Jurisdiction
City of Miramar, Florida
Address
2200 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025
Contact
- url: https://www.miramarfl.gov/Departments/Building-Planning-Zoning/Building-Permits-Inspections
- phone: 954-602-3200
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- state_level: Roofing 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) provides an owner-builder exemption for owners acting as their own contractor when building or improving a one-family or two-family residence "for the occupancy or use of such owners and not offered for sale or lease".
- city_level: The Building Division's Roofing Application Package states that a residential permit "can be issued to Licensed Contractors properly registered in the Building Division, providing all updated licenses & insurances." Its Contractor Registration Form lists three qualifications (a certified contractor with a state license, a Broward County contractor with a certificate of competency, or a registered contractor) and states that "For registered contractor, the registration shall indicate the qualification to contract in Broward County." The form also asks for liability insurance and workers' compensation (or Florida's exemption) naming the City of Miramar as certificate holder, and a business tax receipt; the Building Division asks that all contractor registrations and updates be sent to it by email. The package allows an owner/builder permit for residential work only, with "Verification or confirmation of Homestead Exemption", while 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 City's business tax receipt is a general requirement and is not a contractor credential.
Permit process note
Broward County's amendments to the Florida Building Code, which "apply countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Broward County" (Section 101.2), list among the operations for which "Permits shall be required" "The application, construction, or repair of any roof covering, as provided in Chapter 15, for work exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00)" (Section 105.3.1.4.10). Miramar is in the 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 state exemption for work under $7,500 does not reach a reroof in Miramar as the Building Division reads it: its page on the new law lists "Structural work (Railings, guards, pool barrier/fences, windows and doors, siding and soffits, roofing, elevated decks are all items with structural requirements and considered structural)" among work for which "A Permit IS STILL REQUIRED". The Building Division publishes a Roofing Application Package. It states that a residential permit "can be issued to Licensed Contractors properly registered in the Building Division, providing all updated licenses & insurances", or to an owner/builder for residential work only with picture ID, proof of ownership and "Verification or confirmation of Homestead Exemption", and that "If a contractor is hired, then the contractor must pull the permit." The package checklist requires the Broward County Uniform Building Permit Application, a permit valuation that includes "total value of work, including materials and labor", the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application ("Follow the roofing instructions (Roof Section 1525)"), one set of Product Approval or Notice of Acceptance for the roof system, a Broward County Asbestos Certificate, and City affidavits on roof underlayment for shingle and metal roofs, roof-to-wall connection hurricane mitigation, rooftop mounted equipment, homeowners' association awareness and construction debris removal (City Code Section 18-7 requires debris "from demolition work, renovations, re-roofs, and new construction" to be removed by the City's trash vendor, Waste Pro). A recorded Notice of Commencement is required at the first inspection when the contract exceeds $5,000. Applications are filed through the City's online portal; the Building Division's page states that a permit "usually takes approximately 15 business days for residential projects" and that "All building fees are subject to an 8% surcharge." The City's fee schedule charges a permit fee of 1.75% of the cost of construction and states: "Work started without permit shall be double the permit fee." The City's Land Development Code, Section 803.3.2(a), separately states that "Cedar shingle and asphalt shingle roofs are not permitted on any principal residential structure permitted after the effective date of this Code, except for single-family and duplex dwellings located within plats recorded prior to March 1996, or within the unrecorded subdivision of Tropical Valley," and that new roofs in a homeowner or condominium association "may be subject to that association's approval for a different roof material." This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions: that is the single, unified state building code that section 553.72, Florida Statutes, describes as applying to the construction, alteration and repair of buildings in the state, and the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under. Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 (Ordinance No. 17-08, 2016) names the Florida Building Code, 2014 Fifth Edition; this directory has not obtained that text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Inspection requirements
Broward County's amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 110.3) list a roof sheathing inspection after panels and sheathing fasteners are placed and before the base or anchor coat, and a roofing inspection made "in accordance with Chapter 15 of the FBC, and Section 706 of the FBC, Existing Building." Under Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.4 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone), "All roofing work for which a permit is required shall be inspected by the building official"; shingle, tile and other discontinuous roofs are inspected during or after the base sheet, anchor sheet or underlayment, during installation of any cap sheet and of the roof covering, with a TAS 106 uplift test for adhesive-set and mortar-set tile before final. The Building Division's inspection code list includes roof in progress, self-adhesive underlayment, metal flashing, roof sheathing and final roof inspections. Inspections are requested online through the City's self-service portal or by phone at 954-602-3200; the Building Division's page states that inspection timeframes are "from 8:00am-3:00pm Monday-Thursday". The recorded Notice of Commencement "must be available at the first inspection", and the City's Renailing Affidavit for reroofs on wooden roof decks should be available to the inspector at the first 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, which apply because Miramar is in Broward County ("HIGH-VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE (HVHZ). This zone consists of Broward and Miami-Dade counties."). Section 553.72(1), Florida Statutes, describes the Florida Building Code as "a single, unified state building code" that "consists of a single set of documents that apply to the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of public or private buildings". The Building Division's page states: "The Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) went into effect January 1, 2024" and "For permit applications submitted on January 1, 2024 and thereafter, all permit applications will be reviewed under the new Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023)". Administration is by the Broward County Amendments to the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023), adopted by the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals on December 14, 2023, effective December 31, 2023, with amendments effective through March 30, 2026; they "apply countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Broward County". Miramar's codified City Code Chapter 22, Section 22-26 (Ordinance No. 17-08, 2016), still reads: "The Florida Building Code, 2014 Fifth Edition, as amended, be, and the same is hereby adopted as a regulation governing the construction of buildings in the city." This directory has not obtained the 2014 text, and whether the codified reference has any effect today is not decided here. Chapter 22 contains no roofing provisions of its own. Because Miramar 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 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) beyond the eave and rake drip." Section 1517.6.2 sets the drip edge profile: "The vertical face shall be a minimum of 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) and shall extend down not less than 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) below the sheathing or other member immediately contiguous thereto. In all cases, the deck flange shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm) in width," and "The deck flange shall be nailed with an approved minimum 12 gage annular ring shank nail at 4 inches (102 mm) o.c." (1517.6.2.6). The steep-slope section of the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application in the City's roofing package asks for the "Type & Size Drip Edge". Neither Broward County's countywide amendments to the Florida Building Code (Chapter 1, Administration) nor the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 22) amends these sections. This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Not required — The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing sections that apply in Miramar (Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512 through 1525) contain no ice-barrier requirement, and the Residential volume reserves its ice-barrier section ("R905.1.2 Ice barriers. Reserved."). Neither Broward County's countywide amendments to the Florida Building Code (Chapter 1, Administration) nor the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 22) adds one. A full-deck self-adhering ASTM D1970 underlayment remains one of the permitted underlayment methods for shingle and metal roofs under Section 1518.2.1, and the City's Roof Underlayment Affidavit asks the applicant to initial which Section 1518.2.1 method will be used. This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Required — Broward County's amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 110.3) list a "Roof Sheathing" inspection "To be made after placement of panels or planking and sheathing fasteners, prior to application of base or anchor coat of roofing" and a "Roofing Inspection" "To be made in accordance with Chapter 15 of the FBC, and Section 706 of the FBC, Existing Building." Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.4.1 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone) states that "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). The Building Division's inspection code list includes "ROOF IN PROGRESS", "SELF ADHESIVE UNDERLAYM", "METAL FLASHING", "SHEATHING-ROOF" and "FINAL ROOF". This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Neither the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 22) nor Broward County's countywide amendments to the Florida Building Code (Chapter 1, Administration, whose only impact provisions concern impact-resistant coverings for openings) nor the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing sections themselves (Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512 through 1525) contains a UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement for roof coverings. The HVHZ sections' one impact provision, Section 1515.2.4, applies to low-slope roof coverings 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. Fire classes (Section 1516, ASTM E108 or UL 790) and wind ratings are separate requirements. This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Repair permit threshold
Broward County's amendments to the Florida Building Code, Section 105.2, under "Roofing": "No permit will be required for maintenance or repair of any roof covering, as provided in Chapter 15, for work not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) as determined by the Building Official." The same section's general relief reads: "No permit shall be required in this or any of the following sections for general maintenance or repairs which do not change the occupancy and the value of which does not exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) in labor and material as determined by the Building Official." Section 105.2.2 allows "Ordinary minor repairs" to be made "with the approval of the Building Official without a permit". State exemption since July 1, 2026, section 553.79(1)(g), Florida Statutes: "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." It does not apply to "Work on a property that is partially or entirely located in a flood hazard area as defined by the Florida Building Code" or to "Any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work performed on property containing a single-family dwelling", a project "may not be divided into more than one project" to evade it, and it requires "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." The Building Division's page on the new law treats roofing as structural work that still needs a permit: "Structural work (Railings, guards, pool barrier/fences, windows and doors, siding and soffits, roofing, elevated decks are all items with structural requirements and considered structural)". Separately, the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone 25 percent rule (Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1521.4): "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 applies where the existing roof was built, repaired or replaced under the 2007 Florida Building Code or a later edition. This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Wind design criteria
Miramar is in Broward 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 Broward County at 156 mph for Risk Category I, 170 mph for Risk Category II, 180 mph for Risk Category III and 185 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). The tile calculation page of the City's roofing package states that its simplified tile method "may be utilized within Broward County Exposure C only." This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Roof layer limit / recover
Miramar is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where reroofing follows Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1521 rather than the Residential code's reroofing section. Broward County's countywide amendments to the Florida Building Code (Chapter 1, Administration, read in full) and the City's building chapter (City Code Chapter 22, read in full) amend nothing in Section 1521. 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 1521.19: "Roof coverings or roofing components, such as tile, slate or similar, shall not be applied over an existing roofing system." Section 1521.5 also bars a 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." This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
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, no new roofing system may go over a deck "where the roof sheathing has not been fastened in compliance with this code"; "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." Section 1521.5 states that "The building official shall not be required to inspect the renailing of the sheathing under this section." The City's roofing package includes a Renailing Affidavit (For Reroof on Wooden Roof Deck) in which the roofing contractor or owner-builder affirms having personally inspected the re-nailing of the roof sheathing; it states that "THE COMPLETE RENAILING AFFIDAVIT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTOR AT THE FIRST INSPECTION." The package's owners notification form adds that "When replacing roofing, the existing wood roof deck may have to be renailed in accordance with the current provisions of Chapter 16 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zones) of this code." Broward County's amendments list a "Roof Sheathing" inspection after sheathing fasteners are placed and before the base or anchor coat. This record states the 2023 Florida Building Code provisions, the edition the Building Division's page says permit applications are reviewed under; Miramar's codified City Code Section 22-26 names the 2014 Fifth Edition, whose text this directory has not obtained, and whether that reference has any effect today is not decided here (see adopted_code).
Sales & use tax
7% combined: the 6% Florida state sales and use tax plus Broward County's 1% discretionary sales surtax, which Florida Department of Revenue Form DR-15DSS for Calendar Year 2026 lists with an effective date of January 1, 2019 and an expiration date of December 31, 2048. The City of Miramar levies no separate sales tax. For roofing, Rule 12A-1.051, F.A.C., lists "Roofing work" among real property contracts and states that "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", and that such contractors "should charge no tax to their customers". 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.