Leon County plan check and resubmittal guide

What we could verify about Leon County’s permit office from government and permit portal pages, what Florida law says about plan check there, and how to answer a correction letter. Each fact links to its source.

Leon County permit office

• Building Plans Review and Inspection: 850-606-1333 (cms.leoncountyfl.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 435 N. Macomb St., Renaissance Center, 2nd Floor, Tallahassee, FL 32301 (cms.leoncountyfl.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Resubmittal instructions
• Accela Citizens Access
• Building department page

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: Florida Building Code - Building, Eighth Edition (2023).

Source: shop.iccsafe.org

Local amendments to the building code

None listed by the Florida Building Commission as of 2026-10-31. Local technical amendments lapse when the next edition takes effect (the 9th Edition on December 31, 2026).

Source: floridabuilding.org

Leon County and Florida

Leon County is in Florida.

Florida rules every plan check here follows

These come from Florida law and state agencies, so they apply in Leon County as well. Each links to its source.

Building code in force

The Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), has been in effect since December 31, 2023.

Source: Florida Building Commission, checked October 31, 2026

Missing-information notice

Within 5 business days of getting your application, the local government must tell you in writing what, if anything, is still needed for the application to count as complete.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Review deadline for homes

For a residential unit under 7,500 square feet reviewed by the local government's own plans reviewer, the permit decision is due within 30 business days of a complete application.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Answering plan check comments

When the building department sends a written notice of code problems, you have 10 business days to send corrected plans; if you don't, the application will be denied.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Review of your corrections

If you resubmit on time, the department then has 10 business days to approve or deny the permit, unless you agree in writing to give it more time.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not Leon County’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Florida city guides

• City of Tallahassee
• City of Leesburg
• Levy County

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