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From carport to home gym. Permit approved.

The owner wanted to close in the carport and turn it into a home gym: new block walls, impact windows and doors, a raised floor and new electrical. We prepared the site plan, the structural details, the electrical layout and a 3D model, answered every reviewer comment, and the permit was issued.

CityVillage of Palm Springs, FL
ScopeCarport enclosure
DisciplinesZoning · Structural · Electrical
Status✓ Permit issued
1 · Carport enclosure 2 · Paver driveway 3 · Fort Lauderdale driveway 4 · West Palm Beach driveway
Project 1 · The documents

What we prepared for the city

These are the real sheets the city approved, with the plan review stamp. Tap any image to see it full size.

Approved site plan drawn on the boundary survey with zoning compliance notes and the village review stampView full size
Sheet 1 · Zoning

Site plan on the survey

We marked the project on the property survey and solved the zoning comment: the enclosed space needed direct interior access from the house.

  • Setbacks to property lines dimensioned
  • New 3'-0" opening in the block wall with lintel and shoring
  • Finished floor elevation note above the road crown
SK-1 structural sketch with key plan, sections 3-3 and 4-4 and detail L for the floor raise and leader relocationView full size
Sheet SK-1 · Structural

Floor raise +11" & leader

The reviewer asked how the floor would be raised to match the house and what would happen to the rain leader. We answered with a sheet of details.

  • Key plan and sections 3-3 and 4-4
  • Dowels, compacted fill, vapor retarder and termite treatment
  • Detail L: leader relocated to the exterior
  • Notes referenced to FBC 8th Edition (2023)
E-1 residential electrical layout, revision 4, with outlets, GFCI, switches and lighting circuitsView full size
Sheet E-1 · Electrical

Electrical layout, revision 4

Outlets, GFCI, switches and lighting for the new space, refined over four revisions until it met everything the city asked for.

  • Lighting (C-1) and outlet (C-2) circuits
  • Outlet spacing per NEC 210.52(A)
  • Revision clouds and notes for every change
Village of Palm Springs inspection field sheet showing the permit issued, with private information coveredView full size
Result

Permit issued

The village inspection field sheet with the permit issued and the inspections lined up: framing, insulation, drywall and final.

  • Full package with window and door product approvals
  • Village review stamps on every sheet
3D model we built to walk the client and the reviewer through the project. Drag to rotate. Open 3D full screen
For privacy we covered the address, owner, permit and property numbers, signatures and the surveyor's seal.
Project 2 · Village of Palm Springs

Paver driveway with right-of-way

A new paver driveway that runs all the way to the street. We marked the area on the survey, dimensioned the setback, and the Village approved the plan with its conditions for the work in the right-of-way.

Project video · 46 s

From asphalt to pavers, step by step

How this driveway went from the map to the finished result, with what the Village approved.

  1. The work area on the map
  2. Before: cracked asphalt
  3. The approved permit
  4. How it's built underneath
  5. The result
Approved paver driveway plan marked on the survey with setback, dimensions and the Village zoning approval stampView full size
Approved plan · Zoning

1,031 SF of pavers

The scope we spelled out on the plan so the reviewer didn't have to ask:

  • Remove existing material and sod
  • 4" rock base, sand-set installation
  • 2 3/8" concrete pavers
  • 3' setback to the property line and 20' width dimensioned
Village conditions already on the plan: the sidewalk crossing the driveway is replaced with 6" concrete (3,000 psi) because pavers aren't allowed there; the right-of-way section follows the existing swale slope; and the base and final inspections are requested 48 hours ahead.
Project 3 · City of Fort Lauderdale

Paving permit: asphalt to pavers, with Engineering approval

The owner wanted to replace an asphalt driveway with pavers and mark five parking spots. In Fort Lauderdale that goes through Building, Zoning and Engineering because the approach touches the right-of-way. We prepared the plan on the survey, the affidavits and the swale form, and the city issued the permit.

Fort Lauderdale approved paver driveway plan on the final survey with base, setbacks, parking spots, swale and approach notesView full size
Approved plan · Building · Engineering

45' 9½" × 39' 6½" of pavers

Everything the city asks for, written on the survey:

  • Remove the existing asphalt
  • 6" limerock base compacted to 98%
  • 2 3/8" concrete pavers, sand-set
  • 2' 8" and 2' side setbacks dimensioned
  • 5 parking spots 8' 8" × 18' marked with a different paver color
  • Drainage arrows, swale per standard D4.2R and approach per DW-P-1
City of Fort Lauderdale paving permit card issued 07/23/2026 with private information coveredView full size
Result

Permit issued July 23, 2026

Engineering approved on July 21 and the permit card was issued two days later, under the licensed General Contractor we coordinate with.

  • BLD-RPAV paving permit
  • Engineering inspections: subgrade, base, installation and final
  • Building and Zoning finals
What Fort Lauderdale Engineering requires, and we explained to the client up front: if the paver isn't the standard 2 3/8" residential, the approach needs a 6" concrete base; call Sunshine 811 before digging; no dumpsters or materials in the right-of-way; and any cleanout inside the driveway goes in a traffic-rated (H-20) box. For privacy we covered the address, owner, folio, job cost, permit numbers and the surveyor's details.
Project 4 · City of West Palm Beach

Paver driveway for an owner-builder

The owner did the work himself as an owner-builder, with no contractor. We prepared the plan on his survey, the paver detail and the forms, and the city approved zoning and issued the paving permit in his name.

Project video · 41 s

From concrete to pavers, step by step

From the old walkway to a 10'-wide paver driveway, with the owner-builder permit approved by the city.

  1. The approved area on the map
  2. Before: narrow concrete walkway
  3. The approved owner-builder permit
  4. How it's built underneath
  5. The result
West Palm Beach approved paver driveway plan on the survey with setbacks, drain and zoning approval stampView full size
Approved plan · Zoning

10'-wide driveway, 280 SF

A small job, with everything the reviewer asks for:

  • Remove the existing material
  • 4" rock base, sand-set installation
  • 2 3/8" concrete pavers
  • 27' 5" and 61' 3" setbacks dimensioned to the property lines
  • New decorative drain by the house
ICPI-50 paver driveway section with troweled concrete edge restraint, stamped by the cityView full size
Detail · Pavement section

Paver section with concrete edge

The detail that shows how the driveway is built layer by layer, stamped by the city.

  • 2 3/8" paver on 1" of bedding sand
  • Compacted aggregate base, geotextile as required
  • Troweled concrete edge restraint
City of West Palm Beach paving permit issued 06/30/2026 to an owner-builder, with private information coveredView full size
Result

Permit issued June 30, 2026

Zoning approved on June 2 and the city issued the paving permit to the owner as owner-builder.

  • Paving permit · Driveway and front entry
  • Owner-builder affidavit and city forms
Doing the work yourself? In Florida an owner can pull the permit as an owner-builder when doing or supervising the work on their own home. We prepare the whole package and explain what you sign and which inspections to request. For privacy we covered the address, owner, permit and parcel numbers, job value, street names and signatures.
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