Commercial Permits
Commercial projects require review over and above non-commercial projects to address such items as parking, landscape, and St. Johns Water Management review to name a few. It is crucial to investigate the zoning prior to applying for a building permit. You must be familiar with the codes currently being applied by the City of Jacksonville for construction in the City of Jacksonville.
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Requirements for Commercial Permitting
Site clearing, building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits are generally required for any new commercial projects. Prior to the issuance of a permit, an application shall be submitted online through the JAXEPICS portal at https://jaxepics.coj.net/ . Each application for a permit submitted to the division shall be accompanied by all required documents and specifications in a PDF format. Documents, as required by Florida Statute and the Florida Administrative Code, shall be signed and sealed with a digital signature.
We recommend that owners, developers, contractors, architects and engineers follow the procedure described below. The entire process may be much less complicated if subdivided to several steps taken in sequence. The required steps for each type of permit is identified in the matrix at the end of this section:
Permitting Non-Commercial Work (Residential)
To protect the residents of this county, each structure that is placed on any individual lot requires permitting. This is done to provide the municipality the opportunity to review the construction project for compliance with local and state building codes and ordinances.
Permits-When Required: Section 105.1. FBC states that any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the technical codes, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit for the work.