Hurricane Season along the Gulf Coast starts June 1, 2023 and goes through the end of November 2023. Hurricanes can be a scary time for homeowners and businesses along the Gulf Coast. There are often a plethora of information available to homeowners to prepare for hurricane season but a lot of business owners can be left scratching their heads on the best way to prepare.

From our experience in pulling permits for contractors remodeling and rebuilding commercial businesses, we have found that having the following items to be valuable to create your business hurricane preparedness kit. This can help save you time and money plus minimize stress if you have to rebuild after being impacted by a hurricane.

• Certificate of Occupancy
• Health Certificate
• Blueprints
• Property Survey
• Copy of Deed
• Certificate of Insurance

For additional information, please watch PermitUsNow’s “Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Businesses video.

As a final note, we suggest that you save a soft copy and hard copy of this information. If you have any questions on permitting after a storm or flood, please let us know.

At PermitUsNow, we are committed to pulling permits for our architect, contractor, and project owner clients without delay, eliminating their frustrations with the permitting process. Plus, we make it easy for you to work with us. Simply: 1) Email us your plans, 2) Follow up on our feedback for any missing items, and 3) Let us get your permitting done for you. So, send us your plans today and we’ll free you up to focus on doing what you love – building your customers’ dreams. #BuildSafe