To effectively use this site, we are providing the following information.
This web site allows you to look up permit or license information and receive a
report on its current status. This web site allows you to look up permit or
license information and receive a report on its current status. You can look up
the desired permit by entering the
case number (if you know it), by entering the address of the project or by
entering a person's or business name. Once you have entered the case number,
address or name, click on the Search button and the permit information will
appear on the next web page. Click on the Clear button if you want to clear the
form and reenter the search information.
Permit and licensing information on this site is limited to information
originated in the computer age. Permit originating prior to 1992 remains in its
original paper form and licensing information prior to 2002 remains in its
paper form.
The search feature will limit search results to a maximum of 600. You will need
to refine your search, if the results are larger than 600 permits.
Keep in mind that entering fewer search criteria will increase the number of
results making it easier to find what you are looking for.
Decide whether you want to look up information on a permit, business license or
parcel. Click on the appropriate link for help.
Permit Search
You can search for a particular permit by entering all or part and any
combination of the following:
Permit number
Business name
Address, including the street number, street name prefix, street name, or unit
number
If you are having trouble finding the desired permit(s), entering a minimal
number of search parameters will increase the number of permits returned. The
search parameters can be entered in upper or lower case. Please see the Permit
Search screen for information concerning street name abbreviations.
Business License Search
You can search for a particular business license by entering all or part and
any combination of the following:
Business License number
Business Name (Doing Business As name)
Address, including the street number, street name prefix, street name, or unit
number
If you are having trouble finding the desired business license(s), entering a
minimal amount of search parameters will increase the number of licenses
returned. The search parameters can be entered in upper or lower case. Please
see the Business License Search screen for information concerning street name
abbreviations.
Parcel Search
You can search for a particular parcel (and it's associated permits) by
entering
all or part and any combination of the following:
Parcel Number
Business Name
Address, including the street number, street name prefix, street name,
or unit number
If you are having trouble finding the desired parcel(s), entering a minimal
amount of search parameters will increase the number of parcels returned. The
search parameters can be entered in upper or lower case. Please see the Parcel
Search screen for information concerning street name abbreviations.
Searching by Permit Number
If you know the all or part of the permit number you can enter it in the Permit
Number box and then click on Search below the Search entry form. The
permit
number is not case sensitive.
Permit numbers use the following format: XXX03-#####
XXX is a three letter abbreviation for the type of permit list of types and
abbreviations
03 is a two digit abbreviation of the year the permit was applied for example:
03 for 2003, 02 for 2002, ...
##### is a 5-digit sequential numbering system, each permit having unique
number
Searching by Business License Number
If you know the all or part of the parcel number you can enter it in the Parcel
Number box and then click on Search below the Search entry form. The
business
license number is not case sensitive.
Business Licenses use the following format: BUSXX-#####
BUS is the three letter abbreviation for business licenses
XX is a two digit abbreviation of the year the permit was applied for example:
03 for 2003, 02 for 2002, ...
##### is a 5-digit sequential numbering system, each license has unique number
Searching by Parcel Number
If you know the all or part of the parcel number you can enter it in the Parcel
Number box and then click on Search below the Search entry form. The
parcel
number is not case sensitive.
Parcel numbers use the following format: ###############, as an example,
L07699920100020
Searching by a Person's Name or Business Name
If you know the all or part of a person's name you can enter the appropriate
search criteria in the First Name and/or Last name/Business/DBA (Doing Business
As) box(es) and then click on Search below the Search entry form. The names are
not case sensitive.
Searching by Address
If you know the all or part of address you can enter the appropriate search
criteria in the Number, Prefix, Street and/or unit box(es) and then click on
Search below the Search entry form. The addresses are not case sensitive.
Using your search results
After entering your search criteria as described above and then clicking on
Search below the Search entry form you should get a list of results.
Depending
on the search that you performed the results may be permit numbers, business
license numbers or parcel numbers. In any case, click on the permit, business
license, or parcel number to get detailed information on that particular item.
Your search may return many pages of results. Use the Next Page or Previous
Page buttons near the top of the results screen to move through the pages.
Information regarding the number of items returned, how many there are per
page, the current page and the number of pages can be found near the Next Page
or Previous Page buttons.
