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Information on how to apply for a Basic Business License (BBL) in the District.
If you are issued a Stop Work Order for illegal construction, you will also have to pay a fine of 50 percent of the cost of the permit you should have obtained.
The DC Construction Codes specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non-building structures.
You may apply for a BBL and pay with a major credit/debit card via the Basic Business Online Application Submission and Issuance System (OSUB).
To add, replace, remodel or repair fuel-burning or unfired pressure vessel equipment such as furnaces or boilers, you must apply for a boiler permit.
DC requires every assembly occupancy shall have the occupancy load of the room or space posted in a conspicuous place.
Corporations Division of Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs can provide general information including corporate registration requirements.
To obtain the permits you need to sell Christmas trees during the holiday season, please read the following instructions carefully.
In March 2009, the Mayor established the Construction Codes Coordinating Board (CCCB) to replace the Building Code Advisory Committee (BCAC).
The Corporations Division registers all entities, domestic (DC) or foreign (non-District) that conduct business in the District of Columbia.
Under the provisions of the District of Columbia Business Organizations Act (D.C. Code Title 29) customers can register domestic general cooperative associations.
If you are submitting forms and payment at DCRA, you can pay with cash, credit card (Visa, Mastercard), money order, or check at the Cashier's Office located conveniently in the the Business Licensing Center on 2nd Floor at 1100 4th Street, SW.
An agent of an entity which is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity.
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The following questions will help you to determine whether you need to register a building you own as occupied, under construction, vacant or exempt from registration.
Please click on the link applicable to your business activity to access a fact sheet, which include instructions and required forms.
Under the provisions of the District of Columbia Business Organizations Act (DC Code Title 29) customers can register domestic statutory trusts.
ProjectDox is an online platform for electronic plan submission and plan review. This system allows the electronic submission of building plans and supporting documentation.
How to get the correct permit before starting a new structure, or modifying an existing one.
When you apply for a building permit to do exterior work on your property (such as building an addition or adding a deck) you must include a building plat.