A Historic Railroad Town

Building Permit Application

Building Permit Portal

The City of Pembroke accepts building permit applications via our digital permitting and plan portal.

Click the link above to enter the site and begin the permit process. An account must be created by the property owner or contractor applying for the permit, please only submit one permit per project. Paper applications are no longer accepted.  The system will identify documents that need to be uploaded to our system.   To assist with the permit process, note the following information:

  • For new construction, Utility deposit, Tap, Meter, and Cost Recovery fees are all due prior to tap and meter installation. See below for fee schedule and related forms.
  • For fence, driveway, demolition, and culvert permits, please use the Planning & Zoning Request Form
  • Manufactured Homes require City Council approval. Manufactured Home Standards
  • If your property will be served by an individual septic system, you will be allowed to apply for the permit without your septic tank approval from the Public Health Department but the permit will not be issued until Community Development is notified by Public Health.  You may download the Health Department form and submit directly to the Public Health Department;
  • Proof of taxes being paid must be submitted with the permit application.  You may visit the Tax Commissioner's website to verify the status of your taxes. You can download verification of zero balance and upload this document with your permit application.   Tip:  If you have trouble pulling up you account, try using your map and parcel number, which you main obtain from Tax Assessor's  property records page.  

Fee Schedule

Water/Sewer Utility Application

Residential Building Permit Checklist

Commercial Building Checklist

Manufactured Home Checklist

Residential Deck Permit Checklist

Residential Pool Checklist