Permit Requirement Check

Takes the list of work on an electrical job and sorts each item against what your local permit office has told you.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

need permit check for Felicia Schwartz, 275 Summerbrook St, Willowbank. Frank Snyder is doing the estimate. job is: swap her old 100 amp panel for a new 200 amp panel, run a new 50 amp circuit out to the garage for an EV charger, change out 6 kitchen receptacles to GFCI same spots, replace 3 light fixtures same spots (hallway, porch, bath), add 4 recessed lights in the living room, and move the dryer outlet about 8 ft over to the other wall. I called the Willowbank permit office last month and Gail Taylor at the counter said panel changes and new circuits need a permit, and straight swaps of receptacles and fixtures dont. didnt ask about anything else. shop is Westbrook Electric, phone 206-555-0168. permit office number is 206-555-0169.

AFTER · what the skill produced

Permit Check Sheet, Westbrook Electric
Customer: Felicia Schwartz, 275 Summerbrook St, Willowbank
Estimate by: Frank Snyder
Source of permit info: Gail Taylor at the Willowbank permit office (206-555-0169), by phone last month. Please reconfirm before work starts, since this was a phone conversation and not every item was discussed.

Permit needed, per your notes (2 items)

Replace 100 amp panel with a new 200 amp panel
New 50 amp circuit to the garage for an EV charger

No permit, per your notes (2 items)

Replace 6 kitchen receptacles with GFCI receptacles, same locations
Replace 3 light fixtures in the same locations (hallway, porch, bath)

Confirm with the permit office (2 items)

Add 4 recessed lights in the living room
Move the dryer outlet about 8 ft to the other wall

Total: 6 items (2 + 2 + 2).

Questions for the permit office (206-555-0169)

For 4 new recessed lights in a living room, does that need a permit? Does the answer change if they go on an existing circuit or a new one?
For moving a dryer outlet about 8 ft to another wall, does that need a permit?
Should the permitted items be on one permit or separate permits?

Note for Ms. Schwartz
Hi Felicia, based on what the Willowbank permit office told us, the new panel and the new garage circuit for the EV charger need a permit. The receptacle and light fixture swaps do not. We are confirming the recessed lights and the dryer outlet move with the permit office and will let you know. If you have questions, call us at 206-555-0168.

Questions for the owner

Will Westbrook Electric pull the permit, or will the customer?
Should permit fees be listed on the estimate, and what are they?
Are the 4 recessed lights going on an existing circuit or a new one?
Do you want the sheet to include inspection scheduling details once you have them?

What it does

Takes the list of work on an electrical job and sorts each item against what your local permit office has told you. Anything your notes do not cover is flagged so you can confirm it before you start. It does not decide what the law or code requires.

Use it when: Use when an electrician needs to sort the items on a job into permit needed, no permit, or confirm with the permit office, based on what the local office has told them. Triggers include: does this job need a permit, permit check, which of these need a permit, or what do I ask the building department.