PERMIT INFORMATION

As a customer-focused, continually improving accountable team, the mission of the Construction Services Department is to protect the life, health, safety and welfare of the community in the build environment through the efficient enforcement of all applicable laws, codes and ordinances.

All Permit Applications must be submitted with payment in person at the City of West Palm Beach Construction Services Department, 401 Clematis Street, 1st Floor. Permit fees are due upon submission of plans with the permit application and based upon an estimated valuation. Additional fees and charges may be required upon completion of plan review and prior to issuance of permits.

When the plan review process is successfully completed, you will be contacted by the Department of Construction Services notifying you that your permits are ready and advised of any additional fees that may be due at that time. You have six months from the date of issuance to commence work before the permit will expire. Requests for extensions must be done in writing and in advance of the expiration date.

For more information, please call 561-805-6700 or visit our E-GovPlus (One-Stop-Shop).

PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS

When applying for a permit a standard permit application is used for all scopes of work but the requirements will vary according to the scope of work. The applicant must:

1. Completely fill out and verify that all information is accurate and correct on the permit application.

   • Location address must be correct.

   • Must have the correct parcel control number for the location address. The parcel control number can be obtained by accessing the Property Appraiser's Public Access System at http://www.pbcgov.com/propapp. You can also contact them at (561) 355-2890.

   • Contractor or Authorized Agent of the Contractor information must be up to date and signatures must be verified on the permit application. If the Contractor or Authorized Agent of the Contractor is not bringing in the permit application, the person(s) signature(s) must be notarized.

   • If the Property Owner is a "New Owner", a copy of the recorded Warranty Deed must be submitted.

2. Two (2) complete sets of plans must be submitted; 3 sets are required if a Special Threshold Inspector is to be used.

   • Plans shall be signed and sealed by the Architect and/or Engineer.

   • 2 sets of Product Approvals.

   • 2 sets of Energy Calculation's are required, signed and sealed.

   • 1 copy of Soil Density Report.

   • 2 sets of Truss Drawings signed and sealed.

PERMIT STATUS HELP

To check permit status, go to the following web page:

1. Click here to go to One-Stop-Shop Permit Status

2. Enter permit number and click 'Search'

3. Click on the underlined permit number

4. Click 'More Information'

5. For plan review status click 'Plan Reviews' which is on the left of the screen

6. To see the notes for a review, click the underlined number in the 'Notes' column for that review trade, or

7. To see the notes for all reviews, click 'Details' which is above the 'Reviewer' column

PERMIT APPLICATIONS

PLEASE NOTE: The Permit Application/Forms are in a "PDF" (Portable Document Format). Adobe Acrobat distributes a program (Adobe Acrobat Reader), free of charge. To install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer please click on the link below and follow the associated instructions. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

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