After an application for a building permit has been filed, the Building Division - Permit Section becomes the hub for routing and recovering the construction documents from the appropriate reviewing sections, agencies and the plan examiner assigned to the project. Final building permit approval may not be given to any project until all sections and agencies have returned the required written approvals to the Building Division - Permit Office. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that preliminary plan exam reviews occur as early as practical in the project. This can be arranged through the Building Division - Plan Exam Section or through the Business Assistance Center. Early project reviews with a Plan Examiner help identify any problem areas with the project, if any special outside agency approvals are required and will allow Owners, Developers and Design Professionals the lead time needed to contact the appropriate agencies to review the project to insure the quickest possible turn around in obtaining the building permit when the required submittals are ready for building permit application.
All fees paid to the City of Saint Louis for building permits are non-refundable.
Only the application fee is payable at the time the building permit application is filed. The permit fee will be required when final approvals have been received and the building permit is ready to be issued by the Building Division - Permit Section. The application fee and the permit fee may be paid for by cash, check or money order only and made payable to the City of Saint Louis. All building permit applications that involve exterior work are required to be reviewed by the Heritage and Urban Design Commission. The exterior review is made by the staff of the Heritage and Urban Design Commission.