BigBird 2025
In the Brooder
- Feb 11, 2025
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I so hope I am posting this in the correct place.
So I started the permitting process here in Orange County Florida yesterday 2/17/25. I looked up Orange county Florida chicken permitting. The link sent me to the counties fast track program which is supposed to speed things up for you.
When you first look up OC Florida chickens you find several ways to access a permit application which allows you to fill in the required questions on your screen. In which you; I guess are supposed to print out because it requires a notary stamp, Why??? The fast track version doesn't require a notary Stamp and Signature.
In a different link it tells you to use the fast track system where; you are required to open a free account. Next get a verification number after which you are issued a working permit #. Finally then you begin answering a permit information page asking your name, address, parcel number, info regarding your coop size and materials to be used plus lots of other stuff. Your going to be required to do some drawings regarding size of coop and pen area, you can't find this info anywhere unless you down load the original ordinance and read the entire document, which gives you your restrictions.
Once application page is completed you hit continue now, it gets confusing. You will ultimately generate several pages of stuff the Zoning people want to see for the process. Each page has to be put into the appropriate file such as your certification that you attended Chicken-U. It must have a file name PD-Certification. If not it's rejected. Oh great. In the instructions they give three examples of how the files must be named Ex. 1 PD-Certification #2 A100-Drawings #3 A100 SITE PLANS, seems straight forward enough. I created the three files and labeled them as per instructions. Next I added the different documents I created into each appropriately named file.
Example: I placed the drawing of the site plan into the folder labeled (A100 site Plan). The drawings of the Coop and pen area, the list of materials I was going to use and the photo of the fence required to hide the coop from the world in the folder labeled (A100 Drawings) and last my Chicken U certificate in to the File labeled (PD-Certifications.) So far so good.
The instructions state "be sure you have uploaded the required information before you finalize this application then it goes on to say your permit will be pending, You permit remains pending till you Submit Application or complete payment on fees if their due. OK no problem, oh wait ya, there is a problem.
Next you are given an interactive way to E-submit Planes/Documents. You click on that and you have the option to open your files page or drag and drop. I chose to drag and drop the three files. When I did I got a notice that my files were named incorrectly, Com-on really???
After several frustrating and un successful attempts I placed each generated page of documents into individual files guessing at file names using the three examples originally given.
Files got loaded some how or so it shows a list of them except for the site plan file. I once again checked the file name and made sure the drawing was in the file and dragged and dropped. Each time I attempted to add the site plan file I kept getting a notice that my list of files did not up load because it was missing the sight plan file.
Really I only dragged and dropped it 3-4 times. Some how it loaded and it said up load was successful. ok good were getting some place. I tapped on the continue box to what I assumed would be the submit button page but when I hit it I get that stupid message box Site plan is missing from the up load, upload incomplete. You Got to be kidding me.
Hoping to talk to someone in zoning tomorrow to see if my files got through or not. Ugg so frustrating. Since this is a special permitting request (Back yard Chickens) it could have been handled a whole lot more effortlessly if Orange county would just make a package you could down load any Pdf's and photos into and just submit. I guess time will tell.
So I started the permitting process here in Orange County Florida yesterday 2/17/25. I looked up Orange county Florida chicken permitting. The link sent me to the counties fast track program which is supposed to speed things up for you.
When you first look up OC Florida chickens you find several ways to access a permit application which allows you to fill in the required questions on your screen. In which you; I guess are supposed to print out because it requires a notary stamp, Why??? The fast track version doesn't require a notary Stamp and Signature.
In a different link it tells you to use the fast track system where; you are required to open a free account. Next get a verification number after which you are issued a working permit #. Finally then you begin answering a permit information page asking your name, address, parcel number, info regarding your coop size and materials to be used plus lots of other stuff. Your going to be required to do some drawings regarding size of coop and pen area, you can't find this info anywhere unless you down load the original ordinance and read the entire document, which gives you your restrictions.
Once application page is completed you hit continue now, it gets confusing. You will ultimately generate several pages of stuff the Zoning people want to see for the process. Each page has to be put into the appropriate file such as your certification that you attended Chicken-U. It must have a file name PD-Certification. If not it's rejected. Oh great. In the instructions they give three examples of how the files must be named Ex. 1 PD-Certification #2 A100-Drawings #3 A100 SITE PLANS, seems straight forward enough. I created the three files and labeled them as per instructions. Next I added the different documents I created into each appropriately named file.
Example: I placed the drawing of the site plan into the folder labeled (A100 site Plan). The drawings of the Coop and pen area, the list of materials I was going to use and the photo of the fence required to hide the coop from the world in the folder labeled (A100 Drawings) and last my Chicken U certificate in to the File labeled (PD-Certifications.) So far so good.
The instructions state "be sure you have uploaded the required information before you finalize this application then it goes on to say your permit will be pending, You permit remains pending till you Submit Application or complete payment on fees if their due. OK no problem, oh wait ya, there is a problem.
Next you are given an interactive way to E-submit Planes/Documents. You click on that and you have the option to open your files page or drag and drop. I chose to drag and drop the three files. When I did I got a notice that my files were named incorrectly, Com-on really???
After several frustrating and un successful attempts I placed each generated page of documents into individual files guessing at file names using the three examples originally given.
Files got loaded some how or so it shows a list of them except for the site plan file. I once again checked the file name and made sure the drawing was in the file and dragged and dropped. Each time I attempted to add the site plan file I kept getting a notice that my list of files did not up load because it was missing the sight plan file.
Really I only dragged and dropped it 3-4 times. Some how it loaded and it said up load was successful. ok good were getting some place. I tapped on the continue box to what I assumed would be the submit button page but when I hit it I get that stupid message box Site plan is missing from the up load, upload incomplete. You Got to be kidding me.
Hoping to talk to someone in zoning tomorrow to see if my files got through or not. Ugg so frustrating. Since this is a special permitting request (Back yard Chickens) it could have been handled a whole lot more effortlessly if Orange county would just make a package you could down load any Pdf's and photos into and just submit. I guess time will tell.
Good luck to you. 
and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
