Residential Floor Plan creation for city rental permits

[Mark Urich]

We are required by the city in which we operate student housing to provide the floor plans of each of our properties upon submission for rental permits from the city.  If the city does an inspection of our property and the floor plan on file does not match what the city has on file we can be issued a violation.  These properties are new purchases in the past few years and what the city has on file is what the prior owner submitted.

We would like to get in front of this requirement by providing the floor plans of each property with the rental permit application.

Is there a web site, software, or company, etc. that BP members know to gather this floor plan data by location?  Looking for direction.  Thanks in advance.

[Carini Rochester]

Hire an architect or buy and learn a drafting program.

Get a copy of what the city already has on file and compare with your building. What they have on file should already match unless you or someone else made changes.

[Matthew Sprott]

I would try to find a local drafting company. They are typically much cheaper than architects for something this simple and can usually get to it faster. 

[Eric Teran]

@Mark Urich I agree with @Matthew Sprott to find a draftsman or someone right out of school. As an Architect I would charge you much more. There is an app called Canvas.io that can be Downloaded to an iPad or iPhone (they need the latest cameras) and you can scan each unit. Once the scan is complete it is sent to them. Within 2-3 days they will return a file that even has the baseboards, all the light switches and outlets, and all the cabinetry. We use it for my office when we work on an existing building. Once you get the file back you can ask anyone that knows Autocad or Revit to put each unit on a sheet and add any information you may need like room names or dimensions. If there are a lot of units this is the way to go.

Good luck m,

Eric