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You can look up a permit, license, planning project, or violation by the following:

• Address (street address only – no city, state, or zip code)
• Licensed contractor name
• License holder name
• Reference Code
• Permit/License/Case Number

If you’d like to use Advanced Search, you’ll first have to be a registered user, and logged in. It’s free to register, and only takes a few minutes.
If you click on Advanced Search, you’ll see many more options to search for permits, licenses, planning projects, and violations. Among other things, you can search by key words from the application’s description, permitting or license types, and ranges of application dates. You can limit your search by using multiple criteria in Advanced Search as well.

You can export a data set of up to 200 records by choosing “All items” and “Export” from the drop-down boxes at the top of your search’s Results page, and clicking the Submit button.

Yes, the search results return the most up-to-date permitting and licensing data.

The exports files are in Comma Separated Values format (.csv), which can easily be opened by Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet software. Apache’s OpenOffice Calc program and Google Sheets can also open and edit .csv files.

If you are registered as a user and logged in, you can add items to your own Watch List in two ways:

• Add an individual item by clicking the “Add to Watch List” link under the permit/license/case heading you found when you searched.
• Add multiple items by clicking the checkbox next to the permit/license/case heading of each item you want to add and then selecting “Selected items” and “Add to watch list” in the dropdown boxes at the top of your search’s Results page, then clicking the Submit button.

Your Watch List will not send you email updates about selected items, but you can easily view your items every time you log in to the OneStopApp by using the Watch List.

You can look up a permit, license, planning project, or violation by the following:

• Address (street address only – no city, state, or zip code)
• Licensed contractor name
• License holder name
• Reference Code
• Permit/License/Case Number

There is no limit to the size of a project when you file an online application. Larger-scale projects may require more documentation, which you can upload with your application or send to your Plan Reviewer once you are assigned one.

Click here to see the list of permits and licenses you can apply for online.

Yes. You will receive an email when your permit or license application is approved. If we need more information before we can approve your permit or license application, our analysts and/or reviewers will contact you using the email address or phone number you provided when you registered as a OneStopApp user.

You can apply for as many individual permits/business licenses as you want. You can view the summary of your current and past applications by using the “Your Items” button.

Yes, we are working on adding additional permit and license types to our online application website.

As soon as your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email acknowledging that we received your application. A received application is subject to review by City staff and if that review determines that the application is complete, we will process it. In some cases, City Staff will need additional information and/or clarification regarding your application and will contact you. You will receive a notification email as soon as a decision has been made regarding your application.

All that’s left before your permit or license can be issued is payment. You can pay online using Visa, MasterCard, or Discover, or you can bring in a check or money order. As soon as your permit or license is paid for, you’ll be able to download and print your permit or temporary license document.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover online or in person. You can also pay in person with a check, cash or money order at the One Stop Shop at 300 W Ash St.

The City of Salina does not charge a credit card convenience fee

Once the application is approved and fees are paid, you can download your permit or license from the completed payment page. You can also find it again any time by finding the permit or license in Your Items and clicking the “Downloads” link beneath the permit or license header.

Sometimes you may need to come to the City-County Building to pick up other approved documents related to your permit or license.