For homeowners: Acquiring
residential construction permits
Permits & Inspections
Walker Municipal Building
10136 Florida Boulevard
Walker, LA 70785
Phone: 225.665.8893
Hours
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
Building permit application process
Homeowners must supply the following construction documents to the Town of Walker:
1. House plans
2. A plat showing the location of the house
3. A completed Building Permit application. To obtain one online, click here.
4. Notarized affidavit.
Once those materials have been submitted, the construction documents are in the plan-review stage. The Permit Department will calculate a building permit fee, review the plans for code compliance and generate a plan-review letter at the end of the review. You will be contacted and informed of the permit fee and any plan-review changes that must be made to meet code compliance.
Now that you have a permit
: : Permits must be posted on the job site, along with the address and lot number.
: : Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are required on all jobs before the rough-in begins.
: : Inspections of foundations [including rough-in plumbing] will be done as soon as possible after the call for an inspection.
: : If an elevation certificate is required, a copy must be supplied to this office before the final inspection.
: : All other inspections, such as electrical, plumbing and mechanical, will be done the same day or the next business working day.
: : No inspections will be done without a permit.
: : All jobs are required to have a dumpster for trash and construction debris removal.
: : No open burning.
: : All jobs are required to have a portable toilet on site.
: : Erosion protection shall be installed within the street right-of-way before construction begins.
: : A $50 re-inspection fee will be charged when a second trip to a construction site is required due to rejection or lock-out.
Order of inspections
1. Temporary electric pole
2. Rough-in plumbing
3. Foundation
4. Electrical rough in
5. Mechanical rough in
6. Plumbing top out/gas
7. Rough framing
8. Electrical final
9. Plumbing final
10. Mechanical final
11. Sewer tie-in
12. Final framing building [require top-of-floor elevation certificate; issue occupancy certificate]