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The Permit-Readiness Checklist.
Every county reviews a file a little differently, but the plans that sail through share the same paper trail. This is that paper trail — six categories, the documents inside each one, and the five reasons reviewers bounce a file that looked ready.
Site & ownership
The documents that prove who owns the lot and who's building on it.
4 items
Design & engineering
Signed, sealed, and matching each other — the plan set reviewers actually check line by line.
4 items
Flood, wind & coastal
If the parcel is anywhere near water or a flood zone, this section decides the review timeline.
4 items
Product approvals
Every exterior product needs documented wind ratings — the gold standard reviewers look for is the NOA.
2 items
Fees, forms & prior approvals
The administrative half of the file — easy to forget, easy to stall a submission over.
3 items
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This checklist covers what most Florida jurisdictions expect. Every county reviews a little differently — if you want a file checked against your specific county before you submit, that’s the conversation we’re happy to have for free.