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Private provider performs plan review
Instead of waiting in the municipal queue, your plans are reviewed by a licensed private provider — typically in 2 business days.
Cost of delay
What is your current permit process actually costing you?
Annual estimate
Admin-hour cost
$6,480
144 staff hours per year
Schedule exposure
672 days
28 business days per project against Cleard's 2-day plan review and same-day inspections
Total identifiable cost exposure
$66,960
These are planning estimates, not guaranteed savings. Actual results vary by project scope, jurisdiction, and conditions.
HB 803 · Florida Statute 553.791
See what Cleard saves you.
Florida law requires municipalities to reduce permit fees when you use a licensed private provider.
Project details
Permit fee estimated at 1.5% of contract construction value — consistent with Florida municipal building fee schedules.
Estimated HB 803 reduction
$9,375
- Est. total permit fee
- $18,750
- Plan review by Cleard
- − $4,687.5 (25%)
- Virtual inspections by Cleard
- − $4,687.5 (25%)
- Net fee after discounts
- $9,375
When a city doesn't apply the discount properly, Cleard fights to get you every dollar you're owed.
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Municipality reduces its plan review fee
Under F.S. 553.791, the building department must discount its plan review fee when a licensed private provider is used.
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Same applies to inspections
When a private provider performs required inspections, the municipality must discount its inspection fees by the same mechanism.
Estimates only. These figures are approximations. Actual permit fees vary by jurisdiction and project scope. Fee calculations do not account for impact fees, utility fees, or other non-permit charges. This estimate does not include the fees that Cleard would charge for its services.
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