1. Application For Permits  Process
Updated: 01.14.2025

Application for Permits  Process

Application form (furnished by Building Official) to be filled out by applicant and state the following: 

  1. Identify the work to be covered by the permit. 
    • Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address or similar description that will identify and locate the proposed building or work. 
    • Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended. 
  2. Provide plans, diagrams, specifications and other data needed for a complete plan review. 
  3. State the valuation of any new building or structure or any addition, remodeling or alteration to an existing building. Valuations used for building permit fees need to be calculated reasonably and consistently. (In order to normalize fees, the Building Official needs to establish standards for computing valuation.)
  4. Be signed by the applicant, or the applicant’s authorized agent.
  5. Provide such other data and information as may be required. 

  6. Verification of contract or state licensing, where applicable. 

Submittal Documents 

  1. Plans 
  2. Specifications 
  3. Engineering Calculations 
  4. Diagrams 
  5. Soil Investigation Reports 
  6. Special Inspection 
  7. Structural Observation Programs  
  8. The Building Official may require that the plans or other data be prepared in accordance with:  
    • The Board of Architecture Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Design 
    • Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1800 
    • Minnesota Statutes, Section 326.02 to 326.15 
    • State Laws relating to plan and specification preparation by occupational licenses 

  9. EXCEPTION: The Building Official may waive the submission of plans, calculations, construction inspection requirements and other data if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code. 

Information on plans and specifications:   

  1. Drawn to scale  
  2. Sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations 
  3. Plans shall indicate:  
    • How required structural and fire-resistive integrity will be maintained 
    • Where penetrations will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, communication conduits, pipes and similar systems 
  4. Details shall show how the penetrations will be fire stopped when they penetrate into or through a rated assembly. 
  5. Street Addressing: 
    • MAC Airport Development Department can provide new addresses for new construction and/or temporary construction. Addresses can be obtained by calling the Senior Civil Technician at (612) 726-8100. 
    • If mail delivery is needed, the U.S. Post Office must be contacted after the address has been assigned.  
  6. Airspace Studies on Airport Property: 
    • All proposed construction or alteration on airport property requires that two airspace studies be filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The first airspace study evaluates for the permanent structure and the second study evaluates the use of temporary equipment such as cranes or construction conditions. Neither shall impact the navigable airspace around the airport.  
    • Information about filing FAA Form 7460 can be obtained by contacting the FAA or accessing the relevant website at https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/portal.jsp. Preliminary airspace review materials should be submitted to the MAC Project Manager and the MAC Senior Airport Planner for review ahead of submittal to the FAA. A copy of Form 7460 and information submitted to the FAA, as well as the determination letter received from the FAA, must be submitted to the MAC. 
    • FAA review of airspace studies can take several months to complete - they should be initiated as soon as practical. 
    • MAC Airside Operations must be notified prior to construction, particularly involving cranes which often have an effect on airport operations. 
  7. Construction Safety and Phasing Plan (This additional product applies to some, but not all, projects on airport property, but it seems wise to introduce the CSPP subject in your policy.) 
    • Proposed construction or alteration within the secured perimeter of the airport may require the preparation and submittal of a Construction Safety and Phasing Plan (CSPP). 
    • Information about the contents of a CSPP can be found in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5370-2, Operational Safety on Airports During Construction. 
    • Contact the MAC Project Manager for guidance on whether or not a CSPP is required for a specific project. 
    • If required, the CSPP is submitted to the FAA through the OEAAA website in conjunction with the submittal of Form 7460. A copy of the CSPP must be submitted to the MAC

Plan Review/Permit Issuance 

  1. After review of work described in application shows conformance to requirements of state code and other pertinent laws and ordinances, the permit shall be issued and an inspection record card issued for the work. 

  2. Fees specified in Section 107 or by ordinance shall be paid at time of permit issuance. When submittal documents are required by Section 106.3.2, the plan review fee shall be 65% percent of the building permit fee. 

Files/Documentation 

  1. Permanent files for permits/plans and other submitted material for permit application are required to be retained.  Files to be made by street address, legal description or other manner. 
  2. Civil Engineering As-Built Information: 
    • To maintain accurate records of buried utilities and surface features, MAC’s Civil Engineering Consultants maintain a set of Record Drawings of MSP Airside area and Landside area. 
      • New As-Built Information shall be submitted to MAC’s Civil Engineering Consultants. The procedure for submitting this information is outlined in the Records Drawing Procedures .