Fayetteville, NC Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 7-33 requires the inspection department to check every building or structure carrying a permit as often as necessary to confirm compliance with Chapter 7, the state Technical Building Codes, and the General Statutes; the appropriate inspector may also require inspection of materials or assemblies at the point of manufacture. Permit holders or their agents must notify the inspection department at eight listed construction stages before work continues: foundation, under-slab as applicable, foundation wall, rough-in, building framing, insulation, fire protection, and final inspection. Inspection requests go to the inspection department office or the assigned inspector, who must inspect as soon as practicable; work must be complete and ready, and anything concealed before a required inspection has to be uncovered again on the inspector's request.

Approval or rejection comes back as a sticker or notice on the building, by e-mail, or through the e-development portal. Where a proposed building sits on a street, alley, or public-place line, the applicant must submit a site plan, and the inspector or zoning administrator must verify no encroachment before the permit issues or work begins. No building may be occupied without a certificate of occupancy, issued only after the inspection department confirms the completed building conforms to Chapter 7, the Chapter 30 zoning regulations, and every other applicable development regulation.