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Online Permitting System Guidelines
For your convenience, effective April 24, 2023, the Town of East Haven has adopted online permitting for the submittal of applications for residential building permits, electrical permits, plumbing and gas permits, mechanical permits, Demolition and Fire Inspection permits.
Paper permit applications will no longer be accepted. If you do not own a computer or if you need assistance using a computer, both are available at Town Hall in the Building Department. A computer station terminal is located at the Town Hall in the Building Department. Assistance can be obtained in the office or by contacting the Building Department office during normal business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Applicants can mail a check payable to: Town of East Haven. Credit card payments will be accepted soon.
You may also visit us with your payment during our normal business hours. Any payments sent in without a copy of the necessary documents will not be accepted.
Before applying for a permit, you should review the Building Department information to see what documentation is required. Please scan and attach supporting documentation with your completed application. If you do not have the ability to scan and upload, please send by mail or in person with a copy of your application. Provide as much information as you can on the form as incomplete applications may be rejected and or delayed.
Filling Out a Permit Application (after you have logged onto the online permitting website).
Select the appropriate permit application from the menu on the right
Select the location for the permit by entering any characters of column text in the white boxes under House # and/or Street to narrow your search.
Choose the address by highlighting its row.
Click the Next button above the Property List.
Fill out the application fields to completion.
Once you have filled out all text fields click Submit.
This will prompt you to add attachments. Click ok if you want to add attachments.
Please mail or hand deliver a check when emailed the payment due amount payable to the Town of East Haven.
Adding Attachments to Your Permit Application After Submit:
If you need to add attachments after closing a submitted application or want to check your status, go to My Documents at the top center of the Main Page. Select the Permit and click the buttons to the right.