Barbour County’s website lists no building, planning or inspection department, and the county publishes no building permit, fee schedule or building code for unincorporated land. Its Road and Bridge Department (334-775-3420) installs driveways on county right-of-way for $250 to $500. Inside Eufaula, the City Building Department at 205 East Barbour Street requires a permit for any work costing over $100. Septic permits come from the Barbour County Health Department.
What requires a permit in Barbour County?
The answer changes at the city limits.
Unincorporated county
- Driveway or side-drain pipe on county right-of-way: request and fee through the County Road Department
- Utility lines on county right-of-way: the county’s accommodation agreement
- Septic system: Barbour County Health Department permit
- No county building permit is published
City of Eufaula
- Building permit for any work with an estimated cost over $100
- Electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits
- Mobile home permit
- Sign or banner permit
- Certificate of Appropriateness for work reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission
Who issues building permits in Barbour County?
The county government’s departments are Administration, Road and Bridge, Sanitation, Probate, the Revenue Commissioner, Emergency Management and the Sheriff; none of them issues building permits. Six incorporated places sit in the county.
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Get a free quote →| Place | Building permits | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Eufaula | City of Eufaula Building Department, 205 East Barbour Street. City Code Sec. 1-4 extends the code to the police jurisdiction, up to 3 miles beyond the limits, as far as state law allows, while Sec. 18-31 makes the building code controlling within the corporate limits; ask the Building Department before building in that belt. The code as published online (Sec. 18-31 and 18-35) adopts the 2006 International Building and Residential Codes | 334-688-2000 |
| Clio | City Hall, 3311 Elamville Street. The City posts no building permit rules. Its Ordinance 2023-02 requires a state-certified installer for any manufactured home set up in the city or its police jurisdiction | City Clerk, (334) 397-2723 |
| Clayton (county seat) | The City publishes no permit rules; ask City Hall | (334) 775-9176 |
| Louisville | Town Hall, 1951 Main Street. The Town’s website lists no building permit and says all forms are obtained from City Hall | (334) 266-5210 |
| Bakerhill | Town Hall, 1896 AL-131, open Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 4 PM and Friday 8 AM to 11 AM. The Town posts business licence forms only | (334) 616-6888 |
| Blue Springs | The published sources do not say; ask the town hall | (334) 400-5101 |
| Unincorporated Barbour County | The county lists no building department and publishes no building permit | 334-775-3203 (Commission office) |
The Commission office is in Room 210 of the Clayton courthouse, 1 Court Square, open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. The county also keeps a second courthouse in Eufaula.
Barbour County and Eufaula filings
- County driveway installation. Call the Road Department, which checks whether the driveway is feasible and tells you the pipe size. You deliver the pipe, pay the Commission, and the department issues a work order.
- Eufaula Master Permit Application. The City’s single application form for building work, filed with two full sets of plans for new construction.
- Eufaula historic review. The Historic Preservation Commission has its own work review form, Certificate of Appropriateness application and design review manual.
- Eufaula fire plans. The Fire Department publishes a plan review checklist and requirements for fire protection plans, commercial hood systems and Knox Boxes.
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The only county fee tied to building a home or business is the driveway fee in the policy the Commission adopted on June 13, 2023. Eufaula’s Building Department posts its own fee sheet.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| County: new driveway installed by county forces, 30 ft | $250 |
| County: each foot over 30 ft | $8.33 per foot, to a maximum of $500 |
| County: extension of an existing driveway | $150 flat |
| Eufaula: building permit, work of $100 to $1,000 | $18.75 |
| Eufaula: building permit, work of $99,001 to $100,000 | $443.50 |
| Eufaula: work over $100,000, up to $500,000 | $443.50 plus $2.25 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Eufaula: work over $500,000 | $1,380.75 for the first $500,000 plus $1.25 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Eufaula: demolition, or moving a trailer | $35 each |
| Eufaula: moving a building, or grading a lot | $75 each |
| Eufaula: plan review | $25 residential, $100 commercial |
| Eufaula: re-inspection | $25 |
The county accepts cash, a cashier’s check or a money order for driveway fees, and the fee is still due when no pipe is needed. The owner supplies the pipe: corrugated steel or double-wall HDPE, 30 to 60 ft long for a home and 30 to 90 ft for a commercial or farm entrance.
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →Eufaula’s schedule is also printed in City Code Sec. 18-34, last amended by Ordinance 2009-2. For example, a $150,000 job pays $443.50 plus 50 × $2.25, which is $556, before plan review and trade permits.
Trade permits and septic approval in Barbour County
Barbour County publishes no trade permits for unincorporated land. Eufaula requires separate electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits, and its inspectors carry out rough plumbing, rough electrical, rough mechanical, gas and electrical service inspections.
Septic tank permits are issued by the Barbour County Health Department, whose Eufaula office at 634 School Street (334-687-4808) provides the environmental services. Eufaula will not issue a permit for a new building on a septic tank without that permit; it is not needed where the building connects to City sewer.
Application documents
Eufaula, new construction
- Two full sets of plans for the Building Department
- Life safety plan and Knox Box
- Site plan showing the location and setbacks
- Septic tank permit, unless on City sewer
- State of Alabama licence
- City of Eufaula licence
Eufaula, alterations and additions
- Site plan showing the location and setbacks
- State licence when the job is $10,000 or more on a home, or $50,000 or more on a commercial building
- City of Eufaula licence
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A site inside Eufaula starts at the City Building Department, and so does a question about land in its 3-mile police jurisdiction; elsewhere, phone the town hall or the Commission office.
Apply to the Health Department’s Eufaula office before building on land without sewer.
On a county road, call the Road Department at 334-775-3420, buy the pipe it specifies and pay the Commission.
Hand in the Master Permit Application with plans, site plan and licences at 205 East Barbour Street.
Eufaula inspects from footing through to the final, including a landscape inspection.
Inspections in Barbour County
The county government lists no building inspector. Eufaula lists the inspections it requires on a permitted job: footing or foundation, slab, rough plumbing, rough electrical, rough mechanical, gas, framing, temporary and permanent electrical service, swimming pool bonding, landscape and final.
The County Road Department works Monday to Thursday, 6 am to 5 pm, and its representative assesses each driveway site before any fee is taken. The Commission can refuse a driveway that is impractical, too costly or unsafe because of the road’s geometry.
Local details for Barbour County projects
Eufaula office hours: the Building Department is open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Friday from 8:00 AM to noon.
Historic Eufaula: the City’s Historic Preservation Commission reviews work under its design review manual and issues Certificates of Appropriateness.
Driveway extras: manholes, drop boxes or junction boxes needed for a county driveway must be approved by the County Engineer and supplied by the owner.
Mobile homes in Clio: under Clio Ordinance 2023-02, adopted May 1, 2023, only an installer certified by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission may set up a manufactured home in the city or its police jurisdiction, and every move needs at least one escort vehicle. Fines run from $100 to $500.
Flood zones outside the cities: FEMA’s Community Status Book lists Barbour County as a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program, with flood maps dated August 18, 2009. The county website names no floodplain office, so a question about building in a mapped flood zone starts at the Commission office.
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Alabama building code
From 1 January 2027, under Act 2024-443, a residential home builder must build to the applicable residential code (the Alabama Residential Building Code, or the local code where one applies) even where no building department inspects the work. Since 1 October 2024 the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board adopts the residential code, and the Licensing Board for General Contractors the commercial energy code. Alabama’s codes and the 2027 change
Official Barbour County resources
- Barbour County departments
- Barbour County Commission
- Barbour County Road and Bridge Department
- Barbour County Driveway Policy, adopted June 2023
- City of Eufaula Building and Planning
- City of Eufaula permits and requirements
- City of Eufaula Building Department fees
- City of Eufaula Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18: buildings and permit fees
- City of Clio
- Town of Louisville
- Town of Bakerhill
- Barbour County Health Department
Inspections are where schedules slip.
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Does Barbour County issue building permits?
The county government lists no building department and publishes no building permit for unincorporated land. Eufaula issues its own.
When do I need a building permit in Eufaula?
For any work with an estimated cost over $100. Trade work, mobile homes and signs need their own permits.
How much is a Eufaula building permit?
The City’s fee sheet runs from $18.75 for work of $100 to $1,000 up to $443.50 at $100,000, then $2.25 for each additional $1,000 up to $500,000.
How much does a county driveway cost?
$250 for a 30 ft driveway installed by county crews, plus $8.33 per extra foot up to $500. You supply the pipe.
Where do I get a septic permit in Barbour County?
From the Barbour County Health Department. Its Eufaula office is at 634 School Street, 334-687-4808.
Who do I call about permits in Clayton or Clio?
Neither city publishes building permit rules online. Clayton City Hall is (334) 775-9176, and the Clio City Clerk at 3311 Elamville Street is (334) 397-2723.
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