19-2159 Amending Chapter 18 Providing Adoption of the Florida Building Code 6th EditionORDINANCE NO. 19-2159
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 18 REGARDING BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS;
'PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 6T"
EDITION; ESTABLISHING NEW HOURS FOR CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR
A GENERAL UPDATE OF BUILDING STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood is vested with home rule authority pursuant to Article
VII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, to
enact ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Building Code Act of 1998 directed the Florida Building Commission
to establish a statewide uniform building code known as the Florida Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Edition of the Florida Building Code shall be in effect throughout the
state of Florida as of December 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood ("City') recognizes that the
enforcement of the Florida building Code is the responsibility of local governments; and
WHEREAS, the City actively participates in the enforcement and regulation of building
construction for the benefit of the public safety of its citizens, businesses, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to facilitate the enforcement of the Florida Building Code by
enacting administrative amendments thereto in accordance with Florida law that meet the needs
of its citizens, businesses, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City hereby determines that those certain administrative amendments as
referenced herein are needed for the safety and public welfare of the citizens, businesses, and
visitors to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that chapter 553, Florida Statutes, allows local
governments to adopt and enact local administrative amendments to the Florida Building Code
that are more stringent than the minimum standards described therein so long as such
amendments are transmitted to the Florida Building Commission within thirty days after
enactment and are made available to the general public in a useable format; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the amendments to the City Code adopted by
this Ordinance are in the best interest of and for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
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the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and constitute the legislative findings
of the City Commission, which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Adoption. Chapter 18 of the Longwood City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows * indicates deletions; underlined text indicates additions; and non -
referenced sections shall remain unchanged):
CHAPTER 18- BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL
Sec. 18-2. - Hours of operation.
Excavating, grading and the erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any building shall
occur only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No construction activity, except for repairs, may be completed on Sundays
or city holidays, except in the following instances:
1. A case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety
2. Public improvements by a public entity are required for the health and safety of the
community or the construction is required by special circumstances to achieve a public
purpose
3. Where the proposed construction is not located within % mile of properties in residential
use and is otherwise deemed to have no forseeable impact on residential properties
Such activity must be authorized by a permit from the building official, which may be granted
for a period deemed appropriate for the accomplishment of the required improvements. If the
building official should determine that the public health and safety will not be impaired by the
erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or the excavation of streets and
highways on Sundays, or city holidays or outside the before mentioned hours of operation, the
building official shall grant permission for an appropriate amount of time. Such request must be
submitted in writing to the building official a minimum of 72 hours prior to commencement of
such work, except for public emergencies.
Sec. 18-4 Demolition.
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(a) Any property owner who wishes to demolish a structure in any land use district
must first submit an application to obtain a permit.
(b) The application shall include pictures of the structure that is to be demolished. If
the total structure is to be demolished then a picture of each outside wall including
the roof to ground level of the building shall be given to the building division. The
inside of each room shall also be photographed. If only a portion of a building is to
be demolished then pictures of the inside and outside of the portion to be
demolished shall be included
(c) Pictures shall be initially recorded in color and submitted to the building
department in electronic format. This format and submission may be changed as
authorized by the city manager in order to meet the demands of changing media
and recording methods.
(d) All demolition activity must comply with the section 105.3.6 asbestos removal of
the 29142017 Florida Building Code -Building Chapter 1 Administrative Code.
Sec. 18-5. - Reserved.
Sec. 18 — 6. - Florida Building Code Adopted
There is hereby adopted by the city the Florida Building Code, as established by
the Florida Building Commission, all appendices, and its subsequent amendments
as though fully set forth herein.
Sec.18 — 7 — Amendments to the building code.
(a) The 2919 §*"�6th edition (2017) of the Building Officials Association of
Florida (BOAF) Model Administrative Code (available at www.boaf.net) is hereby
adopted by reference as though fully set forth in this section, with certain changes
thereto.
(b) Technical amendments to the Florida Building Code.
ARTICLE II. - BUILDING PERMITS
Sec. 18-33 — Electric Code
There are hereby adopted by the city the terms and conditions set forth and embraced
within the Florida Building Code -Residential, Chapter 34 Electrical and the 20112014
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National Electrical Code (NFPA-70) for other than residential as to the regulation of
electrical systems. Copies of the subject code being on file in the office of the city clerk.
The terms and conditions set forth in the books are hereby adopted and incorporated as
fully as if set out in length in this section and the provisions contained therein shall control
within the limits of the city.
(1) All temporary power, service being installed in the city must conform to all
provisions of the 2014 NEC, as outlined in article 590.2 of the 2014 NEC and as outlined
in the following section listed herein.
(2) The building official may permit temporary connecting of wiring-ek4e;- during the
course of construction or for temporary lighting, heat, or power or advertising provided
that no temporary connection shall be for a period of time as such time
sash time as shall be speeified iR WFitiRg by the ^l^e*~fe,l iRspeGt9F authorized by the
building official. Construction temporary power service size shall be delineated on permit
application and approved by the building official prior to construction of said service.
Authorization and time frame of said temporary power shall not exceed the time frame
delineated in article 590 of the 2014 NEC, unless prior, written authorization has been
given by the building official. Any extension of previously authorized time frame must be
submitted, in writing to the building official. Request for extension must declare
reasoning and outline hardships that have required such request.
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per the 2014 NEC prior to being energized. In no case shall the time period be authorized
for a time frame greater than 90 days after the date of the original permit authorization.
(3) The building official may grant special permission to connect and furnish electric
current to any wiring apparatus, or fixtures for a set period of time, not to exceed 30 days
the time frame authorized by the building official, if in his or her opinion, such wiring
apparatus or fixtures are in such condition that current may be safely connected
therewith, and there exists, an urgent necessity for such use.
The building official may issue special permits for the installation and use of
temporary wiring and/or equipment as permitted by subsection (2) of this section,
provided that the use of such temporary wiring and/or equipment shall be limited to a
period not more than 30 days the time frame authorized by the building official after the
date of the permit. If reasonable necessity is established for an extension of time in the
use of such temporary wiring and /or equipment, the permit for use may be extended by
the building official for an additional 30 days from its original date of expiration, but
permission granted for such use of such temporary installation shall be in no case be
extended for a greater period of time more than 90 days after the date of the original
permit.
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Sec. 18 — 39 Fire Fees:
a) There is hereby adopted by the city that certain code known as the Florida Fire
Prevention Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, the most
current edition being the 20112015 edition. Copies of the subject code are filed in
the office of the city clerk, and such code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
set out in length in this section and the provisions contained shall be controlling in the
city.
ARTICLE III. - HOUSING CODE
Sec. 18-61. - Adoption of Standard Housing Code.
a) There is hereby adopted by reference the 2932 2014 edition of the International
Property Maintenance Code, as published by the International Code Council, subject
however to such amendments and additions which may appear elsewhere in this
article and except insofar as such provisions, by their very nature, could have no
application in the city.
Sec. 18-63 Minimum Property Standards:
All buildings, structures, accessory structures including fences, electrical, gas, mechanical
and plumbing systems, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained
in a safe, operational and sanitary condition per the 29122014 International Property
Maintenance Code. All buildings, structures and accessory structures shall be free of
rotted wood, fungus, mold and standing water. The property owner or designated agent
shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures, and electrical, gas,
mechanical and plumbing systems.
Section 3. Florida Building Code 6th Edition (2017) Adopted. The Florida Building Code Chapter
1 Scope and Administration is hereby adopted as amended and attached as Exhibit "A."
Section 4. Conflicts. If any Ordinances or parts of thereof are in conflict herewith, this Ordinance
shall control to the extent of the conflict.
Section S. Codification. Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the City
Code of Ordinances; that the Sections and exhibits of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
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relettered to accomplish such intention. The word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section,"
"Article," or other appropriate word. The City Clerk is given liberal authority to correct scriveners'
errors, such as incorrect code cross references, grammatical, typographical and similar or like
errors when codifying this Ordinance.
Section 6. Severability. If any portion of this Ordinance is determined to void, unconstitutional,
or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
FIRST READING this 9th day of September, A.D. 2019.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION this 16th day of September, A.D. 2019.
Matt Morgan, Mayor
MichellMingo, CMC, FCRM, City Clerk
Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida only.
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Daniel W. Lan Cit orney
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CITY OF LONGWOOD
61'' Edition (2017) Florida Building Code
Chapter 1
Scope and Administration
Ordinance No. 19-2159
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Ordinance 19-2159 Exhibit "A"
Chapter 1
Scope and Administration
PART 1—SCOPE AND APPLICATION
SECTION 101
GENERAL
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the
Florida Building Code, hereinafter referred to as "this
code."
101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to
the construction, alteration, relocation, enlargement,
replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
location, maintenance, removal and demolition of
every building or structure or any appurtenances
connected or attached to such buildings or structures.
Exception:
1. Detached one- and two-family dwellings and
multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses)
not more than three stories above grade plane
in height with a separate means of egress and
their accessory structures not more than three
stories above grade plane in height, shall
comply with the Florida Building Code,
Residential.
2. Code Requirements that address snow loads
and earthquake protection are pervasive; they
are left in place but shall not be utilized or
enforced because Florida has no snow load or
earthquake threat.
101.2.1 Appendices. Provisions in the appendices
shall not apply unless specifically adopted. The
following appendices shall be adopted as written:
Florida Building Code, Residential
• Appendix
C-Exit Terminals of Mechanical
Draft and Direct Vent Venting Systems
• Appendix
E-Florida Standard For Mitigation
Of Radon In Existing Buildings
• Appendix
F-Florida Standard for Passive
Radon -Resistant New Residential Building
Construction
• Appendix
H-Patio Covers
• Appendix
I -Private Sewage Disposal
• Appendix
J-Existing Buildings And Structures
• Appendix
K-Sound Transmission
• Appendix
L- Permit Fees
• Appendix
M- Home Day Care-R-3 Occupancy
• Appendix
O-Automatic Vehicular Gates
• Appendix
P-Sizing Of Water Piping System
Florida Building Code, Building
• Appendix
A -Employee Qualifications
• Appendix
B-Chapter 96-52 F.A.0 Florida
Standard for Passive Radon -Resistant
Construction
• Appendix
C-Florida Standard for Mitigation of
Radon In Existing Buildings
• Appendix
E-Florida Standard for Radon -
Resistant New Commercial Construction
• Appendix
F-Rodent proofing
• Appendix
H- Signs
• Appendix
I- Patio Covers
• Appendix
J-Grading
• Appendix
K-Administrative Provisions
101.2.2 Florida Building Code, Residential
Construction standards or practices which are not
covered by Florida Building Code, Residential volume
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shall be in accordance with the provisions of Florida
Building Code, Building.
101.3 Intent. The purpose of this code is to establish
the minimum requirements to safeguard the public
health, safety and general welfare through structural
strength, means of egress facilities, stability,
sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, energy
conservation, and safety to life and property from fire
and other hazards attributed to the built environment
and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency
responders during emergency operations.
101.3.1 Quality control. Quality control of materials
and workmanship is not within the purview of this
code except as it relates to the purposes stated
herein.
101.3.2 Warranty and Liability. The permitting, plan
review or inspection of any building, system or plan
by this jurisdiction, under the requirements of this
code, shall not be construed in any court as a
warranty of the physical condition of such building,
system or plan or their adequacy. This iurisdiction
shall not be liable in tort for damages or hazardous or
illegal condition or inadequacy in such building,
system or plan, nor for any failure of any component
of such, which may occur subsequent to such
inspection or permitting. Further, no building
department employee shall be liable in tort for
damages from such conditions, in accordance with
Section 768.28(9)(a) Florida Statute, as may be
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101.4 Referenced codes. The other codes listed in
Sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.9 and referenced
elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the
requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of
each such reference.
101.4.1 Gas. The provisions of the Florida Building
Code, Fuel Gas shall apply to the installation of gas
piping from the point of delivery, gas appliances
and related accessories as covered in this code.
These requirements apply togas piping systems
extending from the point of delivery to the inlet
connections of appliances and the installation and
operation of residential and commercial gas
appliances and related accessories.
101.4.2 Mechanical. The provisions of the Florida
Building Code, Mechanical shall apply to the
installation, alterations, repairs and replacement
of mechanical systems, including equipment,
appliances, fixtures, fittings and/or
appurtenances, including ventilating, heating,
cooling, air-conditioning and refrigeration
systems, incinerators and other energy -related
systems.
101.4.3 Plumbing. The provisions of the Florida
Building Code, Plumbing shall apply to the
installation, alteration, repair and replacement of
plumbing systems, including equipment,
appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances,
and where connected to a water or sewage system
and all aspects of a medical gas system.
101.4.4 Property maintenance. The provisions of
the 2014 International Property Maintenance
Code with revisions thereto adopted in Chapter18
of the Longwood Code of ordinances, shall apply to
existing structures and premises; equipment and
facilities; light, ventilation, space heating,
sanitation, life and fire safety hazards;
responsibilities of owners, operators and
occupants; and occupancy of existing premises
and structures.
101.4.5 Fire prevention. For provisions related to
fire prevention, refer to the Florida Fire Prevention
Code. The Florida Fire Prevention Code shall apply
to matters affecting or relating to structures,
processes and premises from the hazard of fire
and explosion arising from the storage, handling
or use of structures, materials or devices; from
conditions hazardous to life, property or public
welfare in the occupancy of structures or
premises; and from the construction, extension,
repair, alteration or removal of fire suppression,
automatic sprinkler systems and alarm systems or
fire hazards in the structure or on the premises
from occupancy or operation.
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101.4.6 Energy. The provisions of the Florida
Building Code, Energy Conservation shall apply to
all matters governing the design and construction
of buildings for energy efficiency.
101.4.7 Existing buildings. The provisions of the
Florida Existing Building Code shall apply to
matters governing the repair, alteration, change of
occupancy, addition to and relocation of existing
buildings.
101.4.8 Accessibility. For provisions related to
accessibility, refer to the Florida Building Code,
Accessibility.
101.4.9 Manufactured buildings. For additional
administrative and special code requirements, see
Section 458, Florida Building Code. Building, and
Rule 61-41 Florida Administrative Code.
101.4.10 Electrical. The provisions related to the
installation of electrical materials and apparatus
shall be governed by the 2014 National Electrical
Code, NFPA 70 and Chapter 27 of this code.
SECTION 102
APPLICABILITY
102.1 General. Where there is a conflict between a
general requirement and a specific requirement, the
specific requirement shall be applicable. Where, in
any specific case, different sections of this code
specify different materials, methods of construction
or other requirements, the most restrictive shall
govern.
102.1.1 The Florida Building Code does not apply to,
and no code enforcement action shall be brought
with respect to, zoning requirements, land use
requirements and owner specifications or
programmatic requirements which do not pertain to
and govern the design, construction, erection,
alteration, modification, repair or demolition of
public or private buildings, structures or facilities or to
programmatic requirements that do not pertain to
enforcement of the Florida Building Code.
Additionally, a local code enforcement agency may
not administer or enforce the Florida Building Code,
Building to prevent the siting of any publicly owned
facility, including, but not limited to, correctional
facilities, juvenile justice facilities, or state
universities, community colleges, or public education
facilities, as provided by law.
102.2 Building. The provisions of the Florida Building
Code shall apply to the construction, erection,
alteration, modification, repair, equipment, use and
occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and
demolition of every public and private building,
structure or facility or floating residential structure, or
any appurtenances connected or attached to such
buildings, structures or facilities. Additions,
alterations, repairs and changes of use or occupancy
group in all buildings and structures shall comply with
the provisions provided in the Florida Building Code,
Existing Building. The following buildings, structures
and facilities, except for those located in a Special
Flood Hazard Area are exempt from the Florida
Building Code as provided by law, and any further
exemptions shall be as determined by the legislature
and provided by law:
(a) Building and structures specifically regulated and
preempted by the federal government.
(b) Railroads and ancillary facilities associated with
the railroad.
(c) Nonresidential farm buildings on farms.
(d) Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for
construction purposes.
(e) Mobile or modular structures used as temporary
offices, except that the provisions of Part II (Section
553.501-553.513, Florida Statutes) relating to
accessibility by persons with disabilities shall apply to
such mobile or modular structures. Permits shall be
required for structural support and tie down, electric
supply and all other such utility connections to such
mobile or modular structures as required by this
jurisdiction.
(f) Those structures or facilities of electric utilities, as
defined in Section 366.02, Florida Statutes, which are
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directly involved in the generation, transmission, or
distribution of electricity.
(g) Temporary sets, assemblies, or structures used in
commercial motion picture or television production,
or any sound -recording equipment used in such
production, on or off the premises.
(h) Chickees constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As
used in this paragraph, the term "chickee" means an
open -sided wooden but that has a thatched roof of
palm or palmetto or other traditional materials, and
that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing, or
other non -wood features.
(i) Family mausoleums not exceeding 250 square feet
(23 m2) in area which are prefabricated and
assembled on site or preassembled and delivered on
site and have walls, roofs, and a floor constructed of
granite, marble, or reinforced concrete.
(j) Temporary housing provided by the Department of
Corrections to any prisoner in the state correctional
system.
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102.2.1 In addition to the requirements of Section
553.79 and 553.80, Florida Statutes, facilities subject
to the provisions of Chapter 395, Florida Statutes, and
Part II of Chapter 400, Florida Statutes, shall have
facility plans reviewed and construction surveyed by
the state agency authorized to do so under the
requirements of Chapter 395, Florida Statutes, and
Part II of Chapter 400, Florida Statutes, and the
certification requirements of the federal government.
102.2.2 Residential Buildings or structures intended
for residential uses moved into or within a county or
municipality shall not be required to be brought into
compliance with the state minimum building code in
force at the time the building or structure is moved,
provided:
1. The building or structure is structurally sound
and in occupiable condition for its intended use;
2. The occupancy use classification for the
building or structure is not changed as a result of
the move;
3. The building is not substantially remodeled;
4. Current fire code requirements for ingress
and egress are met;
5. Electrical, gas and plumbing systems meet
the codes in force at the time of construction
and are operational and safe for
reconnection; and
6. Foundation plans are sealed by a professional
engineer or architect licensed to practice in
this state, if required by the Florida Building
Code, Building for all residential buildings or
structures of the same occupancy class.
102.2.3 The building official shall apply the same
standard to a moved residential building or structure
as that applied to the remodeling of any comparable
residential building or structure to determine
whether the moved structure is substantially
remodeled. The cost of the foundation on which the
moved building or structure is placed shall not be
included in the cost of remodeling for purposes of
determining whether a moved building or structure
has been substantially remodeled.
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102.2.4 This section does not apply to the jurisdiction
and authority of the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services to inspect amusement rides or the
Department of Financial Services to inspect state-
owned buildings and boilers.
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102.2.6 This section does not apply to swings and
other playground equipment accessory to a one -
or two-family dwelling.
Exception: Electrical service to such
playground equipment shall be in accordance
with Chapter 27 of this code.
102.3 Application of references. References to
chapter or section numbers, or to provisions not
specifically identified by number, shall be construed
to refer to such chapter, section or provision of this
code.
102.4 Referenced codes and standards. The codes
and standards referenced in this code shall be
considered part of the requirements of this code to
the prescribed extent of each such reference and as
further regulated in Sections 102.4.1 and 102.4.2.
102.4.1 Conflicts. Where conflicts occur between
provisions of this code and referenced codes and
standards, the provisions of this code shall apply.
102.4.2 Provisions in referenced codes and
standards. Where the extent of the reference to a
referenced code or standard includes subject
matter that is within the scope of this code or the
Florida Codes listed in Section101.4, the provisions
of this code or the Florida Codes listed in Section
101.4, as applicable, shall take precedence over
the provisions in the referenced code or standard.
102.5 Partial invalidity. In the event that any part or
provision of this code is held to be illegal or void, this
shall not have the effect of making void or illegal any
of the other parts or provisions.
102.6 Existing structures. The legal occupancy of any
structure existing on the date of adoption of this code
shall be permitted to continue without change,
except as is specifically covered in this code 2014
International Property Maintenance Code with
revisions thereto adopted in Chapter 18 of the
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Longwood Code of Ordinances, the Florida Building
Code, Existing Building, and the Florida Fire
Prevention Code.
102.6.1 Buildings not previously occupied. A building
or portion of a building that has not been previously
occupied or used for its intended purpose in
accordance with the laws in existence at the time of
its completion shall comply with the provisions of the
Florida Building Code or Florida Residential Code, as
applicable, for new construction or with any current
permit for such occupancy.
102.6.2 Buildings previously occupied. The legal
occupancy of any building existing on the date of
adoption of this code shall be permitted to continue
without change, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this code, the Florida Fire Prevention Code
2014 International Property Maintenance Code with
revisions thereto adopted in Chapter 18 of the
Longwood Code of Ordinances, as is deemed
necessary by the building official for the general
safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.
102.7 Relocation of manufactured buildings.
(1) Relocation of an existing manufactured building
does not constitute an alteration.
(2) A relocated building shall comply with wind speed
requirements of the new location, using the
appropriate wind speed map. If the existing building
was manufactured in compliance with the Standard
Building Code (prior to March 1, 2002), the wind
speed map of the Standard Building Code shall be
applicable. If the existing building was manufactured
in compliance with the Florida Building Code (after
March 1, 2002), the wind speed map of the Florida
Building Code shall be applicable.
(3) A relocated building shall comply with the flood
hazard area requirements of the new location, if
applicable.
102.8 Existing mechanical equipment. An agency or
local government may not require that existing
mechanical equipment located on or above the
surface of a roof be installed in compliance with the
requirements of the Florida Building Code except
during reroofing when the equipment is being
replaced or moved during reroofing and is not in
compliance with the provisions of the Florida Building
Code relating to roof -mounted mechanical units.
102.9 Generally. All provisions, terms, phrases and
expressions contained in this code shall be liberally
construed in order that the true intent and meaning
of the administration of the jurisdiction may be fully
carried out. Terms used in this code, unless otherwise
specifically provided, shall have the meanings
Prescribed by the statutes of this state for the same
terms.
102.9.1 Text. In the case of any difference of
meaning or implication between the text of this
code and any figure, the text shall control.
102.9.2 Words defined.
Appraised value. For the purpose of this section,
appraised value is defined as either 120 percent of
the assessed value of the structure as indicated by the
county property appraiser; or the value, as indicated,
in a certified appraisal from a certified appraiser.
Assessed value. The value of real property and
improvements thereon as established by the county
Property appraiser.
Building, Shell. The Building Official or his/her
designee shall classify the type of shell building at the
time of plan review defined as follows:
Basic Shell Building: A building complete on the
exterior. The interior slab/floor may or may not
be placed. The fire suppression and fire alarm
systems (if required) must be complete.
Plumbing may or may not be stubbed in. The
electrical service for the main building must be
complete; however, the house panel which feeds
only the circuits for the main building, fire alarm
control panel, required exit signs, emergency
lighting and the site electrical will be allowed to
be energized with this permit. The building does
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not have any interior walls unless they are
required, by code, a fire resistant corridor, stairs
or elevator shaft walls. This type of building will
require a Certificate of Completion prior to
issuance of any tenant build out permits for each
tenant space. A Certificate of Completion may be
issued prior to completion of site improvements.
Complete Shell Building: A building designed to
accommodate one (1) or more tenants and is
complete on the interior and exterior. It must include
all required fire suppression and fire alarm systems,
all required plumbing drain, waste, vent and potable
water piping and fixtures, all required exhaust,
heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and
all electrical requirements. The electrical service for
the main building must be complete; however, the
house panel which feeds only the circuits for the main
building, required exit signs, emergency lighting and
the site electrical will be allowed to be energized with
this permit. All site improvements must be complete.
Building system. A functionally related group of
elements, components and/or equipment, such as
the electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems of a
building.
Change of Occupancy. A change in the use or level of
activity within a building that involves a change in
application of the requirements of this code.
Commercial building. Any building, structure,
improvement or accessory thereto, other than a one -
or two-family dwelling and their accessory structures.
Demolition. The act of razing, dismantling or removal
of a building or structure, or portion thereof, to the
ground level.
Examination. An exam prepared, proctored and
graded by a recognized testing agency unless
otherwise implied in context or specifically stated
otherwise.
Imminent Danger. Structurally unsound conditions of
a structure, or portion thereof, that is likely to cause
Physical iniury to a person entering the structure; or
due to structurally unsound conditions, any portion of
the structure is likely to fall, be carried by the wind, or
otherwise detach or move, and in doing so cause
physical injury or damage to a person on the property
or to a person or property nearby: or the condition of
the property is such that it harbors or is inhabited by
pests, vermin, or organisms injurious to human
health, the presence of which constitutes an
immediate hazard to people in the vicinity.
Inspection warrant. A court order authorizing the building
official or his designee to perform an inspection of a
particular property named in the warrant.
Intensification of use. An increase in capacity or number of
units of a residential or commercial building.
Month. The word "month" shall mean a calendar
month.
Permit card or placard. A document issued by the
jurisdiction evidencing the issuance of a permit and
recording of inspections.
Shall; may. The word "shall' is mandatory; "may" is
permissive. The word "shall' takes precedence over
may
Site work. The physical clearing of land in preparation
for foundation work, including, but not limited to, site
clearing, excavation, de -watering, pilings and soil
testing activities.
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Tenant finish permit Required permits necessary to
complete leased tenant spaces of a shell building that
have not previously been occupied. Because the main
building was built as a shell only, these permits are
required regardless if any work has been done in the
space or not. The Building Official shall not issue the
Certificate of Occupancy without a permit, and or
inspections. Without a Certificate of Occupancy, the
space cannot be legally occupied by law. A licensed
contractor is required to obtain these permits when
work is being done that requires a licensed contractor
in accordance with Florida Statute 489 and the permit
holder must pass all required inspections to obtain
the Certificate of Occupancy for the tenant space.
Wind Speed. The wind speed for this jurisdiction shall
be 129 mph ultimate design wind speed for risk
category I buildings and structures as defined in table
1604.5 of this code, 139 mph ultimate design wind
speed for risk category II buildings and structures as
defined in table 1604.5 of this code and 149 mph
ultimate design wind speed for risk category III and IV
buildings and structures as defined in table 1604.5 of
this code.
Written or in writing. The term "written" or "in
writing" shall be construed to include any
representation of words, letters or figures whether by
printing or otherwise.
Year. The word "year" shall mean a calendar year,
unless a fiscal year is indicated.
PART 2—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 103
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SAFETY
103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The
Department of Building Safety is hereby created and
referred to as the City of Longwood Building Division.
The official in charge thereof shall be known as the
building official. All code officials employed by the
department shall be certified in accordance with
Chapter 469, Part XII, Florida Statute.
103.2 Appointment. The building official shall be
appointed by the chief appointing authority of the
jurisdiction.
103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed
procedures of this iurisdiction and with the
concurrence of the appointing authority, the building
official shall have the authority to appoint a deputy
building official, the related technical officers,
inspectors, plan examiners and other employees.
Such employees shall have powers as delegated by
the building official.
103.4 Restrictions on employees. An employee
connected with the department, shall not be
financially interested in the furnishing of labor,
material, or appliances for the construction,
alteration, or maintenance of a building, structure,
service, system or in the making of plans or of
specifications thereof, within the iurisdiction of the
department, unless he or she is the owner of such
which is inconsistent with his or her duties or conflict
with the interest of the department.
For the maintenance of existing properties, see the
2014 International Property Maintenance Code with
revisions thereto adopted in Chapter18 of the
Longwood Code of ordinances,
SECTION 104
DUTIES AND POWERS OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
104.1 General. The building official is hereby
authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of
this code. The building official shall have the authority
to render interpretations of this code and to adopt
policies and procedures in order to clarify the
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application of its provisions. Such interpretations,
policies and procedures shall be in compliance with
the intent and purpose of this code. Such policies and
procedures shall not have the effect of waiving
requirements specifically provided for in this code.
104.2 Applications and permits. The building official
shall receive applications, review construction
documents and issue permits for the erection, and
alteration, demolition and moving of buildings and
structures, inspect the premises for which such
hermits have been issued and enforce compliance
with the provisions of this code.
104.2.1 Revocation of permits. The building official is
authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued
under the provisions of this code wherever the permit
is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect,
inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation
of any ordinance or regulation or any provisions of
this code.
104.2.2 Misinterpretation of application. The
building official may revoke a permit or approval
issued under the provisions of this code, in the case
that there has been any false statement or
misrepresentation as to the material fact in the
application or plans on which the permit or approval
was based.
104.2.3 Determination of substantially improved or
substantially damaged existing buildings and
structures in flood hazard areas. For applications for
reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, alteration,
addition or other improvement of existing buildings
or structures located in flood hazard areas, the
building official shall determine if the proposed work
constitutes substantial improvement or repair of
substantial damage. Where the building official
determines that the proposed work constitutes
substantial improvement or repair of substantial
damage, and where required by this code, the
building official shall require the building to meet the
requirements of Section 1612.
104.3 Notices and orders. The building official shall or
their designee issue all necessary notices or orders to
ensure compliance with this code.
104.4 Inspections. The building official shall make all
of the required inspections, or the building official
shall have the authority to accept reports of
inspection by approved agencies or individuals.
Reports of such inspections shall be in writing and be
certified by a responsible officer of such approved
agency or by the responsible individual. The building
official is authorized to engage such expert opinion as
deemed necessary to report upon unusual technical
issues that arise, subject to the approval of the
appointing authority.
104.5 Identification. The building official and all
delegated employees shall carry proper identification
when inspecting structures or premises in the
performance of duties under this code.
104.6 Right of entry. Where it is necessary to make
an inspection to enforce the provisions of this code,
or where the building official has reasonable cause to
believe that there exists in a structure or upon a
premises a condition which is contrary to or in
violation of this code which makes the structure or
premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the
building official is authorized to enter the structure or
premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perform
the duties imposed by this code, provided that if such
structure or premises be occupied that credentials be
presented to the occupant and entry requested. If
such structure or premises is unoccupied, the building
official shall first make a reasonable effort to locate
the owner or other person having charge or control
of the structure or premises and request entry. If
entry is refused, the building official shall have
recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure
entry.
104.6.1 The building official shall have first obtained
a _ proper inspection warrant or other remedy
Provided by law to secure entry, no owner or
occupant or any other persons having charge, care or
control of any building, structure or premises shall fail
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or neglect, after proper request is made as herein
provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the
building official for the purpose of inspection and
examination pursuant to this code.
104.7 Department records. The building official shall
keep official records of applications received, permits
and certificates issued, fees collected, reports of
inspections, and notices and orders issued. Such
records shall be retained in the official records for the
period required for retention of public records per FS
119.
104.8 Liability. The building official, member of the
board of appeals or employee charged with the
enforcement of this code, while acting for the
iurisdiction in good faith and without malice in the
discharge of the duties required by this code or other
pertinent law or ordinance, shall not thereby be civilly
or criminally rendered liable personally and is hereby
relieved from personal liability for any damage
accruing to persons or property as a result of any act
or by reason of an act or omission in the discharge of
official duties. Any suit instituted against an officer or
employee because of an act performed by that officer
or employee in the lawful discharge of duties and
under the provisions of this code shall be defended by
legal representative of the iurisdiction until the final
termination of the proceedings. The building official
or any subordinate shall not be liable for cost in any
action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in
pursuance of the provisions of this code.
104.8.1 Legal defense. Any suit or criminal complaint
instituted against an officer or employee because of
an act performed by that officer or employee in the
lawful discharge of duties and under the provisions of
this code shall be defended by legal representatives
of the iurisdiction until the final termination of the
proceedings. The building official or any subordinate
shall not be liable for cost in any action, suit or
proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the
provisions of this code.
104.9 Approved materials and equipment.
Materials, equipment and devices approved by the
building official shall be constructed and installed in
accordance with such approval.
104.9.1 Used materials and equipment. The use
of used materials which meet the requirements of
this code for new materials is permitted. Used
equipment and devices shall not be reused unless
approved by the building official.
104.10 Modifications. Wherever there are practical
difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of
this code, the building official shall have the authority
to grant modifications for individual cases, upon
application of the owner or owner's representative,
provided the building official shall first find that
special individual reason makes the strict letter of this
code impractical and the modification is in
compliance with the intent and purpose of this code
and that such modification does not lessen health,
accessibility, life and fire safety, or structural
requirements. The details of action granting
modifications shall be recorded and entered in the
files of the department of building safety.
104.10.1 Flood hazard areas. The building official
shall coordinate with the floodplain administrator
to review requests submitted to the building
official that seek approval to modify the strict
application of the flood resistant construction
requirements of the Florida Building Code to
determine whether such requests require the
granting of a variance pursuant to Section 117.
104.11 Alternative materials, design and methods of
construction and equipment. The provisions of this
code are not intended to prevent the installation of
any material or to prohibit any design or method of
construction not specifically prescribed by this code,
provided that any such alternative has been
approved. An alternative material, design or method
of construction shall be approved where the building
official finds that the proposed design is satisfactory
and complies with the intent of the provisions of this
code, and that the material, method or work offered
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is, for the purpose intended, not less than the
equivalent of that prescribed in this code in quality,
strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability and
safety. Where the alternative material, design or
method of construction is not approved, the building
official shall respond in writing, stating the reasons
why the alternative was not approved.
104.11.1 Research reports. Supporting data,
where necessary to assist in the approval of
materials or assemblies not specifically provided
for in this code, shall consist of valid research
reports from approved sources.
104.11.2 Tests. Whenever there is insufficient
evidence of compliance with the provisions of this
code, or evidence that a material or method does
not conform to the requirements of this code, or
in order to substantiate claims for alternative
materials or methods, the building official shall
have the authority to require tests as evidence of
compliance to be made at no expense to the
jurisdiction. Test methods shall be as specified in
this code or by other recognized test standards. In
the absence of recognized and accepted test
methods, the building official shall approve the
testing procedures. Tests shall be performed by an
approved agency. Reports of such tests shall be
retained by the building official for the period
required for retention of public records.
104.12 Requirements not covered by code. Any
requirements necessary for strength, stability or
proper operation of an existing or proposed building,
structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
system, or for the public safety, health and general
welfare, not specifically covered by this or other
technical codes, shall be determined by the building
official.
104.13 Inspection requests after normal working
hours. The building official is authorized and allowed
to accept a request for after-hours inspections.
Requests must submit in writing, 48 hours prior to the
requested inspection on a form provided to the
applicant. Payment for the requested inspection is to
be made at time of application. There will be a
minimum 2 hour fee for weekdays and a minimum 4
hours for weekends and Holidays.
SECTION 105
PERMITS
105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized
agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a
building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge,
alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any impact -
resistant coverings, electrical, gas, mechanical or
plumbing system, the installation of which is
regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to
be done, shall first make application to the building
official and obtain the required permit.
The building official shall not issue a permit for any
Property within the iurisdiction to an owner,
authorized agent or contractor who has an expired
permit within the iurisdiction, performed work for
which a permit is required within the iurisdiction
without first obtaining a permit, or otherwise violated
this code until the said violation has been corrected.
105.1.1 Annual facility permit. In lieu of an individual
permit for each alteration to an existing electrical,
gas, mechanical or plumbing or interior nonstructural
office system(s), the building official is authorized to
issue an annual permit for any occupancy to facilitate
routine or emergency service, repair, refurbishing,
minor renovations of service systems or
manufacturing equipment installations/relocations.
The building official shall be notified of major changes
and shall retain the right to make inspections at the
facility site as deemed necessary. An annual facility
permit shall be assessed with an annual fee and shall
be valid for one year from date of issuance. A
separate permit shall be obtained for each facility and
for each construction trade, as applicable. The permit
application shall contain a general description of the
parameters of work intended to be performed during
the year.
105.1.2 Annual Facility permit records. The
person to whom an annual permit is issued shall
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keep a detailed record of alterations made under
such annual permit. The building official shall have
access to such records at all times or such records
shall be filed with the building official as
designated.
105.1.3 Food permit. In accordance with 500.12,
Florida Statutes, a food permit from the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
is required of any person who operates a food
establishment or retail store.
105.1.4 Public swimming pool. The local enforcing
agency may not issue a building permit to
construct, develop, or modify a public swimming
pool without proof of application, whether
complete or incomplete, for an operating permit
pursuant to Section 514.031, Florida Statutes. A
certificate of completion or occupancy may not be
issued until such operating permit is issued. The
local enforcing agency shall conduct their review
of the building permit application upon filing and
in accordance with Chapter 553, Florida Statutes.
The local enforcing agency may confer with the
Department of Health, if necessary, but may not
delay the building permit application review while
awaiting comment from the Department of
Health.
105.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemptions from
permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed
to grant authorization for any work to be done in any
manner in violation of the provisions of this code or
any other laws or ordinances of this iurisdiction, to
include work in any special flood hazard area.
Exemptions granted under this section do not relieve
the owner or contractor from their duty to comply
with applicable provisions of the Florida Building
Code, and requirements of the local floodplain
management ordinance. Permits shall not be required
for the following
Building:
1. Oil derricks.
2. Water tanks supported directly on grade if the
capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons (18 925 L) and
the ratio of height to diameter or width does not
exceed 2:1.
3. Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets,
counter tops and similar finish work.
4. Temporary motion picture, television and theater
stage sets and scenery.
5. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a
Group R-3 occupancy that are less than 24 inches (610
mm) deep, do not exceed 5,000 gallons (18 925 L) and
are installed entirely above ground.
6. Shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or
agricultural purposes, not including service systems.
7. Swings and other playground equipment accessory
to detached one- and two-family dwellings.
8. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall
that do not proiect more than 54 inches (1372 mm)
from the exterior wall and do not require additional
support of Groups R-3 and U occupancies and are not
required for glazing protection under Florida Building
Code Chapter 16 and Florida Building Code,
Residential Chapter 3.
9. Non fixed and movable fixtures, cases, racks,
counters and partitions not over 5 feet 9 inches (1753
mm) in height.
10. Building interior: Repair and replacement of, trim,
carpet and other flooring, painting, cabinets and
vanities, unless electrical or plumbing systems will be
disconnected and/or altered from their original
locations, repairs to walls and ceilings, additional attic
insulation.
11. Building exterior: Minor repair and replacement
of small areas of trim and siding, fascia and soffit,
broken panels of glass, replacement of pool enclosure
screening, painting and patching of exterior surfaces,
fence repair, existing roof repairs if less than 100
square foot total area during a 12 month period and
additional attic insulation
Electrical:
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Repairs and maintenance: Minor repair work,
including the replacement of lamps or the connection
of approved portable electrical equipment to
approved permanently installed receptacles.
Radio and television transmitting stations: The
provisions of this code shall not applv to electrical
equipment used for radio and television
transmissions, but do apply to equipment and wiring
for a power supply and the installations of towers and
antennas.
Temporary testing systems: A permit shall not be
required for the installation of any temporary system
required for the testing or servicing of electrical
equipment or apparatus.
Gas:
1. Portable heating appliance.
2. Replacement of any minor part that does not alter
approval of equipment or make such equipment
unsafe.
Mechanical:
1. Portable heating appliance.
2. Portable ventilation equipment.
3. Portable cooling unit.
4. Steam, hot or chilled water piping within any
heating or cooling equipment regulated by this code.
5. Replacement of any part that does not alter its
approval or make it unsafe.
6. Portable evaporative cooler.
7. Self-contained refrigeration system containing
10pounds (5 kg) or less of refrigerant and actuated by
motors of 1 horsepower (746 W) or less.
8. The installation, replacement, removal or metering
of any load management control device.
Plumbing:
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil,
waste or vent pipe, provided, however, that if
any concealed trap, drain pipe, water, soil,
waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it
becomes necessary to remove and replace the
same with new material, such work shall be
considered as new work and a permit shall be
obtained and inspection made as provided in
this code.
2. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of
leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures and the
removal and reinstallation of water closets,
provided such repairs do not involve or require
the replacement or rearrangement of valves,
pipes or fixtures.
105.2.1 Emergency repairs. Where equipment
replacements and repairs must be performed in
an emergency situation, the permit application
shall be submitted within the next working
business day to the building official.
105.2.2. Minor repairs. Ordinary minor repairs may
be made with the approval of the building official
without a permit, provided the repairs shall not
include the cutting away of any wall, partition or
portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any
structural beam or load -bearing support, or the
removal or change of any required means of egress,
or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the
egress requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs
include addition to, alteration of, replacement or
relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer,
drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar
piping, electric wiring systems or mechanical
equipment or other work affecting public health or
general safety, and such repairs shall not violate any
of the provisions of the technical codes.
105.2.3 Public service agencies. A permit shall not be
required for the installation, alteration or repair of
generation, transmission, distribution or metering or
other related equipment that is under the ownership
and control of public service agencies by established
Light.
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105.3 Application for permit. To obtain a permit, the
applicant shall first file an application therefor in
writing on a form furnished by the building
department for that purpose.
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comply with the requirements
of Section 713.135(5) and (6), Florida Statutes.
Each application shall be inscribed with the date of
application, and the code in effect as of that date. For
a building permit for which an application is
submitted prior to the effective date of the Florida
Building Code, the state minimum building code in
effect in the permitting jurisdiction on the date of the
application governs the permitted work for the life of
the permit and any extension granted to the permit.
Effective October 1, 2017, a local enforcement agency
shall post each type of building permit application on
its website. Completed applications must be able to
be submitted electronically to the appropriate
building department. Accepted methods of
electronic submission include, but are not limited to,
e-mail submission of applications in portable
document format or submission of applications
through an electronic fill-in form available on the
building department's website or through a third -
party submission management software. Payments,
attachments, or drawings required as part of the
permit application may be submitted in person in a
non -electronic format, at the discretion of the
building official.
105.3.1 Action on application. The building official
shall examine or cause to be examined
applications for permits and amendments thereto
within a reasonable time after filing. If the
application or the construction documents do not
conform to the requirements of pertinent laws,
the building official shall reject such application in
writing, stating the reasons therefor. If the
building official is satisfied that the proposed work
conforms to the requirements of this code and
laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the
building official shall issue a permit therefor as
soon as practicable. When authorized through
contractual agreement with a school board, in
acting on applications for permits, the building
official shall give first priority to any applications
for the construction of, or addition or renovation
to, any school or educational facility.
105.3.1.1 If a state university, Florida college or
public school district elects to use a local
government's code enforcement offices, fees
charged by counties and municipalities for
enforcement of the Florida Building Code on
buildings, structures, and facilities of state
universities, state colleges, and public school
districts shall not be more than the actual labor
and administrative costs incurred for plans review
and inspections to ensure compliance with the
code.
105.3.1.2 No permit may be issued for any
building construction, erection, alteration,
modification, repair, or addition unless the
applicant for such permit provides to the enforcing
agency which issues the permit any of the
following documents which apply to the
construction for which the permit is to be issued
and which shall be prepared by or under the
direction of an engineer registered under Chapter
471, Florida Statutes:
1. Plumbing documents for any new building
or addition which requires a plumbing system
with more than 250 fixture units or which
costs more than $125,000.
2. Fire sprinkler documents for any new
building or addition which includes a fire
sprinkler system which contains 50 or more
sprinkler heads. Personnel as authorized by
chapter 633 Florida Statutes, may design a
fire sprinkler system of49 or fewer heads and
may design the alteration of an existing fire
sprinkler system if the alteration consists of
the relocation, addition or deletion of not
more than 49 heads, notwithstanding the size
of the existing fire sprinkler system.
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3. Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
documents for any new building or addition
which requires more than a 15-ton-per-
system capacity which is designed to
accommodate 100 or more persons or for
which the system costs more than $125,000.
This paragraph does not include any
document for the replacement or repair of an
existing system in which the work does not
require altering a structural part of the
building or for work on a residential one, two,
three or four -family structure.
An air-conditioning system may be designed
by an installing air-conditioning contractor
certified under Chapter 489, Florida Statutes,
to serve any building or addition which is
designed to accommodate fewer than 100
persons and requires an air-conditioning
system with a value of $125,000 or less; and
when a 15-ton-per system or less is designed
for a singular space of a building and each 15-
ton system or less has an independent duct
system. Systems not complying with the
above require design documents that are to
be sealed by a professional engineer.
Example 1: When a space has two 10-ton
systems with each having an independent
duct system, the contractor may design these
two systems since each unit (system) is less
than 15 tons.
Example 2: Consider a small single -story
office building which consists of six individual
offices where each office has a single three -
ton package air conditioning heat pump. The
six heat pumps are connected to a single
water cooling tower. The cost of the entire
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
work is $47,000 and the office building
accommodates fewer than 100 persons.
Because the six mechanical units are
connected to a common water tower this is
considered to be an 18-ton system.
NOTE: It was further clarified by the
Commission that the limiting criteria of 100
persons and $125,000 apply to the building
occupancy load and the cost for the total air-
conditioning system of the building.
4. Any specialized mechanical, electrical, or
plumbing document for any new building or
addition which includes a medical gas,
oxygen, steam, vacuum, toxic air filtration,
halon, or fire detection and alarm system
which costs more than $5,000.
5. Electrical documents. See Florida Statutes
471.003(2)(h). Any electrical or plumbing or
air-conditioning and refrigeration system
meeting the following thresholds are
required to be designed by a Florida
Registered Engineer. The system, Requires
an electrical system with a value of over
$125,000; and Requires an aggregate service
capacity of over 600 amperes (240 volts) on
a residential electrical system or over 800
amperes (240 volts) on a commercial or
industrial electrical system;
NOTE: It was further clarified by the
Commission that the limiting factor of 240
volt or over is required to be designed by an
Engineer.
Documents requiring an engineer seal by this
part shall not be valid unless a professional
engineer who possesses a valid certificate of
registration has signed, dated, and stamped
such document as provided in Section
471.025, Florida Statutes.
6. All public swimming pools and public
bathing places defined by and regulated
under Chapter 514, Florida Statutes
105.3.2 Time limitation of application. An
application for a permit for any proposed work
shall be deemed to have been abandoned
becoming null and void 180 days after the date of
filing, unless such application has been pursued in
good faith or a permit has been issued; except that
the building official is authorized to grant one or
more extensions of time for additional periods not
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exceeding 90 days each. The extension shall be
requested in writing prior to the abandonment
date and justifiable cause demonstrated.
105.3.3 An enforcing authority may not issue a
building permit for any building construction,
erection, alteration, modification, repair or
addition unless the permit either includes on its
face or there is attached to the permit the
following statement: "NOTICE: In addition to the
requirements of this permit, there may be
additional restrictions applicable to this property
that may be found in the public records of this
county, and there may be additional permits
required from other governmental entities such as
water management districts, state agencies, or
federal agencies."
105.3.4 A building permit for a single-family
residential dwelling must be issued within 30
working days of application therefor unless
unusual circumstances require a longer time for
processing the application or unless the permit
application fails to satisfy the Florida Building Code
or the enforcing agency's laws or ordinances.
105.3.5 Identification of minimum premium policy.
Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 440, Florida
Statutes, Workers' Compensation, every employer
shall, as a condition to receiving a building permit,
show proof that it has secured compensation for its
employees as provided in Section 440.10 and 440.38,
Florida Statutes. In accordance with 489.113(4)(c)
Florida Statutes, the local government may also deny
issuance of, or may suspend, any outstanding building
permit where a contractor fails or refuses to provide
proof of public liability and property damage
insurance coverage as required by section 489.115(5)
Florida Statutes and workers' compensation
insurance coverage as required by section 489.114
Florida Statutes.
105.3.6 Asbestos removal. Moving, removal or
disposal of asbestos -containing materials on a
residential building where the owner occupies the
building, the building is not for sale or lease, and the
work is performed according to the owner -builder
limitations provided in this paragraph. To qualify for
exemption under this paragraph, an owner must
personally appear and sign the building permit
application. The permitting agency shall provide the
person with a disclosure statement in substantially
the following form:
Disclosure Statement: State law requires
asbestos abatement to be done by licensed
contractors. You have applied for a permit
under an exemption to that law. The
exemption allows you, as the owner of your
property, to act as your own asbestos
abatement contractor even though you do
not have a license. You must supervise the
construction yourself. You may move,
remove or dispose of asbestos -containing
materials on a residential building where you
occupy the building and the building is not for
sale or lease, or the building is a farm
outbuilding on your property. If you sell or
lease such building within 1 year after the
asbestos abatement is complete, the law will
presume that you intended to sell or lease the
property at the time the work was done,
which is a violation of this exemption. You
may not hire an unlicensed person as your
contractor. Your work must be done
according to all local, state and federal laws
and regulations which apply to asbestos
abatement projects. It is your responsibility
to make sure that people employed by you
have licenses required by state law and by
county or municipal licensing ordinances.
105.3.7 Applicable Code for Manufactured
Buildings. Manufacturers should be permitted
to complete all buildings designed and
approved prior to the effective date of a new
code edition, provided a clear signed contract
is in place. The contract shall provide specific
data mirroring that required by an application
for permit, specifically, without limitation,
date of execution, building owner or dealer,
and anticipated date of completion. However,
the construction activity must commence
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within 6 months of the contract's execution.
The contract is subject to verification by the
Department of Business and Professional
Regulation.
105.3.8 Public right of way. A permit shall not be
given by the building official for the construction
of any building, or for the alteration of any
building where said building is to be changed and
such change will affect the exterior walls, bays,
balconies, or other appendages or projections
fronting on any street, alley or public lane, or for
the placing on any lot or premises of any building
or structure removed from another lot or
premises, unless the applicant has received a
right of way permit from the authority having
jurisdiction over the street, alley or public lane.
Any construction encroaching into a public right of
way shall be compliant with chapter 32 of this code.
105.4 Conditions of the permit. The issuance or
granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a
permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of
the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance
of the jurisdiction. Permits presuming to give
authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this
code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not
be valid. The issuance of a permit based on
construction documents and other data shall not
prevent the building official from requiring the
correction of errors in the construction documents
and other data. The building official is also authorized
to prevent occupancy or use of a structure where in
violation of this code or of any other ordinances of
this jurisdiction.
105.4.1 Permit intent. A permit issued shall be
construed to be a license to proceed with the work
and not as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set
aside any of the provisions of the technical codes, nor
shall issuance of a permit prevent the building official
from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in
plans, construction or violations of this code. Every
permit issued shall become invalid unless the work
authorized by such permit is commenced within six
months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by
such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period
of six months after the time the work is commenced.
105.4.1.1 If work has commenced and the permit is
revoked, becomes null and void, or expires because
of lack of progress or abandonment, a new permit
covering the proposed construction shall be obtained
before proceeding with the work.
105.4.1.2 If a new permit is not obtained within 180
days from the date the initial permit became null and
void, the building official is authorized to require that
any work which has been commenced or completed
be removed from the building site. Alternately, a new
permit may be issued on application, providing the
work in place and required to complete the structure
meets all applicable regulations in effect at the time
the initial permit became null and void and any
regulations which may have become effective
between the date of expiration and the date of
issuance of the new permit.
105.4.1.3 Work shall be considered to be in active
progress when the permit has received an approved
inspection within 180 days. This provision shall not be
applicable in case of civil commotion or strike or when
the building work is halted due directly to judicial
injunction, order or similar process.
105.4.1.4 The fee for renewal reissuance and
extension of a permit shall be set forth by the
administrative authority.
105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become
invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such
permit is commenced within 180 days after its
issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such
permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180
days after the time the work is commenced the
permit holder and property owner shall be
responsible to either complete all work in accordance
with the permitted plans and inspection or remove
any partially completed work in a safe and code
compliant manner. The building official is authorized
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to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time,
for periods not more than 180 days each. The
extension shall be requested in writing prior to the
expiration date and justifiable cause demonstrated as
determined by the building official. Permits issued for
the demolition of a structure shall expire 60 days from
the date of issuance. For a iustifiable cause, one (1)
extension of time for a period not exceeding 30 days
may be allowed. Such request shall be in writing to
the building official.
105.5.1 The building official is authorized to reiect
new permit applications from a contractor who holds
more than 1 expired or inactive permits.
105.5.1.1 For the purposes of this subsection, a closed
permit shall mean a permit for which all requirements
for completion have been satisfied or a permit that
has been administratively closed by the building
official.
105.5.1.2 For the purposes of this subsection, an open
permit shall mean a permit that has not satisfied all
reauirements for completion as defined in 105.5.1.1.
105.5.2 The building official is authorized to
administratively close expired or inactive trade
permits after 3 years of expiration when no safety
hazard exists and no code violations have been
Previously identified.
105.5.3 Closing out or resolving open or expired
permits shall be the responsibility of the permit
applicant and the property owner. Failure to close out
or resolve open permits may be reported to the
Proper authority by the building official.
105.6 Denial or revocation. Whenever a permit
required under this section is denied or revoked
because the plan, or the construction, erection,
alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of a
building, is found by the local enforcing agency to be
not in compliance with the Florida Building Code, the
local enforcing agency shall identify the specific plan
or project features that do not comply with the
applicable codes, identify the specific code chapters
and sections upon which the finding is based, and
provide this information to the permit applicant. If
the local building code administrator or inspector
finds that the plans are not in compliance with the
Florida Building Code, the local building code
administrator or inspector shall identify the specific
plan features that do not comply with the applicable
codes, identify the specific code chapters and
sections upon which the finding is based, and provide
this information to the local enforcing agency. The
local enforcing agency shall provide this information
to the permit applicant.
105.7 Placement of permit. The building permit
of cry and approved plans shall be kept on the
site of the work until the completion of the
project or a certificate of occupancy or certificate of
completion is issued by the building official. Work
requiring a permit shall not commence until the
permit holder or his agent posts the permit card in a
conspicuous location on the premises. The permit
shall be protected from the weather and located in
such position as to allow the building official or
representative to conveniently make the required
entries thereon.
105.8 Notice of commencement. In accordance with
Section 713.135, Florida Statutes, when any person
applies for a building permit, the authority issuing
such permit shall print on the face of each permit card
in no less than 14-point, capitalized, boldfaced
type: "WARNING TO OWNER: YOUR FAILURE TO
RECORD A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MAY
RESULT IN YOUR PAYING TWICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
TO YOUR PROPERTY. A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
MUST BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE JOB SITE
BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION. IF YOU INTEND TO
OBTAIN FINANCING, CONSULT WITH YOUR LENDER
OR AN ATTORNEY BEFORE RECORDING YOUR NOTICE
OF COMMENCEMENT."
105.9 Asbestos. The enforcing agency shall require
each building permit for the demolition or renovation
of an existing structure to contain an asbestos
notification statement which indicates the owner's or
operator's responsibility to comply with the
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provisions of Section 469.003, Florida Statutes, and to
notify the Department of Environmental Protection of
his or her intentions to remove asbestos, when
applicable, in accordance with state and federal law.
105.10 Certificate of protective treatment for
prevention of termites. A weather -resistant job -site
posting board shall be provided to receive duplicate
treatment certificates as each required protective
treatment is completed, providing a copy for the
person the permit is issued to and another copy for
the building permit files. The treatment certificate
shall provide the product used, identity of the
applicator, time and date of the treatment, site
location, area treated, chemical used, percent
concentration and number of gallons used, to
establish a verifiable record of protective treatment.
If the soil chemical barrier method for termite
prevention is used, final exterior treatment shall be
completed prior to final building approval.
105.11 Notice of termite protection. A permanent
sign which identifies the termite treatment provider
and need for reinspection and treatment contract
renewal shall be provided. The sign shall be posted
near the water heater or electric panel.
105.12 Work starting before permit issuance. Upon
approval of the building official, the scope of work
delineated in the building permit application and plan
may be started prior to the final approval and
issuance of the permit, provided any work completed
is entirely at risk of the permit applicant and the work
does not proceed past the first required inspection.
105.13 Phased permit approval. After submittal of
the appropriate construction documents, the building
official is authorized to issue a permit for the
construction of foundations or any other part of a
building or structure before the construction
documents for the whole building or structure have
been submitted. The holder of such permit for the
foundation or other parts of a building or structure
shall proceed at the holder's own risk with the
building operation and without assurance that a
permit for the entire structure will be granted.
Corrections may be required to meet the
requirements of the technical codes.
105.14 Permit issued on basis of an
affidavit. Whenever a permit is issued in reliance
upon an affidavit or whenever the work to be covered
by a permit involves installation under conditions
which, in the opinion of the building official, are
hazardous or complex, the building official shall
require that the architect or engineer who signed the
affidavit or prepared the drawings or computations
shall supervise such work. In addition, they shall be
responsible for conformity to the permit, provide
copies of inspection reports as inspections are
performed, and upon completion make and file with
the building official written affidavit that the work has
been done in conformity to the reviewed plans and
with the structural provisions of the technical codes.
In the event such architect or engineer is not
available, the owner shall employ in his stead a
competent person or agency whose qualifications are
reviewed by the building official. The building official
shall ensure that any person conducting plans review
is qualified as a plans examiner under Part XII of
Chapter 468, Florida Statutes, and that any person
conducting inspections is qualified as a building
inspector under Part III of Chapter 468, Florida
Statutes.
Exception: Permit issued on basis of an affidavit shall
not extend to the flood load and flood resistance
requirements of the Florida Building Code.
105.15 Opening protection. When any activity
requiring a building permit, not including roof
covering replacement or repair work associated with
the prevention of degradation of the residence, that
is applied for on or after July 1, 2008, and for which
the estimated cost is $50,000 or more for a site built
single-family detached residential structure that is
located in the wind borne debris region as defined in
this Code and that has an insured value of $750,000
or more, or, if the site built single-family detached
residential structure is uninsured or for which
documentation of insured value is not presented, has
a just valuation for the structure for purposes of ad
valorem taxation of $750,000 or more; opening
protections as required within this Code or Florida
Building Code, Residential for new construction shall
be provided.
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Exception: Single family residential
structures permitted subject to the Florida
Building Code are not required to comply
with this section.
105.16 Inspection of existing residential building not
impacted by construction.
(a) A local enforcing agency, and any local building
code administrator, inspector, or other official or
entity, may not require as a condition of issuance
of a one- or two-family residential building permit
the inspection of any portion of a building,
structure, or real property that is not directly
impacted by the construction, erection, alteration,
modification, repair, or demolition of the building,
structure, or real property for which the permit is
sought.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a building
permit sought for:
1. A substantial improvement as defined in
Section 161.54, Florida Statutes or as defined
in the Florida Building Code.
2. A change of occupancy as defined in the
Florida Building Code.
3. A conversion from residential to
nonresidential or mixed use pursuant to
Section553.507(2)(a), Florida Statutes or as
defined in the Florida Building Code.
4. A historic building as defined in the Florida
Building Code.
(c) This subsection does not prohibit a local
enforcing agency, or any local building code
administrator, inspector, or other official or entity,
from:
1. Citing any violation inadvertently observed
in plain view during the ordinary course of an
inspection conducted in accordance with the
prohibition in paragraph (a).
2. Inspecting a physically nonadjacent portion
of a building, structure, or real property that is
directly impacted by the construction,
erection, alteration, modification, repair, or
demolition of the building, structure, or real
property for which the permit is sought in
accordance with the prohibition in paragraph
(a).
3. Inspecting any portion of a building,
structure, or real property for which the owner
or other person having control of the building,
structure, or real property has voluntarily
consented to the inspection of that portion of
the building, structure, or real property in
accordance with the prohibition in paragraph
(a).
4. Inspecting any portion of a building,
structure, or real property pursuant to an
inspection warrant issued in accordance with
Sections 933.20-933.30, Florida Statutes.
105.17 Streamlined low -voltage alarm system
installation permitting.
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Contractor" means a person who is
qualified to engage in the business of electrical
or alarm system contracting pursuant to a
certificate or registration issued by the
department under part II of Chapter 489,
Florida Statutes.
(b) "Low -voltage alarm system project" means
a project related to the installation,
maintenance, inspection, replacement, or
service of a new or existing alarm system, as
defined in s. 489.505, Florida Statutes, that is
hardwired and operating at low voltage, as
defined in the National Electrical Code
Standard 70, Current Edition, or a new or
existing low -voltage electric fence, and
ancillary components or equipment attached
to such a system, or fence, including, but not
limited to, home -automation equipment,
thermostats, closed-circuit television systems,
access controls, battery recharging devises,
and video cameras.
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(c) "Low -voltage electric fence" means an
alarm system, as defined in s. 489.505, that
consists of a commercial storage battery not
exceeding 12 volts which produces an electric
charge upon contact with the fence structure.
(d) "Wireless alarm system" means a burglar
alarm system or smoke detector that is not
hardwired.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code,
this section applies to all low -voltage alarm system
projects for which a permit is required by a local
enforcement agency. However, a permit is not
required to install, maintain, inspect, replace, or
service a wireless alarm system, including any
ancillary components or equipment attached to
the system.
(3) A low -voltage electric fence must meet all of
the following requirements to be permitted as a
low -voltage alarm system project and no further
permit shall be required for the low -voltage alarm
system project other than provided in this section:
(a) The electric charge produced by the fence
upon contact must not exceed energizer
characteristics set forth in paragraph 22.108 and
depicted in Figure 102 of the International
Electrotechnical Commission Standard No.
60335-2-76, Current Edition.
(b) A nonelectric fence or wall must
completely enclose the low -voltage electric
fence. The low -voltage electric fence may be up
to 2 feet higher than the perimeter nonelectric
fence or wall.
(c) The low -voltage electric fence must be
identified using warning signs attached to the
fence at intervals of not more than 60 feet.
(d) The low -voltage electric fence shall not be
installed in an area zoned exclusively for single-
family or multi -family residential use.
(e) The low -voltage electric fence shall not
enclose the portions of a property which are used
for residential purposes.
(4) This section does not apply to the installation
or replacement of a fire alarm if a plan review is
required.
(5) A local enforcement agency shall make uniform
basic permit labels available for purchase by a
contractor to be used for the installation or
replacement of a new or existing alarm system at
a cost as indicated in s. 553.793, Florida Statutes.
The local enforcement agency may not require the
payment of any additional fees, charges, or
expenses associated with the installation or
replacement of a new or existing alarm.
(a) A local enforcement agency may not require
a contractor, as a condition of purchasing a
label, to submit information other than
identification information of the licensee and
proof of registration or certification as a
contractor.
(b) A label is valid for 1 year after the date of
purchase and may only be used within the
jurisdiction of the local enforcement agency
that issued the label. A contractor may
purchase labels in bulk for one or more
unspecified current or future projects.
(6) A contractor shall post an unused uniform basic
permit label in a conspicuous place on the
premises of the low -voltage alarm system project
site before commencing work on the project.
(7) A contractor is not required to notify the local
enforcement agency before commencing work on
a low -voltage alarm system project. However, a
contractor must submit a Uniform Notice of a Low -
Voltage Alarm System Project as provided under
subsection (7) to the local enforcement agency
within 14 days after completing the project. A local
enforcement agency may take disciplinary action
against a contractor who fails to timely submit a
Uniform Notice of a Low -Voltage Alarm System
Project.
(8) The Uniform Notice of a Low -Voltage Alarm
System Project may be submitted electronically or
by facsimile if all submissions are signed by the
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owner, tenant, contractor, or authorized
representative of such persons. The Uniform
Notice of a Low -Voltage Alarm System Project
shall be in the format prescribed by the local
enforcement agency and must comply with the
requirements of s. 553.793(7), Florida Statutes.
(9) A local enforcement agency may coordinate
directly with the owner or customer to inspect a
low -voltage alarm system to ensure compliance
with applicable codes and standards. If a low -
voltage alarm system project fails an inspection,
the contractor must take corrective action as
necessary to pass inspection.
(10) A municipality, county, district, or other entity
of local government may not adopt or maintain in
effect any ordinance or rule regarding a low -
voltage alarm system project that is inconsistent
with this section.
(11) A uniform basic permit label shall not be
required for the subsequent maintenance,
inspection, or service of an alarm system that was
permitted in accordance with this section.
The provisions of this act are not intended to impose
new or additional licensure requirements on persons
licensed in accordance with the applicable provisions
of Chapter 489, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 106
FLOOR AND ROOF DESIGN LOADS
106.1 Live loads posted. Where the live loads for
which each floor or portion thereof of a commercial
or industrial building is or has been designed to
exceed 50 psf (2.40 kN/m2), such design live loads
shall be conspicuously posted by the owner or the
owner's authorized agent in that part of each story in
which they apply, using durable signs. It shall be
unlawful to remove or deface such notices
106.2 Issuance of certificate of occupancy. A
certificate of occupancy required by Section 111 shall
not be issued until the floor load signs, required by
Section 106.1, have been installed.
106.3 Restrictions on loading. It shall be unlawful to
place, or cause or permit to be placed, on any floor or
roof of a building, structure or portion thereof, a load
greater than is permitted by this code.
SECTION 107
SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS
107.1 General. Submittal documents consisting of
construction documents, statement of special
inspections, geotechnical report and other data shall
be submitted in two or more sets with each
residential permit application and shall be submitted
in 2 hard copy sets and one signed and sealed digital
sets for all commercial permit applications. The
construction documents shall be prepared by a
registered design professional where required by
Chapter 471, Florida Statutes & 61G15 Florida
Administrative Code or Chapter 481, Florida Statutes
& 61G1 Florida Administrative Code. Where special
conditions exist, the building official is authorized to
require additional construction documents to be
prepared by a registered design professional.
Exception: The building official is authorized to
waive the submission of construction documents
and other data not required to be prepared by a
registered design professional if it is found that the
nature of the work applied for is such that review
of construction documents is not necessary to
obtain compliance with this code.
107.2 Construction documents. Construction
documents shall be in accordance with Sections
107.2.1 through 107.2.6.
107.2.1 Information on construction documents.
Construction documents shall be dimensioned and
drawn to a minimum of 1/8" per 1' scale, upon
suitable material and include the appropriate code
editions in effect. Electronic media documents are
permitted to be submitted when approved by the
building official. Construction documents shall be
of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature
and extent of the work proposed and show in
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detail that it will conform to the provisions of this
code and relevant laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations, as determined by the building official.
Such drawings and specifications shall contain
information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as
to the quality of materials, where quality is
essential to conformity with the technical codes.
Such information shall be specific, and the
technical codes shall not be cited as a whole or in
part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equivalent be
used as a substitute for specific information. All
information, drawings, specifications and
accompanying data shall bear the name and
signature of the person responsible for the design.
107.2.1.1 For roof assemblies required by the code,
the construction documents shall illustrate, describe,
and delineate the type of roofing system, materials,
fastening requirements, flashing requirements and
wind resistance rating that are required to be
installed. Product evaluation and installation shall
indicate compliance with the wind criteria required
for the specific site or a statement by an architect or
engineer for the specific site must be submitted with
the construction documents.
107.2.2 Fire protection system shop drawings. Shop
drawings for the fire protection system(s) shall be
submitted to indicate conformance to this code and
the construction documents and shall be approved
prior to the start of system installation. Shop
drawings shall contain all information as required by
the referenced installation standards in Chapter 9.
107.2.3 Means of egress. The construction
documents shall show in sufficient detail the
location, construction, size and character of all
portions of the means of egress including the path
of the exit discharge to the public way in
compliance with the provisions of this code. In
other than occupancies in Groups R-2, R-3, and I-
1, the construction documents shall designate the
number of occupants to be accommodated on
every floor, and in all rooms and spaces.
107.2.4 Exterior wall envelope. Construction
documents for all buildings shall describe the
exterior wall envelope in sufficient detail to
determine compliance with this code. The
construction documents shall provide details of
the exterior wall envelope as required, including
flashing, intersections with dissimilar materials,
corners, end details, control joints, intersections
at roof, eaves or parapets, means of drainage,
water -resistive membrane and details around
openings.
The construction documents shall include
manufacturer's installation instructions that
provide supporting documentation that the
proposed penetration and opening details
described in the construction documents maintain
the weather resistance of the exterior wall
envelope. The supporting documentation shall
fully describe the exterior wall system which was
tested, where applicable, as well as the test
procedure used.
107.2.5 Site plan. The construction documents
submitted with the application for permit shall be
accompanied by a site plan showing to scale the
size and location of new construction and existing
structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the
established street grades and the proposed
finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard
areas, floodways, and design flood elevations; and
it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate
boundary line survey. In the case of demolition,
the site plan shall show construction to be
demolished and the location and size of existing
structures and construction that are to remain on
the site or plot. The building official is authorized
to waive or modify the requirement for a site plan
when the application for permit is for alteration or
repair or when otherwise warranted.
107.2.5.1 Design flood elevations. Where
design flood elevations are not specified, they
shall be established in accordance with Section
1612.3.1.
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107.2.5.2 For the purpose of inspection and
record retention, site plans for a building may
be maintained in the form of an electronic copy
at the worksite. These plans must be open to
inspection by the building official or a duly
authorized representative, as required by the
Florida Building Code.
107.2.6 Structural information. The construction
documents shall provide the information specified
in Section 1603.
107.3 Examination of documents. The building
official shall examine or cause to be examined the
accompanying submittal documents and shall
ascertain by such examinations whether the
construction indicated and described is in
accordance with the requirements of this code
and other pertinent laws or ordinances.
Exceptions:
1. Building plans approved pursuant to
Section 553.77(5), Florida Statutes, and state -
approved manufactured buildings are
exempt from local codes enforcing agency
plan reviews except for provisions of the code
relating to erection, assembly or construction
at the site. Erection, assembly(including
utility crossover connections) and
construction at the site are subject to local
permitting and inspections. Photocopies of
plans approved according to FAC 61-41.009,
Florida Administrative Code, shall be
sufficient for local permit application
documents of record for the modular building
portion of the permitted project.
2.Industrial construction on sites where
design, construction and fire safety are
supervised by appropriately licensed design
and inspection professionals and which
contain adequate in-house fire departments
and rescue squads is exempt, subject to
approval by the building official, from review
of plans and inspections, providing the
appropriate licensed design and inspection
professionals certify that applicable codes
and standards have been met and supply
appropriate approved drawings to local
building and fire -safety inspectors.
107.3.1 Approval of construction documents.
When the building official issues a permit, the
construction document shall be approved, in
writing or by stamp, as "Reviewed for Code
Compliance." One set of construction
documents so reviewed shall be retained by
the building official. The other set shall be
returned to the applicant, shall be kept at the
site of work and shall be open to inspection by
the building official or a duly authorized
representative.
107.3.2 Previous approvals. This code shall not
require changes in the construction
documents, construction or designated
occupancy of a structure for which a lawful
permit has been heretofore issued or
otherwise lawfully authorized, and the
construction of which has been pursued in
good faith within 180 days after the effective
date of this code and has not been abandoned.
107.3.3 Phased approval. The building official
is authorized to issue a permit for the
construction of foundations or any other part
of a building or structure before the
construction documents for the whole building
or structure have been submitted, provided
that adequate information and detailed
statements have been filed complying with
pertinent requirements of this code. The
holder of such permit for the foundation or
other parts of a building or structure shall
proceed at the holder's own risk with the
building operation and without assurance that
a permit for the entire structure will be
granted.
107.3.4 Design professional in responsible
charge. Where it is required that documents be
Prepared by a registered design professional,
the building official shall be authorized to
require the owner or the owner's authorized
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agent to engage and designate on the building
permit application a registered design
professional who shall act as the registered
design professional in responsible charge. If the
circumstances require, the owner or the
owner's authorized agent shall designate a
substitute registered design professional in
responsible charge who shall perform the
duties required of the original registered
design professional in responsible charge. The
building official shall be notified in writing by
the owner or the owner's authorized agent if
the registered design professional in
responsible charge is changed or is unable to
continue to perform the duties.
The registered design professional in
responsible charge shall be responsible for
reviewing and coordinating submittal
documents prepared by others, including
phased and deferred submittal items, for
compatibility with the design of the building.
107.3.4.1 Deferred submittals. For the
purposes of this section, deferred submittals
are defined as those portions of the design that
are not submitted at the time of the application
and that are to be submitted to the building
official.
Deferral of any submittal items shall have the
prior approval of the building official. The
registered design professional in responsible
charge shall list the deferred submittals on the
construction documents for review by the
building official.
Documents for deferred submittal items shall
be submitted to the registered design
professional in responsible charge who shall
review them and forward them to the building
official with a notation indicating that the
deferred submittal documents have been
reviewed and found to be in general
conformance to the design of the building. The
deferred submittal items shall not be installed
until the deferred submittal documents have
been approved by the building official.
107.3.4.2 Certifications by contractors authorized
under the provisions of Section 489.115(4)(b), Florida
Statutes, shall be considered equivalent to sealed
plans and specifications by a person licensed under
Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, or Chapter 481 Florida
Statutes, by local enforcement agencies for plans
review for permitting purposes relating to
compliance with the wind -resistance provisions of the
code or alternate methodologies approved by the
Florida Building Commission for one- and two-family
dwellings. Local enforcement agencies may rely upon
such certification by contractors that the plans and
specifications submitted conform to the
requirements of the code for wind resistance. Upon
good cause shown, local government code
enforcement agencies may accept or reject plans
sealed by persons licensed under Chapters 471, 481
or 489, Florida Statutes.
107.3.5 Minimum plan review criteria for buildings.
The examination of the documents by the building
official shall include the following minimum criteria
and documents: a floor plan; site plan; foundation
plan; floor/roof framing plan or truss layout; all
fenestration penetrations; flashing; and rough
opening dimensions; and all exterior elevations:
Commercial Buildings:
Building
1. Site requirements:
Parking
Fire access
Vehicle loading
Driving/turning radius
Fire hydrant/water supply/post indicator
valve (PIV)
Current (12 month or newer) survey showing
set back/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of specific tanks, water lines and
sewer lines
Flood hazard areas, flood zones, and design
flood elevations
2.Occupancy group and special occupancy
requirements shall be determined with cross
check with the energy code submittal).
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3. Minimum type of construction shall be
determined (see Table 503).
4. Fire-resistant construction requirements
shall include the following components:
Fire-resistant separations
Fire-resistant protection for type of
construction
Protection of openings and penetrations of
rated walls
Fire blocking and draftstopping and
calculated fire resistance
5. Fire suppression systems shall include:
Early warning smoke evacuation systems
Schematic fire sprinklers
Standpipes
Pre-engineered systems
Riser diagram
Same as above.
6. Life safety systems shall be determined
and shall include the following requirements:
Occupant load and egress capacities
Early warning
Smoke control
Stair pressurization
Systems schematic
7. Occupancy load/egress requirements shall
include:
Occupancy load
Gross
Net
Means of egress
Exit access
Exit
Exit discharge
Stairs construction/geometry and protection
Doors
Emergency lighting and exit signs
Specific occupancy requirements
Construction requirements
Horizontal exits/exit passageways
8. Structural requirements shall include:
Soil conditions/analysis
Termite protection
Design loads
Wind requirements
Building envelope
Impact resistant coverings or systems
Structural calculations (if required)
Foundation
Flood requirements in accordance with
Section 1612, including lowest floor
elevations, enclosures, flood damage -
resistant materials
Wall systems
Floor systems
Roof systems
Threshold inspection plan
Stair systems
9. Materials shall be reviewed and shall at a
minimum include the following:
Wood
Steel
Aluminum
Concrete
Plastic
Glass
Masonry
Gypsum board and plaster
Insulating (mechanical)
Roofing
Insulation
Building envelope portions of the Energy
Code (including calculation and
mandatory requirements)
10. Accessibility requirements shall include
the following:
Site requirements
Accessible route
Vertical accessibility
Toilet and bathing facilities
Drinking fountains
Equipment
Special occupancy requirements
Fair housing requirements
11. Interior requirements shall include the
following:
Interior finishes (flame spread/smoke
development)
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Light and ventilation
(including corresponding portion of the
energy code)
Sanitation
12. Special systems:
Elevators
Escalators
Lifts
13. Swimming pools:
Commercial swimming pool submittals shall
be in accordance with the City of Longwood
Commercial Pool Permit Application
Guidelines, which guidelines are
incorporated by reference as if fully set forth
herein, and the following:
Barrier requirements
Spas
Wading pools
14. Location and installation details. The
specific location and installation details of
each fire door, fire damper, ceiling damper
and smoke damper shall be shown and
properly identified on the building plans by
the designer.
Electrical
1. Electrical:
Wiring
Services
Feeders and branch circuits
Overcurrent protection
Grounding
Wiring methods and materials
GFCIs
Electrical portions of the Energy Code
(including calculation and mandatory
requirements)
2. Equipment
3. Special occupancies
4. Emergency systems
5. Communication systems
6. Low voltage
7. Load calculations
8. Design flood elevation
Plumbing
1. Minimum plumbing facilities
2. Fixture requirements
3. Water supply piping
4. Sanitary drainage
5. Water heaters
6. Vents
7. Roof drainage
8. Back flow prevention
9. Irrigation
10. Location of water supply line
11. Grease traps
12. Environmental requirements
13. Plumbing riser
14. Design flood elevation
15. Water/plumbing portions of the Energy
Code (including calculation and
mandatory requirements)
Mechanical
1. Mechanical portions of the Energy
calculations
2. Exhaust systems:
Clothes dryer exhaust
Kitchen equipment exhaust
Specialty exhaust systems
3. Equipment
4. Equipment location
5. Make-up air
6. Roof -mounted equipment
7. Duct systems
8. Ventilation
9. Combustion air
10. Chimneys, fireplaces and vents
11. Appliances
12. Boilers
13. Refrigeration
14. Bathroom ventilation
15. Laboratory
16. Design flood elevation
Gas
1. Gas piping
2. Venting
3. Combustion air
4. Chimneys and vents
5. Appliances and BTU rating
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6. Type of gas
7. Fireplaces
8. LP tank location
9. Riser diagram/shutoffs
10. Design flood elevation
11. Gas portions of the Energy Code
(including calculation and mandatory
requirements)
Demolition
1. Asbestos removal
Residential (one- and two-family):
Residential building submittals shall be in
accordance with the City of Longwood Residential
Permit Application Guidelines, which guidelines are
incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein,
and the following:
1. Site requirements:
Set back/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of septic tanks
2. Fire-resistant construction (if required)
3. Fire
4. Smoke detector locations
5. Egress
Egress window size and location stairs
construction requirements
6. Structural requirements shall include:
Wall section from foundation through
roof, including assembly and materials
connector tables wind requirements
structural calculations (if required)
Termite protection
Design loads
Wind requirements
Building envelope
Structural Calculations (if required)
Foundation
Wall systems
Floor systems
Roof systems
Flood hazard areas, flood zones, design flood
elevations, lowest floor elevations,
enclosures, equipment, and flood damage -
resistant materials
7. Accessibility requirements: show/identify
accessible bath
8. Impact resistant coverings or systems
9. Residential Energy Code submittal
(including calculation and mandatory
requirements)
Manufactured buildings/housing -
1. Site requirements
Setback/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of septic tanks (if applicable)
2. Structural
Wind zone
Anchoring
Blocking
3. Plumbing
List potable water source and meter size (if
applicable)
4. Mechanical
Exhaust systems
Clothes dryer exhaust
Kitchen equipment exhaust
S. Electrical exterior disconnect location
Exemptions.
Plans examination by the building official
shall not be required for the following work:
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6. Manufactured buildings plan except for
foundations and modifications of buildings
on site and as listed above in manufactured
buildings/housing and the following:
Site requirements:
Setback/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of septic tanks (if applicable)
Structural
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Wind zone
Anchoring
Blocking
Plumbing
List potable water source and meter size (if
applicable)
Marhnnirnl
Exhaust systems
Clothes dryer exhaust
Kitchen equipment exhaust
Electrical
Exterior disconnect location
107.4 Amended construction documents. Work shall
be installed in accordance with the approved
construction documents, and any changes made
during construction that are not in compliance with
the approved construction documents shall be
formally resubmitted for approval as an amended set
of construction documents. When acceptable by the
building official amendments in written letter form
shall be acceptable as an amendment to plans,
sections, elevations and details within the
construction documents.
107.5 Retention of construction documents. One set
of approved construction documents shall be retained
by the building official for a period of not less than
180 days from date of completion of the permitted
work, or as required by state or local laws.
107.6 Affidavits. The building official may accept a
sworn affidavit from a registered architect or
engineer stating that the plans submitted conform to
the technical codes. For buildings and structures, the
affidavit shall state that the plans conform to the laws
as to egress, type of construction and general
arrangement and, if accompanied by drawings, show
the structural design and that the plans and design
conform to the requirements of the technical codes
as to strength, stresses, strains, loads and stability.
The building official may without any examination or
inspection accept such affidavit, provided the
architect or engineer who made such affidavit agrees
to submit to the building official copies of inspection
reports as inspections are performed and upon
completion of the structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing systems a certification that
the structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
system has been erected in accordance with the
requirements of the technical codes. Where the
building official relies upon such affidavit, the
architect or engineer shall assume full responsibility
for compliance with all provisions of the technical
codes and other pertinent laws or ordinances. The
building official shall ensure that any person
conducting plans review is qualified as a plans
examiner under Part XII of Chapter 468, Florida
Statutes, and that any person conducting inspections
is qualified as a building inspector under Part XII of
Chapter 468, Florida Statutes.
107.6.1 Building permits issued on the basis of an
affidavit. Pursuant to the requirements of federal
regulation for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (44 C.F.R. Parts 59 and 60), the
authority granted to the building official to issue
permits, to rely on inspections, and to accept plans
and construction documents on the basis of affidavits
and plans submitted pursuant to Sections 105.14 and
107.6, shall not extend to the flood load and flood
resistance construction requirements of the Florida
Building Code.
SECTION 108
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES
108.1 General. The building official is authorized to
issue a permit for temporary structures and
temporary uses. Such permits shall be limited as to
time of service, but shall not be permitted for more
than 180 days. The building official is authorized to
grant extensions for demonstrated cause.
108.2 Conformance. Temporary structures and uses
shall comply with the requirements in Section 3103.
108.3 Temporary power. The building official is
authorized to give permission to temporarily supply
and use power in part of an electric installation before
such installation has been fully completed and the
final certificate of completion has been issued. The
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part covered by the temporary certificate shall
comply with the requirements specified for
temporary lighting, heat or power in NFPA 70.
108.4 Termination of approval. The building official
is authorized to terminate such permit for a
temporary structure or use and to order the
temporary structure or use to be discontinued.
SECTION 109
FEES
109.1 Payment of fees. A permit shall not be vaW
issued until the fees prescribed by law, local
ordinance or as authorized under Section 553.80,
Florida Statutes, have been paid, nor shall an
amendment to a permit be released until the
additional fee, if any, due to revisions or an increase
in the estimated cost of the building, structure,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or gas systems has
been paid.
109.2 Schedule of permit fees. On buildings,
structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing
systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for
each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance
with the schedule as established by the applicable
gever�;„�abtherity—resolution of the city
commission.
109.2.1 Types of Fees Enumerated. Fees may be
charged for but not limited to the following:
• Permits;
• Plans examination;
• Plan resubmittal/revision;
• Plan re -stamp;
• Re -Inspections;
• After Hour Inspections;
• Duplicate permit card;
• State imposed Fees;
• Contractor Transfer;
• Archive document retrieval:
• Document copies;
• Certificates of competency (including fees for
applications, examinations, renewal, late renewal,
and reciprocity);
• Administrative fees (including fees for investigative
and legal costs incurred in the context of certain
disciplinary cases heard by the board);
• Variance requests;
• Administrative appeals;
• Violations; and
• Other fees as established by local resolution or
ordinance.
109.3 Building permit valuations. The applicant for a
permit shall provide an estimated permit value at
time of application. Permit valuations shall include
total value of work, including materials and labor, for
which the permit is being issued, such as electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and
permanent systems. The valuation of new building
construction and additions, for the purpose of
determining permit fees and plan review fees shall be
established by following the International Code
Council building valuation data table based on square
footage under roof, published semi-annually in the
International Code Council Building Safety Journal. If,
in the opinion of the building official, the valuation is
underestimated on the application, the permit shall
be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed
estimates to meet the approval of the building
official. Final building permit valuation shall be set by
the building official.
109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance.
Any person who commences any work on a building,
structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
system before obtaining the necessary permits or
without prior approval from the building official as
permitted in Section 105.2.2 or 105.12 shall be
subject to a fee established by the building effPeiG
Penalty of double the permit fee assessed of the usual
permit fee that shall be in addition to the required
permit fees or as provided by local ordinance. This
provision shall not apply to emergency work when
delay would clearly have placed life or property in
imminent danger. But in all such cases the required
permit(s) must be applied for within three (3)
business days and any unreasonable delay in
obtaining those permit(s) shall result in the charge of
a double fee. The payment of a double fee shall not
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preclude or be deemed a substitute for prosecution
for commencing work without first obtaining a
permit. The building official may grant extensions of
time or waive fees when iustifiable cause has been
demonstrated in writing.
109.5 Related fees. The payment of the fee for the
construction, alteration, removal or demolition for
work done in connection to or concurrently with the
work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve
the applicant or holder of the permit from the
payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
109.6 Refunds.
P-Stablish , refund paliey. Refund procedures shall be
as established by local resolution.
SECTION 110
INSPECTIONS
110.1 General. Construction or work for which a
permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the
building official and such construction or work shall
remain accessible and exposed for inspection
purposes until approved.
Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be
construed to be an approval of a violation of the
provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the
jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority
to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of
other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
It shall be the duty of the owner or the owner's
authorized agent to cause the work to remain
accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. The
building official shall be permitted to require a
boundary line survey prepared by a qualified surveyor
whenever the boundary lines cannot be readily
determined in the field. Neither the building official
nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed
in the removal or replacement of any material
required to allow inspection.
110.1.1 Manufacturers and fabricators. When
deemed necessary by the building official, he/she
shall make, or cause to be made, an inspection of
materials or assemblies at the point of manufacture
or fabrication. A record shall be made of every such
examination and inspection and of all violations of the
technical codes.
110.1.2 Inspection service. The building official may
make, or cause to be made, the inspections required
by Section 110. He or she may accept reports of
department inspectors, independent inspectors or of
recognized inspection services, provided that after
investigation he/she is satisfied as to their licensure,
qualifications and reliability. A certificate required by
any provision of this code shall not be based on such
reports unless the same are recorded by the building
code inspector or the architect or engineer
performing building code inspections in a manner
specified by the building official. The building official
shall ensure that all persons making such inspections
shall be certified in accordance to Chapter 468, 471 or
481 Florida Statues.
110.2 Preliminary inspection. Before issuing a permit,
the building official is authorized to examine or cause
to be examined buildings, structures and sites for
which an application has been filed.
110.3 Required inspections. The building official
upon notification from the permit holder or his or her
agent shall make the following inspections, or any
other such inspection as deemed necessary and shall
either release that portion of the construction or shall
notify the permit holder or his or her agent of any
violations which must be corrected in order to comply
with the technical codes. The building official shall
determine the timing and sequencing of when
inspections occur and what elements are inspected at
each inspection.
Building
1. Foundation inspection. To be made after
trenches are excavated, any required
reinforcing steel is in place, forms erected.
Footing and foundation inspections shall be
made after excavations for footings are
complete and any required reinforcing steel
is in place. For concrete foundations, anv
required forms shall be in place prior to
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inspection. Materials for the foundation shall
be on the iob, except where concrete is ready
mixed in accordance with ASTM C 94, the
concrete need not be on the iob and shall at
a minimum include the following building
components:
-Stem-wall
-Monolithic slab -on -grade
-Piling/pile caps
-Footers/grade beams
1.1. Slab Inspection: Concrete slab and
under -floor inspections shall be made after
in -slab or under -floor reinforcing steel and
building service equipment, conduit, piping
accessories and other ancillary equipment
items are in place, but before any concrete is
placed or floor sheathing installed, including
the subfloor.
A foundation/Form board survey prepared and
certified by a registered surveyor shall be
required, prior to approval of the slab inspection.
The survey shall certify placement of the building
on the site, illustrate all surrounding setback
dimensions and shall be available at the iob site
for review by the building inspector.
1.2. In flood hazard areas, upon placement of
the lowest floor, including basement,
and prior to further vertical construction,
the elevation certification required in
Section 1612.5 shall be submitted to the
Authority having Jurisdiction for
approval.
1.3 Lintel Inspection: Shall be made after
erecting or altering concrete masonry walls
and installing reinforcing steel, prior to the
grouting of cells, lintels and/or tie beams.
2. Framing inspection. To be made after the roof, all
framing, fire blocking and bracing is in place, all
concealing wiring, all pipes, chimneys, ducts and
vents are complete and the rough electrical,
plumbing, heating wires, pipes and ducts are
approved and shall at a minimum include the
following building components:
Window/door framing
-Window U-factor/SHGC as
indicated on approved calculations
-Vertical cells/columns
Lintel/tie beams
-Framing/trusses/bracing/connector
s (including truss layout and
engineered drawings) compliant with
approved plans and truss engineering
Draft stopping/fire blocking
-Curtain wall framing
-Accessibility.
-Verify rough opening dimensions
are within tolerances.
-Window/door buck attachment
2.1. Insulation Inspection: To be made after the
framing inspection is approved and the insulation is
in place, according to approved energy calculation
submittal Includes wall and ceiling insulation.
2.2. Lath and gvpsum board inspection for fire -
resistance -rated or shear assemblies. Lath and
gypsum board inspections shall be made after lathing
and gypsum board, interior and exterior, is in place,
but before any plastering is applied or gypsum board
joints and fasteners are taped and finished.
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2.3 Insulation/Energy Inspection: Shall be made after
the framing inspection is approved, the building is
weather tight and the insulation is in place.
2.4 Metal Base Lath Inspection: Shall be made after
exterior lathing is in place, but before any plastering
is applied in preparation for the addition of a cement
based plaster material and shall be installed in
accordance with ASTM C 926 and ASTM C 1063.
2.5 Fire Rated Assembly Fastening Inspection; Shall be
made after fire rated board is fastened in place, but
before any plastering is applied or fire rated board
ioints and fasteners are taped and finished or
otherwise covered.
3. Sheathing inspection. To be made either as part of
a dry -in inspection or done separately at the request
of the contractor after all roof and wall sheathing and
fasteners are complete and shall at a minimum
include the following building components:
Roof sheathing
Insulation
-Roof coverings (including In Progress
as necessary)
-Insulation on roof deck (according to
submitted energy calculation)
Flashing
4.1. Re -Roof sheathing inspection. An affidavit with a
notarized signature of a state or locally licensed
roofing contractor for the installation of additional
sheathing fasteners as required by the Existing
Building Code may be accepted at the discretion of
the building official.
5. Final inspection. To be made after the building is
completed and ready for occupancy.
5.1.In flood hazard areas, as part of the final
inspection, a final certification of the lowest floor
elevation required in Section 1612.5 shall be
submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
6. Swimming pool inspection. First inspection to be
Wall sheathing made after excavation and installation of reinforcing
steel, bonding and main drain and prior to placing of
-Continuous air barrier concrete shell.
-Exterior Siding/Cladding
Sheathing fasteners
-Roof/wall dry -in.
NOTE: Sheathing fasteners installed and
found to be missing the structural member
(shiners) shall be removed and properly
reinstalled prior to installation of the dry -in
material.
4. Roofing inspection. Shall at a minimum be made
in at least two inspections and include the following
building components:
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6.1. Pool steel inspection:
Shall be made after excavation, installation
of forms and reinforcing steel, and prior to
placing of concrete shell.
6.2. Plumbing: rough inspection:
To be made prior to placing concrete
shell.
All piping to be inspected shall be under a
minimum pressure of 35psi for fifteen
minutes.
Piping shall be sufficiently exposed to verify
code compliance. All fittings shall be
exposed.
6.3. Electric rough inspection.
Shell bonding shall be approved prior to
placing the concrete shell. Verify bonding
requirements and clamps for code
compliance. Clamps shall not require
silicone or other covering.
6.4. Electric under slab rough inspection:
Shall be approved prior to installation of
the pool deck. Verify equipotential bond
and all applicable connections requiring
bonding. Verify minimum burial depth of
conductors to pool equipment.
6.5. Plumbing 2nd rough inspection:
Piping shall be complete and run to
equipment location. Piping shall be
sufficiently exposed to verify code
compliance; all fittings shall be exposed.
Piping shall be under a minimum pressure
of 35psi for fifteen minutes.
6.6. Pool deck inspection:
All previous required inspections shall
be approved prior to the pool deck
inspection. Inspector shall verify
compaction of soil: verify termite
treatment within one foot of structure:
and verify structural components (if
applicable). Deck area shall be
completely prepared for application of
final deck material. The contractor shall
verify compaction of soil prior to
scheduling inspection. If a correction
notice is issued by the building official
for the compaction of soil, an engineer
registered under Chapter 471, Florida
Statutes, shall certify compaction
density.
6.7. Child Safety Act inspection:
Shall comply with the requirements
relating to pool safety features as described
in Section 424.2.17, Florida Statutes. Verify
safety glazing within 60" of pool water's
edge. Inspection approval is required prior
to filling pool with water.
6.8. Final electric inspection:
Verify all bonding and wiring is in
accordance with this code. Verify
bonding of all metal within 60" of pools
edge and all equipment is properly
bonded.
10. Inspection approval is required prior to
filling pool with water.
Final inspection to be made when the swimming pool
is complete and all required enclosure requirements
are in place.
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In order to pass final inspection and receive a
certificate of completion, a residential
swimming pool must meet the requirements
relating to pool safety features as described
in Section 454.2.17.of this code and the
following:
All required inspections shall be approved. All
permits issued in relation to the installation of the
pool shall have received a final approved inspection
(i.e., solar, gas, etc.).
Pool shall be fully operational; final grading to be
completed; and final grade to be mulched, seeded or
sodded to restore original vegetation or plan
specifications.
All construction materials and debris shall be
removed from iobsite prior to final inspection.
Any damaged right-of-way shall be repaired.
7. Demolition inspections. First inspection to be
made after all utilities connections have been
disconnected and secured in such manner that no
unsafe or unsanitary conditions shall exist during or
after demolition operations.
Final inspection to be made after all demolition work
is completed.
8. Manufactured building inspections. The building
department shall inspect construction of
foundations; connecting buildings to foundations;
installation of parts identified on plans as site
installed items, joining the modules, including utility
crossovers; utility connections from the building to
utility lines on site; and any other work done on site
which requires compliance with the Florida Building
Code. Additional inspections may be required for
public educational facilities (see Section 453.27.20 of
this code).
9. Where impact resistant coverings or impact
resistant systems are installed, the building official
shall schedule adequate inspections of impact
resistant coverings or impact resistant systems to
determine the following:
The system indicated on the plans was
installed.
The system is installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation instructions and
the product approval.
Electrical
1. Underground inspection. To be made
after trenches or ditches are excavated,
conduit or cable installed, and before any
backfill is put in place.
2. Rough -in inspection. To be made after the
roof, framing, fireblocking and bracing is in
place and prior to the installation of wall or
ceiling membranes.
3. Final inspection. To be made after the
building is complete, all required electrical
fixtures are in place and properly connected
or protected, and the structure is ready for
occupancy.
4. Existing Swimming Pools. To be made
after all repairs or alterations are complete,
all required electrical equipment, GFCI
protection, and equipotential bonding are
in place on said alterations or repairs.
Plumbing
1. Underground inspection. To be made
after trenches or ditches are excavated,
piping installed, and before any backfill is put
in place.
2. Rough -in inspection. To be made after the
roof, framing, fireblocking and bracing is in
place and all soil, waste and vent piping is
complete, and prior to this installation of wall
or ceiling membranes.
-includes plumbiniz provisions of the energy
code and approved calculations provisions.
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3. Final inspection. To be made after the
building is complete, all plumbing fixtures are
in place and properly connected, and the
structure is ready for occupancy.
Note: See Section 312 of the Florida Building
Code, Plumbing for required tests.
Mechanical
1. Underground inspection. To be made
after trenches or ditches are excavated,
underground duct and fuel piping installed,
and before any backfill is put in place.
2. Rough -in inspection. To be made after the
roof, framing, fire blocking and bracing are in
place and all ducting, and other concealed
components are complete, and prior to the
installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
-includes mechanical provisions of the energy
code and approved calculations provisions.
3. Final inspection. To be made after the
building is complete, the mechanical system
is in place and properly connected, and the
structure is ready for occupancy.
Gas
1. Rough piping inspection. To be made after
all new piping authorized by the permit has
been installed, and before any such piping
has been covered or concealed or any fixtures
or gas appliances have been connected.
-includes gas provisions of the energy code
and approved calculations provisions.
2. Final piping inspection. To be made after
all piping authorized by the permit has been
installed and after all portions which are to be
concealed by plastering or otherwise have
been so concealed, and before any fixtures or
gas appliances have been connected. This
inspection shall include a pressure test.
3. Final inspection. To be made on all new
gas work authorized by the permit and such
portions of existing systems as may be
affected by new work or any changes, to
ensure compliance with all the requirements
of this code and to assure that the installation
and construction of the gas system is in
accordance with reviewed plans.
Site Debris
1. The contractor and/or owner of any active or
inactive construction proiect shall be responsible
for the clean-up and removal of all construction
debris or any other miscellaneous discarded
articles during the course of the construction
proiect and prior to receiving final inspection
approval. Construction iob sites must be kept
clean and in a safe condition at all times.
2. All debris shall be kept in such a manner as to
prevent it from being spread by any means.
110.3.1 Footing and foundation inspection.
Footing and foundation inspections shall be made
after excavations for footings are complete and
any required reinforcing steel is in place. For
concrete foundations, any required forms shall be
in place prior to inspection. Materials for the
foundation shall be on the iob, except where
concrete is ready mixed in accordance with ASTM
C 94, the concrete need not be on the iob.
110.3.2 Concrete slab and under -floor inspection.
Concrete slab and under -floor inspections shall be
made after in -slab or under -floor reinforcing steel
and building service equipment, conduit, piping
accessories and other ancillary equipment items
are in place, but before any concrete is placed or
floor sheathing installed, including the subfloor.
110.3.3 Lowest floor elevation. In flood hazard
areas, upon placement of the lowest floor,
including the basement, and prior to further
vertical construction, the elevation certification
shall be submitted to the building official.
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110.3.4 Frame inspection. Framing inspections
shall be made after the roof deck or sheathing, all
framing, fire blocking and bracing are in place and
pipes, chimneys and vents to be concealed are
complete and the rough electrical, plumbing,
heating wires, pipes and ducts are approved.
110.3.5 Lath, gypsum board and gypsum panel
product inspection. Lath, gypsum board and
gypsum panel product inspections shall be made
after lathing, gypsum board and gypsum panel
products, interior and exterior, are in place, but
before any plastering is applied or gypsum board
and gypsum panel productjoints and fasteners are
taped and finished.
Exception: Gypsum board and gypsum panel
products that are not part of a fire -resistance -
rated assembly or a shear assembly.
110.3.6 Fire- and smoke -resistant penetrations.
Protection of joints and penetrations in fire -
resistance rated assemblies, smoke barriers and
smoke partition shall not be concealed from view
until inspected and approved.
110.3.7 Energy efficiency inspections. Inspections
shall be made to determine compliance with FBC,
Energy Conservation and —confirm with the
approved energy code submittal (by appropriate
trade) and corresponding mandatory
requirements and shall include, but not be limited
to, inspections for: corresponding envelope
insulation R- and U-values, fenestration U-value
and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, duct system R-
value, and HVAC, lighting, electrical and water -
heating equipment efficiency.
110.3.8 Other inspections. In addition to the
inspections specified in Sections 110.3 through
110.3.7, the building official is authorized to make
or require other inspections of any construction
work to ascertain compliance with the provisions
of this code and other laws that are enforced by
the department of building safety.
110.3.9 Special inspections. Reserved Special
inspections and tests shall be performed in
accordance with the applicable sections of this code
as necessary to ensure compliance.
Structural Steel: Structural steel frame work of any
part of any building or structure shall not be covered
or concealed without first obtaining a release from
the building official. A signed, sealed engineering
report produced by a Florida registered engineer with
a positive conclusion is required to be submitted to
the building official at the time of inspection for any
structural steel that involves welding or bolting.
110.3.10 Final inspection. The final inspection
shall be made after all work required by the
building permit is completed.
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of the final inspection a final certificate of the
lowest floor elevation required in Section
1612.5 shall be submitted to the Authority
Having Jurisdiction for approval.
110.3.10.2 Energy Code documentation. If
required by energy code path submittal,
confirmation that commissioning result
requirements have been received by building
owner.
110.3.11 Termites. Building components and
building surroundings required to be protected from
termite damage in accordance with Section 1503.7,
Section 2304.13 or Section 2304.11.6, specifically
required to be inspected for termites in accordance
with Section 2114, or required to have chemical soil
treatment in accordance with Section 1816 shall not
be covered or concealed until the release from the
building official has been received.
110.3.12 Impact resistant coverings or systems.
Where impact resistant coverings or systems are
installed to meet requirements of this code, the
building official shall schedule adequate inspections
of impact resistant coverings or systems to determine
the following:
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1. The system indicated on the plans was
installed.
2. The system is installed in accordance with
the manufacturer's installation instructions
and the product approval.
110.4 Inspection agencies. The building official is
authorized to accept reports of approved inspection
agencies, in accordance with section 110.1.2 provided
such agencies satisfy the requirements as to
qualifications and reliability.
110.5 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the
holder of the building permit or their duly authorized
agent to notify the building official when work is
ready for inspection. It shall be the duty of the permit
holder to provide access to and means for inspections
of such work that are required by this code. Requests
shall be made prior to 3:30 PM the business day
before the inspection is needed.
110.6 Approval required. Work shall not be done
beyond the point indicated in each successive
inspection without first obtaining the approval of the
building official. The building official, upon
notification, shall make the requested inspections
and shall either indicate the portion of the
construction that is satisfactory as completed, or
notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein
the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions
that do not comply shall be corrected and such
portion shall not be covered or concealed until
authorized by the building official.
110.7 Shoring. For threshold buildings, shoring and
associated formwork or falsework shall be designed
and inspected by a Florida licensed professional
engineer, employed by the permit holder or
subcontractor, prior to any required mandatory
inspections by the threshold building inspector.
110.8 Threshold building.
110.8.1 The enforcing agency shall require a special
inspector to perform structural inspections on a
threshold building pursuant to a structural inspection
plan prepared by the engineer or architect of record.
The structural inspection plan must be submitted to
the enforcing agency prior to the issuance of a
building permit for the construction of a threshold
building. The purpose of the structural inspection
plans is to provide specific inspection procedures and
schedules so that the building can be adequately
inspected for compliance with the permitted
documents. The special inspector may not serve as a
surrogate in carrying out the responsibilities of the
building official, the architect, or the engineer of
record. The contractor's contractual or statutory
obligations are not relieved by any action of the
special inspector.
110.8.2 The special inspector shall determine that a
professional engineer who specializes in shoring
design has inspected the shoring and reshoring for
conformance with the shoring and reshoring plans
submitted to the enforcing agency. A fee simple title
owner of a building, which does not meet the
minimum size, height, occupancy, occupancy
classification, or number -of -stories criteria which
would result in classification as a threshold building
under Section 553.71(7), Florida Statutes, may
designate such building as a threshold building,
subject to more than the minimum number of
inspections required by the Florida Building Code.
110.8.3 The fee owner of a threshold building shall
select and pay all costs of employing a special
inspector, but the special inspector shall be
responsible to the enforcement agency. The
inspector shall be a person certified, licensed or
registered under Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, as an
engineer or under Chapter481, Florida Statutes, as an
architect.
110.8.4 Each enforcement agency shall require that,
on every threshold building:
110.8.4.1 The special inspector, upon completion of
the building and prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy, file a signed and sealed statement with
the enforcement agency in substantially the following
form: "To the best of my knowledge and belief, the
above described construction of all structural load-
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bearing components complies with the permitted
documents, and the shoring and reshoring conforms
to the shoring and reshoring plans submitted to the
enforcement agency."
110.8.4.2 Any proposal to install an alternate
structural product or system to which building codes
apply be submitted to the enforcement agency for
review for compliance with the codes and made part
of the enforcement agency's recorded set of permit
documents.
110.8.4.3 All shoring and reshoring procedures, plans
and details be submitted to the enforcement agency
for recordkeeping. Each shoring and reshoring
installation shall be supervised, inspected and
certified to be in compliance with the shoring
documents by the contractor.
110.8.4.4 All plans for the building which are required
to be signed and sealed by the architect or engineer
of record contain a statement that, to the best of the
architect's or engineer's knowledge, the plans and
specifications comply with the applicable minimum
building codes and the applicable fire -safety
standards as determined by the local authority in
accordance with this Section and Chapter 633, Florida
Statutes.
110.8.5 No enforcing agency may issue a building
permit for construction of any threshold building
except to a licensed general contractor, as defined in
Section 489.105(3)(a), Florida Statutes, or to a
licensed building contractor, as defined in Section
489.105(3)(b), Florida Statutes, within the scope of
her or his license. The named contractor to whom the
building permit is issued shall have the responsibility
for supervision, direction, management and control
of the construction activities on the project for which
the building permit was issued.
110.8.6 The building department may allow a special
inspector to conduct the minimum structural
inspection of threshold buildings required by this
code, Section 553.73, Florida Statutes, without
duplicative inspection by the building
department. The building official is responsible for
ensuring that any person conducting inspections is
qualified as a building inspector under Part XII of
Chapter 468, Florida Statutes, or certified as a special
inspector under Chapter 471 or 481, Florida Statutes.
Inspections of threshold buildings required by Section
553.79(5), Florida Statutes, are in addition to the
minimum inspections required by this code.
SECTION 111
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
111.1 Use and occupancy. A building or structure
shall not be used or occupied, and a change in the
existing use or occupancy classification of a building
or structure or portion thereof shall not be made,
until the building official has issued a certificate of
occupancy therefor as provided herein. Issuance of a
certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an
approval of a violation of the provisions of this code
or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction.
Exception: Certificates of occupancy are not
required for work exempt from permits under
Section 105.2.
111.2 Certificate issued. After the building official
inspects the building or structure and finds no
violations of the provisions of this code or other laws
that are enforced by the department of building
safety, the building official shall issue a certificate of
occupancy that contains the following:
1. The building permit number.
2. The address of the structure.
3. The name and address of the owner or the
owner's authorized agent.
4. A description of that portion of the structure for
which the certificate is issued.
5. A statement that the described portion of the
structure has been inspected for compliance with
the requirements of this code for the occupancy
and division of occupancy and the use for which
the proposed occupancy is classified.
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6. For buildings and structures in flood hazard
areas, a statement that documentation of the as -
built lowest floor elevation has been provided and
is retained in the records of the authority having
jurisdiction
7. The name of the building official.
8. The edition of the code under which the permit
was issued.
9. The use and occupancy, in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 3.
10. The type of construction as defined in Chapter
6.
11. The design occupant load.
12. If an automatic sprinkler system is provided,
whether the sprinkler system is required.
13. Any special stipulations and conditions of the
building permit.
111.3 Temporary occupancy. The building official is
authorized to issue a temporary certificate of
occupancy before the completion of the entire work
covered by the permit, provided that such portion or
portions shall be occupied safely. The building official
shall set a time period during which the temporary
certificate of occupancy is valid.
111.4 Revocation. The building official is authorized
to, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of
occupancy or completion issued under the provisions
of this code wherever the certificate is issued in error,
or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or
where it is determined that the building or structure
or portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or
regulation or any of the provisions of this code, or
failure to pay an impact fee fair share agreement
between the applicant and the iurisdiction in a timely
manner as prescribed in the written agreement.
111.5 Certificate of Completion. A Certificate of
Completion is proof that a structure or system is
complete and for certain types of permits is released
for use and may be connected to a utility system. This
certificate does not grant authority to occupy a
building, such as shell building, prior to the issuance
of a Certificate of Occupancy.
SECTION 112
SERVICE UTILITIES
112.1 Connection of service utilities. No person shall
make connections from a utility, source of energy,
fuel or power to any building or system that is
regulated by this code for which a permit is required,
until released by the building official.
112.2 Temporary connection. The building official
shall have the authority to authorize the temporary
connection of the building or system to the utility
source of energy, fuel or power.
112.3 Authority to disconnect service utilities. The
building official shall have the authority to authorize
disconnection of utility service to the building,
structure or system regulated by this code and the
referenced codes and standards set forth in Section
101.4 in case of emergency where necessary to
eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property or
when such utility connection has been made without
the approval required by Section 112.1 or 112.2. The
building official shall notify the serving utility, and
wherever possible the owner and occupant of the
building, structure or service system of the decision
to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not
notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or
occupant of the building, structure or service system
shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical
thereafter.
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SECTION 114
VIOLATIONS
114.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter,
extend, repair, move, remove, demolish or occupy
any building, structure or equipment regulated by this
code, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in
violation of any of the provisions of this code.
114.2 Notice of violation. The building official is
authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on
the person responsible for the erection, construction,
alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal,
demolition or occupancy of a building or structure in
violation of the provisions of this code, or in violation
of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions
of this code. Such order shall direct the
discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and
the abatement of the violation.
114.3 Prosecution of violation. If the notice of
violation is not complied with promptly, the building
official is authorized to request the legal counsel of
theiurisdiction to institute the appropriate
proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct or
abate such violation, or to require the removal or
termination of the unlawful occupancy of the building
or structure in violation of the provisions of this code
or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto.
114.4 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a
provision of this code or fails to comply with any of
the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs,
alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of
the approved construction documents or directive of
the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be subiect to
penalties as prescribed by law.
SECTION 115
STOP WORK ORDER
115.1 Authority. Whenever the building official finds
any work regulated by this code being performed in a
manner either contrary to the provisions of this code
or dangerous or unsafe, the building official is
authorized to issue a stop work order.
115.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall be in
writing and shall be given to the owner of the
property involved, the owner's authorized agent or
the person performing the work. Upon issuance of a
stop work order, the cited work shall immediately
cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for
the order and the conditions under which the cited
work will be permitted to resume.
115.3 Unlawful continuance. Any person who shall
continue any work after having been served with a
stop work order, except such work as that person is
directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed
by law.
SECTION 116
UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT
116.1 Conditions. Structures or existing equipment
that are or hereafter become unsafe, insanitary or
deficient because of inadequate means of egress
facilities inadequate light and ventilation, or which
constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous
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to human life or the public welfare, or that involve
illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate
maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe condition.
Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed
or made safe, as the building official deems necessary
and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure
that is not secured against entry shall be deemed
unsafe.
116.2 Record. The building official shall cause a report
to be filed on an unsafe condition. The report shall
state the occupancy of the structure and the nature
of the unsafe condition.
116.3 Notice. If an unsafe condition is found, the
building official shall serve on the owner, agent or
person in control of the structure, a written notice
that describes the condition deemed unsafe and
specifies the required repairs or improvements to be
made to abate the unsafe condition, or that requires
the unsafe structure to be demolished within a
stipulated time. Such notice shall require the person
thus notified to declare immediately to the building
official acceptance or resection of the terms of the
order.
116.4 Method of service. Such notice shall be
deemed properly served if a copy thereof is (a)
delivered to the owner personally; (b) sent by
certified or registered mail addressed to the owner at
the last known address with the return receipt
requested; or (c) delivered in any other manner as
Prescribed by local law. If the certified or registered
letter is returned showing that the letter was not
delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a
conspicuous place in or about the structure affected
by such notice. Service of such notice in the foregoing
manner upon the owner's agent or upon the person
responsible for the structure shall constitute service
of notice upon the owner.
116.5 Restoration. Where the structure or
equipment determined to be unsafe by the building
official is restored to a safe condition, to the extent
that repairs, alterations or additions are made or a
change of occupancy occurs during the restoration of
the structure, such repairs, alterations, additions and
change of occupancy shall comply with the
requirements of Section 105.2.2 and the Florida
Building Code, Existing Building.
SECTION 117
VARIANCES IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
117.1 Flood hazard areas. Pursuant to Section
553.73(5), Florida Statutes, the variance procedures
adopted in the local floodplain management
ordinance shall apply to requests submitted to the
building official for variances to the provisions of
Section 1612.4 of the Florida Building Code, Building
or, as applicable, the provisions of R322 of the Florida
Building Code, Residential. This section shall not apply
to Section 3109 of the Florida Building Code,
Building.
[Words strie en thrn ^" are deletions from the
administrative chapter of Florida Building Code,
Building 61h Edition (2017) as codified by City of
Longwood Ordinance 19-2159.]
[Words underlined are additions to the
administrative chapter of Florida Building Code,
Building 6th Edition (2017) as codified by City of
Longwood Ordinance 19-2159.]
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