City of Sweetwater building permits
City of Sweetwater issues its own building permits. Their folio numbers start with 25.
Last checked September 19, 2026
How a permit moves through City of Sweetwater
Where the application starts
By emailThe City accepts applications by email only — “We do not accept hard copies at our office.” The completed application and the upfront fee payment go in one scanned PDF to SUBMITTALS@CITYOFSWEETWATER.FL.GOV, with the job address in the subject line and the master permit number if there is one.
Source: City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions · checked September 19, 2026
Where plans and documents go
By emailPlans go in a second PDF, segregated according to discipline, attached to the same email. The permit number is then quoted when the same plans are taken to Miami-Dade County, DERM and Fire for their reviews.
Source: City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions · checked September 19, 2026
Status and corrections
By emailA permit technician emails a receipt carrying the permit number; after the trades have reviewed, a clerk emails the outcome. Final payment is made by returning a credit-card form to the same address, and the clerk emails back receipts, approved plans and the permit card.
Source: City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions · checked September 19, 2026
What City of Sweetwater asks for
City of Sweetwater publishes rules that apply to every submittal rather than a document list per kind of work. Ask them what your permit needs.
- City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions · read September 19, 2026
Fees
City of Sweetwater’s fee schedule: City of Sweetwater — Code of Ordinances, Sec. 14-24 Fee schedule (Code of Ordinances of the City of Sweetwater, Ch. 14 Art. II Sec. 14-24, with separate electrical, mechanical and plumbing fee sheets published as forms).
Charged on top: Upfront fees at application, recorded as amounts below.
- Non-refundable upfront fee at application — commercial property: $150 (City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions)
- Non-refundable upfront fee at application — residential property: $85 (City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions)
Fees are paid to City of Sweetwater through The City, by credit-card form emailed to its submittals address.
Official forms
2 forms from City of Sweetwater’s own forms index. MiamiPermitAI can fill 1 from your project details.
- Building Permit ApplicationWe fill this
City of Sweetwater building and trade permits.
How the City takes electronic submittals.
County reviews may also apply: County guide.
Contact
- Office
- City of Sweetwater Building and Zoning Department
- Phone
- 305-221-0411
- SUBMITTALS@CITYOFSWEETWATER.FL.GOV
- Address
- 1695 NW 110th Ave, #109, Sweetwater, FL 33172 (the instructions letterhead; the forms page gives 500 S.W. 109 Avenue)
Source: City of Sweetwater — Electronic Submittal Instructions · checked September 19, 2026
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