Cary NC Building Permits in 2026

Last checked: September 9, 2026

Cary is one of the few places in the Triangle where the permitting answer is simpler than people expect — and more confusing at the same time. Simpler, because the Town of Cary permits and inspects work inside its own corporate limits. Confusing, because Cary's corporate limits sit in two counties, and a "Cary, NC" mailing address does not by itself tell you which government has authority over your parcel.

Verify by address before you do anything else. Do not trust a neighborhood list, a ZIP code, or a third-party guide — including this one — for the jurisdiction question. Confirm with the town that your parcel is actually inside the Town of Cary's corporate limits and check what zoning applies to it. Everything in this article applies to work inside those limits. If your parcel turns out to be outside them, you are dealing with a different office entirely, and the steps below will not match.

This guide covers who issues Cary building permits, the local office and contact details, the address and zone check, what needs a permit and what does not, the two online application paths, plan review options, inspections, and the four fee components — plus the honest limits of what any article can tell you about cost.

Cary Building Permits: The Short Answer

Building permits for Cary addresses are issued by the Town of Cary's Inspections & Permits office. The town — not Wake County, not Chatham County — reviews and issues building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits for work inside its jurisdiction, consistent with the State of North Carolina building codes, and the town performs the inspections those permits require.

Permits are required almost always. Cary publishes a short list of residential work that does not need a permit, and every item on that list carries conditions. Commercial work has a much broader set of triggers, including any exterior work, changes to accessibility features, a change of tenant, and even power turn-on.

You apply online, through two different paths. Work that needs no plan review — water heaters, HVAC changeouts, electrical service changes, EVSE installations, gas lines, generators and similar — is filed through Building Permits Online. Projects that need plan review go through the town's plan review portals. You can also walk in at Town Hall.

A homeowner can do their own work in building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical trades without holding a license in those trades, but state law requires the property to be the owner's primary residence for at least 12 months after the work is completed, and the owner still has to permit and schedule all permitted work.

On cost, the town publishes no dollar figures on its fee page. Cary permit fees have four components, and the amounts appear only in the town's annual budget document. No article — this one included — can hand you a fee figure. Call the permit office and confirm before you budget.

Office details: Town Hall first floor, 316 N Academy St, Cary, NC 27513, open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits.

Quick Facts — Cary Permitting at a Glance

Detail	Information
Permitting authority	Town of Cary Inspections & Permits (Planning and Development Services)
Permit types issued by the town	Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical
Office	Town Hall, first floor, 316 N Academy St, Cary, NC 27513
Office hours	8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Field inspector hours	7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone	311 inside Cary; (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits
Permit fee questions	Sue Wall, Permit Supervisor, (919) 460-4992, sue.wall@townofcary.org
Online portal (inspections, results, trade permits)	Building Permits Online (Click2Gov)
Administrative (no plan review) permits	Filed online; the town says these are often issued in about 24 hours
Plan review portals	Town GeoCivix and IDT plan review sites
Certificates of compliance	Available by request to 311@carync.gov
Record retention	Per the NC retention schedule, typically 6 years from project completion
Codes in effect	2018 NC codes; 2017 NEC for one- and two-family dwellings; 2020 NEC for commercial, industrial, and multi-family; 2023 NEC as an optional alternative
2024 NC codes	Delayed to after March 1, 2027
County	Wake County (primary); portions in Chatham County

Who Issues Building Permits in Cary (Local Basics)

The Town of Cary Inspections & Permits staff reviews and issues permits for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and building activities consistent with the State of North Carolina building codes, and the town performs the inspections those permits require. The town cites NC General Statute 160A-412 and Cary Code of Ordinances Section 8-52 as its permitting authority.

That is the whole jurisdictional story for work inside town limits: one authority, one inspection department. Unlike some NC metros where a city issues a permit and a county inspects, or where city and county limits interleave street by street, Cary handles its own permitting and its own inspections.

The practical contact block:

• Address: Town Hall, first floor, 316 N Academy St, Cary, NC 27513
• Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Field inspectors: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. — a booked inspection follows the field schedule, not the office schedule
• Phone: 311 inside Cary, or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits
• Fee questions: Sue Wall, Permit Supervisor, Planning and Development Services, (919) 460-4992, sue.wall@townofcary.org

Two administrative details worth knowing. First, building permit records are retained according to the NC Department of Cultural Resources records retention schedule, typically six years from project completion — so if you need an old permit history for a property, that is the window you are working with. Second, the town publishes monthly building permit reports covering new single-family, new residential multi-family, residential additions and alterations, new non-residential, and non-residential additions and alterations permits. Those reports are useful for a contractor gauging activity in a given area, but they are not a fee or timeline source.

Check Your Address and Zone Before You Apply

This is the step people skip, and it is the step that causes the most wasted time and money.

A Cary mailing address does not establish that a property is inside Cary's corporate limits. Mailing addresses are assigned by the postal service; permit jurisdiction is a legal boundary question. Treat the two as unrelated.

Cary's corporate limits lie in both Wake and Chatham counties. Since the late 1990s, the town has accepted citizen-initiated annexation requests from Chatham County property owners rather than initiating annexation in that county. That means there are Cary addresses whose county affiliation is Chatham, not Wake — and it means the honest answer to "which county is my Cary address in?" is check the parcel.

Run three checks before you apply or pay anyone:

1. Is the parcel inside the town's corporate limits? If it is, the Town of Cary is your permitting authority. If it is not, you are in unincorporated Wake County, in a different Wake County town, or in Chatham County, and a different office handles you.
2. What zoning applies to the parcel? Zoning affects what you can build, where on the lot you can build it, and what paperwork the town will ask for.
3. Does the project need a plot plan or as-built survey? The town requires one when the building footprint changes, and a survey is required when work is within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer. Decks, additions, sheds, and accessory structures are the usual projects where this comes up, and discovering the requirement mid-application is avoidable.

No static table or neighborhood list should be trusted for jurisdiction. Confirm the parcel with the town before you apply — and if you are buying a property with a project in mind, confirm it before you close.

What Needs a Permit in Cary, and What Does Not

Permits are required almost always. The town's FAQ page quotes the NC State Building Code to support that baseline, then lists a short set of residential exceptions.

Residential work the town lists as not requiring a permit:

• Low-voltage plug-in lighting and security
• An outdoor fireplace more than 10 ft from the structure
• A water-heater swap to the same specifications performed by a licensed plumber
• Cosmetic replacements
• Patios at least 5 ft from the structure
• Accessory buildings no taller than 12 ft
• Fences — except fences along Collector or Thoroughfare streets

Read that list carefully, because every entry has a condition attached. The outdoor fireplace exemption depends on distance from the structure. The patio exemption depends on distance from the structure. The accessory building exemption depends on height. The fence exemption depends on the street classification of the road you are on — a fence along a Collector or Thoroughfare street is not on the exempt side of that line. And the water-heater item is specific to a same-specification swap performed by a licensed plumber.

Do not read this as a general "small projects are fine" rule. Confirm your specific scope with the town before you build. That is true of cosmetic-only work, small sheds, and fences — the three categories where homeowners most often assume an exemption applies and find out otherwise.

Commercial work that requires a permit includes:

• Any exterior work
• Any change to accessibility (ADA) features
• Change of occupancy — for example, a different type of business moving in
• Change of tenant
• Controlled access systems such as card access and electronic locking systems
• Converting a residence to a business
• Irrigation, regardless of water source
• Signs
• Parking resurfacing
• Power turn-on

Note how broad that list runs. A tenant change with no construction still triggers a permit in Cary. An irrigation system with its own water source still triggers a permit. Power turn-on is on the list. If you are opening a business in Cary, treat permitting as part of your opening timeline, not an afterthought once the build-out is done.

Treat that list as the baseline, not the ceiling. Cary maintains separate commercial project pages covering when permits are required, plan review, and expedited review, and commercial requirements can be project-specific on top of the items above. Ask the permit office directly about the scope you are planning before you sign a lease or schedule a build-out — 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits.

Step-by-Step: How to Apply for a Cary Building Permit

Step 1 — Confirm jurisdiction and zoning for the parcel. See the section above. If the parcel is not inside Cary's corporate limits, stop here and find the correct authority.

Step 2 — Decide which path the project takes. There are four: a no-plan-review administrative permit, SPOT review for residential alterations and additions, Express Review, or standard plan review. Getting this right up front is what keeps you out of the wrong portal.

Step 3 — Gather the documents the town requires. That includes a plot plan or as-built survey when the building footprint changes or when work sits within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer. If your project involves plumbing fixtures below the first up-street manhole, NC code requires a backwater valve — plan for it in the drawings rather than discovering it at inspection.

Step 4 — File it through the right portal. Administrative permits that need no plan review go through Building Permits Online: water heaters, HVAC, electrical service changes, EVSE, fixtures and circuits, water and sewer line replacements, gas lines, generators, poly-to-PEX replacements, and duct work. Plan review projects go through the town's plan review portals. Trade permits, inspection scheduling, and inspection results run through Click2Gov. The town notes on its own page that Building Permits Online is stated to be compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox and might not function properly in other browsers including Safari — that is the town's own wording from the check date, so treat it as a heads-up rather than a hard requirement, and call 311 if a portal behaves oddly. Certificates of compliance are available by request to 311@carync.gov.

Step 5 — Pay the applicable fee components. Four components may apply: building permit, utility connection, water/sewer development, and transportation development. Not every project touches all four.

Step 6 — Do not start work until the permit is issued. This is the rule that turns a paperwork problem into an enforcement problem.

Step 7 — Schedule inspections. Online through Building Permits Online 24 hours a day, seven days a week; by walking in at Town Hall between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; or by calling 311 or (919) 469-4000.

The homeowner path: an owner may do their own building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work without being licensed in those trades, provided the property is the owner's primary residence for at least 12 months after the work is completed. The owner must permit and schedule all work that is subject to permitting and inspections. This is not a shortcut around permits — it is a shortcut around the trade license, and only if the primary-residence condition holds.

Plan Review Options and Timelines

The town publishes three review paths. Every time figure below is the town's stated typical time, not a guarantee and not a booked appointment.

SPOT review covers residential alterations and additions. The town states a review time of 1-4 business days, with no extra cost for the SPOT review itself. For an addition or an interior alteration, this is generally the path.

Express Review runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, with appointments starting at 1:30 p.m. Permits are typically issued 1-3 business days after Express Review approval. There are conditions: projects of 10,000 sq ft or more and all new buildings must call first before using Express Review, restaurants are reviewed at 2:30 p.m. only, and hazardous materials are excluded. The contact for Express Review is Sue Wall, (919) 460-4992.

Standard plan review is the cycle larger projects follow.

The town does not promise a review date to applicants. If your schedule depends on a review finishing by a certain week — a contractor staging crews, a business planning an opening — the only reliable move is to confirm timing with the office for your specific project rather than planning against the published typical times.

Inspections: Booking, Results, and Who's My Inspector

Inspections can be scheduled three ways:

• Online through Building Permits Online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• In person at Town Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
• By phone at 311 inside Cary, or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits

Inspection results are posted in the Building Permits Online portal, so if you are a contractor tracking several jobs, that is where the status lives.

The step worth building into your routine is the town's Who's My Inspector page. It lists the day's inspections and the assigned inspectors, and the town encourages customers to check it between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on the day of the inspection to get the inspector's name and phone number, then call directly about arrival time. Since field inspectors work 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the day runs on the field schedule rather than the office schedule — a morning check is what lets you plan the rest of the day.

On codes: until the 2024 codes are adopted, North Carolina remains on the 2018 NC codes. The electrical codes in effect are the 2017 National Electrical Code for one- and two-family dwellings, and the 2020 NEC for commercial, industrial, and multi-family projects, with the 2023 NEC available as an optional alternative method. The 2024 NC codes have been delayed to after March 1, 2027. If a contractor tells you the 2024 codes are in force, that is worth a correction.

What It Costs: Cary Permit Fees

Here is the honest version.

Cary permit fees have four components: building permit, utility connection, water/sewer development, and transportation development. The town's fee page names those components and displays no dollar figures. The amounts are published in the town's annual budget document.

That means: do not quote, estimate, or budget from any fee table you find elsewhere, including this guide. There is no verified dollar figure in this article because there is none on the town's fee page. A minimum fee, a square-foot rate, or a valuation formula picked up from a third-party site may be stale or simply wrong for Cary.

The correct move is to call the permit office with your project scope and ask what the components come to for your job:

• Sue Wall, Permit Supervisor, Planning and Development Services, (919) 460-4992, sue.wall@townofcary.org

One component deserves context. Utility connection relates to the town's water and sewer service, which comes from the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility drawing on B. Everett Jordan Reservoir. Water and sewer questions and service start route through 311 or (919) 469-4000 and the town's online service forms. Water/sewer development fee amounts are likewise not published outside the annual budget document, so they fall into the same confirm-before-budgeting category.

Cary Town Limits vs Wake and Chatham County

Everything in this article applies to work inside the Town of Cary's corporate limits, where the town is the permitting authority. This section exists because the boundaries are not obvious.

Inside the limits: Town of Cary Inspections & Permits issues and inspects.

Outside the limits in Wake County: Wake County Permits and Inspections handles permitting and inspection for all unincorporated Wake County. Wake County also provides contract inspections for the towns of Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell, and Zebulon. Cary is not on that contract list — Wake County does not inspect Cary work, and its inclusion of those four towns is not a signal about Cary. Wake County's next-day inspection requests are due by 3:00 p.m. Its contact details are 919-856-6222, Wake.Permitting@wake.gov, 336 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27602.

Outside the limits in Chatham County: Chatham County's Central Permitting & Inspections issues permits, inspects all trades, and enforces the NC State Building Codes for work under its jurisdiction, using an OpenGov portal.

Two gaps to be honest about:

1. A Cary address inside the Chatham County portion needs a direct confirmation. Neither the town's nor the county's published guidance settles whether the town or Chatham County permits a given scope on a parcel in that portion. Confirm jurisdiction for the specific parcel before you apply, and get the answer from the office that will actually issue the permit.
2. HOA and private-community rules can add requirements on top of town permitting. Association covenants are separate from town code and are not covered by the town's permitting pages, so treat your association as its own check rather than assuming the town permit is the whole story.

Official Source Walkthrough: How to Use Cary's Pages Yourself

Because fees, codes, review times, and portal details can change, the durable skill is knowing which page answers which question.

Start at the Inspections & Permits hub. It points to the residential permitting resources: the FAQ, fees, administrative permits online, Express Review, NC building codes, and Who's My Inspector. If you only read one Cary page before applying, make it the residential FAQ — it carries the no-permit list, the homeowner self-work rule, the plot plan rules, the backwater valve requirement, the inspection scheduling options, the office hours, the record retention window, and the monthly report categories.

For scope questions, read the FAQ's lists against your project. Find your work item — fence, shed, patio, water heater, deck, addition — and check the condition attached to it. If your item is not on the no-permit list, assume a permit is needed and confirm.

For fees, open the fees page and note where it sends you. It will name the four components and point to the annual budget document for dollar amounts. That is your signal to call the permit office rather than guess.

For codes, use the NC building codes page. It states the code editions in effect and the 2024 delay.

For inspections, use Building Permits Online for scheduling and results, and Who's My Inspector on the day.

For anything the pages do not answer, call 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000. If you find a page and a phone answer that disagree, trust the phone answer from the permit office and note the date you got it.

Resident Scenarios

The homeowner replacing a water heater. If you hire a licensed plumber and the replacement is a same-specification swap, the town lists it as not requiring a permit. If the work is anything other than a same-specification swap, or you are doing it yourself, check with the permit office first — the exemption is specific.

The homeowner swapping an HVAC system or adding an EV charger. These sit on the administrative permit list. File through Building Permits Online; no plan review is involved, and the town says these are often issued in about 24 hours — typical, not promised. Do not start the install before the permit is issued.

The homeowner building a shed. Height decides a lot here. Accessory buildings no taller than 12 ft appear on the no-permit list; anything taller falls outside it. Add a setback question: if the structure sits within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer, a survey is required.

The homeowner replacing a fence. Fences are on the no-permit list except along Collector or Thoroughfare streets. Since street classification decides whether you are exempt, this is a case where the answer genuinely depends on your address — confirm before you buy materials.

The contractor pulling trade permits across several Cary jobs. Trade permits, scheduling, and results all live in Click2Gov. Build the 7-7:30 a.m. Who's My Inspector check into the morning routine so you can call the assigned inspector directly about arrival windows.

The homeowner finishing a basement or adding a room. This is an alteration or addition, so it takes SPOT review, stated at 1-4 business days with no extra cost for the SPOT review. If the footprint changes, have the plot plan or as-built survey ready before you apply.

The business owner changing tenants in a Cary commercial space. A change of tenant requires a permit even with no construction planned. Add it to the transition checklist alongside the lease and the utilities.

The property owner whose address says "Cary" but whose parcel is outside the limits. Nothing in this article governs you. Confirm which authority covers the parcel, then work from that authority's pages.

Quick Answers to Common Cary Permit Questions

Cary NC permit office / town of Cary inspections and permits. Town Hall first floor, 316 N Academy St, Cary, NC 27513; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 outside.

Cary NC building permit application. Administrative, no-plan-review work files through Building Permits Online; plan review projects go through the town's plan review portals.

Cary building permit cost. Four components — building permit, utility connection, water/sewer development, transportation development. No dollar figures on the fee page; confirm with the permit office.

Cary NC deck permit. A deck that changes the footprint or sits within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer will involve a plot plan or survey, and it goes through the residential review paths, not the administrative path.

Cary NC fence permit. Fences are on the no-permit list except along Collector or Thoroughfare streets — confirm your street classification.

Cary NC shed permit. Accessory buildings no taller than 12 ft are on the no-permit list; taller than 12 ft is not.

Cary NC water heater permit. A same-specification swap by a licensed plumber is on the no-permit list; confirm anything that differs.

Cary NC HVAC permit. HVAC work is on the administrative permit list and files through Building Permits Online.

Cary Express Review permit. Tuesdays and Thursdays, appointments from 1:30 p.m.; permits typically issued 1-3 business days after approval; call first for projects of 10,000 sq ft or more and all new buildings.

Cary SPOT review. The town's review path for residential alterations and additions, stated at 1-4 business days with no extra cost.

Cary Who's My Inspector. The page listing the day's inspections and assigned inspectors; check it between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on inspection day.

Cary NC permit lookup. Building Permits Online (Click2Gov) is where inspection results and permit status live; certificates of compliance come by request to 311@carync.gov.

Cary NC commercial building permit. Commercial work has broad triggers — exterior work, ADA changes, change of occupancy, change of tenant, controlled access systems, residence-to-business conversions, irrigation, signs, parking resurfacing, power turn-on.

Cary building permit phone number. 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 outside; fee questions to (919) 460-4992.

Mistakes to Avoid

1. Assuming the county permits your Cary address. Inside town limits, the town is the authority.
2. Trusting a mailing address for jurisdiction. A "Cary, NC" address does not prove town-limits status.
3. Assuming "Cary" means Wake County. The corporate limits extend into Chatham County.
4. Quoting a fee from a third-party table. The town publishes no dollar figures on its fee page.
5. Treating the published review times as guaranteed. They are stated typical times.
6. Reading the no-permit list as a general small-project rule. Every entry has a condition.
7. Assuming a fence is always exempt. Collector and Thoroughfare streets are the exception.
8. Assuming any shed is exempt. The 12-foot height condition applies.
9. Starting work before the permit issues. Order matters.
10. Skipping the plot plan or survey when the footprint changes or work sits near a setback, easement, or buffer.
11. Forgetting the backwater valve where fixtures sit below the first up-street manhole.
12. Assuming the 2024 NC codes are in force. They are delayed to after March 1, 2027.
13. Overlooking HOA requirements. They can add rules on top of the town permit.
14. Calling the wrong county's number. Wake, Chatham, and Cary contacts are not interchangeable.

Verify Before You Act

Four things are worth confirming before you apply or start work:

1. That the parcel is inside the Town of Cary's corporate limits — not unincorporated Wake County or Chatham County.
2. Whether your specific scope of work needs a permit at all — every published exemption carries conditions.
3. Whether a plot plan or as-built survey is required for your project — footprint changes and work within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer are the triggers.
4. The current fee components and amounts — the town publishes dollar figures only in its annual budget document.

The concrete steps: open the town's Inspections & Permits pages, check the residential FAQ list against your project, choose the correct portal path for your work, and call 311 or (919) 469-4000 to confirm anything the pages do not answer.

The sources behind this guide were checked on September 9, 2026. Fees, codes, review times, and portal details can change after that date, and this article is not a substitute for a confirmation from the town. Re-confirm anything that costs money or sets your schedule.

FAQ

Who issues building permits in Cary NC? The Town of Cary's Inspections & Permits office. The town reviews and issues building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits for work inside its jurisdiction and performs the inspections, consistent with the State of North Carolina building codes. Inside Cary's corporate limits the town is the permitting authority, not Wake or Chatham County.

Do I need a permit for a fence, shed, deck, or patio in Cary? Cary requires a permit for most work, but the town lists residential exceptions including accessory buildings no taller than 12 ft, patios at least 5 ft from the structure, and fences — except fences along Collector or Thoroughfare streets. Because each exemption has conditions, confirm your specific project with the town before you build. A deck that changes the footprint, or work within 5 ft of a setback, easement, or buffer, will also involve a plot plan or survey.

Can a Cary homeowner pull their own permit? Yes. An owner may do their own building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work and does not need to be licensed in those trades, but state law requires the property to be the owner's primary residence for at least 12 months after the work is completed, and the owner must permit and schedule all work subject to permitting and inspections.

How do I apply for a building permit in Cary? Use the town's online path. Administrative permits that need no plan review — water heaters, HVAC, electrical service changes, EVSE, fixtures and circuits, gas lines, water and sewer line replacements, generators, poly-to-PEX, and duct work — are filed through Building Permits Online. Projects that need plan review go through the town's plan review portals. You can also walk in at Town Hall, 316 N Academy St, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

How much does a Cary building permit cost? Cary permit fees have four components: building permit, utility connection, water/sewer development, and transportation development. The town's fee page publishes no dollar figures and points to the annual budget document for amounts, so confirm the current figures with the permit office — Sue Wall, Permit Supervisor, (919) 460-4992 — before budgeting.

How do I schedule a building inspection in Cary? Schedule online through Building Permits Online 24 hours a day, seven days a week; walk in at Town Hall between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; or call 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000. On the day of the inspection, check the town's Who's My Inspector page between 7 and 7:30 a.m. for your inspector's name and phone number.

Does Cary or Wake County issue my building permit? Inside Cary's corporate limits the Town of Cary issues the permit. Wake County permits and inspects for unincorporated Wake County and provides contract inspections for Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell, and Zebulon — not for Cary. Because Cary's limits also extend into Chatham County, confirm which authority applies to your parcel before applying.

How long does plan review take in Cary? The town cites SPOT review at 1-4 business days for residential alterations and additions at no extra cost, and Express Review on Tuesdays and Thursdays with permits typically issued 1-3 business days after approval. Larger projects follow the standard review cycle. Treat every one of these as typical rather than guaranteed and confirm timing with the town for your project.

Sources

All sources are official Town of Cary, Wake County, or Chatham County pages, checked September 9, 2026.

• Town of Cary — Inspections & Permits (department hub): https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/inspections-permits-6156
• Town of Cary — Residential Inspections & Permits: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections
• Town of Cary — Inspections & Permits FAQ: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/faq
• Town of Cary — Permit Fees: https://carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/fees
• Town of Cary — Building Permits Online (administrative permits): https://carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/building-permits-online
• Town of Cary — Building Permits Online (Click2Gov portal): https://cary-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html
• Town of Cary — Click2Gov landing page: https://carync.gov/services-publications/click2gov-landing-page
• Town of Cary — Plan review portal (GeoCivix): https://townofcary.geocivix.com/secure/
• Town of Cary — Express Review: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/express-review
• Town of Cary — Residential Alterations & Additions: https://www.carync.gov/business-development/residential-alterations-additions
• Town of Cary — NC Building Codes: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/nc-building-codes
• Town of Cary — Who's My Inspector: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/residential-permits-inspections/who-s-my-inspector
• Town of Cary — Commercial Projects: https://www.carync.gov/business-development/commercial-projects
• Town of Cary — Corporate limits span Wake and Chatham counties: https://www.carync.gov/Home/Components/News/News/4379
• Town of Cary — Water & Sewer: https://www.carync.gov/services-publications/water-sewer
• Wake County — Permits and Inspections: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/permits-and-inspections
• Chatham County — Central Permitting & Inspections / Building Inspections: https://chathamcountync.gov/government/departments-programs-a-h/central-permitting-inspections/building-inspections

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