Development Services Permit Center Is Moving September 19th, 2008!
This past Spring, the transition of relocating of many city departments began into City Hall's new home at 2nd and South Cincinnati. On September 19th, Development Services (Permitting, Plan Review, and Inspections) will also move to the new City Hall in One Technology Center. The Permit Center and Inspection Services will be open for limited business on Thursday, September 18, and closed for business on that Friday, September 19. In an effort to make this transition as smooth as possible for all of our customers, please read below for additional information such as customer parking, access to the Permit Center, and other details.
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111 S. Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74120
For building permits & plans review, sign permits, construction and code inspections, trades testing and licensing, code enforcement matters, business licensing, zoning & more.
Licenses and Permits for Development, Construction and Remodeling:
City government is charged with oversight of the development of land and with ensuring that when homes, business, factories or other facilities are built in Tulsa, they comply with national, state and local codes that were written to protect the public's health and safety. The Development Services Division is the branch of City government that reviews development and building plans, approves how new facilities are tied into existing infrastructures for water, sewer, stormwater management and others. It also issues the permits for building or remodeling homes, businesses and other structures. It also tests and registers licenses for a variety of trades workers engaged in construction in the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and related fields.
Development Services Division is headquartered at the One-Stop Permit & Licensing Center. All of its inspection, review, permitting and licensing services can be accessed there. Services accessible at the center include:
- Reviewing plans and specifications for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing layouts and signs.
- Organizing and participating in development teams for large-scale construction projects.
- Reviewing proposed developments for compliance with regulations.
- Reviewing building plans for compliance with applicable building, zoning, and sign codes.
- Reviewing, sewer, water and other connections to the municipal utility infrastructure.
- Assigning house numbers.
- Issuing 25 different types of construction permits, including building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and zoning clearance permits.
- Registering 43 types of contractor state licenses.
An Interactive Voice Response system is available at 596-1720 to schedule inspections, cancel inspections, check inspection results or check account balances 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Download brochure
Business Licensing:
Licenses required for opening and operating a variety of businesses can be obtained at the One Stop Permit & Licensing Center.
Business licensing is under the direction of the Office of the Mayor and is conducted by the City's Finance Department.
The licensing center issues licenses for some businesses and for alarms in residential, commercial and industrial facilities.
Zoning:
INCOG (Indian Nations Council of Goverments) will have a representative at the One-Stop Center during operating hours to answer questions about zoning of property and to take applications for zoning variances, lot-splits and related matters for the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment.