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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Groveland, FL?

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City of Groveland - Building Division

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Groveland, FL, issued by City of Groveland - Building Division. Re-roofing in Groveland is permit work. The City publishes a Re-Roof Permit Packet (checklist revised April 2024) whose Re-Roof Permit Checklist calls for a completed application, a property record card, a Notice of Commencement, an owner/builder affidavit where applicable, "Product approval for each different product being installed," and "A roofing plan showing all the pitches and the product approval number for each different pitch," adding that "PLYWOOD THICKNESS MUST BE INDICATED." For a roof-over, "If this is a roof-over, where the existing shingles are not removed, the product approval information must indicate that the shingles were tested in this manner." The City's enacted fee schedule (Code of Ordinances, Appendix A) lists a residential "Reroof $200.00" permit fee and a commercial "Reroof $800.00" fee. The permit application states that "A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE JOB SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION," and the City's contractor terms state that "Work shall not commence until the User is in receipt of an issued building permit." The reroof plan guidance asks for any rotten decking, fascia or trusses being replaced and states that "Structural repairs that require engineering will also require a licensed general contractor." State law 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).

Roof code checklist: Groveland, FL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesgroveland-fl.gov2026-10-16
Repair permit thresholdPublishedgroveland-fl.gov2026-10-16
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-16
Deck & sheathingPublishedcodes.iccsafe.org2026-10-16
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-16
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 553.73(6)library.municode.com2026-10-16
Contractor license / registrationYesleg.state.fl.us2026-10-16
Sales & use taxPublisheddr15dss_26.pdf2026-10-16

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 Groveland, Florida
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
6825 SR 50, 2nd Floor, Groveland, FL 34736
Contact
  • url: https://www.groveland-fl.gov/130/Building-Division
  • phone: 352-429-2141
Permit portal
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," with a scope that includes "required roof-deck attachments; any repair or replacement of wood roof sheathing or fascia as needed during roof repair or replacement." Section 489.113(2) provides 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 statewide; 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- and two-family residences for the owner's own occupancy or use and not offered for sale or lease; this record does not decide whether a particular reader falls within it.
  • city_level: The City's Building Division "registers building contractors for work being done in Groveland." The City's Contractor Registration/eTRAKiT Form (revised May 2023) asks for the state license number and the "Current State License Liability Insurance Workers Comp Insurance/Exemption" with the City of Groveland as certificate holder, and states that the "User must be properly licensed by Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR) to perform all work for which User obtains permits" and that the user "cannot obtain web permits if User's license and/or insurance does not appear to be current in the eTRAKiT system." The City's Reroofing Inspection Affidavit is marked "LICENSED ROOFING CONTRACTORS ONLY" and notes that "No general, building, or residential contractor certified after 1973 shall act as, hold himself or herself out to be, or advertise himself or herself to be a roofing contractor unless he or she is certified as a roofing contractor."
Permit process note
Re-roofing in Groveland is permit work. The City publishes a Re-Roof Permit Packet (checklist revised April 2024) whose Re-Roof Permit Checklist calls for a completed application, a property record card, a Notice of Commencement, an owner/builder affidavit where applicable, "Product approval for each different product being installed," and "A roofing plan showing all the pitches and the product approval number for each different pitch," adding that "PLYWOOD THICKNESS MUST BE INDICATED." For a roof-over, "If this is a roof-over, where the existing shingles are not removed, the product approval information must indicate that the shingles were tested in this manner." The City's enacted fee schedule (Code of Ordinances, Appendix A) lists a residential "Reroof $200.00" permit fee and a commercial "Reroof $800.00" fee. The permit application states that "A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE JOB SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION," and the City's contractor terms state that "Work shall not commence until the User is in receipt of an issued building permit." The reroof plan guidance asks for any rotten decking, fascia or trusses being replaced and states that "Structural repairs that require engineering will also require a licensed general contractor." State law 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).
Inspection requirements
Inspections are scheduled through the City's eTRAKiT portal. The City's Reroofing Inspection Affidavit ("Nailing, Sheathing, Dry-In & Flashing," "REROOF ONLY" and "LICENSED ROOFING CONTRACTORS ONLY") lets a general, building, residential or roofing contractor, engineer, architect or building inspector licensed under Chapter 468, Florida Statutes, affirm that "the sheathing, nailing, dry-in, and flashings at the above referenced address/lot have been installed in accordance with the attached scope of work" and that "the installation was done in conformance to the Hurricane Mitigation Retrofit Manual (Based on F.S. Chapter 553.844)." The affidavit states that "A final roofing inspection is required" and that the signed and notarized affidavit "must be provided at the job site at the time of the final roofing inspection along with digital photographs of each plane of the roof with the permit number or address number clearly marked on the deck for each inspection," including "a ruler or measuring device to confirm nail spacing and overlaps including drip edge and valley flashing." The packet warns that inspections fail for "incomplete pictures not showing all phases of work" and states that the "Permit card must be posted on the job and visible from the road as soon as work is started." The City's fee schedule sets a reinspection fee.
Adopted code
Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), Residential volume (2021 International Residential Code base), effective December 31, 2023, adopted statewide by the Florida Building Commission under Rule 61G20-1.001, Florida Administrative Code; section 553.73(6), Florida Statutes, provides that the code and each update "is deemed adopted for use statewide without adoptions by local government." The City's Re-Roof Permit Packet reproduces the roofing chapter of the "FLORIDA BUILDING CODE -- RESIDENTIAL, 8th EDITION (2023)" for contractors. In the City's Land Development Code, Chapter 105, Article II, Florida Building Code, states that the Florida Building Code "is not set out in the Groveland Code of Ordinances, but is on file with the city," and section 105-23 keeps in force sections 18-1, 18-2 and 18-4 through 18-409 of the City's 2006 Code of Ordinances, which the current published code does not reproduce and which this record has not read. The Florida Building Commission's registry of local technical amendments to the 8th Edition lists none from Groveland or Lake County to Residential Chapter 9 or Building Chapter 15.
Drip edge
Required — Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), section R905.2.8.5 Drip edge: "Provide drip edge at eaves and gables of shingle roofs. Overlap to be a minimum of 3 inches (76 mm). Eave drip edges shall extend 1/2 inch (13 mm) below sheathing and extend back on the roof a minimum of 2 inches (51 mm). Drip edge shall be installed over the underlayment." It "shall be mechanically fastened a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm) on center," with closer spacing where the Vasd is 110 mph or greater. The requirement is written for shingle roofs. The City's Re-Roof Permit Packet lists drip edge that is not properly nailed or fastened at 12 inches on center and lapped 3 inches among the common reasons for failed inspections, with pictures required. No registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. About drip edge
Repair permit threshold
Section 553.79(1)(g), Florida Statutes (effective July 1, 2026), reads: "A local government that issues building permits shall exempt an owner of a single-family dwelling or the owner's contractor from the requirement to obtain a building permit to perform any work valued at less than $7,500 on the owner's property," does not apply to "Work on a property that is partially or entirely located in a flood hazard area" or to "Any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work," requires "a written request for exemption to the local enforcement agency with a copy of the contract," and provides that "A construction project may not be divided into more than one project for the purpose of evading the requirements of this paragraph." The City's notarized Request of Residential Permit Exemption form (HB 803) has the owner certify that "the property is a single-family dwelling located outside a designated flood hazard area; the total value of labor and materials is less than $7,500; the work does not involve any structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or gas systems," that "once this HB 803 exemption is approved, no after-the-fact building permit will be issued for this work, even if subsequently required by an insurance company, lender, prospective purchaser, or other third party," and that "I will not commence work until I have received written approval of this exemption from the Building Department." The form does not name roofing either way. The Florida Building Code's own relief, Building section 105.2.2, allows "Ordinary minor repairs" without a permit only "with the approval of the building official." Separately, the Florida Building Code's 25 percent rule applies to roof repairs (see the deck and sheathing field).
Roof layer limit / recover
Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), section R908.3 Recovering versus replacement: "New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof coverings where any of the following conditions occur: 1. Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing. 2. Where the existing roof covering is wood shingle or shake, slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile. 3. Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." Tear-off is also required where blisters are not cut open and secured, or where the existing covering is to be used for attachment and the securement provisions cannot be met. No registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. For a roof-over, the City's Re-Roof Permit Packet states that "If the product approval information does not indicate installation over existing shingles, then you will need local product approval and an engineer will need to provide evidence that the installation will provide the same level of protection as the product approval for installation over a wood deck." The City's building provisions saved from its 2006 Code of Ordinances are not reproduced in the current published code and were not read for this record.
Deck & sheathing requirements
Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), section R908.7 Wind mitigation: "When a roof covering on an existing structure with a sawn lumber, wood plank or wood structural panel roof deck is removed and replaced, the following procedures shall be permitted to be performed by the roofing contractor: (a) Roof-decking attachment shall be as required by Section R908.7.1. (b) A secondary water barrier shall be provided as required by Section R908.7.2. Exception: Structures permitted subject to the Florida Building Code are not required to comply with this section." Under section R908.7.1.1, plank decking "secured with at least two nails (minimum size 8d) to each roof framing member it crosses shall be deemed to be sufficiently connected." Section R908.1.1 (the 25 percent rule): "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," with an exception for roofs built, repaired or replaced under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, where only the repaired, replaced or recovered portion must meet the code in effect. In Groveland, the reroof plan must show the existing substrate ("1/2 plywood, 15/32 OSB, 1x12's etc") and any "rotten roof decking, rotten fascia boards and any trusses that need to be repaired," and the City lists "Improper nailing of deck or over driven fasteners" among common inspection failures. No registered local amendment reaches these sections; the City's building provisions saved from its 2006 Code of Ordinances were not read for this record.
Sales & use tax
7% combined on materials: the 6% Florida state sales and use tax plus Lake County's 1% discretionary sales surtax, which the Florida Department of Revenue's Form DR-15DSS for calendar year 2026 lists as effective January 1, 1988, with an expiration date of December 31, 2032. Per the Department, the surtax "applies to the first $5,000 of the sales amount on the sale, use, lease, rental, or license to use any item of tangible personal property." 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 rate is the roofer's cost on materials, repair and replacement alike, not a tax charged to the homeowner.

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Roofing questions: Groveland, FL

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Groveland, FL?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Groveland, FL. Section 553.79(1)(g), Florida Statutes (effective July 1, 2026), reads: "A local government that issues building permits shall exempt an owner of a single-family dwelling or the owner's contractor from the requirement to obtain a building permit to perform any work valued at less than $7,500 on the owner's property," does not apply to "Work on a property that is partially or entirely located in a flood hazard area" or to "Any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work," requires "a written request for exemption to the local enforcement agency with a copy of the contract," and provides that "A construction project may not be divided into more than one project for the purpose of evading the requirements of this paragraph." The City's notarized Request of Residential Permit Exemption form (HB 803) has the owner certify that "the property is a single-family dwelling located outside a designated flood hazard area; the total value of labor and materials is less than $7,500; the work does not involve any structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or gas systems," that "once this HB 803 exemption is approved, no after-the-fact building permit will be issued for this work, even if subsequently required by an insurance company, lender, prospective purchaser, or other third party," and that "I will not commence work until I have received written approval of this exemption from the Building Department." The form does not name roofing either way. The Florida Building Code's own relief, Building section 105.2.2, allows "Ordinary minor repairs" without a permit only "with the approval of the building official." Separately, the Florida Building Code's 25 percent rule applies to roof repairs (see the deck and sheathing field).

Is drip edge required in Groveland, FL?

Yes. Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), section R905.2.8.5 Drip edge: "Provide drip edge at eaves and gables of shingle roofs. Overlap to be a minimum of 3 inches (76 mm). Eave drip edges shall extend 1/2 inch (13 mm) below sheathing and extend back on the roof a minimum of 2 inches (51 mm). Drip edge shall be installed over the underlayment." It "shall be mechanically fastened a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm) on center," with closer spacing where the Vasd is 110 mph or greater. The requirement is written for shingle roofs. The City's Re-Roof Permit Packet lists drip edge that is not properly nailed or fastened at 12 inches on center and lapped 3 inches among the common reasons for failed inspections, with pictures required. No registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Groveland, FL?

Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), section R908.3 Recovering versus replacement: "New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof coverings where any of the following conditions occur: 1. Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing. 2. Where the existing roof covering is wood shingle or shake, slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile. 3. Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." Tear-off is also required where blisters are not cut open and secured, or where the existing covering is to be used for attachment and the securement provisions cannot be met. No registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. For a roof-over, the City's Re-Roof Permit Packet states that "If the product approval information does not indicate installation over existing shingles, then you will need local product approval and an engineer will need to provide evidence that the installation will provide the same level of protection as the product approval for installation over a wood deck." The City's building provisions saved from its 2006 Code of Ordinances are not reproduced in the current published code and were not read for this record.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Groveland, FL?

Yes.

What building code does Groveland, FL use?

Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), Residential volume (2021 International Residential Code base), effective December 31, 2023, adopted statewide by the Florida Building Commission under Rule 61G20-1.001, Florida Administrative Code; section 553.73(6), Florida Statutes, provides that the code and each update "is deemed adopted for use statewide without adoptions by local government." The City's Re-Roof Permit Packet reproduces the roofing chapter of the "FLORIDA BUILDING CODE -- RESIDENTIAL, 8th EDITION (2023)" for contractors. In the City's Land Development Code, Chapter 105, Article II, Florida Building Code, states that the Florida Building Code "is not set out in the Groveland Code of Ordinances, but is on file with the city," and section 105-23 keeps in force sections 18-1, 18-2 and 18-4 through 18-409 of the City's 2006 Code of Ordinances, which the current published code does not reproduce and which this record has not read. The Florida Building Commission's registry of local technical amendments to the 8th Edition lists none from Groveland or Lake County to Residential Chapter 9 or Building Chapter 15.