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buildings, the permitting jurisdiction may want to identify each unit within each building separately on the permit with its own permit number or suffix.
When work is being done on multiple buildings within a community, each building will need its own permit.
If the work requires plumbing, electric, or elevator modernization permits, the contractor doing the work will typically apply for them rather than the building owner.
Exterior Permitting
If you are having work done on the outside of your building and nearby trees need to be trimmed or roots need to be cut, check for limitations on what can be done to the trees. Confirm whether the trees are on your building’s property, your neighbor’s property, or city property. The trees may have separate permitting requirements.
Confirm whether trees are on your building’s property, your neighbor’s property, or city property.
When you receive bids from contractors stating that permits are excluded, find out what other required permits, besides the building permit, the contractor may be excluding. The ”permits excluded” language on the bid could be part of their proposal boilerplate language, or there may be specific permits the contractor is thinking about that need to be addressed.
Modifying Your Project Scope of Work
If new work comes up during construction and it was not included within the original permitted scope of work, (such as adding work on a different building, a water fountain restoration, or connecting a roof drainage system to a city catch basin), the existing permit application may need to be modified at the city building department.
Some permits may take 4 to 6 weeks or 4 to 6 months to be issued. Verify the expected processing time.
Timing and Costs
The length of time it takes to get a permit varies depending on the type of permit needed, which documents need to be submitted, and the jurisdiction that is issuing the permit. You will want to plan construction drawing deadlines into your timeline prior to permit application. Some permit applications are very basic and can be submitted ”over the counter” with a same day turn around. Other permits may take 4 to 6 weeks or 4 to 6 months to be issued, so
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