Amity, OR. Existing garage with a proposed structure and setback lines labeled to each lot line.
Permit-ready gazebo
site plan
We draw your proposed gazebo onto a clean, scaled site plan using county GIS data and satellite imagery: posts located, roof footprint outlined, and the distance to every property line labeled the way a reviewer measures it.
Choose your tier — from $89Revised free until your building department accepts it, or your money back
On every gazebo plan we draw
- Your gazebo, drawn and dimensioned
- Setbacks labeled in feet, not implied
- Everything already on the lot
- The surface underneath, as built
- 11 × 17 sheet
- Drawn by a drafter
- 24 to 48 hours
- All 50 states
Three tiers. Pick what your department asks for.
Every tier includes your gazebo drawn and dimensioned on the plan. The difference is how much of the rest of the lot comes with it.
Basic
$89
- Property lines
- Lot dimensions
- House roofline, drawn to scale
- North arrow
- Scale
- Parcel ID
- Driveway
- Your proposed gazebo drawn and dimensioned, posts located
Standard
$169
- Everything in Basic
- Everything in Basic
- Setback distances labeled to every property line
- All existing structures drawn to scale
- The patio, slab or deck under the gazebo, as built
- Easements drawn from the recorded plat
- Roof outline dimensioned over the posts
Premium
$259
- Everything in Standard
- Everything in Standard
- Rush 24 hour delivery
- Lot coverage calculation table
- Impervious surface table where your city requires one
- Unlimited revisions until your department accepts the plan
Backed by our approval guarantee
Order today and we draft your site plan within 24 to 48 hours. If your reviewer asks for changes, we revise it free, usually within one business day, until your building department accepts it. In the rare case we cannot make it work for your jurisdiction, you get a full refund.
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Plans professionals are comfortable submitting.
Deck builder serving Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio.
PermitsGuide may cost a little more than some providers, but the quality is worth every cent. Their plans are clearer and more professional than the alternatives we've used, and every plan we've submitted has been accepted.
About 40 plans now, zero rejections. The DWG in the Premium tier works with my CAD setup.
Carlos T. · Contractor, Austin, TXI run a fencing crew and most of my clients have no survey. Fifteen so far this year and none rejected.
Dwayne F. · Fencing contractorIt comes back overnight, permit goes in the next morning. Keeps my schedule from slipping.
Ashanti M. · Deck builderWhat Your Building Department Checks on a Gazebo Site Plan
A gazebo is judged almost entirely on where it sits and how much ground it covers. The reviewer is not assessing your design; they are running a short list of measurable checks, and every one of them lives on the site plan.
Setbacks to the roof edge. Measured from the edge of the projection to each property line, not from the post. This is where gazebo plans most often fail, because the overhang is what crosses the line.
Rear yard and lot coverage. Cumulative across everything already built. A gazebo is frequently the structure that pushes a lot over its coverage limit, which is why the existing shed and garage have to be on the drawing.
The footprint against the local threshold. Whether the roofed area clears or crosses your city's exemption line, which runs from 100 square feet to 300 depending on where you live, and in North Carolina is measured as a dimension rather than an area.
Easements. Utility and drainage easements are off limits for structures. Footings inside one fail review regardless of setbacks, so easements are drawn from the recorded plat rather than estimated.
The surface underneath. Slab, pavers or deck shown as built, because impervious coverage is regulated arithmetic in many cities and because a roof over an existing deck can change how that deck is classified.
If any of these are missing or not drawn to scale, the application usually comes back with a correction notice rather than an approval. That round trip is the cost a properly drawn plan avoids.
Hear it from a homeowner
A surveyor quoted me $650 and a three week wait for a site plan. For a drawing of my own backyard. Then I found PermitsGuide for $169. The form took maybe five minutes, and the finished plan was in my inbox the next day. Property lines, setbacks, my deck drawn exactly where I wanted it. Every single number the city reviewer needs. I submitted it. Permit approved on the first try. First try. And if the city rejects your plan, they fix it for free. Still rejected? Full refund. You cannot lose. Need a permit? Stop overthinking it. PermitsGuide.com
From a Homeowner Who Added a Cover
A recent order where putting a roof over an existing patio changed what the city wanted to see. It was a pergola, and a gazebo does the same thing to a review.
"We put a pergola over part of the patio and that changed what the city wanted to see. They drew the posts and the footprint of the cover aswell as the slab. Went through no problem."
"needed the gazebo between two big trees without getting too close to the lot line. tree locations and gazebo measurements were all shown. no issue with the permit"
"ours is basically round so i wasnt sure how they would measure it. plan showed the closest point to each property line and thats exactly what zoning wanted"
"ours is 8 sided and i wondered how that was even gonna come out on a drawing. they measured to whatever corner was closest to each line. city had nothing to ask about."
"the county cared less about the property line and more about how far the gazebo sat from the house. that was already on the drawing"
"between the house the drive and the shed i was already close to the cap. the gazebo footprint went into the total so the reviewer could check it himself"
How it works
Three steps. No phone calls. No back and forth. Submit details today, hold your plan tomorrow.
Choose your tier
Pick Basic, Standard, or Premium based on what your building department or HOA needs.
Submit your details
Enter your property address, gazebo dimensions, and where on the lot you plan to build. Takes about 4 minutes.
Receive your plan
We draft, review, and email your finished plan within 24 to 48 hours. Submit to your building department or HOA.
Questions
Gazebo site plan FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a site plan for a gazebo permit?
Wherever a gazebo needs a permit, yes, and often where it does not. The building permit and the placement review are separate questions: cities that waive the building permit below a size threshold still commonly require a zoning permit or certificate, and that review reads a drawing of where the structure sits. Toledo issues a Certificate of Zoning Compliance below its 200 square foot line, and Mecklenburg County requires a zoning permit for accessory structures at any size.
What has to be on a gazebo site plan?
Property lines with lot dimensions, every existing structure drawn to scale, your gazebo's footprint with its own dimensions, the posts located, the roof outline over them, the setback distance from the roof edge to each property line written in feet, the surface underneath shown as built, recorded easements, and a basics block with north arrow, scale and parcel identification. If your city publishes a checklist, it will be a subset of that list.
Do you draw the posts or the roof?
Both, and the distinction matters more for a gazebo than for most projects. The posts are located because that is where the footings get inspected. The roof outline is drawn because setbacks are generally measured to the edge of the projection, so a gazebo whose posts clear the line by a comfortable margin can still encroach with its overhang.
How long does a gazebo site plan take?
24 to 48 hours depending on tier, with Premium delivered in 24. We draw from county GIS parcel data and satellite imagery, so we do not need you on site or a surveyor's visit. If you already have a survey, upload it with your order and we draft on top of it.
Which tier should I choose?
Standard is the one most gazebo permits need. It labels the setback distance to every property line, draws every existing structure to scale along with the patio, slab or deck underneath as built, adds the easements from your recorded plat, and dimensions the roof outline over the posts. Basic is the cheaper start only where your department wants nothing more than the gazebo drawn and dimensioned where it will stand. Premium adds a lot coverage table, an impervious surface table where your city requires one, and the DWG file, and it is drafted on the 24 hour rush.
What if my building department asks for changes?
We revise it free, for as many rounds as your department asks for, on every tier. The revision counts on the tier cards cover changes you ask us for yourself, not corrections your building department sends. Corrections on accessory-structure plans are usually a missing dimension or an unlabeled easement rather than a rejected design, so they are typically a same-day fix.
Will this work if my gazebo goes on an existing deck or patio?
Yes, and that is one of the more common gazebo orders. The surface underneath goes on the drawing as built, with the gazebo drawn over it, because the reviewer needs to see the project the way the code classifies it. In some states a roof over a low deck also changes that deck's own exemption, which is exactly what the drawing makes visible.
Is this a survey?
No. It is a permit-ready site plan drawn from county GIS records and satellite imagery, which is what most building departments accept for a small accessory structure. If your jurisdiction specifically requires a certified or stamped boundary survey, only a licensed surveyor in your state can provide that. Check your city's checklist before ordering from anyone.
Before you go
The permit office wants a gazebo site plan. We draw it overnight.
- Your gazebo dimensioned to every property line
- Revised free until your building department accepts it
- 98% pass review with no correction notice
Delivered in 24 to 48 hours
