Commercial building permits are required for the construction, alteration, change of use, repair, addition, and removal of structures.
Certain types of construction projects require pre-approval from Zoning  and Development Review before an application can be accepted. Please reach out through the links provided for additional guidance.

Demolition

In the case of demolitions, of facilities, ALL must be notified to MDE and EPA Region III, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in writing, regardless of the presence or absence of asbestos. If there is no asbestos, notification is the responsibility of the owner or general contractor. If asbestos is involved, again, notification is the responsibility of the asbestos contractor. (For MDE’s purposes, a demolition involves the removal of load-bearing structures. An internal gutting, no matter how extensive, is a renovation.)