Building Permits and Inspections
Florida expands private-provider inspections, permit exemptions, and zoning parity for offsite-built homes
Florida Statutes affected
| s. 125.56 | Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. |
| s. 287.056 | Purchases from purchasing agreements and state term contracts; vendor disqualification. |
| s. 468.634 | |
| s. 489.129 | Disciplinary proceedings. |
| s. 553.382 | Placement of certain housing. |
| s. 553.385 | |
| s. 553.77 | Specific powers of the commission. |
| s. 553.79 | Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. |
| s. 553.791 | Alternative plans review and inspection. |
| s. 553.792 | Building permit application to local government. |
| s. 720.3035 | Architectural control covenants; parcel owner improvements; rights and privileges. |
Side-by-side: current law vs. the bill
s. 125.56, F.S.
125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc.—
(4)
(d) A county that issues building permits may send a written notice of expiration, by e-mail or United States Postal Service, to the owner of the property and the contractor listed on the permit, no less than 30 days before a building permit is set to expire. The written notice must identify the permit that is set to expire and the date the permit will expire.
125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc.—
(4)
(d) A county that issues building permits may send a written notice of expiration, by e-mail or United States Postal Service, to the owner of the property and the contractor listed on the permit, no less than 30 days before a building permit is set to expire. The written notice must identify the permit that is set to expire and the date the permit will expire. A building permit issued by a county for a single-family dwelling expires 1 year after the issuance of the permit or on the effective date of the next edition of the Florida Building Code, whichever is later. However, this paragraph does not prevent a local government from extending a building permit beyond the expiration date.
Bill section 2
Not codified in the Florida Statutes.
Present subsection (4) of section 287.056, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
287.056 Purchases from purchasing agreements and state term contracts; vendor disqualification.—
(4) The department shall enter into and maintain one or more state term contracts with vendors for the purpose of providing building code inspection services as defined in s. 553.791.
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