Contact Us – Planning & Permitting

See below for a quick reference guide of general numbers to call with your inquiry. Contact information for individual staff members is sorted by division and role and can be found farther down the page.

For general questions about planning and zoning, email us at Wake.Planning@wake.gov.

For general questions about building and inspections, email us at Wake.Permitting@wake.gov.

Division

Contact us for

Phone/Email

Current Planning

setbacks, impervious surface

919-856-6335

Subdivisions

any proposed subdivision of land

919-856-6216

Long Range Planning

orphan roads, land use plan amendments, population data

919-856-5477

Inspections

construction permits, on-site inspections

919-856-6222

Code Enforcement

building code violations, dumping

919-856-2613

Administration

upcoming public meeting items

C.S.AdminStaff@wake.gov

Staff Directory

Inspections & Permits

Supervisors    
Mike McLamb – Inspections & Permits Director  michael.mclamb@wake.gov 919-524-2914
Randy Bennett – Permits Administrator randy.bennett@wake.gov 919-805-5356
Ken Dorman – Inspections Administrator kdorman@wake.gov 919-524-4623
Permit Technicians    
Tiya Shields  tiya.shields@wake.gov 919-856-6222
Jennifer Vega  jennifer.vega@wake.gov 919-856-6222
Torea Burton  torea.burton@wake.gov 919-856-6222
Kristal Smiley kristal.smiley@wake.gov 919-856-6222
Ivey Shields ivey.shields@wake.gov 919-856-6222
Plan Compliance Inspectors    
Michael Stephenson  michael.stephenson@wake.gov  919-856-6071
Scott Hill scott.hill@wake.gov 919-856-7426
Sarrah Kelly sarrah.kelly@wake.gov 919-857-9143
Rob Wilson robert.wilson@wake.gov 919-856-6231
Scott Spencer phillip.spencer@wake.gov 919-856-6086
Lead Inspectors    
Aden Branch – Electrical steven.branch@wake.gov 919-524-4597
Keith Leonard – Special Projects keith.leonard@wake.gov 919-856-6068
Steven King – Building steven.king@wake.gov 919-524-4655
Ed Savage – Mechanical & Plumbing ed.savage@wake.gov 919-524-4639
Building Inspectors    
Alex Alvarez  alejandro.alvarez@wake.gov   919-218-9957
Ian Baumhauer ian.baumhauer@wake.gov 919-208-1385
Don Harris don.harris@wake.gov 919-524-2017
Bryce Harrison bryce.harrison@wakegov.com 919-417-5147
Joseph LeFrancois joseph.lefrancois@wake.gov 919-524-4666
Brian Lockamy brian.lockamy@wake.gov   919-605-2993
Matthew McLaughlin matthew.mclaughlin@wake.gov 919-208-0684
Dany Barros Munoz dany.barrosmunoz@wake.gov 919-634-7589
Hakan Ozhabes hakan.ozhabes@wake.gov 919-524-4633
Carlos Perez  carlos.sosaperez@wake.gov 919-971-0033
James Piper james.piper@wake.gov 919-524-4614
Brad Pleasant brad.pleasant@wake.gov 919-621-4216
Bobby Ralston bobby.ralston@wake.gov 919-971-8246 
Stephen Ray stephen.ray@wake.gov 919-302-8719
Jeff Scott jscott@wake.gov 919-524-4660
Josh Smith josh.smith@wake.gov 919-524-4604
Vance Wrenn vance.wrenn@wake.gov 919-215-0239
Trades Inspectors    
Michael Alexander michael.alexander@wake.gov 919-218-3695
Ian Berry ian.berry@wake.gov 919-215-5176
Robert Church robert.church@wake.gov 984-220-4083
Terrance Clarke terrance.clarke@wake.gov 919-302-7604
John Coppola john.coppola@wake.gov 919-524-4588
Raymond Ielfield raymond.ielfield@wake.gov 984-500-7734
Jaxon Jones jaxon.jones@wake.gov 919-971-7953
Wendell James wendell.james@wake.gov 919-621-0752
Frank Karcher frank.karcher@wake.gov 919-605-4735
Douglas Lilley douglas.lilley@wake.gov 919-368-9955
Andrew Piratzky andy.piratzky@wake.gov 919-971-5998
Scott Powell scott.powell@wake.gov 919-306-3683 
Emerson Privette emerson.privette@wake.gov 919-524-4598
Ariel Ruiz ariel.ruiz@wake.gov 919-208-1653
George Ruiz george.varela-ruiz@wake.gov 919-215-2687
Paul Tsasa paul.tsasa@wake.gov 919-208-1897
Jason Wadsworth jason.wadsworth@wake.gov 919-218-4062

 

Zoning & Subdivision

Steven Finn – Land Development Administrator   steven.finn@wake.gov 919-856-6228
Ambryss Brown ambryss.brown@wake.gov 919-856-6221
Leila Coe leila.coe@wake.gov 919-856-6215
Adam Cook adam.cook@wake.gov 919-856-6224
Celena Everette celena.everette@wake.gov 919-856-6214
Keith Lankford keith.lankford@wake.gov 919-856-7569
David Parks david.parks@wake.gov 919-856-6218
Geoff Pearson geoffrey.pearson@wake.gov 919-856-2613
Dawn May dawn.may@wake.gov 919-856-6226
Kathy Williams kathy.williams@wake.gov 919-856-6219

Planning

Tim Gardiner tim.gardiner@wake.gov 919-856-5477
Akul Nishawala akul.nishawala@wake.gov 919-856-5636
Terry Nolan terry.nolan@wake.gov 919-856-6320
Bill Shroyer – Senior GIS Analyst bill.shroyer@wake.gov 919-856-5603

Administration

Timothy Maloney – Planning and Development Services Director tmaloney@wake.gov 919-856-6678
Liz Oliver – Planning and Development Services Project Administrator liz.oliver@wake.gov 919-856-6329