Most residential building permits don't require an engineer's stamp — they require a professional, accurate, correctly formatted site plan prepared by someone who knows exactly what your building department needs to see. That's what we do.
A non-certified site plan is a professional, scaled property drawing prepared by an experienced drafter — without a PE (Professional Engineer) stamp or a licensed surveyor's certification.
Building departments require PE stamps when engineering judgment is needed — structural analysis, drainage engineering, seismic calculations. For a pool, fence, shed, deck, or basic home addition, the reviewer is checking setbacks, lot coverage, and whether the drawing is accurate and complete. A professionally prepared non-certified site plan does exactly that.
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Every Plan Includes
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10,000+ plans delivered · All 50 states · Since 2021
Most US cities and counties accept non-certified site plans for residential permits. Here's a quick reference.
Residential Permits
| Permit Type | Non-Certified Accepted? |
|---|---|
| Pool permit | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| Fence permit | ✓ Yes — all jurisdictions |
| Shed / Accessory structure | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| Deck and patio permit | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| Driveway expansion | ✓ Yes — all jurisdictions |
| Home addition | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| Garage addition | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| ADU site plan | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
| Solar permit (site plan) | ✓ Yes — most jurisdictions |
Commercial Permits
| Permit Type | Non-Certified Accepted? |
|---|---|
| Tenant improvement site plan | ⚠ Jurisdiction-dependent |
| Commercial addition | ✗ Usually requires PE stamp |
| New commercial construction | ✗ Always requires PE stamp |
Not sure about your project?
Use our Permit Requirements Checker or contact us with your permit checklist — we'll confirm at no charge within 2 hours.
No hidden fees. No per-revision charges. No surprise invoices after delivery. Free revisions included in every order.
Final pricing depends on project complexity and jurisdiction. Use our Cost Calculator for an instant estimate. Need a PE stamp? See PE Stamp Services →
Regardless of the package — every Site Plans Online USA plan includes these seven non-negotiables.
We pull your actual lot dimensions from official county parcel records — not estimated from satellite imagery. Accurate boundaries every time.
We look up the setback requirements for your specific zoning district — not a national average. Your county, your zone, your actual setbacks.
Pool barrier notes, impervious surface calculation, corner lot sight triangle — whatever your project type and jurisdiction require, it's on the plan.
Both the written scale ("1"=20'") and graphic scale bar are included. Plans without these are automatically rejected. All ours have both.
LADBS PermitLA, Orange County FastTrack, Miami-Dade BDFD, San Diego OpenDSD — we format to your building department's submission requirements.
Building department requests corrections? Forward the notice. We update within 12 hours. No extra charge. Covered until your permit is approved.
You send us your address and project type. We handle everything else.
Property address, project type, and any permit comments. No site visit. No drafting software. 5 minutes.
GIS parcel data, lot dimensions, zoning code, setback requirements, special overlays — all confirmed same day.
Drawn to correct scale, formatted for your portal, with all required elements for your specific project type.
We send the plan. You review and request any changes. Revision requests turned around within a few hours.
Receive your permit-ready PDF, upload to your building department portal. Done.
Got a correction notice? Forward it. We fix within 12 hours. Always included.
Engineer Wasim — Founder, Site Plans Online USA
10,000+ permit-ready site plans delivered since 2021. All 50 US states. 99% first-submission approval rate. Every plan GIS-verified and county-researched before drafting begins.
"The process was simple from start to finish. I sent my property details and received a clean site plan that helped me move forward with my permit."Residential Homeowner Pool Permit · Florida
"We use Site Plans Online USA when clients need fast site plan drafting. Communication is clear, and the plans are easy to review and submit."Pool Contractor Multiple Projects · Texas
"Thank you so much for your help with everything, the new site plan has been submitted and hopefully all is good."Patricia B. Detached Garage Permit · DeKalb County, GA
The most common question we get. Here's the direct answer.
| Non-Certified Site Plan | PE-Stamped Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $79 | From $499 |
| Turnaround | 12–24 hours | 2–5 business days |
| Required for residential permits | ✓ Yes — most permit types | ✗ Not required for most residential |
| Required for commercial | ✗ Not sufficient | ✓ Required in most jurisdictions |
| Structural work (wall removal, beam install) | ✗ Not sufficient | ✓ Required |
| Retaining walls > 4 ft | ✗ Not sufficient | ✓ Required |
| Pool, fence, shed, deck | ✓ Sufficient | Not required |
| ADU site plan (site plan only) | ✓ Sufficient | Not required |
A non-certified plan prepared incorrectly gets rejected just as fast as any other. Here are the 5 rejection reasons we've eliminated from our process.
All four distances from proposed structure to every property line must be labeled. We label all four on every single plan.
"Not to scale" plans are auto-rejected everywhere. We draw every plan to the correct scale with both written scale and graphic scale bar.
Reviewers cross-check against satellite imagery. We use GIS data to identify every structure on the lot before drafting begins.
Required for pools, decks, driveways, and additions. We calculate and show the math on every applicable plan.
LADBS, San Diego DSD, Orange County FastTrack, Miami-Dade ePlan — each portal has specific requirements. We know them all.
That's why our first-submission approval rate is 99%.
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We research the specific requirements of your city or county for every single order.
Florida's 67 counties each have specific requirements. Pool permits require F.S. 515.29 barrier compliance notes. HVHZ zones (Miami-Dade and Broward) have additional notation. Most FL residential permits accept non-certified plans.
Site Plans FL — Florida's Specialist →California residential permits (pool, fence, shed, deck, ADU site plan) accept non-certified plans in most jurisdictions. California's pool barrier minimum is 60 inches — different from the national 48-inch standard.
California Site Plan Guide →Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio all accept non-certified site plans for standard residential permits. Each city has different portal requirements — we research and format for each.
Get a Texas Site Plan →We research the specific requirements for your municipality on every order — zoning setbacks, special overlays, portal format. All 50 states, every jurisdiction.
All 50 States →Submit your property address and project type. We research your county's requirements, prepare your permit-ready site plan, and deliver your PDF within 24 hours. 99% first-submission approval rate. Free revisions. All 50 states.
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Site Plans FL — Florida's Permit Site Plan Specialist ↗
All 67 Florida counties · HVHZ zones · FEMA flood zones · F.S. 515.29 pool barrier compliance
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