Previously, for a nominal fee, applicants could insert corrected sheets into their site-related plans to get an approval without undergoing another full review cycle. Now, to ensure a consistent process with electronic plans, if a site-related plan is very close to being approvable in accordance with the guidelines, an applicant may submit a “signature set”.
A Signature Set will only be allowed if the following conditions are met, subject to Land Development Services’ Site Development and Inspections Division determination:
- All major design issues have been resolved with all review agencies prior to the second review cycle and all agencies other than Land Development Services have approved the plan.
- The minor corrections that are required do not include any changes to bondable items.
- The number of corrected sheets does not exceed the rates below.
In accordance with the Appendix Q Fee Schedule, Signature Set submissions consisting of 5 or less modified plan sheets will not be assessed a fee. Submissions consisting of 6-20 modified plan sheets will be charged a base fee plus a per-page fee.
Your plan is eligible to become a Signature Set if:
| # of Sheets in Plan | # of Corrected Sheets |
|---|---|
| < 40 | <= 25% |
| 40-99 | <= 10 sheets |
| >= 100 | <= 10% |
- Your plan has fewer than 40 sheets, and you need to correct 25% or fewer sheets.
- Your plan has 40-99 sheets, and you need to correct 10 or fewer sheets.
- Your plan is 100+ sheets, and you need to correct 10% or fewer sheets.
Steps After Your Plan Has Been Deemed Ready for Signature Set
If the plan reviewer determines a disapproval with Signature Set is permissible, the minor changes must be completed by the applicant within five business days, or as allowed by the Branch Chief.
Here is the step-by-step process:
- Once the applicant receives PLUS notification of Disapproval - Signature Set, the Signature Set must be reviewed and uploaded within five (5) business days. Any extension of the submission date is at the discretion of the SDID Branch Chief.
- The applicant must respond to the comments in PLUS and e-mail the Site Reviewer the replacement sheets, with all changes circled in red for their review prior to formal submission. This must be done within three (3) business days of the PLUS notification.
- Within two (2) business days of receipt of the corrected sheets, the site reviewer will either confirm that all comments have been addressed or let the applicant know what still needs to be fixed. Due to time constraints, only one courtesy review can typically be provided. After that, any additional reviews will be charged a resubmission fee. Reviewer's approval is required before resubmission in PLUS. Failure to do so may result in another disapproval and subsequent resubmission fee.
- The reviewer will respond to the original email, confirming their approval/acceptance of the sheets, and will include the due date for submission as well as the number of sheets expected.
- The applicant makes any needed changes to the replacement sheets and uploads the reviewer’s approval/acceptance email and the plan sheets (without the red circles) in PLUS within five (5) business days from the date of PLUS notice. Failure to do so will result in a resubmission fee. Please make sure the replacement sheets are named and numbered the same as the original sheets. Please ONLY include the updated sheets as signature submissions are charged by number of sheets.
- The site reviewer confirms that all comments have been adequately addressed and approves the signature submission within five (5) business days.
- If any comments are inadequately addressed, the plan may be disapproved and require a subsequent submission with an associated fee. Plans disapproved at this stage are no longer eligible for the DPE process, as applicable.
