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310 Court Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
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(727) 464-3888
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  Commercial Plan Review Requirements

CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECT OR ENGINEERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING PLANS TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

PLEASE CONTACT:

Developmental Review Services
(727)464-3888

Engineering
(727)464-3251

Environmental
(727)464-4761

Any Applicable Outside Agency
Health Dept.
Hotel Restaurant
Non-County Utilities

COMMERCIAL PLAN REVIEW WILL ROUTE PLANS THROUGH:

  • Building
  • Electric
  • Plumbing
  • Mechanical
  • Fire
  • Water (727)464-3588
  • Sewer (722)464-3588
NO PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL ALL APPLICABLE DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES HAVE APPROVED THEIR PORTION OF THE APPLICATION

COMMERCIAL PERMIT PROCEDURE

Please check with our zoning division to verify jurisdiction and that the zoning designation matches the intended use of the property. A legal description is needed for this. If the review is for new construction or an addition have your architect or engineer prepare a site plan to submit for site plan review. You can contact a zonimg tech. at 464-3888.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Septic tanks, swimming pools and water systems must be approved by the Health Department.
Restaurants, food outlets, food processors, and deli's not in convenience stores must be reviewed by the Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotel and Restaurantsexternal website, and specifcation sheet from them must be submitted with plans.
Receipt for sewer and water connections are required if not serviced by Pinellas County Utility Dept..
New construction near the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport must have clearance from the Airport Director.

SUBMIT TO COMMERCIAL PLAN REVIEW THE FOLLOWING:

(2) Central Permit Forms
(3) Sets of current State Energy Forms
(3) Sets of signed and sealed plans
(3) Product Approval Lists
(1) set is sent to the fire department
(1) set is sent to water and sewer department
(1) set is kept in house for plan review
(1) Flood Zone Application if construction is in an "A" or "V" flood zone

The commercial plan review division is located on the 2nd floor of 310 Court Street and is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
The initial plan review takes approximately 10 to 20 working days. Once the reviews are completed, the owner or contractor is notified by phone on the status of the plans.

 
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