Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
CBJ’s residential-new-construction guidance states an expected plan-review timeline of approximately two weeks after intake. Projects requiring Planning Commission approval may take approximately 6-8 weeks for a hearing and decision; incomplete or complex projects may take longer.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 907-586-0770 (Permit Center); 907-586-0767 (Building); 907-586-0753 (Planning and Zoning); 907-586-0715 (CDD mainline) if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
City and Borough of Juneau Community Development Department, Permit Center Hub is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 907-586-0770 (Permit Center); 907-586-0767 (Building); 907-586-0753 (Planning and Zoning); 907-586-0715 (CDD mainline).
CBJ’s residential-new-construction guidance states an expected plan-review timeline of approximately two weeks after intake. Projects requiring Planning Commission approval may take approximately 6-8 weeks for a hearing and decision; incomplete or complex projects may take longer.
Register for Civic Access and schedule inspections through the portal. For permits submitted before 2026, contact the Permit Center to merge accounts; the legacy inspection hotline is 907-586-1703 for 2025 and prior permits. The Permit Center can assist at 907-586-0770.
The City and Borough of Juneau states that it adopted the 2024 ICC codes as of October 2025. Title 19 covers the International Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas and Fire codes, the National Electrical Code, Property Maintenance Code and Excavation/Grading Code, with Juneau amendments. Title 19 contains exemptions for specified minor building, grading, fuel-gas, mechanical, plumbing and electrical work, ordinary maintenance/replacement, emergency repairs and a cabin exemption. The exact exemption depends on the work category and local amendments; even exempt work may still need zoning, fire, utility or separate trade-permit review. CBJ’s permit guidance separately directs applicants to check common projects such as decks/porches, fences, windows, doors, driveways and temporary structures.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.