SITE & EXISTING CONDITIONS
Site Plans in Florida
A site plan shows the property as a whole: lot lines, setbacks, the building footprint, driveways, parking, drainage and easements. Florida reviews also look at impervious area, stormwater and flood zone elevation. Owners need one for new construction, pools, sheds, additions and lot changes.
Overview
What Site Plans covers
A site plan shows the property as a whole: lot lines, setbacks, the building footprint, driveways, parking, drainage and easements. Florida reviews also look at impervious area, stormwater and flood zone elevation. Owners need one for new construction, pools, sheds, additions and lot changes.
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.
- grading and drainage plan
- paving and parking plan
- site plan set
- site plan approval
- plot plan
- site development plan
- site plan drawing
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- building footprint
- coastal construction control line
- driveway apron
- flood zone elevation
- french drain location
- impervious area
- lot lines
- setbacks
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- commercial pad
- detached shed
- driveway addition
- fence and wall
- pool installation
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- development review
- floodplain development permit
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- institutional
- mixed use
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
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 12,998
- Median declared job value
- $6,925
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $2,103–$15,987
- Permits with a declared value
- 10,480
"drainage" appears in 12,998 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 10,480 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
Site Plans questions
What does site 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.
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