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  "meta": {
    "title": "US Plan Submission Requirements: 124 Large US Cities",
    "publisher": "Print My Plans, printmyplans.com",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0 (covers Print My Plans' compilation; quoted city text remains attributed to its source)",
    "attribution": "Print My Plans, printmyplans.com",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-19",
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            "text": "PDF file format is the standard for reviewing and approving plans in Bluebeam Revu",
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            "text": "Plan sets are required to be submitted as a single, combined, multi-page PDF file.",
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            "text": "Plan sets are required to be submitted as a single, combined, multi-page PDF file.",
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        "value": "SHAPE PHX Customer Portal (Bluebeam Revu review)",
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            "text": "What projects can I submit through the new SHAPE PHX Customer Portal for Electronic Plan Review?",
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        "value": "8.5x11, 11x17, 24x36, 30x42 (electronic submittal)",
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            "text": "The following list indicates plan sheet sizes that can be submitted electronically. (See individual plan checklists for additional sizing requirements). 8 ½” x 11”, 11” x 17”, 24” x 36”, and 30” x 42”.",
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        "value": "Plot at full 1:1 scale (no scale-to-fit)",
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            "text": "Plot or print drawing sheets at full 1:1 scale from your authoring software.",
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        "value": "Where an RDP is required, every sheet sealed; no certificate-type digital signatures",
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            "text": "Do not use certificate-type digital signatures.",
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          "title": "Phoenix SHAPE PHX EPR Submittal Requirements",
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      "id": "USPPR-034",
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      "jurisdiction": "Tucson",
      "census_place": "Tucson city",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "state_slug": "arizona",
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            "text": "All Documents shall be in PDF format, with a graphic scale, and rotated so pages read upright.",
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            "text": "Head to Tucson Development Center Online (tdc-online.tucsonaz.gov) and register for an account if you don’t already have one",
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            "text": "Head to Tucson Development Center Online (tdc-online.tucsonaz.gov) and register for an account if you don’t already have one",
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            "text": "Head to Tucson Development Center Online (tdc-online.tucsonaz.gov) and register for an account if you don’t already have one",
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            "text": "Documents, drawings, and reports must be submitted as a separate PDF for each document type, i.e. plans, calculations, specifications, application, etc.",
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        "value": "Calculations sealed by the registered design professional",
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            "text": "Calculations must be sealed by the registered design professional",
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          "title": "Tucson PDSD Residential Submittal Requirements & Checklist (rev Jan 1, 2023)",
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      "id": "USPPR-038",
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      "census_place": "Mesa city",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "state_slug": "arizona",
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            "text": "Use the DIMES system to apply for a Residential Construction Permit.",
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            "text": "Upload required documents and",
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        "value": "Online upload; paper count not stated; printed approved plans kept on site",
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      "census_place": "Gilbert town",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "state_slug": "arizona",
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      "permitting_agency": "Town of Gilbert Development Services, Plan Review",
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            "text": "Beginning January 1, 2020 all new plans must be submitted electronically.",
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            "text": "Architectural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and structural plans shall not be any larger than 30”x42” format.",
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            "text": "All pages must be sealed by a Registered Architect or Engineer licensed by the State of Arizona",
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          "title": "Gilbert: New Commercial Project Checklist",
          "url": "https://www.gilbertaz.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1572/639051152574830000",
          "date": "Revised 8/2021; more than 5 years old",
          "outdated": true
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        {
          "title": "Gilbert: Electronic Plan (E-Plan) Review Submittal Guidelines",
          "url": "https://www.gilbertaz.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1338/635242760697430000",
          "date": "no printed date; PDF created 2011-12-05; more than 5 years old",
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      "jurisdiction": "Chandler",
      "census_place": "Chandler city",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
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        "quotes": []
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      "e_portal": {
        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "not stated",
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      "commercial_copies": {
        "value": "not stated",
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          "date": "PDF modified 2020-01-29; more than 5 years old",
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      "id": "USPPR-088",
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        "quotes": []
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      "submission_mode_detail": {
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        "quotes": []
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        "value": "not stated",
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      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "state_slug": "arizona",
      "population_2025": 243006,
      "permitting_agency": "City of Scottsdale Planning & Development, Plan Review Services",
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            "text": "Only plans submitted prior to 3/24/2020 may be resubmitted in paper form. (Appointment Required)",
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