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Residential Permit Information for Unlicensed General Contractors

This page contains permit information for Catawba County’s most common building application types. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all permit types. If the project falls outside one of these categories, please contact the Permit Center at 828-465-8399 for more information.

A general contractor’s license is required for all projects with a total cost of the project exceeds $30,000. Project cost as defined by G.S. 87-10(a1) is the value of the project minus the cost of the land and ancillary improvements to the land.