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
N/A; no fixed county review timeline was published. Incomplete or unpaid applications can expire after 180 days, and the current application requires complete plans and supporting documents before review.
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 Land Management: (952) 361-1820; Metro West building inspections: (763) 479-1720 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
Carver County Public Services Division, Land Management Department; Metro West Inspection Services for building inspections, with cities handling city-jurisdiction work 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 Land Management: (952) 361-1820; Metro West building inspections: (763) 479-1720.
N/A; no fixed county review timeline was published. Incomplete or unpaid applications can expire after 180 days, and the current application requires complete plans and supporting documents before review.
After application submittal, review, approval, and issuance are complete, schedule inspections with Metro West Inspection Services at (763) 479-1720. Inspections require at least 24 hours' advance notice and are scheduled Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; same-day service is not guaranteed. The applicant must keep approved plans and inspection records on site and ensure work is exposed and accessible.
Carver County administers zoning and building-code permits in the county's townships; construction in city jurisdictions is reviewed by the city. The current Minnesota framework is the 2020 Minnesota State Building Code and related 2020 Minnesota Residential, Mechanical and Fuel Gas, Plumbing, Accessibility, Existing Building, and other chapters, with the 2024 Minnesota Commercial Energy Code; electrical permits filed before August 17, 2026 follow the 2023 NEC, with the 2026 NEC scheduled to take effect August 17, 2026. The county's current application requires an energy-code compliance certificate and routes inspections to Metro West Inspection Services. Building permits are required for structures over 200 square feet and for new construction, additions, driveways, work to existing structures, and regulated electrical, gas, plumbing, or mechanical work. Structures 200 square feet or less do not require a building permit, but setbacks still apply. The county's building-code overview also lists common exempt work such as painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, qualifying small sheds, low decks, fences up to seven feet, certain retaining walls, sidewalks and driveways, and small above-ground pools; trade permits may still be required. Agricultural structures on parcels of at least 20 acres used exclusively for qualifying agricultural purposes are not subject to the State Building Code but still require an agricultural permit.
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.