BUILDING SAFETY DIVISION

Permit Application Process

Building permits are processed simultaneously by three City departments in order to make the process more efficient. When a building permit application is submitted to Building Safety at the Champaign Fire Department, it is separated into its component parts and routed to whichever individual inspectors need to review a particular application. All departments welcome the chance to review particular portions of applications prior to their formal submission, in order to make the permitting process proceed smoothly.

• If applying for a building permit for a food establishment, please contact the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
• If the project involves sanitary sewer work, please contact Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District.
• If the project involves work in the public right-of-way, permits from Engineering Division  and/or IL Dept. of Transportation may be required.

Permit Applications

Please view the appropriate checklist below to ensure plans are code compliant which will expedite the plan review and permit process.
Commercial and Multi-Family Permit Checklist
1&2 Family Residential Permit Checklist
Also see Supplemental Information for specific residential projects.

(Please download application prior to entering data).

• Building Permit – New or Addition – (includes grading and erosion)
• Building Permit – Alteration or Repair/Replace
• Grading & Drainage Permit
• Class I Land Disturbance (Erosion) Permit
• Class II Land Disturbance (Erosion) Permit
• Electrical Permit
• HVAC Permit
• Plumbing Permit
• Sprinkler Permit
• Fire Alarm 
• Demolition Permit
• House Move Permit
• Tent Permit
• Emergency Order 20-18 COVID Related Tent Permit Application for Outdoor Dining

e-Permit Applications for 1&2 Family Dwellings

e-Permits provides an option for customers to submit their permit application and plans for 1&2 family dwellings and receive their permit via e-mail. The permit applications below are fillable PDF files. The blank permit application must be downloaded to your PC, then filled out. The building plans are required to be to scale and in PDF format. Electrical, HVAC or plumbing permit applications do not require plans. Once a permit application and building plans are reviewed and approved, Building Safety will call the applicant, take a credit card number for payment, and then e-mail the building permit to the applicant.  For electrical, HVAC, and plumbing permits, please call with credit card number when submitting the permit application.
E-mail the completed application and plans as separate attachments to:  buildingsafety@champaignil.gov

Please view the 1&2 Family Residential Permit Checklist to ensure plans are code compliant which will expedite the plan review and permit process.
Also see Supplemental Information for specific residential projects.

(Please download permit application prior to entering data).

• e-Building Permit – New or Addition – (includes grading and erosion)
• e-Building Permit – Alteration or Repair/Replace
• e-Electrical Permit
• e-HVAC Permit
• e-Plumbing Permit

Having trouble with PDF permit applications?
1. Download a blank permit application to your PC before entering any information.  The blank application can then be reused.
2. Use the latest version of Adobe Reader.

 

 

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