City of Smiley

Smiley publicly posts a general building permit form covering residential, commercial, sign, demolition, and moving work, as well as new, addition, repair, move, and remove work classes. This supports a verified but thinly documented local permit program.

Note: No public exempt-work list was found for Smiley.

Building code

No public Smiley building-code adoption ordinance or code-enforcement page identifying an adopted edition of the I-Codes found. City does publicly post a 2010 zoning ordinance.

Permit validity

Permit becomes null and void if work or construction authorized is not commenced within 6 months, or if construction or work is suspended or abandoned for 6 months after commencement.

Owner-builder

No public owner-builder rule found.

Contractor requirements

No public contractor license rule found.

1. 01
   Download the City's building permit form from the Smiley permits page.
2. 02
   Complete the form with site address, owner, mailing address, phone, contractor name, use of building, class of work, work description, and building size. Mark the proposed driveway location and house layout.
3. 03
   Submit the permit application to the City of Smiley. Contact City Hall directly to confirm current intake procedure as no dedicated online submission workflow is published.
4. 04
   Wait for city approval or denial.
5. 05
   Pay the permit fee. Contact City Hall to confirm the applicable permit fee.

Typical processing time: No public processing-time estimate found

Source: City of Smiley ↗

Gov-Pay online payments are available. Gov-Pay adds a convenience fee: credit card convenience fees are 2.50% with a $3.00 minimum.

Fees change periodically. Confirm at the official fee schedule ↗ before budgeting.

Typical sequence: Posted permit form includes office-use-only 'Date Inspected' field, confirming some inspection step exists, but the city does not publicly post a full sequence.