Southaven Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

The City of Southaven Department of Building issues permits, reviews plans, and inspects construction inside Southaven city limits. DeSoto County is not a blanket substitute for the city department; verify the responsible authority for an unincorporated DeSoto County parcel before submitting.

Southaven building permits and Civic Access

Southaven says its building services include permit issuance, plan examination for code compliance, and inspections for new construction, repairs, and additions. The city’s current online system is the Civic Access self-service portal, hosted on the city’s EnerGov web address. Create or use the official portal account for permit applications, documents, payments, and inspection requests, and confirm any transition instructions posted by the city.

The city’s forms page lists building, demolition, electrical, fence, mechanical, plumbing, pool, sign, tent, and other applications. Trade work may require separate permits and proof of the applicable Mississippi contractor license. A commercial project should coordinate planning and zoning approval before the building application proceeds.

Southaven inspections, occupancy, and fire review

Southaven’s Building Department performs construction inspections, while the Fire Department’s Inspections and Investigations division conducts fire-code inspections and plan reviews for fire and life-safety systems. For a commercial business, zoning approval is followed by a use-and-occupancy permit and building inspection; the city says the building inspector issues the final inspection form after the building passes.

The city’s residential guide states that a building may not be occupied until required final inspections are approved and a certificate of occupancy is issued. Schedule each stage through the Civic Access portal and keep fire, building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, grading, and final approvals coordinated.

Official Southaven contact information

The Building Department is at 8710 Northwest Drive, Southaven, MS 38671. The official department phone is (662) 393-4639, with weekday hours listed as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Southaven’s Fire Inspections and Investigations division is at the same address on the second floor and lists (662) 393-7466.