- Building permit application must be signed and notarized by both owner and contractor.
- Submit plans through our digital plans review process.
- Legal description must be included.
- Complete design drawings must be included (100 percent design, preferably on 24” x 36” sheets.)
- All drawings must be dimensioned and to scale.
Cover Sheet
- Code summary (include code editions); building features (include type construction, occupancy, height stories, sprinkled, etc.)
- Life-safety systems; occupant load and egress capacity calculations, gross floor area in square feet (provide breakdown of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned space), travel distance, fire protection systems existing/to be installed and location and type of fire extinguishers
- Project narrative or description
- Estimated cost of construction (25 percent of permit fee required to submit)
- Special Inspector Plan
- Threshold Building Inspection Plan
Architectural
- Floor plans, details, schedules (show existing/demolition separate from proposed/new construction)
- Identify rooms – show accessibility and plumbing fixtures
- Door and window schedule (include hardware and identify fire rating)
- Interior finish schedule
- Fire resistance rating details (walls, floor/ceiling, roof/ceiling)
- Floor framing, roof truss layout plans (approved truss engineering required by first vertical inspection)
- Seating plan (if applicable)
- Furniture layout plans
- Complete stairway/guardrail/handrail details (dread/riser/picket spacing/extensions)
- Exterior elevations
- Foundation plan
- Wall legend, matching floor plans with UL design numbers
- Key floor plan to scale. Show all tenants and their egress off of the door
- Reflected ceiling plan with lighting, exit signs, smoke detectors
- Access control and secure door in the means of egress
- Wind load calculations per Florida Building Code 1606.1.7
- Wind load compliance reports and installation details for exterior windows and doors (required prior to first vertical inspection)
Energy Calculations
- Roof air barrier details
- Set of Construction Specifications site plan (one or more sheets to show items below clearly, must be to engineering scale.) This is not required for interior alterations. Include building location(s) for addressing purposes
- Location map
- Existing and proposed site plan
- Site area, impervious area and gross area
- Property boundary with any easements
- Wetlands
- Number of parking spaces
- Traffic control devices (signals, stop signs, pavement markings)
- Parking lot and roadway striping
- Four multifamily only, show number of residential units and bedroom breakdown
- All fire hydrants within 500 feet of the building
- All structures within 150 feet of the building
- Fire department access roadways
- Property lines, dimensions of lot, setbacks, easements, and building footprint
- Dumpster location (dumpster detail including dumpster enclosure detail)
- Edge of pavement
- Number of lanes
- Median
- Median openings
- Curbing
- Details
- Existing driveways and intersections within 200 feet
- Proposed driveways
- Public sidewalks
- Sanitary sewer connection
- Location of water backflow device
- Water distribution system
Threshold Building Inspection Plan
Landscaping Plan
(signed and sealed by landscape architect)
Irrigation Plan
- Backflow preventer
- Rain sensor
Civil Plans
Fire Sprinkler Design Documents
- Signed and sealed plans
- Hydraulic calculations
Plumbing
- Include floor plan and riser diagram
- Complete three-dimensional isometric drawing of the drainage systems
- Fixture schedule and material specifications
- Isometric drawing and schematic drawing match
- Storm riser drawing with pipe sized and square feet/drain indicated
- Interceptors/grease traps with details
- Water heaters with accessibility detail
- Drinking fountains with accessibility detail (State of Florida Accessibility Code)
Mechanical
- Mechanical systems over 15 tons must be signed and sealed by a Florida registered engineer.
- Mechanical plans must be submitted for all commercial HVAC systems.
- Life safety plans submitted indicating ratings of walls, ceilings and floors
- Floor/ceiling assembly details shown on plans
- Fire dampers and fire/smoke damper details shown on plans
- Location of dampers indicated on plans
- Mechanical equipment on the exterior of buildings must meet wind load design
- Must provide tie down details for mechanical equipment on exterior of building
- Re-roofing permits will be required to have signed and sealed plans if the mechanical equipment and supports for mechanical equipment is replaced with new or if existing equipment is re-used with new supports for existing equipment
- Mechanical permit is required to be issued separate from the re-roof permit
- Height requirements for mechanical equipment on roofs must meet the Florida Building Code
Electrical
- Legend showing symbols used on drawings as adopted by nationally recognized societies or as explained on the drawings type, location and capacity of all service equipment and meters
- Interrupting ratings of circuit protective devices specified and available symmetrical short circuit current at each panel and switchboard location where fault current is greater than the 10,000 amperes
- Service entrance grounding conductor, sized and located, and method of grounding
- Locations of every proposed outlet, including switches
- Location, voltage, horsepower, kilowatt or current rating of every motor, generator, transformer or fixed appliance
- Details of the panel board, switchboard and distribution centers, including schedule of equipment
- Panel board or switchboard schedules, showing connected and demand wattage or amperage, number of active branch circuits to be installed, and number of spare branch circuits for future use
- Location and complete details of fire alarm system, emergency lighting, and existing lighting
- Circuiting of every electrical outlet with size of conductor and raceway
- UL-approved details of fire rated assemblies
- Include exit signs, emergency lighting and generator details
- Access control and secure door circuitry
- Relocation of equipment will require floor plan with location (if equipment location shown)
Note: Response to comments can be submitted via ProjectDox (digital plan review portal) after all reviews have been completed. A task to submit corrections will be emailed to the digital applicant.
- Review all plan review comments located under the Project Reports tab (ProjectFlow - Changemarks and ProjectFlow - Department Review Status) in ProjectDox.
- Upload revised/corrected files ensuring the file name is literally exactly the same as the file being replaced to allow the system to overlay/version the corrected file over the incorrect file.
- Upload your response to comments document in the Documents folder in ProjectDox.
- After all items have been uploaded, submit your upload by Accepting your upload task, selecting the boxes under the Task Instructions section, and selecting the resubmittal option.
The following items may be required prior to the issuance of permits:
Notice of Commencement
- A copy of your recorded notice of commencement is required prior to scheduling inspections. See our here for information.