ONLINE SUBMITTAL & PLAN REVIEW

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1 ONLINE SUBMITTAL & PLAN REVIEW To login and submit an application, CLICK HERE. INSTRUCTIONS Fill Out an Application Make a Payment Mark Tasks as Complete Resubmit Revised Plans Add Files to an Existing Project View Payment History Fees - Fee schedules can be found on our Building Permits page, CLICK HERE. - Full permit fees are due upon approval. - Any one (1) project payment which totals $10,000 or more must be paid for with a check. Electronic plans will be submitted, but will be held until payment is made. Once payment is confirmed, plans will be forwarded for review. Please make checks payable to City of Lewisville. - We accept Visa or MasterCard for online payments. Review Process - Standalone permits (ex. plumbing repairs, residential roof repair/replacement, banners) are processed within twenty-four (24) hours from submittal. - A minimum of five (5) working days and a maximum of ten (10) working days shall be required by Building Inspection for every architectural plan review submittal. - All online plan review submittals are processed in the order in which they are received. - After the application is processed, our Staff will forward your plans on for review. - You will be notified of status updates and payment requests via . All communication will be sent to the address you used to establish your ActiveReview account. Submittal Specifications - You must use Internet Explorer. We currently recommend version 8. - All plans and supporting documents must be in PDF fo rmat. - The size limit on individual uploaded files is 750MB. City of Lewisville is currently using the following Building Codes: 2015 International Building Code 2015 International Plumbing Code 2015 International Mechanical Code 2015 International Energy Conservation Code 2014 National Electric Code CLICK HERE to view Lewisville s Amendments

2 FILL OUT AN APPLICATION 1. Go to 2. Enter your address and password to login to your ActiveReview account. Then, click Login. 3. Click Permit Application under the Submit menu. (continued)

3 4. Type in the details regarding your project. The yellow fields indicate that information is required: Create a project name for your application, i.e. Jones Fence or Soccer World Remodel. This name will help you easily locate this application in your account. If your project has not yet been assigned an address, please type N/A in this field. Answer only for renovation & window replacement applications for residential properties, child care facilities, & schools. Enter the resident s First & Last name OR the Business Name of the occupant at the Project Address. This section should only be completed for new ground-up residential construction & non-addressed commercial projects. Complete this section only if you are purchasing water meters for your project. Provide a brief description of your project, i.e. 6 ft Wood Fence, or Swimming Pool, or Sheetrock Repairs, or Remodel.

4 5. A) Click Select Files B) Browse to locate your plans and/or supporting information, then double click the file to select it; repeat until all required plans have been attached to the project file C) Click Start Upload

5 6. Click Finish to submit your application. When the submittal process is complete, the upload screen will disappear on its own. This means your application has been submitted for processing. Do not manually close the upload screen after you click Finish. Doing so may interrupt the transmission of information to us. Once your application has been reviewed, you will receive an notification that payment is due. BACK TO TOP

6 MAKE A PAYMENT 1. To make a payment, login to your ActiveReview account and double click on the project file in your Active Reviews menu. Notice the status is Needs Payment. 2. Click Make Payment under the Actions menu on the right side of the screen. 3. Click Pay on the Pay Fees dialogue box.

7 **NOTE: If you get a Pop-up Blocked message at the top of your screen, you must select to either temporarily allow pop-ups from this website or always allow pop-ups from this website: 1. Click on the message banner 2. Click either Temporarily Allow Pop-ups or Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site 3. Click Make Payment again 4. Click Pay again on the Pay Fees dialogue box. 4. You will be taken to Transaction Central, a payment processing website for City of Lewisville. Enter your Visa or MasterCard information then click Place Secure Transaction. A Payment Received confirmation will appear on the screen. Once your transaction is confirmed, our Staff will either: forward your plans on for review -- OR contact you via your ActiveReview account with instructions on how to finalize your project. BACK TO TOP

8 MARK TASKS AS COMPLETE 1. Sometimes, our Staff will designate specific tasks for you to complete before you resubmit plans for review. You must mark these tasks as complete before you resubmit plans. To locate these tasks, login to your account, open the project file, then click TASKS. 2. A list of tasks for you to complete before you resubmit plans to us appears. If you see a Review markup on file task, you may click on the description of this task to open and review your markups. To mark tasks as complete, click on the grayed out Complete icon to the left of the task. **NOTE: If you get a Scripted Window message at the top of your screen, you must select to allow scripted windows from this website: 1. Click on the message banner 2. Click Temporarily Allow Scripted Windows 3. Click the grayed out Complete icon again Continue to Step #3.

9 3. Type a brief description of how the task was completed in the dialogue prompt then, click OK. Repeat until all tasks have been marked complete. BACK TO TOP RESUBMIT REVISED PLANS 1. If Reviewers require corrections to the plans you submitted, you will receive an alerting you to login to your account. Once you login, double click on the project file in your Active Reviews menu. Notice the status is Needs Information. 2. To determine what information is needed: A) Click NOTES to view any correspondence from our Staff B) Click TASKS to view specific tasks to be completed before you resubmit C) Click FILES to view your marked up plans; click the file name or the green arrow to view the mark-ups.

10 3. When you are ready to submit revised copies of your plans, click Revise File under FILES. **NOTE: you will only be granted permission to revise files that need to be corrected. If you do not see the Revise File icon next to one of your previously submitted files, then no corrections have been requested for that plan. ** A) Click Select File B) Browse to locate your revised plan, then double click the file to select it C) Click Start Upload When the upload is complete, the Revise File dialogue box will disappear on its own. Do not manually close the Revise File dialogue box after you click Start Upload. Doing so may interrupt the upload process.

11 4. Once your file revision is complete, you will notice the icon under the Changes column indicating that the file has been changed and the Version number shows V2. The version number will increment with each uploaded file revision. 5. If you need to add plans or other supporting information to your project file in addition to the revised plans you just uploaded, click here. If you do not need to add other files, click Continue under the Actions menu. This will send your project file back to our Staff for further review. BACK TO TOP ADD FILES TO AN EXISTING PROJECT 1. If you need to add plans or other supporting information to your project file, click Click here to Add Files. **NOTE: you will only be granted permission to add a file if a Reviewer has requested that you provide information in addition to what has already been submitted. If you do not see the Click here to Add Files icon at the top of the Files section, then no additional information has been requested.**

12 Then, A) Click Select Files B) Browse to locate additional plans or supporting information, then double click the file to select it (repeat this step until all desired files have been selected for uploading) C) Click Start Upload When the upload is complete, the Add Files dialogue box will disappear on its own. Do not manually close the Add Files dialogue box after you click Start Upload. Doing so may interrupt the upload process.

13 5. When you have finished uploading all additional files, click Continue under the Actions menu. This will send your project file back to our Staff for further review. BACK TO TOP VIEW PAYMENT HISTORY 1. Open the project file in your Active Reviews menu, then click FEES to view your payment history. If you have questions or need assistance, please call the Building Inspection Division at BACK TO TOP