DNS Info Sheets - Resource Page
APPLY FOR PERMITS ONLINE: Land Management System (LMS)
Below is a list of information sheets that are available for download and available in person at the Permit & Development Center.
When you establish your business, church, agency, school or organization in a new or existing building, you need a Certificate of Occupancy before you open your doors. Certificates of Occupancy also are required for parking lots and commercial storage buildings. They are not required for one- and two-family homes unless an inspector has issued a placard or the house has been vacant for more than six months. Complete the Occupancy Application in the Land Management System (LMS).
See also: Building Permit Checklist - Does it Need a Permit?
Commercial &
Multi Family Properties
Accessibility analysis (info on ADA requirements)
Accessibility + disproportionality worksheet
Automatic fire extinguishing system
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate of Supervision
Certification of footings
Commercial building alterations
Commercial repairs
Design professional involvement
Existing building code analysis form
Footing and foundation permits
International Building Code worksheets
Kitchen ventilation system, commercial
Masonry building cleaning permit & worksheet
New commercial buildings & additions
Re-roofing permit application
Signs
Signs, storefront
Solar - Commercial Solar Permit Process
Solar - Guide to Successful Electrical Inspection
Spray booth
Sprinkler systems
Transmission towers
Window replacements
One- & Two-Family Homes
Accessory Dwelling Units
Alteration, residential
Attic projects - alterations or conversions
Basement projects
Cautionary statement pulling permits
Conversion, commercial to residential
Conversion, duplex to single-family
Decks and Porches
Downspout Disconnection
Draining roofs and yards
Fence requirements - residential
Fence permit application - residential
Fence permit application - commercial
Garage - 1 and 2 family homes
Home occupation statement application
Homes - new construction and additions
House numbers and address assignment
Lead hazard reduction permits
Porches
Ramps for accessibility - 1&2 family homes
Remodeling projects - 1&2 family homes
Residential rebuild provisions
Sheds
Solar - Guide to Successful Inspection
Solar - Historic Pres. Appropriateness Checklist
Solar - Res Solar Permit Process (1 & 2 Family)
Solar - Solar Permit Worksheet (1 & 2 Family)
Survey of property
Swimming pool - private
Window replacements
Plan Review & Fee Schedules
All plan exam & permit fees
Boiler, furnace, AC/refrigeration, power piping
Fire alarm plan exam application
Fire protection plan examination application
Fire sprinkler plan review
Food service establishments
Gas piping specification worksheet
Gas piping plan exam application
HVAC plan review
Petition for Variance Application
Plan exam application - 1- & 2-family
Plan exam application - commercial
Plumbing & gas piping plan review checklist
Plumbing & gas piping plan review information
Plumbing fixture/piping information
Plumbing plan application
Preliminary plan reviews
Renewing a building permit
Occupancy & Conditional Permits
Change of Occupancy - submittal guideline
Conditional Cert. of Occ. before discretionary approval
Conditional Certificate of Occupancy Req./App
Conditional construction permit request
Conditional permits prior discretionary approval
Food Truck and Restaurant Food Truck Park
Mfg & Storage Occupancy Analysis Form
Occupancy certificate
Occupancy certificate denied - what now?
Occupancy inspections
Occupying a building before it passes inspection
Site Planning & Development
Air or subterranean space lease petition
Certified survey map and application (DCD)
Declaration of deed restriction
Detailed plan dev. submittal checklist (DCD) Erosion control certification Erosion control check sheet Erosion control during construction
Flood plain information
Land Division or Combinations (DCD) Parking lot construction
Planned development information (DCD)
Site plan review overlay application (DCD)
Skywalks
Special privileges
Storm water management
Street and alley vacation (DCD)
Subterranean or air space lease petition
Tunnels
Occupancy - Day Cares, Group Homes
Adult Family Homes
Group Homes & Community Living Arrangements (CLAs)
Day care centers - building code requirements
Day care centers - zoning code requirements
Day care homes, family - Milwaukee requirements
Family day care homes analysis form
Raze, Demolition, Deconstruction & Moving
Asbestos project worksheet
Demolition permit application
Moving a building
Contractor Credentialing
Contractors, license information (DSPS)
Electrical contractor license revision form
Home improvement contractors license
Home improvement contractors licensed by City
License Div., home improvement contractors
Licensed contractor search (DSPS)
License Info - Residential Property Owners
License Info - Residential Contractors
Historic Properties
Historic building occupancy
Historic district designation application
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic property - Certificate of Appropriateness
Historic site or structure designation app and instr.
Additional Helpful Links
Banner (vertical) display permit (DPW)
City Plan Commission
Community garden permit application
Credit card authorization form
Development incentive zone application (DCD)
Downspout Disconnection Program
Dumpsters in the public way
Federal Emer. Mgmt Agency (FEMA) Flood Maps
Licenses - businesses requiring a City license