County building permits in Pennsylvania
Select a county to see exactly who issues building permits and open the official permit portal.
Philadelphia County
City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I)
Allegheny County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., City of Pittsburgh; Allegheny County has no county building department)
Montgomery County
Township and borough building/code departments (60+ municipalities; Montgomery County has no county building-permit office)
Bucks County
Township and borough building departments (e.g., Middletown, Northampton, Lower Makefield; Bucks County does not issue building permits)
Delaware County
Township and borough building departments (e.g., Upper Darby, Haverford, Radnor; Delaware County has no county building office)
Lancaster County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., City of Lancaster; Lancaster County does not issue building permits)
Chester County
Township and borough building/code departments (e.g., West Chester Borough, Caln Township; Chester County does not issue building permits)
York County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., City of York; York County has no county building-permit office)
Berks County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., City of Reading; Berks County does not issue building permits)
Lehigh County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus; Lehigh County does not issue building permits)
Luzerne County
City, borough and township building/code departments or third-party UCC inspectors (Luzerne County Planning issues zoning permits for some municipalities)
Northampton County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., Easton, Bethlehem), or the PA Dept. of Labor & Industry in opt-out municipalities
Westmoreland County
Municipal building departments or their contracted inspection agencies (Westmoreland County has no county building department)
Dauphin County
City, borough and township building/code departments (e.g., Harrisburg), or the PA Dept. of Labor & Industry in opt-out municipalities
Cumberland County
Township and borough building/code departments (often through designated UCC inspection agencies; Cumberland County does not issue building permits)
Lackawanna County
City, borough and township building departments (e.g., Scranton, Dunmore, Carbondale; Lackawanna County does not issue building permits)