Building Services

 Please click the link to fill-out online or you can print a paper copy and return it to our office. For a demolition permit application or a sign permit application, please see below.

For the City of Oxford Building Department’s Fee Schedule, please see the links below.  Please note that there are two separate schedules: one for Residential property and one for Commercial property. If you question the permit fee amount, please contact the Oxford Building Department at 256-831-9685 and we will be glad to assist you in the correct permit fee amount.

**Please note that as of October 1, 2016 the Alabama Department of Finance requires that the City of Oxford collect an additional $1.00 on every $1,000.00 on Commercial properties.  For questions regarding the permit fee on Commercial properties please call the Oxford Building Department at 256-831-9685 and we will be glad to assist you.

The Building Services Department issues all zoning letters along with any zoning information you might need for your property. Please check and understand the zoning before purchasing or leasing property.  The zoning could affect the ability to proceed.  Please call with questions.  This is a free service.

You may view the zoning map on the City website or come in person to our offices located at 42 Public Works Drive. Our phone number is 256-831-9685.

For the zoning ordinance for the City of Oxford please see Municipal Code on the city’s website listed in Appendix A.

If you are interested in rezoning or annexing your property into the City of Oxford, please complete the form below online or print it and return it to the Building Services Department. A property deed with a legal description must accompany the application. The application must be submitted 17 days before a meeting or by Friday (May 16, 2025).

The Board of Adjustments meets the first Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Building Services Conference Room at 42 Public Works Drive, Oxford, AL 36203. Items discussed are requests for variances, special exemptions, and anyone appealing the Code Officials ruling on any given subject. This is an open meeting to the general public, and anyone is welcome to attend to speak for or against any of the items on the agenda. If you have any questions, you may contact Kristi Durham at 256-831-9685, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The deadline to be placed on the Board of Adjustments agenda is 16 days before the meeting or by Friday, (May 16, 2025).

If you are interested in appealing the Zoning Ordinance to the Board of Adjustments you can fill out the form below online or print the form and return it to the Building Services Department.

The Oxford Planning Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Oxford Public Works Building, 42 Public Works Drive unless otherwise advised. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda for the meeting is posted on the bulletin board in the Building Services office at 42 Public Works Drive for public viewing Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  If you have any questions or would like an application for rezoning, information on submitting plat maps, or to be placed on the agenda, please call (256) 831-9685.

Items discussed are planning and zoning issues.  This is an open meeting for the general public; anyone is welcome to attend.  The deadline to be placed on the agenda is 17 days prior to the meeting or by Friday (May 16, 2025).

Any subdivision plats must be turned in 30 days in advance for pre-application review.