City of Tallahassee Development Review Fast Tracking and Customer Service Initiative

Top 10 Ways to Speed Up The Permitting Process

• Provide a complete package of required information at the time of submittal.
• Apply for the Cultural Resource Clearance Letter at the conception of the project rather than waiting until pre-submittal or later.
• Meet with staff to discuss a project at the earliest point possible.
• Take advantage of the pre-submittal process. This is a free meeting with input provided by all staff involved in the development review process (Traffic, Utilities, Solid Waste, etc.).
• Work with the Water Management District early in the process so the project can be designed in a manner that meets both State and City requirements.
• If you anticipate complex environmental issues with your site, schedule a meeting with the Land Use Biologist (850) 891-7100 early in the process so we can assist in finding resolution to complex permitting scenarios.
• If off-site slope mitigation is likely, find the area to be used for the mitigation prior to the pre-submittal meeting.
• Take advantage of the simultaneous review process where site plan, environmental permit, and building permit reviews take place concurrently.
• Respond to staff's permit review comments in a timely manner.
• Applicant should schedule a meeting with staff to go over their response to permit review comments prior to resubmittal of the application.