Get Your Building Permit Quickly

Getting your building permit can be a quick and easythe 10 day period starts all over again. You don't get
process or as long and hard as you make it. All"time credit" because you brought in an incomplete
building departments have a prepared list showing theapplication. I get pool applications with no pool
items required for submittal for a permit. A toiletinformation, shed applications without any drawings,
replacement is simple, a new house is moresite plans are missing completely ( I'm supposed to
complicated but. If you follow directions and submit allguess where it is going on your property?). In other
the documents the first time, you will see how easywords, these are incomplete applications. You can
it can be.always ask if your unsure about the process, the
I hear all the time, "Oh, I thought you didn't needfees, the drawings, etc. and someone will always help
that". Is it on the list? "Well yeah but". DUH!!!!! You justyou.
moved your application to the bottom of the pile.The ones that bring in a complete application (not
Our jurisdiction is required to reply within 10 daysOH, you wanted ALL the spaces filled in?) get their
after submittal. If the application is checked right atpermits quickly. The ones missing 1/2 the information
submission and is missing documents, it is handedalways complain about how hard it is or how long it
right back and left date unstamped. If however it istook. Guess why? If you take your time and do a
submiited by mail or when no one was there togood job in preparing your paperwork the Building
pre-check it, at 10 days it is rejected if paperwork isInspector will see that. Messy paperwork, missing
not submitted.documents, etc. are just an invitation to getting your
When you do finally bring in a complete applicationpermit application rejected.