Permit records
Charlotte permit search
Charlotte permit records are public. The county publishes them through Accela Citizen Access, and searching does not require an account.
By Mario Bailey Last checked · 10 official sources
- Project types verified
- 10
- in Charlotte
- Search verified
- 23 Aug 2026
- we opened it ourselves
Search Charlotte permit records
Mecklenburg County runs building permit records for Charlotte; the Building tab is the one that holds them.
The search accepts address, permit number, parcel number, contractor license, or owner name.
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How to search
- Open the Charlotte permit record search.
- Enter an address, or switch the search type to look up permits by permit number, parcel number, contractor license, or owner name.
- Open a result to see the permit's status, inspection history, and issue date.
If the permit does not turn up
Older permits are often missing from online records, and a permit filed under a contractor's name will not surface in an address search that expects the owner. Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA), Code Enforcement Division, which issues the building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits inside the City of Charlotte. Zoning review, the Unified Development Ordinance, the Land Development Individual Residential Lot (LDIRL) permit and zoning use permits come from City of Charlotte Planning, Design and Development through the CLT Development Center. can check the paper file.
- Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, LUESA Business Office, 2145 Suttle Ave., Charlotte, NC 28208, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. City of Charlotte zoning permitting and the CLT Development Center are at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.
- Phone: 980-314-2633
- Email: Code@MeckNC.gov
- Official permit page
- Official fee schedule
What needs a permit in Charlotte
Every project type we have verified in Charlotte, with the rule, the threshold, and the fee that applies here.
| Project | Permit needed? | Threshold | Typical fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...construction permit value under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026): $1... |
| Electrical Permit | It depends | Any time permanent wiring, devices or equipment in or attached to the house or an... | ...charged as a trade permit under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026): $1... |
| Fence Permit | It depends | Before building a fence or wall along the border of, or bounding on, a city street or... | The Charlotte Department of Transportation fence and wall certificate is free: the... |
| HVAC Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...times the maximum permit fee.' The minimum fee that multiplier works from is $59.70... |
| Patio Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...permit value under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026), where $1 to... |
| Plumbing Permit | It depends | Before adding to or changing the design of the plumbing system, moving or adding... | ...charged as a trade permit under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026): $1... |
| Pool Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...permit value under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026): $3,001 to... |
| Roof Replacement Permit | It depends | Before a reroof that changes the material type, adds roofing rather than replacing it... | ...permit value under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026), where $1 to... |
| Shed Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026): Total Construction Permit Value $1... |
| Solar Permit | Permit required | Any size | ...permit value under the LUESA Fee Ordinance (revised July 1, 2026), where $3,001 to... |