The Phases of Review After Submitting an Application Online Using PermitSLO

Once a Permit has been submitted using our PermitSLO online portal, the application will be assigned a Permit Case Number.

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An automatic invoice for the initial application fees will be generated and emailed to the billing contact.The applicant has fifteen (15) calendar days to pay the intake fees.

The Building Division Supervisor will receive notice of the application and assign it to the Permit Technician to ensure fees are paid and then start the Completeness Check.  

Once fees are paid, the submittal will be routed to the Permit Technician, Building Plans Examiner, Planner and others as needed to verify all construction documents have been submitted.

If the submittal is incomplete: 
A notice will be sent to the applicant identifying the missing information or documents.
Applicants will be expected to resubmit a complete package within 10 business days under the same Permit Case Number.
Each subsequent Completeness Check review cycle will typically take 1-3 days.

If the submittal is complete:
A Permit Technician will generate an invoice for the plan check fees that will need to be paid prior to plan review.  The applicant has fifteen (15) calendar days to pay the review fees.
 

Once the review fees are paid, the Permit Technician will route the submittal to various subject matter experts who will review the construction documents for compliance with applicant codes, ordinances, regulations and development standards. 

Subject Matter Experts, include, but are not limited to, staff from:
Building, Planning, Public Works, County Fire

If corrections are required, the plan review comments will be released to the applicant after all reviewers have completed their review.

Applicant revises plans and resubmits for next round of review through PermitSLO.
             
Additional review cycles occur until all review comments have been addressed satisfactorily.   

Once all reviews are approved, the Plans Examiner will finalize the permit conditions and will organize the permanent digital record.

Permit Technicians will verify fee calculations, invoice second installment fees, and prepare conditions list for the applicant to address prior to issuance.

A Permit Ready Notification will be sent to the applicant by email, outlining any remaining conditions and final fees due.

Permit Technicians will verify all fees have been paid in full, confirm all conditions have been satisfied and prepare permit for issuance.

Construction permit will be issued and construction may start. 

During construction, the builder will be required to request inspections in the PermitSLO portal and satisfy the remaining conditions listed in the permit.

Once all inspections complete and verification of compliance has been determined, the permit will be final.