Permitting Authorities / City of Doral - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Doral, FL?
Adopted codeCity of Doral - Building Department
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Doral, FL, issued by City of Doral - Building Department. Roofing in Doral is permit work. Doral 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." State law also makes it "unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or governmental entity to construct, erect, alter, modify, repair, or demolish any building within this state without first obtaining a permit" (section 553.79(1)(a), Florida Statutes). The City's Building Department lists among its responsibilities to "Issue building permits and review construction plans" and to "Conduct inspections for code compliance and safety"; applications are filed through the City's online Citizen Self-Service portal, and the City notes that applicants "must submit directly for County-required permits.".
Roof code checklist: Doral, FL
| Item | Answer | Code cite | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permit to replace a roof | Yes | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Repair permit threshold | Not published | |||
| 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 | Not published | |||
| Wind design criteria | Published | codes.iccsafe.org | 2026-10-16 | |
| Adopted code | Published | Sec. 8-1 | library.municode.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 Doral, Florida
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
8401 NW 53rd Terrace, 2nd Floor, Doral, FL 33166
Contact
- url: https://www.cityofdoral.com/Departments/Building-Department
- phone: 305-593-6700
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.
- city_level: The City's Contractor Registration page states: "Contractors or owners working in Doral are required to be registered with the City." Its registration types are County CTQB card holders, state certified contractors, state registered contractors, owner/builders and private providers. State certified contractors provide a copy of the local business tax receipt for their place of business and certificates of insurance for workers' compensation and liability, with liability insurance "as specified in Florida Administrative Rule 61G4- 15.003"; Miami-Dade County licensed contractors provide their Certificate of Competency, municipal occupational license and insurance certificates. Registrations expire with the contractor's state license on August 31, with the business tax receipt on September 30, or when the insurance lapses. 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 Doral is permit work. Doral 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." State law also makes it "unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or governmental entity to construct, erect, alter, modify, repair, or demolish any building within this state without first obtaining a permit" (section 553.79(1)(a), Florida Statutes). The City's Building Department lists among its responsibilities to "Issue building permits and review construction plans" and to "Conduct inspections for code compliance and safety"; applications are filed through the City's online Citizen Self-Service portal, and the City notes that applicants "must submit directly for County-required permits."
Inspection requirements
The City's Inspections and Route Info page states that inspections are "scheduled ONLINE ONLY", that "Job Copy Plans and Permit Card shall be on site at all times during inspections", that "An OSHA-approved ladder must be provided, if applicable", and that "A recorded Notice of Commencement must be posted on the job site." Cancellations "must be requested before 8:00am on the day of the inspection. Otherwise, your inspection may not be approved and may incur a reinspection fee," and all previous re-inspection fees must be paid before the next inspection is scheduled. 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 final inspection after all roofing work is done.
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. 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". The City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 5, read in full) contains permit-fee, construction-barrier, minimum housing and vacation-rental provisions and no amendment to the Florida Building Code; neither it nor the County's local technical and administrative amendments (County Code Sections 8-31 and 8-32) amend the roofing provisions. Because Doral 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 5) 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 Doral (Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512 through 1525) contain no ice-barrier requirement. Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 5) 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).
Wind design criteria
Doral 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." 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
Doral 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 5, 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." Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 5) nor Miami-Dade County's amendments amend these sections.
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 Doral 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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Sources
- cityofdoral.com verified 2026-10-16
- codes.iccsafe.org verified 2026-10-16
- leg.state.fl.us verified 2026-10-16
- cityofdoral.com verified 2026-10-16
- cityofdoral.com verified 2026-10-16
- library.municode.com verified 2026-10-16
- floridarevenue.com verified 2026-10-16
- codes.iccsafe.org verified 2026-10-16