City of Fairview Heights

St. Clair County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Fairview Heights is a jurisdiction in St. Clair County, Illinois, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 618-489-2060
Email: Alley@cofh.org
Department Site: Land Use & Development Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: fairviewheightsil.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

MyGov Collaborator Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of Fairview Heights, Land Use & Development Dept.
10025 Bunkum Road
Fairview Heights, IL 62208

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Confirmed as the real, sizeable St. Clair County, IL city per the disambiguation warning — verified via both fairviewheightsil.gov and the city's other official domain cofh.org (City Of Fairview Heights), both showing IL addresses/618 area code. The Land Use & Development Department handles all building/occupancy/signage permits and inspections; Director Dallas Alley's direct line is 618-489-2061. Permits and code-violation reports are submitted online via the MyGov Collaborator Portal.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — City of Fairview Heights's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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