City of Kenai

BUILDING DEPARTMENT

BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits are required in the City of Kenai for the following:

• Sheds larger than 120 square feet
• New residential construction
• New commercial construction
• Alterations that modify plumbing, electrical, or structure of building
• Any modification which adds square footage to a building
• Decks over 30 inches off the ground
• Fences over 6 feet tall
• Demolition of any building
• Moving of any building
• Placing Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks

Building permits are based on the following:

Plan check fees are 50 percent of the building permit fee for residential construction and 65 percent of the building permit fee for commercial construction.  Plan review fees shall be paid at the time applications and plans for building permits are submitted for review.

Construction shall comply with the following codes:

SIGN PERMITS

A sign permit must be obtained prior to the installation of any sign, nameplate, or advertising structure.  The City of Kenai Building Official issues permits.  If a building permit is issued, the signs for that building are considered a part of the value of the building and issued with the building permit.

The following rates are charged for sign permits for signs not covered by a building permit.

Signs not requiring a permit include, but are not limited to, signs not visible from the right-of-way, political signs, construction signs, public safety signs, real estate signs, flags, holiday decorations, cornerstones, historical signs, building names, and street names.

For more information or to apply for a building permit, contact:

Larry Floyd, Building Official 

City of Kenai

210 Fidalgo Avenue

Kenai, AK  99611-7794

Phone:  (907) 283-7535, ext. 236

Fax:  (907) 283-3014

e-mail address:  lfloyd@ci.kenai.ak.us