An Edgewood home-project file can cross two governments before construction starts. The City reviews local requirements; Orange County issues the building permit and conducts building inspections. Treating the City stamp as the permit—or filing County records without the City decision—breaks that chain.
Use a custody ledger
| Stage | Record owner | Save this evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Local intake | Edgewood | Submitted plans, completeness messages, invoices, and receipts |
| Local decision | Edgewood | The signed and stamped approval and every attached condition |
| Permit intake | Orange County | Fast Track submission receipt and the exact stamped plan set sent onward |
| Permit issuance | Orange County | Permit number, issued documents, and named subpermits |
| Field work | Orange County, with any stated City role | Inspection requests, results, corrections, and reinspection records |
| Closeout | Both, when applicable | County completion record and any Edgewood engineering final |
The City overview says most applicants submit electronically to Edgewood first and then take the approved plans to Orange County Fast Track. It also identifies a narrower route in which roofing, plumbing, or electrical subpermits may go directly to the County. Do not assume that exception applies: retain the written routing instruction for the actual scope.
Keep project-class money separate
The single-family page identifies a $500 nonrefundable City application charge and a $2,500 pass-through deposit for that project class. The general page describes consultant costs that vary. Record each payment by its label—fee, deposit, or consultant charge—and retain the final reconciliation. A deposit is not automatically a project cost, and the single-family intake is not a universal price list.
Before work begins, compare the County permit plan set with Edgewood’s stamped version. At closeout, check whether a City engineering final was assigned in addition to County inspections. The result should be one chronological record with two clearly named authorities, not a blended approval.