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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",
    "recheck": "All sources rechecked within 7 days of launch",
    "legend": "— = not published on the official pages we checked; ask the permit office.",
    "ids": "Stable; corrections keep the same ID. Gaps are rows held back (no substantive field published).",
    "not_stated": "In the JSON a missing value is \"not stated\"; in the CSV it is \"—\". Both mean not published on the official pages we checked, not that no rule exists.",
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    "state": "New York"
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      "rank_2025": 1,
      "jurisdiction": "New York City",
      "census_place": "New York city",
      "state": "NY",
      "state_name": "New York",
      "state_slug": "new-york",
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      "permitting_agency": "NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)",
      "county_or_regional_permitting": "no (city department)",
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        "value": "C paper accepted only in limited cases",
        "quotes": [
          {
            "text": "Some application can be submitted at a borough office. However, there are some job filings that must be submitted online in DOB NOW: Build.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
            "source_date": "undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)",
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            "text": "submits three (3) copies of each of the following: Complete set of drawings, including energy calculations.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
            "source_date": "undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)",
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        "value": "Online in DOB NOW: Build; some applications can still be submitted at a borough office [partly from outdated source: undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)]",
        "quotes": [
          {
            "text": "DOB NOW is a self-service online tool that enables property owners, design professionals, filing representatives, and licensees to do all business with DOB online.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/property-or-business-owner/filing-through-dob-now-build.page",
            "source_date": "no date shown",
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          },
          {
            "text": "Upload a PDF of the plan sets and the DPL1 document.",
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            "text": "Some application can be submitted at a borough office. However, there are some job filings that must be submitted online in DOB NOW: Build.",
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        "value": "DOB NOW: Build",
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            "text": "Filing through DOB NOW: Build",
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        "value": "Some applications can be submitted at a borough office (3 copies of the drawings); some job filings must be online in DOB NOW: Build. The page does not list which job types [outdated source: undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)]",
        "quotes": [
          {
            "text": "Some application can be submitted at a borough office. However, there are some job filings that must be submitted online in DOB NOW: Build.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
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          {
            "text": "submits three (3) copies of each of the following: Complete set of drawings, including energy calculations.",
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        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "3 (paper (borough-office filing); complete set of drawings, applications filed at a borough office) [outdated source: undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)]",
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          {
            "text": "submits three (3) copies of each of the following: Complete set of drawings, including energy calculations.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
            "source_date": "undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)",
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          {
            "text": "Plan Examiner stamps and signs the three complete sets of approved plans",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
            "source_date": "undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)",
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        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "Next Day Review pilot filings (Manhattan) only: min 24x36, max 36x48",
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          {
            "text": "For the Next Day Review (NDR) pilot in Manhattan, items listed in this document are a summary of the minimum requirements",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/ndr-guidelines.page",
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          {
            "text": "The maximum size of all sheets submitted shall be 36 x 48 inches. The minimum size of all sheets submitted, including surveys submitted by licensed land surveyors, shall be 24 x 36 inches. Anything smaller or larger will be rejected.",
            "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/ndr-guidelines.page",
            "source_date": "no date shown",
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        "value": "not stated",
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      },
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        "value": "Next Day Review pilot filings (Manhattan) only: signed and sealed RDP stamp on the title block; sets without a seal rejected",
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          {
            "text": "For the Next Day Review (NDR) pilot in Manhattan, items listed in this document are a summary of the minimum requirements",
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          },
          {
            "text": "Most importantly a signed and sealed Stamp by the RDP must be shown on the title block. Drawing set submitted without a seal will be rejected.",
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          "title": "Filing through DOB NOW: Build",
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          "date": "no date shown",
          "outdated": false
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        {
          "title": "NYC DOB: Plan Exam Guidelines for Next Day Review Eligible Filings Only (Manhattan NDR pilot)",
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          "date": "no date shown",
          "outdated": false
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        {
          "title": "NYC DOB: Filing Permit Applications",
          "url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/filing-permit-applications.page",
          "date": "undated; describes the legacy BIS process (cites 1968 Code §27-126, PW1 forms)",
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      "id": "USPPR-082",
      "rank_2025": 83,
      "jurisdiction": "Buffalo",
      "census_place": "Buffalo city",
      "state": "NY",
      "state_name": "New York",
      "state_slug": "new-york",
      "population_2025": 274613,
      "permitting_agency": "City of Buffalo Department of Permit & Inspection Services",
      "county_or_regional_permitting": "no (city department)",
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        "value": "F digital portal; paper not stated",
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            "text": "The City of Buffalo has developed a web based application in conjunction with DigEplan to manage our projects for permits and plan review.",
            "source_url": "https://www.buffalony.gov/1254/Epermits-and-Electronic-Plan-Review",
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        "value": "digital portal (DigEplan); paper not stated",
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            "text": "The City of Buffalo has developed a web based application in conjunction with DigEplan to manage our projects for permits and plan review.",
            "source_url": "https://www.buffalony.gov/1254/Epermits-and-Electronic-Plan-Review",
            "source_date": "no date shown",
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        "value": "Permits and plan review run through the City's DigEplan web application",
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            "text": "The City of Buffalo has developed a web based application in conjunction with DigEplan to manage our projects for permits and plan review.",
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        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
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        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
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        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
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      "jobsite_approved_set": {
        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "not stated",
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        "value": "Plans generated to a fixed scale (e.g. 1/4\" to 1', 1/8\" to 1', 1 cm to 1 m); resubmitted sheets keep the same page size, orientation and scale",
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          {
            "text": "Plans should be generated to a fixed scale, for example ¼” to 1’, 1/8” to 1’, 1cm to 1m",
            "source_url": "https://www.buffalony.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13329/Submission-Standards",
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            "text": "each sheet should be the same page size, page orientation and drawing scale as the previous submission",
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          "title": "Buffalo: ePermits and Electronic Plan Review",
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          "date": "no date shown",
          "outdated": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Buffalo: Submission Standards for ePERMITS (PDF)",
          "url": "https://www.buffalony.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13329/Submission-Standards",
          "date": "no printed date; PDF created 2022-05-03, modified 2026-04-28 (vendor template wording)",
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      "id": "USPPR-112",
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      "census_place": "Yonkers city",
      "state": "NY",
      "state_name": "New York",
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      "county_or_regional_permitting": "no (city department)",
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        "value": "A digital-only (stated)",
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            "text": "PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS – MAIL or DROP-OFF",
            "source_url": "https://www.yonkersny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16552/Paperless-Building-Application-Filing-1-26",
            "source_date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
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          },
          {
            "text": "USB – FLASHDRIVE (type A) TO INCLUDE:",
            "source_url": "https://www.yonkersny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16552/Paperless-Building-Application-Filing-1-26",
            "source_date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
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          },
          {
            "text": "PLANS (SIGNED & SEALED) TO SCALE IN 1 COMPLETE PDF File",
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          },
          {
            "text": "CLICK HERE for City Squared - Online Filing Link for Yonkers Department of Housing and Buildings",
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            "text": "USB – FLASHDRIVE (type A) TO INCLUDE:",
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            "text": "CLICK HERE for City Squared - Online Filing Link for Yonkers Department of Housing and Buildings",
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          {
            "text": "USB – FLASHDRIVE (type A) TO INCLUDE:",
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            "source_date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
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            "text": "PLANS (SIGNED & SEALED) TO SCALE IN 1 COMPLETE PDF File",
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          },
          {
            "text": "ALL ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FORMS (LISTED BELOW) IN A SEPARATE PDF File",
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            "source_date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
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          },
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            "text": "CLICK HERE for City Squared - Online Filing Link for Yonkers Department of Housing and Buildings",
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      "seal_signature_rule": {
        "value": "Plans signed and sealed (mail or drop-off USB submittal) [outdated source: no printed date; not counted as current]",
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          {
            "text": "PLANS (SIGNED & SEALED) TO SCALE IN 1 COMPLETE PDF File",
            "source_url": "https://www.yonkersny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16552/Paperless-Building-Application-Filing-1-26",
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          "title": "Yonkers: Building On-Line Filing",
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          "date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
          "outdated": true
        },
        {
          "title": "Yonkers Department of Housing and Buildings: Paperless Building Application Filing (mail or drop-off requirements)",
          "url": "https://www.yonkersny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16552/Paperless-Building-Application-Filing-1-26",
          "date": "no printed date; not counted as current",
          "outdated": true
        }
      ],
      "last_checked": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "USPPR-115",
      "rank_2025": 120,
      "jurisdiction": "Rochester",
      "census_place": "Rochester city",
      "state": "NY",
      "state_name": "New York",
      "state_slug": "new-york",
      "population_2025": 206108,
      "permitting_agency": "City of Rochester Bureau of Zoning & Permitting (Neighborhood and Business Development)",
      "county_or_regional_permitting": "no (city department)",
      "submission_mode_group": {
        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
      },
      "submission_mode_detail": {
        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
      },
      "e_portal": {
        "value": "not stated",
        "quotes": []
      },
      "paper_rule": {
        "value": "Online portal (appointment if the portal isn't accessible); interior/exterior work packages by email, in person, drop box or mail (paper not named)",
        "quotes": [
          {
            "text": "Use our online portal to submit your form , drawings, site plan, proof of insurance or contractor registration, and pay the required fee.",
            "source_url": "https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/neighborhood-and-business-development/building-permits",
            "source_date": "no date shown",
            "outdated_source": false,
            "check": "saved copy of the source, fetched 2026-10-19"
          },
          {
            "text": "If the online portal is not accessible to you, please schedule an appointment.",
            "source_url": "https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/neighborhood-and-business-development/building-permits",
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