PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Rowan County Building Inspections Department  402 N. Main Street (Room 207)   Salisbury (704).216.8619 (704).638.3130 -Fax

Applications

Plans Review:       checklist       Appendix B       Plans Review Procedure Special Inspections Verification Form ALL PLANS requiring review must be reviewed PRIOR to obtaining building permits.

Building Permit Application (to print) Building Permit Application (to fill out online)  Please note - the Inspections Department will no longer be accepting Building Permit Applications other than the form available online or in office due to the additional information needed on the newer forms.

Mobile Home Permit Application

Acting as Own Contractor Form

Conditional Electric/Gas Application (please make sure all fields are entered before printing)

  PLEASE NOTE: Building Permits are not issued after 3:00 pm

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Building Code Violations Form

for Building Codes Enforcement  to inspect building without permits, possible condemnations and other types of issues

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For Scheduling Inspections - Call 1.866.701.3354. You must have the IVR number for the Inspection and Permit number (last 4 or 5 digits only).  Request must be made before 3 pm to be scheduled on the following day. 

Schedule Inspections Online

INSPECTIONS ARE PERFORMED FROM 8AM to 4PM - REQUESTED TIME FRAMES ARE NOT AVAILABLE

List of Inspection Types

List of Permit Types

 The Building Inspections Department includes all of the following services: 

Building Inspections	Electrical Inspections
Plumbing Inspections	Mechanical Inspections
Building Plans Review	Weekly Issuance Reports

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Building Plans Review

Plans Review Process

Building Plans Review is required for residential homes over 7000 sq. ft., for all log homes and for all commercial buildings. ALL PLANS must be reviewed PRIOR to obtaining building permits.

Brian Goins (704).216.8614 is the plans reviewer at the Building Inspections Department.  Please feel free to contact him with any plans review questions.  

Projects that Require Plan Review	Number of Plan Sets to be submitted
Residential One and Two Family Dwellings over 7000 sq. ft.	1
Log Homes (sealed by a NC registered Design Professional)	1
Commercial Projects (must meet requirements on the checklist)   Required forms to be completed at submittal: Appendix B, Special Inspections Verification Form and Plans Review Procedure	2