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The Building Department provides customer service to anyone in need of assistance related to planning and development projects, rental inspection services, including all administrative accountability, in addition to the inspections and guidance related to development and construction.
The staff has provided pre-development input for code requirements and other needed details to professional architects, engineers and developers for various projects. They also provide inspection support and services to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Department to meet its program goals and requirements.
The Building Inspection Services Division handles issues and questions pertaining to code enforcement and contractor issues.
The Building Department handles the assurance of all types of construction permits.
The City of Anniston, Alabama’s Building & Safety Department has officially launched our new online permitting portal through GovWell — giving residents and contractors convenient, around-the-clock access to apply for and manage building permits.
You can access the new portal here: https://annistonal.gov/building-department.
Using the online portal, you’ll be able to:
Contractors can also register at no cost to manage permits, update contact information, and oversee multiple projects with ease.
Need assistance? Our Building & Codes staff will be available to provide a brief in-office tutorial: 256-231-7720, and sshiflett@annistonal.gov.
A Certificate of Appropriateness or COA, is a permit that is required for: Additions, Alterations, Rehabilitations, Restorations, and/or Relocations that take place in Anniston’s Historic Districts.
There are four (4) Historic Districts in Anniston. They are as follows:
The Building & Safety Division Administrative Assistant will assist citizens in filling out their COA’s, as well as handle any questions regarding COA’s at: 256-231-7720.
Please note however, if your work is “Preventative Maintenance,” such as repairing a leaking roof or some other type of regular and/or routine maintenance of equipment and/or assets, in order to keep them running or structurally safe, then a COA may not be required. To ensure if your project qualifies as Preventative Maintenance, please contact at: 256-231-7720.
To view the Design Guidelines for the historic districts mentioned above, please follow these links:
In addition to the guidelines above, please be sure to take note of the Historic Paint Color Palette, which lists all approved paint colors for buildings in our historic districts.
Fire Marshal
Jason Brown | 256-231-7650 – jkbrown@annistonal.gov
Senior Code Enforcement Officer
Tana Bryant | 256-231-7733–tbryant@annistonal.gov
Code Enforcement Officer
Lawrence Mercer | 256-241-7161 – lmercer@annistonal.gov
Building Inspections Supervisor
Alan Hughes | 256-231-7724 – ahughes@annistonal.gov
Technical Inspector
Seth Spray | 256-419-3112 (Cell) – 256-231-7727 (Office) – sspray@annistonal.gov
Administrative Assistant
Shelby Shiflett | 256-231-7720 – sshiflett@annistonal.gov
