ePermits MeetingEnvironmental Protection and Growth Management Department

GIS Managers and UsersTuesday, September 24, 2013

broward.org/epermits

Welcoming Remarks and Introductions

Tom Dobbs, GISP - Principal PlannerThuy (twee) Turner, AICP – Principal Planner

Broward County ePermits today• Development Review and Environmental Review

for all municipalities in Broward County• The review includes the following:– School and transportation impact fees assessment– Conformance with Plat note restrictions– Environmental impact of new construction or

renovation i.e. surface water flow, contaminated sites and air quality

What requires environmental review?• All new building construction, residential or nonresidential • All additions to non-residential buildings • All interior alterations to industrial buildings or warehouses if

a building permit is required • All interior alterations to commercial or office buildings where

a change in use or seating capacity will occur or where the building has been vacant for six months or more if a building permit is required

• Final interior construction of existing shell buildings if a building permit is required

• All foundations or slabs greater than 250 square feet

ePermits Functionality• Easily accessible construction plans of all new

residential and non-residential development• Access to uploaded plans which can save time

and effort in lieu of obtaining copies of plans from individual building departments

• Future eCloud concept of a single repository to upload plans

ePermits Working Group and Subcommittees

• Overall Advisory Working Group• Subcommittees– Building Officials– Construction Industry– Design Professionals– GIS– IT

Accessing Uploaded PlansLogin at https://dmdweb.broward.org/dmdweb/login.aspx