Resubmittal

A resubmittal is what you file after a round of review comments: the corrected drawings, plus a written response addressing each comment. It starts a new review cycle.

What goes in one

• Revised sheets, with changes clouded or otherwise marked so the reviewer can find them
• A comment response letter answering every numbered comment
• Any new documents the comments asked for
• A resubmittal fee, in the jurisdictions that charge one

Practical points

Resubmit the complete set unless the department says otherwise. Partial sets, where only changed sheets are filed, are accepted in some jurisdictions and rejected in others, and a set that has been half replaced is a common source of the inconsistency comments that trigger yet another cycle.

Reviewers usually check only what the comments covered plus anything your changes touched. A change made quietly, outside the scope of the comments, is the classic way to pick up a fresh comment on cycle three.

Many jurisdictions charge for review cycles beyond the second or third, and some restart their published review clock at each resubmittal rather than continuing it.