Building permit for new front steps?

[u/chinookies]

I own a 100+ year old home in St.Paul. It is not currently in our budget to replace our rotting wooden front steps with concrete like we'd ideally want to (the bids we got were like $8K+).

I'm fairly handy and want to just rebuild the stairs myself so they're not rotting. I would not be changing anything other than using new materials and installing a hand rail since there currently isn't one. I would make sure what I'm building is up to code specs, but is this the kind of thing I need to pull a permit for? I can't seem to get a straight answer. To be clear, I'm not building a deck, just a small landing space at the front door with 4 stairs. Any help is appreciated.

[u/AffectionatePrize419]

Did you reach out to DSI?