i'm considering the 2 story saltbox house for 6 acres i have in gainesville, florida. i'm wondering how to go about plan approval for this project. wouldn't the plans have to be stamped by a licensed florida architect?
Talk to the local building office. I know the county where I will eventually be building has a pre-permit meeting requirement to go over all details to make sure everything is in order prior to applying for the permit.
It is pretty likely that he would have to review the plans and add modifications for local conditions and requirements. Check with the local public servants in the building department, and they should be able to tell you if they have special requirements. A local architect or engineer should know what additions they want also. :)
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I don't think you will need to have an architectural stamp unless it is required in the covenants of your development. Architects are not trained to engineer for earthquakes and hurricanes. They would send the plans out to a local engineer for that.
This person would check the braced walls (already in the plans) and likely add hardware to the foundation, floor and roof framing to withstand your high wind design loads. Check as to what type of review is needed and whether or not the plans have to be "wet" stamped. If so this is a two step process. You take the plans to the engineer perhaps sitting down for a few minutes to make sure he understands the building. Then he does his calcs and marks up the plans with notes. You take these notes and add them to the master set of plans. You print the needed copes for the permit and bring them back to the engineer where he checks them again and finally rubber stamps (seals) and signs each set.
Some engineers do a new set of structural drawings but these usually add to the engineering cost and do not increase the strength of the building. However, if you are not comfortable adding notes to your plans it may be worth the additional expense.
just went thru that whole process over in putnam co. ,with the 20 x30 plans. everything is on the plans,just has to be verified . cost me 1000 to do it. my place is over in florahome.