Welcome to the Rutherford County Building Inspections and Planning Department!
(828) 287-6035
Fax: (828) 287-6338
Our hours are: 8 am - 5 pm--Monday through Friday.
We are located directly behind the courthouse at:
141 West Third Street
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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Your Building Inspection and Planning Department staff:
Hicks Owens, Director of InspectionsEric Bradley, Fire Inspector
Steve Hill, Assistant Director of Building Inspections
Charles Lattimore, Building and Fire Inspector
Robin Sparks, Building Inspector
Jason Ruff, Building Inspector
Shane Dotson, Building Inspector
Danny Searcy, County Planner
Ruth Sams, Administrative Assistant
Angela Tesseneer, Administrative Assistant
Whether you are about to begin building a new home, setting up a mobile home, changing your electrical/plumbing/heating system, or even putting in a pool or making changes or additions to your home, the Building Inspector will assist you in the process. The County Planner will guide you through the planning process of subdividing land or setting up a mobile home park. He will also check to be sure your land is not in a flood plain or watershed.
All commercial building plans MUST be reviewed by one of our fire inspectors--especially sprinkler plans for required sprinkled buildings. Any building requiring Life Safety Plans will also need to be reviewed before a permit can be issued.
IS YOUR PROPERTY IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY OR WITHIN THE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ) OF THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY?
If so, you will need to talk to the Forest City Building Inspections Department at (828) 247-4426 or 247-4425. If not, you are in the jurisdiction of the Rutherford County Building Inspections Department.
