • Inspections
  • Permit Cards
  • Certificate Of Occupancy
BUILDING Permits
- All Open Carport Patio Pergola Permit Packet
- Application for Appeal of Building Permit Denial
- Application for Certificate of Zoning Compliance
- Billboard Signage Permit Packet
- Building Code Requirements
- Building Permit Fee Rates
- Commercial Build Out Shopping Center Permit Packet
- Commercial New Construction Permit Packet
- Commercial Permit Information Package 4-25
- Commercial Renovation Addition Permit Packet
- Demolition Permit Packet
- Fencing Permit
- Inground Pool Permit Packet
- Inspection Requirements
- Mobile Home Permit Packet
- Modular Home Permit Packet
- Permit Issuance Requirements
- Permits Required
- Plan Requirements
- Residential New Construction Permit Packet
- Residential Permit Information Package 4-25
- Residential Re-Roofing Permit Packet
- Residential Renovation Addition Permit Packet
- Residential Storage Shed Permit Packet
- Short Term Rental Occupancy Permit Application
- Site Plan
- Tel Mail Use and Occupancy Permit
ELECTRICAL Permits
- Blank Hotel Motel Electrical Permit Form
- Electrical Permit and Inspection Fee Rates
- Electrical Permit Form
- Electrical Registration Requirements
- Electrical Test Application Form
- Generator Installation Permit Packet
- Permit Issuance Requirements-Electrical
- Solar Panel Permit Packet
GENERAL INFORMATION Permits
- Fence Permit Information
- Home Occupation Information
- Home Relocation
- Lock Box System Requirement - Ord. 2874 161214
- Manufactured Home Information
- Modular Home Information
- Occupancy Permit Information
- Permits Required
- Servitude Information
MECHANICAL Permits
- Blank Mechanical Permit Fm - Commercial
- Blank Mechanical Permit Fm - Residential
- Mechanical Registration Requirements
- Permit Issuance Requirements
- Permit Issuance Requirements - Mechanical
- Total Duct Leakage Verification Form IECC 2021
PLUMBING Permits
- Blank Gas Permit Fee Sheet
- Blank Plumbing Form
- Generator Installation Permit Packet
- Permit Issuance Requirements - Gas
- Permit Issuance Requirements - Plumbing
- Plumbing Registration Requirements

Inspections:

Building inspection shall be performed in the foundation, framing and completion stages.
Electrical inspection shall be performed in the foundation, rough-in and completion stages.
Mechanical inspection shall be performed in the rough-in and completion stages.
Plumbing inspection shall be performed in the foundation, rough-in and completion stages.
Gas inspection shall be performed in the rough-in and completion stages.

Phone number to call for Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Inspections: (985) 446-7208.
Phone number to call for Gas Inspections: (985) 446-7216.

Request(s) for inspection must be made by the respective building contractor, electrician, mechanical contractor and plumber performing the work at the job site. Inspection requests made prior to 10:00 AM are normally performed on the same day, however, contractors have to allow the inspection department up to forty-eight (48) hours to perform inspections from the time the inspection request is received.


Permit Cards

No inspections shall be performed without the permit being displayed on the job site.

The permit holder shall post the permit / inspection record on the job site in an accessible place to allow the inspectors to make the required entries. Permits shall be placed where they are visible from the road. The permit / inspection record shall be maintained by the permit holder until the final inspection has been made and approved.

A $20.00 re-inspection fee shall be charged for any additional inspections required after any of the initial free inspections referenced above.


Certificate of Occupancy

A certificate of occupancy will be issued upon completion of all inspections and the payment of all cost associated with the inspections have been paid in full. No one shall be allowed to move in until certificate of occupancy has been issued.

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