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Permits, Fees and Changes To The Permit Process - 9/1/04

Building Permit Process

Work Area Fee Calculator

Prospective Businesses

Prospective Homeowners

Prospective Landlords

Permit/Project Status Check

Historic Preservation

Request for Property Information Search

Mayor's Complaint Hotline

Property Information

Office of Permits

Address - 301 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone - 716-851-4961

The three main services of the permit office are:

Creating and issuing Building Permits,
Archiving public records of permits and building blueprints, and into property history, Use, and Zoning
Research

Click on the above links for further explanation.
As part of providing the above services, we work with many other City Departments, Offices and Sections.

Link here to view Prospective Landlord's Fact Sheet.
Link here to view New Businesses - Prospective Property-Buyer's Fact Sheet.
Link here to view Prospective Home-Owner's Fact Sheet.

The City of Buffalo Permit Office has several functions, some regulatory and some information resource. The Permit Office is the place where many City functions come together for the purpose of creating and issuing building permits.