Building
Permitting
Enjoy online building permitting and inspection processes.
- Accept, review, and issue building permits
- Receive complete building permit applications
- Conduct on-site mobile building inspections
- Use maps integrated with your GIS
- Change and modify workflows
- Gain insight with reports
- Accept payment
- Keep all communication in one place
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Accessible 24/7 on any mobile device
Accept, issue, and track your building permits, update citizens on status updates, and more.
Building Permits
Use Anytime, Anywhere
- Access Cloudpermit on any mobile device, browser, or operating system
- Use 24/7 on any browser or operating system
- Work remotely without travel
- Store data online instead of filing cabinets or personal computers
- Automatically save information in real-time
- Determine data access
- Cut down on printing, paper, and travel costs
- Organize information with automatic archives

Submit and Accept Complete Building Permit Applications
- Force citizens to complete applications before they can click ‘submit’ with mandatory input fields
- Receive complete building permit applications every time
- Determine and state exact application requirements
- Manage all required information, drawings, insurance documents, and other attachments in one workspace
- Allow users to access their applications an unlimited number of times
- Save information automatically in real-time
- Collect secure applications

Simplify Your Building Permit Issuance
- Issue building permits with a click as soon as payment is processed
- Send automatic building permit status updates
- Archive and organize applications
- Filter by the property, property owner, property identification number, parcel identifying number, etc.

Building Inspections Made Easy
- Conduct on-site mobile building inspections
- Use interactive maps to find inspection locations
- Determine and schedule inspections
- Send automatic inspection status updates
- Keep all inspection data in one place
- Manage simple inspections and re-inspections remotely

Track, Monitor, and Receive Building Permit and Inspection Status Updates
- Stay up to date on permits and inspections
- Send and receive automatic building permit and inspection status updates
- Send and receive automatic notifications when an action or information is required, or new comments are added to a discussion

Use Interactive Maps
- Find building permit location with property borders
- Find neighboring property borders, owners, and contact information
- Receive detailed and accurate property information without filling in data
- Use address and property identification number searches to find the correct location

Communicate in One Place
- Send direct or group messages
- Follow threads with time-stamped messages
- Collaborate and invite others to join conversations
- Reduce front counter visits, phone calls, and emails

Accept Payment
- Accept online and over-the-counter payments
- Send notifications for due payments
- Determine a detailed list of permit fees
- Integrate with third-party PCI Compliant payment gateways
- Issue permits as soon as payments are processed

Conduct on-site mobile inspections, find property borders, schedule inspections, and more.
Inspections
Conduct On-Site Mobile Inspections
- Use any mobile device to do a building inspection (phone, laptop, tablet, etc.)
- Upload photos
- Input notes and complete reports
- Keep track of all data, contact information, drawings, reports, etc.
- Manage deficiencies, orders, and past/upcoming inspections
- Update inspection status
- Create reports and certificates with templates

Use Interactive Maps
- Find inspection locations with property borders
- Coordinate and schedule inspections based on zones
- Find optimal directions with Google Maps
- Manage inspectors’ working areas
- Receive location-based assignment suggestions

Determine and Schedule Inspections
- Monitor and update inspection status
- Set and read inspection descriptions
- Schedule and require additional inspections
- Determine what kind of inspections are required
- Receive inspection results when an inspection is complete
- Dispatch and manage multiple inspectors/inspections
- Assign inspections to inspectors
- Book inspections on behalf of applicants

Send Automatic Inspection Status Updates
- Update involved parties with new status updates and when an order is issued
- Send occupancy certificates automatically when an occupancy inspection passes

Keep All Inspection Data in One Place
- Keep track of multiple inspections and visits
- See the status of all inspections in a multi-permit site
- Archive inspection information, including photos
- View all outstanding deficiencies
- Keep all inspectors visiting the same site informed

Manage Simple Inspections and Re-Inspections Remotely
- Request photos or arrange video meetings as proof of on-site conditions
- Document inspections in the field
- Notify relevant parties about building permit and inspection status updates
- Work remotely without travel

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Select building permit locations, view detailed property information, plan routes, and more with our integration into your GIS.
Maps
Select Building Permit Location
- Search locations by address, property identification numbers, or by selecting it on a map
- View address, property borders, and other property details
- Manage applications across several properties

Display Property Information and Various Layers
- View property information such as property owners and zoning information
- Access different layers such as flooding maps, heritage areas, construction areas, etc.
- Re-read property information if it changes during the building permit process

Plan and Navigate Inspector Routes
- Manage multiple inspectors and/or multiple inspections
- See inspectors’ working areas
- Plan optimal routes based on requested times, locations, and already planned inspections
- Find optional directions with Google Maps

Calculate Property Size
- Draw and determine the size of a property or other areas
- Determine the distance between different points

Cloudpermit is configured to meet your needs during implementation, and trained department administrators can make modifications without any coding.
Configuration
Change and Modify Workflows
- Select application and permit types from a pre-configured structure
- Define additional required phases, such as inspections
- Manage requirements, including forms, drawings, reviews, and inspections for each type of application
- Manage review types, inspection types, and descriptions
- Modify a list of available document types

Set Up Notifications
- Keep all parties informed when permits are expiring, need to be closed, or the status of their building permit or inspection changes

Build and Modify Document Templates
- Use templates to create permits, reports, certificates, and other documents in PDF format

Add Stakeholders to Review and Approval Processes
- Share building permits with external departments, agencies, and third-party organizations
- Manage lists of stakeholder organizations
- Let stakeholder organizations manage their own reviewers and assignments

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Gain valuable insights with custom reports, one-click downloads, and more.
Reporting
Create Different Types of Reports
- Create reports, such as for permits, assessments, payments, inspections, reviews, etc.
- Select and filter application categories, form fields, and optional fields
- Select permit categories, form fields, and optional fields

Download Reports in One Click
- Download reports as an Excel or CSV file
- Create pre-sets to save reports

One-Click StatCan Reports
- Create Statistics Canada reports after StatCan building and work codes are determined

Enable online and over-the-counter payments, send notifications for due payments, determine a detailed list of fees, and more.
Payment
Accept Secure Payments
- Enable online and over-the-counter payments
- Integrate with third-party PCI Compliant payment gateways

Send Notifications for Due Payments
- Inform citizens when they have a due payment
- Manage due or overdue payments
