Accessory Family Unit Application Assistance

Accessory Family Unit Application Assistance

This service is provided to help you apply for a Accessory Family Unit 

I work by the hour to help you with:

  • Square footage
  • Eave height of main use structure
  • Eave height of AFU
  • Most site plans (survey required)

The cost of design drawings are not included with this service and are done later after you receive approval.

I have minimum fee and a retainer is required to start the process listed under Terms and Rates.

Property Information

Do you have a survey *
ARB, HOA or neighborhood review board *
Architectural Review Board or Home Owners Association
Wetlands on property *
Coastal Construction (beach) or Flood Zone (areas that flood) *
Seaward of the Coastal Construction Line (CCL)
Flood areas have additional cost. Jobs seaward of the coastal construction line or in certain flood zones require preliminary work including consulting with a structural engineer, zoning and building departments for limitations and restrictions at my hourly rate. *
Lot elevation *
Lot slope *

Learn more about setbacks

Do you know your setbacks *
Setbacks are measured to *

Learn more about lot restrictions

Do you know your lot coverage restrictions *
Maximum lot coverage by buildings *
Impervious surface area *
Utility or other easements on Lot *
Home water supply *
Home sewer system *
Is building site property in St Johns County *
Projects outside of St Johns County may require additional hourly work. *

Building Site Address

Contact me if you do not have this information

Terms and Rates

Download Printable Terms and Rates For Your Records

Retainer

  • $500

Hourly Rate

  • Hourly rate $100

Minimum Job

  • Minimum job price $1000

Site Plans

  • Simple Site Plans are billed by the hour to determine if your house will fit on a small lot
  • Permit Site Plans are billed by the hour
  • Limits of fill and finished floor elevation by others
  • For all Site Plans you will need to provide me with the AutoCAD file of your property from surveyor
  • I do NOT do Site Plans for properties with Wetlands

Additional Terms

  • All Payments are Due Upon Receipt (no terms)
  • Payment is due within three business days of receiving invoice (five business days if out of state)
  • Retainer may be refunded minus $400 within three days of receipt of retainer. No other refunds.
  • The use of copyrighted material without permission is punishable by law. Client assumes all responsibility, liability and damages that may occur by providing sketches, plans, pictures, ideas, material or communications to Tom McConnell of McConnell Custom Design. It is the clients responsibility to obtain and secure permission for modifying, copying, transferring or altering in any way protected intellectual property provided to Tom McConnell of McConnell Custom Design.
  • Client agrees they are hiring Tom McConnell of McConnell Custom Design to provide graphic design drawings. Client assumes all responsibility, liability and damages that may occur from the use of graphic design drawings.
  • Rates are subject to change
  • The owner/client agrees to pay a service charge of 2.5% on past due amount per month (or the maximum allowable by law, whichever is greater). If it is necessary to place the account with an attorney for collection, McConnell Custom Design is entitled to recover all attorney fees, court cost and current hourly rate for all time collecting outstanding monies owed.
Terms and Rates *
This service in no way guarantees approval for you project *

Click the SUBMIT FORM button when you are finished

Have questions about your job or the design process?
Please contact me.
I normally respond right away during business hours.