Permits & Codes
3 guides for the Raleigh-Durham Triangle homeowners, written and fact-checked by the Raleigh Home Projects Editorial Team.
Permits & CodesDurham COA Deadlines and Rules for 2026 ProjectsIf you own a house in one of Durham's eight local historic districts, such as Watts-Hillandale, Morehead Hill, Trinity Heights or Cleveland Street, your project calendar runs on the Historic Preservation Commission's (HPC) schedule Permits & CodesThe NC $40,000 Permit Exemption, ExplainedAsk three Triangle contractors whether your project needs a permit and you may get three answers. The confusion traces back to one paragraph of state law, G.S. 160D-1110(c), which carves out an exemption for smaller jobs. Read closely, it&#Permits & CodesRenovating in a Raleigh Historic District (2026)Raleigh protects its oldest neighborhoods through local historic overlay districts, and if your house is in one, exterior work needs a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) before you start, and before you can get most building permits. The
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