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City of Birmingham Permitting

The City of Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering & Permits handles the majority of permits for the City of Birmingham.  We are currently in the middle of moving away from our long term permitting system to our new Online Permit Center. Once this is complete, all permits will be handled through the Online Permit Center.  This allows our applicants to apply, pay, and manage their permits online.

We are also pleased announce the launch of our new interactive City of Birmingham Building & Construction Guide.  This guide will ask you a series of questions and guide you through the permit process.  Click the Birmingham Permit Guide button below to check it out.

Click the button below to view the Online Permit System.  Currently about a dozen permits are available in the Online Permitting System.  They are as follows:

  • Barricade Permit
  • Blasting Permit
  • Driveway-Sidewalk Permit
  • Excavation Permit (Private Contractor)
  • Fence and/or Wall Zoning Application
  • Flood Plain Development
  • Garage Sale Permit
  • House Move Permit
  • Sign Permit
  • Small Cell Site Permit
  • Special Use Permit
  • Urban Agriculture Permit
  • Zoning Certificate Letter

Birmingham Permit Guide  Online Permit Center  Online Permit Center Introduction 

205-254-2904
OnlinePermitCenter@birminghamal.gov

 

Currently all other permits are still processed with the applications below:

As we transition to the new permit system, we are keeping the following paper applications available as a guide.