Additions to Residence
What do I need for a building permit?
To obtain a building permit you have to be a licensed contractor or the legal property owner. If you apply as an owner/builder, the building must be for your own use and occupancy. It may not be built for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building you have built yourself within one (1) year after the construction is complete, the law will presume that you built it for sale or lease, which is a violation of Florida Statute 489.103(7). It is your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have licenses required by state law and county or municipal licensing ordinances. Any person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your supervision and must be employed by you, which means that you must deduct F.I.C.A and withholding tax must provide worker’s compensation for that employee, all as prescribed by laws. You may not hire an unlicensed person as your contractor.
ITEMS YOU NEED TO HAVE:
1. Building permit application. (Completed, signed, & notarized)
2. Tax receipt or recorded deed for the building site. (With current property owner’s name)
3. Alternate Key Number or Parcel Identification Number
4. Estimate of how much it is going to cost to build the addition/contract.
5. Two (2) plot plans drawn to scale showing the size of the lot, setbacks, all improvements to be built on site, existing structures, off-street parking, all impervious surface, landscaping, and driveway information.
6. Two (2) sets of detailed construction plans drawn on a minimum 18” x 24” sheet size to a ¼” scale. Plans must be signed and sealed by an engineer. The plans must include a floor plan, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, foundation, front, side, and rear elevations, and typical wall section.
Square footage table must also be included:
v Habitable space xxxx
v Garage/CP xxx
v Porch/entry xxx
v Total xxxx
7. One (1) completed set of energy codes if addition is habitable space.
8. Owner/Builder Affidavit. (If required)
9. Contractors must supply a copy of their current State Certificate, State Registration, or their appropriate licenses, Certificate of Insurance of General Liability and Workman’s Compensation, and Occupational License, if not currently on file.
10. The owner or contractor must also provide a list of all subcontractors to be used and copies of their appropriate licenses, Certificate of Insurance for General Liability and Workman’s compensation, Occupational License, if not currently on file.
11. Park Approval/Villages Approval. (If required)
12. Notice of Commencement. (Recorded)
WHERE DO I START?
1. First start in the zoning department. There you will be given a zoning clearance, you will submit all of the required information that is listed above. After it has been given a zoning clearance then the paper work is automatically transferred over to the Building Department to get permitted. All information has to be submitted before it will be reviewed for the permitting process. This process will not take place if all information is not submitted and there is a minimum of (24) hours for the review process.
2. IF YOU ARE ON SEPTIC, you must go through Environmental Health Department located at 315 West Main Street, (352) 253-6130, where you will need to have your septic tank re-certified. If applicable, there you will need to submit the zoning clearance package and one floor plan, see attached sheet with the requirements for Environmental Health Department. This process usually takes three to five working days. Plans must still be dropped off at the Building Department for review even if a septic tank permit is required.
3. After everything is submitted the Building Department and it has been at least the minimum of (24) hours you must call and see if your permit is ready to be picked up.
4. Once your permit is ready to be picked up you will be paying the following fees, if applicable: Building permit, DCA & DPR, impact fees, and fire & rescue assessment.
NOTE:
If the job value is $2,500.00 or over, you will be required to file a notice of commencement at the Recording Office located on the third floor of the Lake County Judicial Center, 550 W. Main Street, Tavares, (352) 742-4100. One of the following relating to recording and filing the Notice of Commencement must be submitted: A certified copy of the recorded “Notice of Commencement” prior to the first inspection; Attached for your convenience is a inspection schedule which lists each inspection required.
LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SECTION
To obtain an onsite disposal system (septic tank permit) a soil/site evaluation must first be completed on the property. In order to apply for the site evaluation please provide to this Department the following:
1. If you do not own the property, you must be legal agent, have POWER OF ATTORNEY, AUTHORIZATION LETTER from the owner giving-the Lake County Public health unit permission to perform the evaluation.
2. You have to obtain a zoning clearance from our department and you have to also obtain a letter stating that no sewer is available to the property.
3. A SCALED SITE PLAN of the property showing the existing or proposed locations of the following: lot boundaries, location of buildings, swimming pools, easements, existing or proposed onsite sewage disposal systems (septic tanks) general slope of the land, existing or proposed water within 5 ft. (lakes, ponds, retention ponds), private water wells within 75ft., public water wells 200 ft., neighboring onsite sewage disposal systems and any proposed future additions (additions, swimming pools).
4. LEGAL DESCRIPTION of property (tax statement or deed).
5. SCALED FLOOR PLAN of residence showing bedrooms and total heated/cooled area.
6. DIRECTIONS to property
PLEASE CALL (352) 253-6130 (Tavares) approximately 5 working days from date of application to verify status of paperwork. Refer to the “T” or “C” number on your receipt that was issued at the time of application. If your paper work is complete you may come and purchase your permit.
Distance and Area Requirements
v 100 or 200 ft. from sewage disposal system to commercial or public water wells.
v 75 ft. from any sewage disposal system to any private water wells.
v 75 ft. from the high water line of any lake, canal, stream, or other body of water.
v 10 ft. from any water main or service line installed below the ground.
v 5 ft. from property line and building foundations.
v Septic tank inlet should be within 15 ft. of plumbing stub out unless approved by the Department of Environmental Health.