PERMIT & PLANS
Permit Plans across Florida
A permit plan set is the drawing package a building department reviews before issuing a building permit. It combines site, floor, elevation, section and framing sheets with the code information a plans examiner checks. Owners and contractors order it once the scope is fixed and the work has to match the drawings.
Overview
What Permit Plans covers
A permit plan set is the drawing package a building department reviews before issuing a building permit. It combines site, floor, elevation, section and framing sheets with the code information a plans examiner checks. Owners and contractors order it once the scope is fixed and the work has to match the drawings.
Deliverables
What you receive
The exact set depends on the scope, the county and what the reviewer asks for. These are the documents this work produces.
- drawing sheet list
- permit plan set
- sealed permit drawings
- plan review
- drawings for permit
- permit package
- permit set
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- building sections
- door and window schedule
- exterior elevations
- floor plan
- roof plan
- wall section details
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- accessory structure
- garage conversion
- home addition
- interior remodel
- new house
- shell building
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- building permit
- permit application
- permit submittal
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- business
- one- and two-family
- single-family
Preparation
What to have ready
- The project address, and the county it is in
- What you are building, adding or changing
- Rough dimensions, or the survey or plot plan if you have one
- Any drawings, sketches or inspiration you already have
- Whether the property is residential or commercial
- Whether a permit has already been applied for
Related
Services often requested together
Coverage
Where Permit Plans is available
These are the areas with a dedicated page for this service. The service itself is available statewide.
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 53,358
- Median declared job value
- $233,300
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $148,500–$320,876
- Permits with a declared value
- 49,721
"new construction" appears in 53,358 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed. Declared job value is the value shown on the permit application, not a contract price, and it is based on 49,721 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
Permit Plans questions
What does permit plans involve?
It depends on the project. Tell us what you are building and you will get the scope, the documents and the likely permit path in one reply.
Are the drawings sealed?
Where a sealed set is required, the work is prepared and sealed by a Florida architect who signs them, and that signature is what the reviewing office relies on.
How do I check a Florida architect's registration?
Professional registration is a matter of public record in Florida. Check it directly with the state before you engage anyone.
Tell us what you are building
Send the project details once and you will get the scope, the drawings it needs and a price.
Prefer to talk it through? (321) 462-5592 or ask@floridaarch.com