Simple DIY construction permit rules in life:
1. If it’s visible from the street, you better get a permit.
2. If it’s in the backyard, maybe get a permit (something large like a swimming pool), maybe not (new sprinkler system).
3. If it’s indoors, it’s up to you as long as it’s not a big project, you can sneak your materials in under cover of darkness, and do the work yourself.
4. If you build it without a permit and get caught, you’ll have to usually rip it out.
Son Bob is in the construction trades and he didn’t know this? Come on! Maybe Bob’s elevator doesn’t reach the top floor.
YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING WITHIN 60 FEET OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE STREET TITHOUT APPROVAL. NEIGHBOR GOT BUSTED!