Shelby County Department of Development Services (Planning Services + Building/Fire Safety)

Development Services Building / Zoning Permit (unincorporated county + 7 named towns)

Shelby County Development Services issues building permits and zoning authorizations for unincorporated Shelby County and for a specific, named set of incorporated towns, quoted directly from the county's own FAQ: a Zoning Authorization Form is required from Chelsea, Columbiana, Indian Springs Village and Wilton; the county administers zoning and subdivision regulations directly for Montevallo, Vincent and Wilsonville; and the county provides building permits and inspections for all seven of those towns (Chelsea, Columbiana, Indian Springs Village, Montevallo, Vincent, Wilsonville, Wilton) plus the unincorporated area. Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Calera, Westover and Vandiver do not appear in that FAQ's city list; several of the county's other incorporated cities, including Alabaster and Pelham — both independently confirmed to run their own separate municipal business-license offices — are understood to run their own separate building/zoning departments as well, consistent with standard Alabama municipal practice, though that specific pattern was checked directly only for business licensing here, not for building/zoning. No dollar fee schedule for this permit is published in any source located during this research; contact Shelby County Development Services, 205-620-6650, for current figures.