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Plans & Permits Section


   

Richard Chamberlin, PE
Development Services Engineer

(210) 207-8281
Fax: (210) 207-6377
(Email) (Biography)
Development Services Department
1901 S. Alamo Street
San Antonio, Texas 78283-3966

 
Customer assistance team
Completeness & assignment review (CAR) team
Mechanical review team
Electrical review team
Plumbing review team
Permits and licenses team
Tree/landscape/irrigation review team
Traffic review team

   

Michael Shannon, PE
Development Services Engineer

(210) 207-5006
Fax: (210) 207-6377
(Email) (Biography)
Development Services Department
1901 S. Alamo Street
San Antonio, Texas 78283-3966

 
Fire protection review team
Commercial building review team
Residential building review team
Minor plans review team
Plans management team
School review/inspections team


   

By thoroughly reviewing plans and permit applications for compliance with the adopted building-related codes, the Plans and Permits Section of Development Services’ Building Development Division helps safeguard the public’s health, safety and well-being and provides assistance with the development review and permit process through its Business Assistance Center.

The Plans and Permits Section (see organization chart) is managed by two Development Services Engineers: Mr. Richard Chamberlin, who oversees the customer assistance, completeness and assignment review, mechanical review, electrical review, plumbing review, traffic review, and tree/landscape/irrigation review teams and the permits and licenses teams and Mr. Michael Shannon, who oversees the fire protection review, commercial/industrial building review, residential building review and minor plans review teams and the school plans review/inspections team. The Plans and Permits Section’s Business Assistance Center (see organization chart) will assist those customers seeking permits for projects that do not require plans review, such as residential remodeling, residential decks, demolition and pre-approved plans for building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and fire and will assist customers seeking permits for projects that do require plans review but the plans are considered minor such as tenant finish-outs and smaller buildings. The Completeness and Assignment Review (CAR) team provides one-stop service for those customers seeking permits that require submittal of detailed plans for review and approval prior to issuance of permit. Upon submittal, the plans are reviewed by the CAR team for completeness and then assigned/routed to appropriate City review agencies for technical review and approval. Checklists have been developed as information bulletins (IB’s) to assist in the understanding of the minimum information needed on plans to be accepted for review.

COMMERCIAL APPLICATION PROCESS

• IB 101 – Residential Checklist
• IB 103a – Plan Review Submittal (Commercial Checklist)
• IB 103b – Plan Review Submittal (Foundation Checklist)
• IB 103c – Plan Review Submittal (Shell Building Commercial Checklist)
• IB 103d – Plan Review Submittal (Interior Finish-out Checklist)
• IB 103e – Plan Review Submittal (Site Plan Only Checklist)
• IB 107 – Fire Sprinkler Permit Application and Checklist
• IB 122 – Fire Alarm Permit Application and Checklist

Timely service is a high priority in the Plans and Permits Section. For additional information regarding the plans review services such as walk-through, counter plan review, preliminary plan review meetings, plan review by appointment and mail in plans, click here.

Many programs and information bulletins have been developed to provide valuable information prior to the full design of a project and to help expedite the construction phase of a project. Many of these services, such as fast track permits listed below, will help save time and will allow construction to begin while a full review has not yet been completed.

• IB 108 - Fast Track Sprinkler Permits
• IB 120a – Fast Track Metal Stud Permits (tenant finish-out)
• IB 120b – Fast Track Electrical Permits (tenant finish-out)
• IB 120c – Fast Track Mechanical Permits (tenant finish-out)
• IB 120d – Fast Track Plumbing Permits (tenant finish-out)
• IB 123 – Fast Track Fire Alarm System Permits

To access plan review comments online, please see IB 110. To respond to plan review comments, please see IB 111. For the complete list of information bulletins that may help facilitate your project, click here.

All new engineers, plans examiners and plans examiner supervisors of the Plans and Permits Section are required to be nationally certified in their discipline within a specific period of time.

 


 

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