Administrative overview · FIPS 01031
Coffee County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Coffee County Engineer's Office / Coffee County Commission
For a project in or near Coffee County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
334-894-5556
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
1065 E McKinnon Street, New Brockton, AL 36351
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
Minimum 30-day submission period before County Commission consideration, plus review and the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting; incomplete submissions delay consideration.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Coffee County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Coffee County Engineer's Office / Coffee County Commission is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 334-894-5556 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
Minimum 30-day submission period before County Commission consideration, plus review and the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting; incomplete submissions delay consideration.
How are inspections scheduled?
For qualifying community developments, submit the complete application assembly to the County Engineer at least 30 days before County Commission consideration. A licensed professional engineer retained by the developer must inspect required improvements and execute the Engineer's Certificate of Construction; the county engineer reviews the submission and issues the Permit to Develop after Commission approval.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
2026 Coffee County Community Development Regulations, adopted February 9, 2026 and effective February 9, 2026. They regulate qualifying manufactured/tiny-home communities, RV parks, apartment complexes and townhome communities, including plan approval, infrastructure, setbacks and utility requirements; they are not a general countywide building-code schedule for individual homes. The regulations apply to developments creating two or more lots or leasehold dwelling units. An immediate-family-use exception may apply when lots or dwelling units are exclusively occupied by the property owner's immediate family; it ends if the property is later leased, rented or occupied by non-family members. Individual lot sales must instead comply with the county subdivision regulations.