S&B Commercial Buildings Plan Review Scheduler

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Always check with local officials to consider the local authority related to a project.  Municipalities may have parallel or complete plan review, or other permit regulations.  See list commercial buildings delegated municipalities.

See the next available scheduling dates in the S&B plan review offices.

  1. A new building architectural and structural plan

Plans to be reviewed include the building footing and foundation, structural, and architectural plans. HVAC and structural components such as truss and pre-cast concrete may be submitted later or with these plans. This can include obtaining a permission to start footings and foundation at your own risk while waiting for plan review approval. This can also include a petition.  

Go to the Commercial Building Plan Review Scheduler web application.

1a. A preliminary plan review discussion

If you have a technical question about the commercial building code, email DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov. If you still feel a preliminary discussion before review submittal is necessary, contact the review office of your choice to schedule a discussion with a plan reviewer for a fee.

1b.  Submittal of plans subsequent to a plan review discussion is done by scheduling an appointment using the transaction number assigned when the preliminary discussion was scheduled.

  2. An addition to an existing building

Plans to be reviewed include the building's footings and foundation, structural, and architectural plans. HVAC and structural components such as trusses and pre-cast concrete may be submitted later or with these plans. This can include obtaining a permission to start the footings and foundation at your own risk while waiting for review approval. This can also include a petition.

Go to the Commercial Building Plan Review Scheduler web application.

You can use the S&B site number from the previous submittal to auto-fill the site information, saving yourself entry time. When initially submitting an addition use the same process as for a new building.  Do not retrieve the old transaction number. Once you have a new transaction number for the addition, use that number for retrieval for subsequent submittals to complete that addition.

3. An alteration of an existing building

- Plans to be reviewed include the building's architectural plans. HVAC may be submitted later or with these plans. (For a stand-alone HVAC plan where there is no accompanying building change, email the completed first page of the review application, SBD-118, to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. Or, fax the request to 877-840-9172.)  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires proper inspections, notification and removal of asbestos containing materials for renovations and demolitions.  For more information on Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter NR 447 please visit the DNR website at http://dnr.wi.gov/air/compenf/asbestos/index.htm.

Go to the Commercial Building Plan Review Scheduler web application.

4. Extension of Plan Review Approval

This scheduler does not provide for submittal of extensions of previously approved plans. Such requests require submission using the SBD-118 form. Email the completed first page of the review application, SBD-118, to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. Or, fax it to 877-840-9172.

5a. A revision to a previously approved plan review

This scheduler does not accept the submittal of revisions to existing approved plans. Such plans require submission using the SBD-118 form. Email the completed first page of the review application, SBD-118, to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. Or, fax it to 877-840-9172.

5b. A revision in response to a plan put on hold after review

These revisions are not scheduled, but rather are reviewed within five business days after receipt.

6. A petition of the commercial building code, Comm 60-66

A Petition for Variance may be scheduled prior to building submittal, with a building submittal, or by using the retrieve information button to schedule the petition after building submittal. A Petition for Variance requires a completed form SBD-9890X when later sending in your materials for the scheduled petition review. The fees shown on your appointment confirmation letter do not include Petition for Variance fees. Calculate those using form SBD-9890X. 

Go to the Commercial Building Plan Review Scheduler web application.

You can use the S&B transaction number from the previous submittal to auto-fill the customer and site information, saving yourself entry time. Contact the designer or the owner for the previous transaction number if you do not have it.

7. A footing and foundation review

You can submit footing- and foundation-only plans at this time, with or without also obtaining a permission to start at your own risk while waiting for footing and foundation plan approval.  

Go to the Commercial Building Plan Review Scheduler web application.

7b. Scheduling a plan review subsequent to a footing and foundation review

8. HVAC plan / Kitchen Exhaust Hood

- For an HVAC plan review that is a follow-up to an active building project, you are asked to enter into the scheduler the building project's previously assigned transaction number.

- For a stand-alone HVAC plan where there is no accompanying building change, email the completed first page of the review application, SBD-118, to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. Or, fax it to 877-840-9172.

9. Structural component following building plan submission

Follow-up structural components are not scheduled. Submit the components to the office specified in the building plan approval letter, using form SBD-118, the plan review application form.

10. Fire protection system

- For review of fire alarm and fire suppression systems as followup to an active building plan project, you are asked to enter into the scheduler the building project's previously assigned transaction number. Fire protection systems are only reviewed in the Green Bay, Madison, or Waukesha S&B offices.

- For a stand-alone fire protection plan where there is no accompanying building change, email the completed first page of the review application, SBD-118, to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. Or, fax it to 877-840-9172.

Other types of plan reviews

Information on other types of online plan review scheduling is here. Information on all the plan reviews done by S&B is here. Questions on plan submittal procedures may be emailed to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov.

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***See complete information on the various plan reviews done by the Safety and Buildings Division. There may be other required reviews separate from the overall building plan review, such as plumbing and elevators.

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This scheduling system does not support the submittal of revisions to existing approved plans or HVAC submittals where there is no related building alteration plan. Both of these require submittal of form SBD-118. Also, both may be scheduled by completing the form and faxing it to 877-840-9172, or emailing it to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov.

Contact the review office of your choice if you feel you may need to make an preliminary discussion appointment with a plan reviewer.

The symbol * next to a field means the field is required to be completed before submittal is accepted.

Web scheduling has two paths to create the “application form.”

1. The first path is to use the “Schedule a New Building Plan Review” for the initial submittal of a project. This initial submittal could be a petition, a footing foundation submittal, the typical building structural and architectural , or a footing and foundation and structural shell submittal. 
2. The second path is to use the “Retrieve Information" for subsequent submittals to complete that building - HVAC, fire alarm, fire suppression, kitchen hood, interior bleacher, building architectural review following a petition or footing and foundation review, etc. Whenever possible use the “Retrieve” button, by entering in known S&B customer numbers.

If you do not have a Safety and Building Division customer number, be sure to have designer, owner, supervising professional, etc., contact information ready before you begin entering the appointment request on the web.

Be sure you have specific site location where possible, i.e. street address, specific municipality, county, etc.

It is strongly recommended that a scheduler review the User Manual.

Questions on scheduling may be emailed to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov.

Structural components are not scheduled. Submit the components to the office specified in the building plan approval letter, using form SBD-118, the plan review application form.

If you wish to submit multiple buildings on the same submittal you have two options, depending on the situation: Both options may be used on the same submittal transaction.

• For identical multiple buildings, just indicate the number of additional identical buildings on this screen.( Note that if you have 3 identical buildings you would enter 2 as the additional identical buildings)
• For non-identical buildings After you have completed all the information for the first building, click on the “Save Building and Go to List”, then click on the “Add Building” button again and proceed to indicate the information for the next building. Repeat as necessary.

  What will happen when you schedule?

Someone wishing to schedule a commercial building plan review may enter required information about the plan review request and about project specifics into this web-based system and electronically submit it to the Safety and Buildings Division. Upon completion of entering, the submitter receives a summary message, including a transaction number. This transaction number combined with the designer's S&B customer identification numbers allow someone to check the status of the a review. See plan review status check page.

S&B plan entry staff review submitted data and coordinate it with existing customers, sites, and facilities, or create new ones. Staff then assigns the review as close to the desired review date as possible. Note that plan entry will attempt to honor choice of review office. However, if the balance of workload between plan review offices or availability of plan reviewers does not allow scheduling in the location specifically requested, a reviewer in another office may be assigned. Normally the same reviewer is assigned to subsequent HVAC and other components after the initial approval. Fire alarm and suppression reviews are done by a limited number of reviewers in Waukesha only. The next available date in the table may not be applicable in these situations.

Plan entry will email you a confirmation form specifying the review date, office, and reviewer.

Plans and a copy of the confirmation form must be received in the scheduled office by 2:30 p.m. two working days prior to the scheduled date. This allows fiscal processing and marrying with previous appropriate files prior to the review.

Your plans will be reviewed on or shortly after the scheduled date.

The designer will receive an emailed letter of conditional approval upon review completion. Or, in cases where the plans are held for additional information, the designer will receive a phone call. There will be a follow-up paper letter if the hold cannot be resolved by phone/email/fax.

  Plan review submittal questions? S&B's plan review Web page.

Email questions about submitting plan reviews (submitting reviews only, not technical code questions) to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov.

  Frequently asked questions about the commercial buildings plan review scheduling
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  You made an entry error or that S&B has incorrect information
If you realize you have made an entry error or see S&B data that is not correct, make a note of the problem, complete the scheduling, and then email the correction (with the transaction number) to DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov.

  Should you be submitting to another agency?

There are a number of local municipalities which do plan review (and, some, inspections) for their jurisdiction, including Milwaukee (go to the Milwaukee Department of City Development). For commercial building projects within municipalities to which S&B has delegated review authority contact that municipality (see list of Wisconsin municipalities Web sites).  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires proper inspections, notification and removal of asbestos containing materials for renovations and demolitions.  For more information on Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter NR 447 please visit the DNR website at http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/air/reg/asbestos/.

  If you have commercial buildings technical code questions, send an email to DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov, or fax the questions to 608-283-7402.

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