Inspections
Our inspectors work to ensure that the construction, alteration, or repair of structures in Forsyth County and Winston-Salem adhere to the established building codes and standards.
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The City of Winston-Salem has enacted a new cell phone policy restricting the use of a city-issued cell phone while operating a motor vehicle.
Therefore, if you attempt to reach one of our Inspectors by phone and they do not answer, please leave them a message and they will return your call as soon as possible.
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Please note that You must be a Contractor in order to schedule your own inspections or to purchase permits via Inspectnet. If you have any questions about this process, please call Lesia Howard at (336)734-1247.
Instructions for setting up an inspectnet account [pdf]
CLICK ON THE INSPECTNET BOX ABOVE TO schedule an inspection, purchase a permit or check a status.
 Effective as of March 1, 2012, permits for New Residential Single Family Construction requires posting of the Energy Efficiency Certificate [pdf/182kb/1p].
Inspections Division Offering Commercial Building Evaluation Service || Change of Use Form on Forms & Fees page
WS City Stars of Excellence [pdf80kb/1p] names one of our own, Mark Tighe, as a finalist.
 Congratulations to the Three Semifinalists Mark Tighe (Inspections) - Mark was nominated by a co-worker who wrote, "He took it upon himself to take all the training and classes to become state-certified as a continuing education instructor for classes required in the electrical industry to renew licenses and inspector's certifications every three years. Mark provides, at his own expense, classes for all inspectors so that we might maintain our certification at no cost to the city. He offers these classes to all of our local contractors and industry professionals for free as well. Since this is the 8th quarter in which Mark has done so, his efforts exemplify consistent service excellence."
 CONGRATULATIONS to our 4th Quarter Customer Service Award Winner, Angela Lindsey. Angela has only been with our department for a short time but has been complimented from various contractors as well as her co-workers on how helpful she has been to them. She has learned her new tasks quickly and efficiently. She is well liked among her co-workers and continues to do her daily tasks with a smile on her face. Angela, keep up the good work!
CONGRATULATIONS to Gary Lynch, Building Inspector for being the 2011 Employee of the Year for our Department. Good job Gary.
hip, hip, hooray for inspections-Read all about it!
We had an increase in our Performance Scorecard [pdf/1.67mb/44p] in the F.Y. 2008-2009 from a B-minus to a B+plus.
NOTICE OF CHANGES: ALL EROSION CONTROL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING PLAN SUBMITTAL APPLICANTS [pdf/20.4kb/1p]
NOTICE: COMMERCIAL PERMIT APPLICANTS - PLAN REVIEW FEE CHANGES [pdf/12.5kb/1p]
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FOR THE KIDS!
Be sure to see our new page especially designed for you. There are several links to a lot of fun activities to do. There is even a little bit of history too. Click on the link to the left or right, "The Kid Zone." Enjoy.
LOCATION GUIDE to City and County Offices in Downtown Winston-Salem [pdf/396kb/1p] || See also the Maps page
Looking for the inspector territorial maps?
In the left column, click on the Forms & Fees link, look down under Forms for Inspector Territorial Maps.
OTHER LINKS:
Unified Development Ordinances - Municode
Building Code Summary - Appendix B (for North Carolina) |