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We have tried our best to provide all the information necessary on this page to help you understand the process for permitting your project from beginning to the end. Please contact our office if you have additional questions.
A residential accessory structure is any structure incidental and accessory to; and located on the same lot as a one or two-family dwelling and includes but is not necessarily limited to: pergolas, gazebos, decks, patio covers, green houses / nurseries and whether with or without a roof and whether attached to the home or detached from the home.
Accessory structures are regulated by the Florida Building Code and DO require a permit to ensure compliance with state and local building code, land use and zoning regulations and the City's design wind speed of 120 m.p.h.
Please be aware, not all pre-manufactured accessory structures available for purchase on-line or through a local retailer are constructed to comply with the Florida Building Code and the City's design wind speed. It is important that you verify manufacturer's construction and installation plans including requirements for supporting foundations and connections to supporting foundations are signed and sealed by a Florida licensed professional engineer and designed for a 120
m.ph. design wind speed BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR PURCHASE.
The permit pay be submitted in person at City Hall or through our online permitting process. The same method for submittals/corrections must be followed until the permit has been issued (if you submit online, the process must follow one line and vice versa)
The inspections identified on the job card/online inspection tab are required for your project. If you feel there are missing inspections or something is not required, please contact the plan reviewers at
386-986-3782.
When the inspector has been assigned to your inspection, an email notification will be sent containing the inspector's name and phone #. You may contact him directly for a two hour time frame for arrival.
The building permit may be applied for at any time providing you have a complete permit package - regardless if the development order has been issued. Incomplete packages will not be reviewed and will be returned/rejected.
During the review process, if any additional information is required, you will receive an email with the details. Revisions can be submitted in the same manner you applied for the permit (manually or online)
When the permit is made ready, payment can be made online through our website. Once the permit has been issued, the job card, receipt and permit will be emailed to you. If you have submitted online, the approved documents can be downloaded from our website.
The permit will remain active for six months from the date of issuance, and then six months from each passing inspection, if the permit expires without the required inspections, a new permit will be required.
Category I: A thermally isolated sunroom with walls that are open or enclosed with insect screening or 0.5 mm (20 mil) maximum thickness plastic film. The space is non-habitable and unconditioned.
Category II: A thermally isolated sunroom with enclosed walls. The openings are enclosed with translucent or transparent plastic or glass. The space is non-habitable and unconditioned.
Category III: A thermally isolated sunroom with enclosed walls. The openings are enclosed with translucent or transparent plastic or glass. The sunroom fenestration complies with additional requirements for air infiltration resistance and water penetration resistance. The space is non-habitable and unconditioned.
Category IV: A thermally isolated sunroom with enclosed walls. The sunroom is designed to be heated or cooled by a separate temperature control or system and is thermally isolated from the primary structure. The sunroom fenestration complies with additional requirements for water penetration resistance, air infiltration resistance and thermal performance. The space is non-habitable and conditioned.
Category V: A sunroom with enclosed walls. The sunroom is designed to be heated or cooled and is open to the main structure. The sunroom fenestration complies with additional requirements for water penetration resistance, air infiltration resistance and thermal performance. The space is habitable and conditioned.
During the review process, if any additional information is required, you will receive an email with the details. Revisions may be submitted once all outstanding reviews have been completed. We do not accept submittals during an open review cycle. Revisions/Corrections, or additional documents should be submitted in the same manner you applied for the permit (manually or online)
The permit review is usually completed within 5 business days. If additional information or corrections are necessary, an email notification will be sent to the applicant with the details. (and can be viewed online)
When the inspector has been assigned to your inspection, a confirmation email notification will be sent including the inspector's name and phone #. You may contact them directly for a two-hour time frame for their arrival. Inspections requested prior to 6:59 a.m. will be done the same day. Any inspection requested after 6:59 a.m. will be done the following business day.
If you are building more than one structure, a separate permit is required for each structure. Each package/set of plan must be specific to that particular structure and not part of a shared plan set. (If you plan submit electronically, each page will require a digital signature and we will be uploaded as individual sheets and named in accordance with the Document Submittal Requirements identified on the online permitting portal page).
A separate site development permit is required for all site work. This permit is usually generated during the site plan review process and an application signed by the contractor is to be submitted after the development order has been issued and ready for issuance.
During the review process, if any additional information is required, you will receive an email with the details. Revisions can be submitted in the same manner you applied for the permit (manually or online) We do not allow mixed submittals during the review process.
Inspections can be scheduled through the online system or by calling
386-986-4747. Inspections requested up to 6:59 a.m. will be done the same day. When the inspector has been assigned to your inspection, an email notification will be sent with the inspector's name and contact information. You may contact the inspector to determine a time frame for their arrival.
It is strongly suggested to read the material on the online permit portal page before beginning to eliminate frustration. There is important information under the 'document submittal requirements' and the 'how to' guide will take you step by step through the process.
A dock/boathouse may not extend into the waterbody more than 12' unless such waterbody is 100' or more in width; if so, same may extend 16', in both instances at right angles to avoid to and from the property line abutting the waterbody. All boathouses must have a hip style roof. with a minimum roof pitch of 4 1/2:12. The maximum length of roofs located over a dock slip, dock lift, or water on saltwater canals shall be 26 feet of dock roof for the first 60 feet of property frontage, plus four feet of roof length for every five feet of property frontage thereafter, not to exceed 46 feet.
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