Village of El Portal building permits
Village of El Portal issues its own building permits. Their folio numbers start with 18.
Last checked September 19, 2026
How a permit moves through Village of El Portal
Where the application starts
More than one wayTwo routes are published: electronic submission through the Village’s Electronic Plan Review portal, or “HARD COPY DROP OFF VIA APPOINTMENT ONLY TO VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL – BUILDING DEPARTMENT OFFICE”.
Open Electronic Plan Review (CAP / IDT Plans)Source: Village of El Portal — Code Enforcement & Building Department · checked September 19, 2026
Where plans and documents go
More than one wayPlans go through the electronic plan-review portal or by appointment in hard copy. The Village states: “PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL ANY PLANS OR SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS AS IT WILL DELAY YOUR REVIEW PROCESS.”
Open Electronic Plan Review (CAP / IDT Plans)Source: Village of El Portal — Code Enforcement & Building Department · checked September 19, 2026
Status and corrections
Online portalThe Village states: “Once submitted you will be automatically and periodically updated on the status of your electronic review process.”
Source: Village of El Portal — Code Enforcement & Building Department · checked September 19, 2026
What Village of El Portal asks for
Village of El Portal publishes submittal requirements for this permit type, plus rules that apply to every submittal:
- Solar
- Village of El Portal — Permit Application Requirements / How to Submit · read September 19, 2026
- Village of El Portal — Solar Submittal Checklist · linked September 19, 2026
Fees
Village of El Portal’s fee schedule: Village of El Portal — New Permit Fees (May 2021), effective The Village labels it “New Permit Fees (May 2021)”; whether it is still current is unconfirmed (Not stated on the linking page).
Fees are worked out from: Upfront processing fee at submittal, per application: a stated minimum or 0.5 per cent of job value, whichever is greater (from the requirements document).
Minimums: The upfront processing fee minimum, recorded as an amount below.
- Upfront processing fee at submittal, minimum per application (or 0.5 per cent of job value, whichever is greater): $127.86 (Village of El Portal — Permit Application Requirements / How to Submit)
Fees are paid to Village of El Portal through The Village, after approval (card, check, money order or cashier’s check).
Official forms
13 forms from Village of El Portal’s own forms index. MiamiPermitAI can fill 11 from your project details.
- Permit ApplicationWe fill this
Village of El Portal building, trade and specialty permits.
rev. Revised 04-21-2022
Guidance, not a form: what the Village requires with an application and how to submit it — a completed and notarized permit application, all trade applications submitted together with the master permit, the Owner-Builder Affidavit where the owner applies as owner/builder, and contractor registration.
- Owner Builder Affidavit & InstructionsWe fill this
Owner-builder permits.
- Notice of CommencementWe fill this
Work over $2,500 (Construction Lien Law).
- Roofing Application Form (HVZ 1525)We fill this
Roofing permits.
rev. 2023
- Change of ContractorWe fill this
Changing the contractor on an issued permit.
- Permit Cancellation RequestWe fill this
Cancelling an issued permit.
- Building Department Bond FormWe fill this
Where the work is bonded.
Work requiring a special inspector.
- Certificate of Reoccupancy ApplicationWe fill this
Re-occupancy of a dwelling.
- TCO/TCC Inspection Reporting FormWe fill this
Temporary certificate of occupancy or completion.
- Air Conditioning Replacement SheetWe fill this
Air-conditioning replacement permits.
- Paint Permit ApplicationWe fill this
Exterior painting permits.
County reviews may also apply: County guide.
Contact
- Office
- Village of El Portal Code Enforcement & Building Department
- buildingclerk@villageofelportal.org
- Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30–4:30; Wednesday 8:30–6:00
Source: Village of El Portal — Permit Application Requirements / How to Submit · checked September 19, 2026
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