Building Permit & Life-Safety Review — Unincorporated DeKalb County
Unincorporated DeKalb restaurant build-outs require permits and a Fire Marshal life-safety review before construction.
Overview
Restaurant construction in unincorporated DeKalb requires building/trade permits through Planning & Sustainability, and a Life-Safety review, inspection, and Certificate of Completion from the DeKalb County Fire Marshal's Office (404-371-9256; processing fees apply).
Ventilation/hood systems are reviewed here and by the building department — not by Environmental Health.
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
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