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Development Services Department

Director: Derek C.S. Burr

ANNOUNCEMENT

As of January 1, 2020, Jefferson County will no longer issue County Cards for Electrical Master, Electrical Journeyman, and Electrical Apprentice to work in unincorporated County.
A copy of the current State of Alabama Master Electrician License will be required to represent a company as the Master for the Company.

To pull an Electrical Permit for 110 volts or above, the following is required:

  • Current State of Alabama Master Electrician Card
  • $5,000 bond payable to the Jefferson County
  • Current Jefferson County Business license
  • Current Driver’s License

To pull a Low Voltage permit for normal items, the following is required:

  • Current Jefferson County Business license
  • $5,000 bond payable to the Jefferson County
  • Current Driver’s License

To pull a Fire Alarm Permit, the following is required:

  • Current State Certification
  • Current Jefferson County Business license
  • $5,000 bond payable to the Jefferson County
  • Current Driver’s License

 

General Information: The core functions of the Development Services Department include:

Building
Planning
  • Subdivisions
  • Zoning
  • Site Plan Review & Processing
  • Comprehensive Planning
  • Strategic Planning
  • Future Land Use Map
  • Code Enforcement (zoning and litter)
  • Beverage Licensing
Stormwater
  • Water Quality
  • NPDES and MS4 Stormwater Management
  • Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Permitting, and Enforcement
  • Environmental Education
  • FEMA Flood Zone Administration
GIS

More Information:
The Jefferson County Development Services department maintains the official zoning map of Jefferson County. Only this office has the OFFICIAL zoning of unincorporated county property; zoning information obtained from ANY other source, including other County Departments, should be verified through our office before taking any kind of action.

Address:
Jefferson County Courthouse - Suite B200
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone Numbers:
Main Office: (205) 325-5321
Stormwater Hotline:(205) 325-5792
Dumping and Trash Issues: (205) 582-6555
Addressing: (205) 325-5174
Fax: (205) 325-5516

 

 

 

 

Regulations and Ordinances
Click here to visit our page of information about and copies of the Jefferson County regulations & ordinances.

Publications
Click here to visit our page with printable brochures, forms and other publications with information about Zoning, Dividing Property, Enforcement, Floodplain
and other functions of Development Services.

Click on the links below to download PDF versions of these documents:

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