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

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City of Titusville - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Titusville, FL, issued by City of Titusville - Building Department. Re-roofing in Titusville is permit work. City Code section 6-56(a) makes it "unlawful for any person to construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish or to commence the construction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of a building, swimming pool or structure in the city without first obtaining a formal permit from the building official." The Building Department publishes a separate City of Titusville Roofing Permit application, which asks for the year built, product approval numbers, roof pitch, number of squares, construction cost and the roofing contractor's license number, is signed by the owner or agent and the contractor before a notary, and carries a roof deck nailing affidavit. The application form itself still lists "Florida Code Edition: 7th" and is dated 3/29/18. The City's fee appendix (City Code section 6A-1, Ord. No. 33-2021) names "re-roof" among the construction activities "exempt from plan review fees," so a re-roof pays the valuation-based permit fee without a plan review fee, and charges "Double permit fee" for "Unauthorized work started prior to issuance of permit." 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). Permit applications and plans are filed through the City's online portal; the Building Department states it "will no longer accept any paper plans larger than 11 by 17." The Building Department page's "State Notice" still refers to the 2020 edition of the Florida Building Code; the code in force is the 8th Edition (2023) (see the adopted code field).

Roof code checklist: Titusville, FL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeslibrary.municode.com2026-10-16
Repair permit thresholdPublishedlibrary.municode.com2026-10-16
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 shieldNoR905.1.2codes.iccsafe.org2026-10-16
Mid-roof inspectionYesSec. 110.3titusville.com2026-10-16
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNolibrary.municode.com2026-10-16
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 Titusville, Florida
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
555 S Washington Avenue, Titusville, FL 32796
Contact
  • url: https://www.titusville.com/187/Building-Department
  • phone: 321-567-3760
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," and 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"; this record does not decide whether a particular reader falls within it.
  • city_level: City Code section 6-58 provides that "Applications for permits shall be accepted only from contractors holding a current certificate of competency and license when required, in their respective fields and against whom no revocation or suspension is pending," with an exception for owners acting as their own contractor on their own one- or two-family residence "for the occupancy or use of such owners and not offered for sale or lease"; to use it, "an owner must personally appear and sign the building permit application" and receives the City's owner/builder disclosure statement. The Building Department asks a new contractor registering with the City for its "State License and/or County Comp Card, Business Tax Receipt (from the city/county your business is located), General Liability and Workman's Comp with the City of Titusville listed as the certificate holder." The business tax receipt is a general business tax, not a contractor credential. The City's roofing permit application asks for the roofing contractor's license number.
Permit process note
Re-roofing in Titusville is permit work. City Code section 6-56(a) makes it "unlawful for any person to construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish or to commence the construction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of a building, swimming pool or structure in the city without first obtaining a formal permit from the building official." The Building Department publishes a separate City of Titusville Roofing Permit application, which asks for the year built, product approval numbers, roof pitch, number of squares, construction cost and the roofing contractor's license number, is signed by the owner or agent and the contractor before a notary, and carries a roof deck nailing affidavit. The application form itself still lists "Florida Code Edition: 7th" and is dated 3/29/18. The City's fee appendix (City Code section 6A-1, Ord. No. 33-2021) names "re-roof" among the construction activities "exempt from plan review fees," so a re-roof pays the valuation-based permit fee without a plan review fee, and charges "Double permit fee" for "Unauthorized work started prior to issuance of permit." 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). Permit applications and plans are filed through the City's online portal; the Building Department states it "will no longer accept any paper plans larger than 11 by 17." The Building Department page's "State Notice" still refers to the 2020 edition of the Florida Building Code; the code in force is the 8th Edition (2023) (see the adopted code field).
Inspection requirements
Inspections are scheduled through the City's automated inspection line at 321-567-3760 or the online portal; for a specific time, inspectors can be reached at 321-567-3767 "between the hours of 7:00 am and 8:00 am on the morning of the scheduled inspection." All permits carry a field inspection card (City Code section 6-68). The City's fee appendix (section 6A-1, Ord. No. 33-2021) charges a re-inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a wrong address, a third call on failed work, additional work after inspection, an unposted permit card or Notice of Commencement, approved plans not on site, or work not ready when called, payable before the final inspection; section 6-68(b), an older section of the same chapter, lists a fifty-dollar reinspection fee for similar reasons.
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." Titusville City Code section 6-101 adopts "The latest publication of the Florida Building Code, as it may change from time to time," including Chapter 1, Administration, as the building code of the city, and section 6-105 adopts "The latest publication of the Florida Existing Building Code." The City's own amendments (sections 6-102 and 6-105(b)) concern moving buildings, permits issued on affidavits in flood areas, variances in flood hazard areas, the definition of substantial improvement and Residential section R322 (flood elevations); none touches the roofing chapters. Articles I through IV of City Code Chapter 6 and its Appendix 6A (permit fees), read in full, contain no other building code amendment, and the Florida Building Commission's registry of local technical amendments to the 2023 code lists none from Titusville. The Building Department page's "State Notice" still names the 2020 edition, and the City's roofing permit application form (dated 3/29/18) still lists the 7th Edition.
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. Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) does not amend it, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Not required — Not required. The Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023) reads "R905.1.2 Ice barriers. Reserved." Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) adds no ice barrier, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. A self-adhering ASTM D1970 underlayment remains one of the permitted underlayment methods; it is not prohibited. About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Required — The Florida Building Code, Building, section 110.3, which Titusville adopts with Chapter 1, Administration (City Code section 6-101), lists: "Roofing inspection. Shall at a minimum include the following building components:" dry-in, insulation, roof coverings and flashing. Dry-in is an in-progress stage, inspected before the final inspection. The City's roofing permit application includes a roof deck nailing affidavit in which a licensed general, building, roofing or residential contractor, engineer, architect or Chapter 468 building inspector certifies "that the roof decking attachment will be performed in compliance with Section 706.7.1 of the Florida Building Code-Existing Building Edition," and states that "Homeowners are not qualified to certify roof sheathing nailing and water barrier installation."
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Titusville's building code amendments (City Code sections 6-102 and 6-105(b), read in full with the rest of Chapter 6, Articles I through IV) concern moving buildings and flood provisions and do not amend the roofing chapters, and the Florida Building Commission's registry lists no Titusville technical amendment to the 2023 code; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in the Florida Building Code, Residential Chapter 9, Building Chapter 15 or Existing Building Chapter 7 as they apply in Titusville. Florida's shingle classes under the Residential code are wind ratings, not impact ratings.
Repair permit threshold
Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6) sets no dollar or area threshold for roof repairs; section 6-56(a) requires a permit to "construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish" a building. 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." 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." Separately, the Florida Building Code's 25 percent rule for roof repairs applies (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. A single re-cover over one existing layer is therefore the most the code allows. Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) states no layer limit of its own and does not amend section R908.3, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9.
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." 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 Titusville, the City's roofing permit application carries an affidavit, for "roof deck nailing of site built single family detached residential structures," in which a licensed contractor, engineer, architect or building inspector certifies that the roof decking attachment will be performed in compliance with Florida Building Code, Existing Building section 706.7.1. Titusville's building chapter does not amend these sections.
Sales & use tax
7% combined: 6% Florida state sales and use tax plus Brevard County's 1% discretionary sales surtax. The Department of Revenue's Form DR-15DSS for calendar year 2026 lists the Brevard surtax in two 0.5% parts, one effective January 1, 2015 and one effective January 1, 2017, each with an expiration date of December 31, 2026. 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: Titusville, FL

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Titusville, FL. Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6) sets no dollar or area threshold for roof repairs; section 6-56(a) requires a permit to "construct, alter, repair, remove or demolish" a building. 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." 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." Separately, the Florida Building Code's 25 percent rule for roof repairs applies (see the deck and sheathing field).

Is ice & water shield required in Titusville, FL?

No. Not required. The Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023) reads "R905.1.2 Ice barriers. Reserved." Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) adds no ice barrier, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9. A self-adhering ASTM D1970 underlayment remains one of the permitted underlayment methods; it is not prohibited.

Is drip edge required in Titusville, 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. Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) does not amend it, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Titusville, 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. A single re-cover over one existing layer is therefore the most the code allows. Titusville's building chapter (City Code Chapter 6, Articles I through IV, read in full) states no layer limit of its own and does not amend section R908.3, and no registered local amendment reaches Residential Chapter 9.

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

Yes.

What building code does Titusville, 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." Titusville City Code section 6-101 adopts "The latest publication of the Florida Building Code, as it may change from time to time," including Chapter 1, Administration, as the building code of the city, and section 6-105 adopts "The latest publication of the Florida Existing Building Code." The City's own amendments (sections 6-102 and 6-105(b)) concern moving buildings, permits issued on affidavits in flood areas, variances in flood hazard areas, the definition of substantial improvement and Residential section R322 (flood elevations); none touches the roofing chapters. Articles I through IV of City Code Chapter 6 and its Appendix 6A (permit fees), read in full, contain no other building code amendment, and the Florida Building Commission's registry of local technical amendments to the 2023 code lists none from Titusville. The Building Department page's "State Notice" still names the 2020 edition, and the City's roofing permit application form (dated 3/29/18) still lists the 7th Edition.