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BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits are required prior to beginning:

  • any type of construction or remodeling/renovations project,
  • moving a manufactured home, modular, or portable building,
  • installation of electrical wiring, mechanical equipment, plumbing piping, or gas piping,
  • re-roofing, or
  • demolitions.
The permit process can sometimes be frustrating and confusing, so please feel free to contact our office to speak with our permit officials Joel Johnson or Angie Plante at 337-639-4328 or by email at airport1@centurytel.net or aplante@appj.us.

Permit Fee Schedules can be found here:

Building Code Permit Fee Schedule

Commercial Plan Review Fee Schedule


MANUFACTURED HOME PERMITS

Manufactured homes must be a Wind Zone 2 or 3. To start the permit process you will need the year, model, HUD number, and size of the manufactured home. 

UTILITY PERMITS
Utility permits are required prior to installing utilities in Parish Road Rights-of Way. Complete uitility permit applications and deposits (when applicable) must be submitted to the Parish Engineer. The utility permit application can be found here.


HEAVY HAULER PERMITS
Heavy hauler permits must be aquired by contacting the Public Works Office in Oberlin, LA at 337-639-4328.


CULVERT PERMITS
Installation of culverts for private crossing of public drainage ditches require a culvert permit. Culvert permits can be obtained by contacting the Public Works Office in Oberlin, LA at 337-639-4328. Culvert permits are obtained at no cost. The owner is required to purchase the culvert size as approved by the Allen Parish Police Jury. The culvert can be installed by the Allen Parish Police Jury at a cost of $20/foot.