Learn how City of Miami ePlan and ProjectDox work for permit applications, digital plan uploads, reviews, corrections and approvals.
How the City of Miami digital permit system is organized
The City’s ePlan environment connects permit applications, plan uploads, review comments, approvals and related department workflows. ProjectDox is the electronic plan-review component used to upload drawings and supporting documents and to work through review cycles.
Depending on the application, other City systems may be involved before the ProjectDox upload task appears. Once the record is created, the applicant receives the tasks needed to move the project into plan review.
Prepare plan files before the upload task
City of Miami drawings must follow its electronic submission conventions. This includes file naming and leaving required blank space for the City’s electronic approval stamp. Documents that require professional signatures and seals must be digitally signed in accordance with the City’s electronic process.
These technical details matter because an otherwise correct design can be rejected at intake or delayed when the electronic file does not meet submission standards.
What happens during plan review
Review can involve Building, Structural, Zoning, Planning, Public Works, Fire and trade disciplines depending on the project. ProjectDox allows applicants to see review activity and corrective comments as the job moves through the system.
Do not treat a “disapproved” discipline as a failed project. In most cases it means the reviewer needs a correction, clarification or missing document. The goal is to turn the comments into a clean, coordinated rework package.
Corrections: preserve sheet identity and answer the actual comment
When revising, use the City’s required naming and upload conventions and make sure the replacement drawing corresponds to the sheet under review. If multiple disciplines are affected, coordinate those changes before resubmittal. A structural change, for example, can also affect architectural, electrical or mechanical sheets.
A concise response narrative can help the reviewer find the correction quickly: identify the comment, describe the change and point to the sheet or document where the response appears.
City review and County review can intersect
A City of Miami permit may also require Miami-Dade County municipal approvals depending on scope. County review can include environmental, water and sewer, impact-fee, Fire Rescue or other approvals. These are separate checkpoints even though the project is located inside the City.
Tracking both layers is important because a City discipline can be ready while a County hold still prevents final issuance.
How MIA Express helps
We coordinate architectural and engineering plans, prepare uploads, track review status, organize reviewer comments and process reworks. The result is one point of coordination between the owner, contractor, design professionals and reviewing agencies.
Official resources
Permit requirements change. For current forms, portal instructions and agency-specific rules, verify the project against the applicable government source: