Adopted Building Codes
Building Codes adopted and enforced in unincorporated Douglas County.
By order of Sheriff Darren Weekly, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in place for unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Ordinance No. O-012-004 restricts open fires, open burning, and the use of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Additional information on fire restrictions stages can be located at the Douglas County Emergency Management website.
Building Codes adopted and enforced in unincorporated Douglas County.
Electronic submittals are strongly encouraged for all residential and commercial projects. All submitted documents must be in pdf format. Please limit each email to one permit application only. All documents in that email must be individual pdf, not a combined document.
Access to multiple services online, and more than 1.2 million archived building permit records dating back to 1978, are available online,