Service areas · Local approval pathways
Nationwide Support. Location-Specific Approval Paths.
True North is based in Houston and supports projects nationwide. Select a state or Washington, DC to connect your project with researched building and roadway approval pathways. Each page explains preparation questions and links to the responsible agencies; it does not represent a local office or a blanket permit determination.
For commercial and residential projects, development teams, network owners and fiber delivery teams. The actual parcel, road and asset owner determine which requirements apply.
Request a project reviewAlabama–Iowa
Alabama
Screen the building's use and funding before choosing a local or state review path.
Alaska
Check fire-review deferral and the correct transportation portal before submitting.
Arizona
Resolve local fire-code authority and state-road encroachment as separate decisions.
Arkansas
Keep state-facility design review, local construction review and utility ownership distinct.
California
Identify the facility's reviewing agency before coordinating local plans and highway work.
Colorado
Confirm review responsibility, then complete both application and document-upload steps.
Connecticut
Distinguish state construction from municipal applications and separate highway excavation.
Delaware
Use the correct fire submittal category and DelDOT's current utility workflow.
Florida
Coordinate the local building submission with product approval and state-road utility ownership.
Georgia
Coordinate building/fire review with GDOT utility and traffic submissions.
Hawaii
Identify the island and county, then separate building review from state-highway work.
Idaho
Distinguish conventional building review, modular approval and utility encroachment.
Illinois
Verify the local code basis and coordinate state accessibility and highway requirements.
Indiana
Track the state construction design release separately from highway permitting.
Iowa
Confirm building/fire jurisdiction and preserve the utility owner's application role.
Kansas–New York
Kansas
Coordinate the fire code footprint with local review and highway utility documents.
Kentucky
Determine state versus local review from the building scope, not its mailing address alone.
Louisiana
Evaluate the actual change of use and coordinate state fire review with local permits.
Maine
Separate public-building fire review from utility location and excavation permissions.
Maryland
Keep fire-system approvals, local building permits and state-highway access coordinated.
Massachusetts
Use the municipal building process for non-state property and distinguish highway access types.
Michigan
Use the statewide jurisdiction lookup before selecting a state building application.
Minnesota
Establish the building jurisdiction agreement and the utility owner's highway responsibilities.
Mississippi
Identify state fire-review involvement and the correct highway utility application category.
Missouri
Resolve the actual local building jurisdiction and the utility owner's MoDOT application.
Montana
Check certified local building jurisdiction and distinguish new utilities from maintenance notices.
Nebraska
Check delegated fire-review authority and keep the official site address consistent.
Nevada
Verify the building/fire reviewer and distinguish permanent highway occupation from temporary work.
New Hampshire
Establish municipal enforcement or the applicable state building-permit path before filing.
New Jersey
Coordinate the Uniform Construction Code forms with separate roadway application types.
New Mexico
Confirm the building enforcement office and assemble a complete state-road utility package.
New York
Distinguish New York City from other local code jurisdictions and use the current highway portal.
North Carolina–Wyoming
North Carolina
Coordinate the local code summary and roadway encroachment agreement from one scope.
North Dakota
Establish local code enforcement and the NDDOT district for the actual work location.
Ohio
Separate building plan approval from permission to occupy a state highway.
Oklahoma
Check the Fire Marshal's jurisdiction agreements before selecting a review path.
Oregon
Find the correct building department and address ground-disturbance conditions on utility work.
Pennsylvania
Check municipal UCC enforcement status before choosing the commercial permit office.
Rhode Island
Select the actual municipality or state building office within the permitting system.
South Carolina
Confirm local administration and keep modular or highway approvals within their actual scope.
South Dakota
Establish the local review office and coordinate state-highway utility work separately.
Tennessee
Check exempt local jurisdictions and match the highway permit to the facility type.
Texas
Coordinate local jurisdiction, architectural-barrier review and utility-owner highway applications.
Utah
Confirm local planning and electronic review steps before coordinating highway excavation.
Vermont
Separate construction permits, trade work notices and highway-access approvals.
Virginia
Use local building enforcement and distinguish VDOT land-use permits from zoning approval.
Washington State
Coordinate state-amended building requirements with local review and utility accommodation.
Washington, DC
Separate DOB building review from DDOT public-space permissions.
West Virginia
Use the current fire-review portal while preserving legacy revision records and road permissions.
Wisconsin
Check commercial-review delegation and coordinate highway utility installation conditions.
Wyoming
Screen the Fire Marshal's project categories and distinguish utility placement from maintenance access.
Identify the place and the authority
A mailing address and a government boundary can describe different things.
Buildings and sites
Start with the parcel, current use, intended activities, proposed changes and approval history. Confirm whether the property falls within a municipality, an unincorporated county or a special jurisdiction. Record separate site, building, fire, health and utility interfaces where relevant.
Routes and crossings
Map the limits of work and each road, pole, railroad, waterway and private property crossing. A state highway permit does not establish a private easement or another asset owner's consent. Assign each application, access agreement and technical decision to its responsible party.
One agreed scope, clear local responsibilities
The engagement can coordinate drawings, applications, review responses and project records. Qualified professionals retain the technical design and signature duties required for their scope and jurisdiction. Construction services are available through responsible partners under a defined agreement.
Before you begin
Common questions
Do you have an office in every state listed?
No. True North is Houston-based and offers nationwide project support. These pages describe service coverage and researched approval starting points, not additional offices.
Which page should I use for a route crossing several states?
Use the relevant state pages as starting points, then map each authority and asset owner along the actual route. Keep a coordinated register while preserving distinct application and access requirements for each segment.
What if my city is not listed separately?
Begin with its state and share the actual property or route. Local pages are published only where there is a useful researched distinction; the directory is not a limit on the approved nationwide service coverage.
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