Permitting Authorities / City of Aventura - Building Division
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Aventura, FL?
Adopted codeCity of Aventura - Building Division
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Aventura, FL, issued by City of Aventura - Building Division. Roofing in Aventura is permit work. The City's Building Permit Fee Schedule (revised July 8, 2026) has a fee category for "ROOFING (Including re-roofing)", charged per square foot by roof type, and provides that "When work for which a permit is required is commenced prior to the obtaining of a permit, the permit applicant shall be required to pay one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus a double permit fee", rising on second and later offenses. Aventura is in Miami-Dade County, part of the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), where Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.3 states: "Permits within the HVHZ shall be required for all work in connection with the application, repair or maintenance of any roofing component or any roofing assembly and/or any of its components except as otherwise permitted in Section 105 of this code." The City's Building Permits page states that the Building Division "is responsible for the issuance of building permits for new construction and renovations" and that it is "against state law to do business with an unlicensed contractor." Applications are submitted electronically with a "signed, and notarized Building Permit Application", and the City's Building Division E-Permits team confirms within two working days whether a submittal is accepted for review.
Roof code checklist: Aventura, FL
| Item | Answer | Code cite | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permit to replace a roof | Yes | cityofaventura.com | 2026-10-16 | |
| Repair permit threshold | Published | cityofaventura.com | 2026-10-16 | |
| Layer limit / roof-over | Published | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Deck & sheathing | Published | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Drip edge | Yes | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Ice & water shield | No | R905.1.2 | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 |
| Mid-roof inspection | Yes | Sec. 1512.4.1 | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 |
| Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofing | No | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Wind design criteria | Published | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Adopted code | Published | Sec. 14-31 | cityofaventura.com | 2026-10-16 |
| Contractor license / registration | Yes | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-10-16 | |
| Sales & use tax | Published | dr15dss_26.pdf | 2026-10-16 |
Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.
Jurisdiction
City of Aventura, Florida
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
19200 W Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
Contact
- url: https://www.cityofaventura.com/169/Building-Permits
- phone: 305-466-8937
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- state_level: Roofing contractor is a separately licensed trade in Florida. Section 489.105(3)(e), Florida Statutes, defines a "Roofing contractor" as "a contractor whose services are unlimited in the roofing trade"; section 489.113(2) states that "A person must be certified or registered in order to engage in the business of contracting in this state." A state-certified contractor may work anywhere in Florida; under section 489.117(1)(b), "Registration allows the registrant to engage in contracting only in the counties, municipalities, or development districts where he or she has complied with all local licensing requirements, if any, and only for the type of work covered by the registration." Section 489.103(7) contains an owner-builder exemption for "Owners of property when acting as their own contractor and providing direct, onsite supervision themselves of all work not performed by licensed contractors," including one-family or two-family residences "for the occupancy or use of such owners and not offered for sale or lease"; this record does not decide whether a particular reader falls within it.
- county_level: Miami-Dade County Code Section 10-3 makes it unlawful to act as a contractor "within the incorporated or unincorporated areas of the County, without having made application for and there having been issued a current valid certificate of competency or eligibility for the type of work done" from the state Construction Industry Licensing Board, the state Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, or "The County's Construction Trades Qualifying Board", and "Holders of County certificates must also be registered with the State".
- city_level: City Code Section 14-62 requires "All contractors performing work within the municipal boundaries of the City, or who have made application for building permits from the City" to "register annually with the City", renewing on or before September 30. The qualifier must provide "A current certificate of competency", a current liability and workers' compensation certificate of insurance addressed to the City, either a state and Miami-Dade County registration (if licensed by the County) or a current state certificate, and a current local business tax receipt; "All building permits must be signed by the qualifier and notarized." The registration fee is $35.00 per year. Section 14-61 states that an owner-builder "shall not be considered as a contractor" for this article. Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.3.1 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone) states that the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application is to be "completed and executed by a licensed contractor". The business tax receipt is a general business requirement, not a trade credential.
Permit process note
Roofing in Aventura is permit work. The City's Building Permit Fee Schedule (revised July 8, 2026) has a fee category for "ROOFING (Including re-roofing)", charged per square foot by roof type, and provides that "When work for which a permit is required is commenced prior to the obtaining of a permit, the permit applicant shall be required to pay one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus a double permit fee", rising on second and later offenses. Aventura is in Miami-Dade County, part of the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), where Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.3 states: "Permits within the HVHZ shall be required for all work in connection with the application, repair or maintenance of any roofing component or any roofing assembly and/or any of its components except as otherwise permitted in Section 105 of this code." The City's Building Permits page states that the Building Division "is responsible for the issuance of building permits for new construction and renovations" and that it is "against state law to do business with an unlicensed contractor." Applications are submitted electronically with a "signed, and notarized Building Permit Application", and the City's Building Division E-Permits team confirms within two working days whether a submittal is accepted for review.
Inspection requirements
The City's Building Permits page states that "Inspections by qualified, licensed inspectors are required to insure the compliance of construction with code requirements." Under the City's fee schedule, a re-inspection fee of $75 is charged for each extra inspection trip caused by, among other things, rejected work or work not ready at the time specified, and a second re-inspection fee of $100 if the same problem remains; "The payment of re-inspection fees shall be required prior to requesting the next required inspection." City Code Section 14-62 allows the City to require the contractor's qualifier to "appear at all building inspections". Under Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.4 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone), shingle, tile and other discontinuous roofs are inspected during or after the underlayment and during installation of the roof covering, with a TAS 106 uplift test for adhesive-set and mortar-set tile before the final inspection.
Adopted code
Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), effective December 31, 2023 (Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.), including its High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) provisions. The City's Building Permits page states: "The new 8th Edition Florida Building Code will be effective on December 31, 2023." City Code Section 14-31 provides: "The Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted as the uniform building code for the City." Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-1 makes the Florida Building Code "the building code for both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County", and Section 8-2 incorporates "The provisions of the Florida Building Code as applicable to High Velocity Hurricane Zones" and adopts "The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS)", except that "The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County". Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 14, read in full) nor the County's local technical and administrative amendments (County Code Sections 8-31 and 8-32) amend the roofing provisions. Because Aventura is in the HVHZ, roofing on houses follows Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512 through 1525 rather than Chapter 9 of the Residential volume, whose Section R901.1 states: "Exception: Buildings and structures located within the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 44."
Drip edge
Required — In the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1518.7.3.4 requires for asphalt shingle roofs that "All perimeter termination and valleys shall be fabricated from metal", and Section 1518.7.3.3 states that shingles shall not extend more than a quarter inch beyond the eave and rake drip. Section 1517.6.2.1 sets the drip edge profile, with a deck flange "not less than 2 inches (51 mm) in width", and Section 1517.6.2.6 requires the deck flange to be "nailed with an approved minimum 12 gage annular ring shank nail at 4 inches (102 mm) o.c." Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 14) nor Miami-Dade County's amendments to the Florida Building Code amend these sections. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Not required — Florida's residential code reserves the ice-barrier section ("R905.1.2 Ice barriers. Reserved."), and the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing sections that apply in Aventura (Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512 through 1525) contain no ice-barrier requirement. Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 14) nor Miami-Dade County's amendments add one. A self-adhering underlayment remains one of the permitted underlayment methods for shingle, metal and similar roofs under Section 1518.2.1; it is not prohibited. About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Required — Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.4.1 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone): "All roofing work for which a permit is required shall be inspected by the building official." and "Certain roofing inspections shall be performed during specific phases of the applications". For shingle, tile and other discontinuous roofs these include "During or after application of the base sheet, anchor sheet or underlayment of any roofing system" (1512.4.2.1) and "During the installation of any prepared roof covering, such as shingles, tiles, slates, shakes and similar" (1512.4.2.3), and "After all roofing work has been completed, a final inspection shall be performed by the building official" (1512.4.3.3).
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Neither the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing sections that apply in Aventura (Building, Sections 1512 through 1525) nor the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 14, read in full) nor Miami-Dade County's local amendments (County Code Sections 8-31 and 8-32) contain a UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement for roof coverings. The HVHZ sections' one impact provision, Section 1515.2.4, applies to "Roof coverings installed on low slope roofs" and refers to ASTM D3746, ASTM D4272, FM 4470 or TAS 114 testing; it is not a UL 2218 or Class 4 rating for shingles or other steep-slope coverings.
Repair permit threshold
The City's FAQ states that "A licensed contractor is required to obtain permits" for, among other things, "General maintenance and repairs exceeding $500 in labor and materials for projects modifying a building's existing structure in any way", and refers questions to the Building Division at 305-466-8937. The City's fee schedule prices "ROOFING (Including re-roofing)". In the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.3 requires a permit for "all work in connection with the application, repair or maintenance of any roofing component" except as Section 105 permits; Section 105.2.2 allows "Ordinary minor repairs" without a permit only "with the approval of the building official." Since July 1, 2026, section 553.79(1)(g), Florida Statutes, requires a local government to exempt a single-family owner or the owner's contractor from a permit "to perform any work valued at less than $7,500 on the owner’s property", except "Work on a property that is partially or entirely located in a flood hazard area" and "Any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work", and only on "a written request for exemption to the local enforcement agency with a copy of the contract or other documentation demonstrating the nature and the value of the work to be performed." Separately, Section 1521.4 limits partial work: "Not more than 25 percent of the total roof area or roof section of any existing building or structure shall be repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12-month period unless the roof covering on the entire existing roof system or roof section is replaced or recovered to conform to the requirements of this code." Its exception: where the existing roof was built, repaired or replaced under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, only the repaired, replaced or recovered portion must meet the code in effect.
Wind design criteria
Aventura is in Miami-Dade County, part of the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1620.2 sets the wind velocity (3-second gust) used in structural calculations for Miami-Dade County at 165 mph for Risk Category I, 175 mph for Risk Category II, 186 mph for Risk Category III and 195 mph for Risk Category IV buildings and structures, and Section 1620.3 states: "All buildings and structures shall be considered to be in Exposure Category C, unless Exposure Category D applies, as defined in Section 26.7 of ASCE 7." A Miami-Dade County Board of Rules and Appeals interpretation memorandum of January 26, 2024, addressed to all building officials in the county, states that its wind load chart for replacement openings in one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses with a mean roof height of 30 feet or less was determined in accordance with "ASCE 7-22 Chapter 30 and the 2023 FBC, Building sections 1620.2 and 1620.3 (175 mph (3-second gust)/ Exposure C)". The HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application must include calculations under Chapter 16 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zones) "unless the roofing assembly is less than the height/pressure threshold allowed in the applicable protocols herein" (Section 1512.3.2). Asphalt shingles in the HVHZ are limited to "a roof mean height of 33 feet (10 m), unless otherwise specifically noted in the product approval" (Section 1518.7.2).
Roof layer limit / recover
Aventura is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where reroofing follows Florida Building Code, Building (8th Edition, 2023), Section 1521 rather than the Residential code's reroofing section. Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-2 adopts the HVHZ roofing requirements countywide; neither the County's amendments (Sections 8-31 and 8-32) nor the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 14, read in full) amends Section 1521 or states a layer rule of its own. Section 1521.9: "One additional roofing system may be applied over an original roofing assembly, providing the existing roofing assembly complies with the requirements of Section 1521." Section 1521.17: "Asphalt shingle assemblies may be applied over one existing layer of asphalt shingles having not more than 1/8-inch (3.2 mm) difference in level in the existing shingle material." Section 1521.16: "No recover application shall take place over existing wood shingles, shakes, slate, tile or metal shingles." Section 1521.5 also bars a new roofing system "over an existing roof or over an existing roof deck where the roof sheathing has not been fastened in compliance with this code or where the roof sheathing will not permit effective fastening or where sheathing is water soaked or deteriorated so that effective attachment is not possible."
Deck & sheathing requirements
High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules (Florida Building Code, Building): "All roofing systems and prepared roof coverings shall be installed over solid decks, unless otherwise specifically allowed in other sections of this code" (1515.2.1). On a reroof, "All areas of deteriorated sheathing shall be removed and replaced" (1521.5). Where an existing sloped roof has spaced sheathing, the existing prepared roof covering must be removed and "New sheathing shall be applied in compliance with Chapter 16 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zones), or open spacing shall be filled with dimensional lumber to create solid wood sheathing"; "Spaced sheathing is approved for use with wood shakes and wood shingles only" (1521.15). For houses built before the Florida Building Code, Florida Building Code, Existing Building, Section 706.7 applies when a roof covering on a wood deck is removed and replaced: "Roof-decking attachment shall be as required by Section 706.7.1" and "A secondary water barrier shall be provided as required by Section 706.7.2", with the exception that "Structures permitted subject to the Florida Building Code are not required to comply with this section."
Sales & use tax
7% combined: the 6% Florida state sales and use tax plus Miami-Dade County's 1% discretionary sales surtax, which Florida Department of Revenue Form DR-15DSS for Calendar Year 2026 lists as two 0.5% surtaxes effective January 1, 1992 and January 1, 2003, each with no expiration date. The City of Aventura levies no separate sales tax. Under Rule 12A-1.051, Florida Administrative Code, "Roofing work" is a real property contract, and "Contractors are the ultimate consumers of materials and supplies they use to perform real property contracts and must pay tax on their costs of those materials and supplies, unless the contractor has entered a retail sale plus installation contract"; such contractors "should charge no tax to their customers, regardless of whether they itemize charges for materials and labor in their proposals or invoices." The rule's definition of a real property contract covers work to "Erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain" a building, so repairs and full replacements are treated alike.
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Related guides
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Sources
- cityofaventura.com verified 2026-10-16
- cityofaventura.com verified 2026-10-16
- cityofaventura.com verified 2026-10-16
- leg.state.fl.us verified 2026-10-16
- library.municode.com verified 2026-10-16
- codes.iccsafe.org verified 2026-10-16
- cityofaventura.com verified 2026-10-16
- floridarevenue.com verified 2026-10-16
- codes.iccsafe.org verified 2026-10-16