D.C. do-it-yourselfers get OK to use kiosks at Home Depot for building permits
October 14, 2008
(Arlington, Va.) WJLA-TV, Channel 7:Washington, D.C., building permit officials announced Tuesday that the city is allowing permit-seekers to skip the DCRA office and apply online or at the Virtual Permit Center, located at The Home Depot on Rhode Island Avenue NE. The two self-service kiosks, located inside the store, offer permit applicants a chance to pick up DCRA's "Postcard Permit" for home improvements. Applicants enter information on the kiosks, pay the associated fees with a credit card, and print out a paper permit.