No-fee permits are available

Also: FEMA contact information

By Wayne Grant
| 6:15 a.m. October 11, 2016

Trees on houses has become a common sight. Photo by Wayne Grant

Ormond Beach Observer
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For permits for residential and commercial emergency repairs following Hurricane Matthew, contractors and businesses must appear at the city’s Planning/Building permit counter, 22 S. Beach St., to provide their license to prove they are eligible to do the work intended as well as to receive a no-fee permit. No-fee permits for hurricane damage related work will be waived for 60 days beginning Oct. 10. The Planning/Building Department opens at 8 a.m. Tree removal permits have been temporarily suspended. The public is cautioned to hire Florida licensed contractors only and to be wary of door-to-door solicitors asking for large deposits or who promise to speed up the permit process.

FEMA contact information

To register for FEMA Disaster Assistance, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or register online at DisasterAssistance.gov. Information you will need includes: complete property address; directions to property; damages to your property; insurance information if you have it; Social Security number;

phone number; e-mail address (if you would like to be notified by email); and physical address where you get mail.