BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS FLOW CHART

Optional:
Attendance of a Building Plan Review
(BPR) Meeting to discuss project at Customer submits building permit
any stage in the pre-design or design application, two sets of plans (when
process. Meetings are held on Obtain Water & Sewer approval form applicable), all appropriate Permit is entered into eTRAC
Are all necessary documents included in Yes
Thursdays at 10:00 am at for commercial renovation projects documentation, plan review fee and tracking system
permit package?
Development Services (5515 Water & Sewer approval form when
Abercorn Street). Contact Michael Daslin Garcon required Jo Anna Hayes Amanda Page Brenda Price
Rose at (912)610-6510 ext 1964 or (912)651-6573 (912)651-6510 ext. 2483 (912)651-6510 ext.1868 (912)651-6510 ext.1889
mrose01@savannahga.gov to be dgarcon@savannahga.gov apage01@savannahga.gov apage01@savannahga.gov bprice@savannahga.gov
placed on an agenda for a BPR JoAnn Pinkney
(912)651-6510 ext. 1909
Meeting.
jpinkney@savannahga.gov Applicant is contacted and
additional documents No
are requested

If no activity in 6 months
application is VOID

Client Response Cycle Client Response Cycle Client Response Cycle Client Response Cycle Client Response Cycle Client Response Cycle
Mechanical review process Electrical review process Plumbing review process Building/Life Safety review process Zoning review process Flood Zone review process

Plans submitted for Mechanical trade Plans submitted for Zoning review
Plans submitted for Electrical trade Plans submitted for Plumbing trade Plans submitted for Building/Life Plans submitted for Flood Zone
review as applicable (Zoning works with MPC and Zoning Board
review as applicable review as applicable Safety review review
of Appeals)
Brenda Price
David Anliker Mike Bignault Chuck Gerren Mike Rose Tom Bolton (912)651-6510 ext.1889
(912)651-6510 ext.1858 (912)651-6510 ext.1905 (912)651-6510 ext.1863 (912)651-6510 ext. 1964 (912)651-6510 ext.1869 bprice@savannahga.gov
danliker@savannahga.gov mbignault@savannahga.gov cgerren@savannahga.gov mrose01@savannahga.gov tbolton@savannahga.gov Tom McDonald
(912)651-6510 ext. 1895
tmcdonald@savannahga.gov

Fees paid by applicant

Applicant is notified their application Building Permit Issued DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Verify Engineering approval of site plan is complete and what remaining

if applicable permit fees are due PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN
Danitra Bostick Danitra Bostick
(912)651-6510 ext. 1901 Individual trade permit applications handed out with Building Permit
(912)651-6510 ext. 1901
dbostick@savannahga.gov dbostick@savannahga.gov WATER & SEWER PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
Brenda Price Amanda Page
(912)651-6510 ext.1889 (912)651-6510 ext.1868
bprice@savannahga.gov apage01@savannahga.gov
For further assistance please contact:
Notes:
Lei Frazier Mike Rose If the project is located in the Historic District, a copy of the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) along with approved plans certified by the preservation officer
Permit Services Manager Development Services Liaison are required before applying for a building permit. Please contact Leah Michalak at the MPC. (912) 651-1453 (michalakm@thempc.org)
lfrazier@savannahga.gov mrose01@savannahga.gov If a site development permit is required, this permit must be obtained before a building permit can be issued.
(912)651-6510 ext. 1393 (912)651-6510 ext 1964
If the project includes a sprinkler system and/or fire alarm, a separate permit is required from the Fire Marshal. Please contact Richard Griffin at (912) 644-5960
Or visit www.savannahga.gov/development & click ‘Permits for Construction’ (rgriffin@savannahga.gov) Revised 02/10/2021