Commercial

The following items, if applicable, should be submitted for a commercial permit.

Building Code Enforcement

• Plans are in accordance with the Union County Commercial Plan Review Submittal Requirements document and the North Carolina State Building Code

Zoning

• One full set of plans labeled for the Zoning Administrator for projects requiring only zoning approval
• One full set of plans, nine site plans, and a completed Land Use Permit Application labeled for the Zoning Administrator for projects requiring the issuance of a Special Use Permit
• Plans designed in accordance with Appendix A of the Union County Land Use Ordinance

Public Works

• Engineering – Water and Sewer
• One set of plans labeled for the Union County Public Works Engineering Section
• Plans designed in accordance with the Union County Water and Sewer Extension Ordinance for projects requiring a line extension
• Plans designed in accordance with Public Works Commercial Site Plan Checklist for projects not requiring a line extension

Stormwater

• Sealed Construction Drawings (1 set of each of the following, if applicable) labeled for Public Works Stormwater Section
  • Site Plans (site, final grading, drainage, erosion control, site details, etc.)
  • Roadway Plans (plan and profile)
  • Environmental Permitting Plans (if applicable)
  • Utility Plans
  • Sealed Calculations, Project/Stormwater Narrative, Programs' input/output, Exhibits, Maps Package (1 set)

• Digital copy of all Federal/State program analyses associated with the project (HEC, TR55, etc.)
• Copies of all Environmental Permits or verification of submittal to appropriate agencies (Sediment & Erosion Control, 401/404, Buffer disturbance, etc.)
• Written approval for off-site construction or grading
• Written approval for construction or grading in utility easements or rights-of-way
• Digital copy of all submitted documents organized appropriately
• Plans designed in accordance with Appendix A of the Union County Land Use Ordinance and the Public Works – Stormwater Section Submittal Requirements Brochure

• State building codes
• Current and past electrical codes
• North Carolina Amendments

• NC Licensing Board for General Contractors
• NC Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
• NC Board of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors
• NC Department of Insurance

• Fire Marshal
• Planning
• Public Works
• Stormwater