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Single Trade Permits:
Mechanical, gas, plumbing, and electrical contractors can complete our single trade application online. You may pay by credit card and skip the trip to our office saving both time and gas. (Call our office for the initial password setup.)
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building
Permitting and Enforcement
Under Permit System, click Single
Trade Permit
Enter user name and password
Complete Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical Permit Application
Upon completion click on Submit
Permit will be ready for pick up in our office with no waiting. Provide $75 cash or check payable to Transylvania County. Or à

*Pay Online:
Pay for your single trade permit or re-inspection and additional fees.
To pay for single trade permits click Pay by Credit Card at bottom of application.
To pay re-inspection and additional fees:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building
Permitting and Enforcement
Quick Links, select Pay Fees
Complete information requested
Click on Add to Cart
Click on View/Modify Cart
*VDS will charge a convenience fee to
process a debit or credit card payment.
Our office will email your permit

Thank you for
visiting our website

Transylvania County
Building Permitting
and
Enforcement
Department

Using our Website

106 East Morgan Street
Suite 208
Brevard, NC 28712

Phone: (828) 884-3209

www.transylvaniacounty.org

It’s Easy: Let our website save you time and money. The following important information regarding your project is available with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Request an Inspection:
Licensed contractors must call our office for the initial password setup to utilize this system.
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building Permitting and Enforcement
Under Permit System, click Request Inspection
Enter user name and password
Complete Inspection Request Entry
Click on Submit

View Daily Schedule:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building Permitting and Enforcement
Under Permit System, click Daily Schedule

View Permit Information:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building Permitting and Enforcement
Under Permit System, click Permit Information
Type permit number in box. Example: BNH17-1 (numbers and letters must flow together including dash with no spaces).
Click on Search
Click on the underlined permit number on the next screen. On the following screen click on each tab across the top to review permit information.

View Status of Inspections:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building
Permitting and Enforcement
Under Permit System, click Permit
Information
Type permit number in box. Example: BNH17-1 (numbers and letters must flow together including dash with no spaces)
Click on Search
Click on the underlined permit number on the next screen. On the following screen click on each tab across the top to review permit information.
Click on Inspection Tab

Download Forms:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Go to Departments, select Building Permitting and Enforcement
Quick Links, select Forms
Scroll down to find all our forms in the commercial and residential form catalogs. Click on each to view. Right click on each to print.
For Status of Inspections:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Under department heading (blue colored) click on building/permitting
Click on check status of permits and inspections online (yellow)
Click on find inspection
Enter permit number, number must be exactly as on permit, for example BNH08-50, dash must be included, no spaces
Click on search
Click on view for inspection results
For Daily Schedule:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Under department heading (blue colored) click on building/permitting
Click on check status of permits and inspections online (yellow)
Point curser at schedule – dark blue heading
Click on current schedule
See block with Allow Paging, click check to remove it to view entire schedule
1. Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
2. Under department heading (blue colored) click on building/permitting
3. Click on check status of permits and inspections online (yellow)
4. Click on find permit
5. Type permit number in box. Example: BNH08-1 (numbers and
letters must flow together including dash with no spaces). Numbers
shall continue in sequence (BNH08-2, BNH08-3, etc.).
6. Click on search
7. Click on underlined permit number on next screen. You can click on
each tab to review permit information or you can remove the tab strip
by clicking on “show tab strip at top”.
To Apply for Single Trade Permits:
Go to www.transylvaniacounty.org
Under department heading (blue colored) click on building/permitting
Click on status of permits and inspections online (yellow)
Click on log in (dark blue strip, on right side)
Enter user name, password (notify Building Dept. in advance)
Click on apply for permit – Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical
Complete application
When completed, at bottom click on save and close
Permit will be ready for pick up in office, no wait time
or
Best choice, no need to leave the office, save employee time, gas
Go back to Building Permitting page of website
Click on pay permit and inspection fees online (in yellow)
Click on make a payment
Click on local payment
Select from drop down North Carolina
Payment entity – select Transylvania County from drop down
Payment type – select Building Permit application fee
Click on continue
Enter payment amount ($75 per permit), Official Payments charges $2 for this service
Permit will be faxed to your office