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Roofing in Pembroke Pines, Florida

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Pembroke Pines, FL, issued by City of Pembroke Pines - Building Department. The Building Department's page states that projects involving "Installing fences, windows, doors, or roofing will require a building permit", and the department publishes a Re-Roof Permit Checklist. Pembroke Pines is in Broward 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 countywide Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 105.3.1.4.10) require a permit for "The application, construction, or repair of any roof covering, as provided in Chapter 15, for work exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00)". The City's building fee schedule (adopted October 1, 2025) has its own "Roofs" line, with a "Maximum Residential Permit Fee" of $500.00, and states that "Work done without permits shall be charged double the required permit fee." The Re-Roof Permit Checklist lists the Broward County Uniform Building Permit Application (Revised 03/09/2026), a Homeowners Association Affidavit of Awareness ("Must be submitted even if you do not belong to an Association"), a Roof to Wall Connection Affidavit "If home is insured or valued over $300,000", an Asbestos Release Form, the Roofing Package (HVHZ), a Rooftop Mounted Equipment Affidavit, and a Notice of Commencement, which "must be recorded, submitted, and displayed prior to scheduling the first inspection for any non-mechanical project with a job value over $5,000." The City's HVHZ roofing package includes the Section 1524 owner's notification for roofing considerations, to be initialled by the owner and signed by the owner and the contractor. Applications are submitted online through the Development Hub or in person; the checklist notes that City Ordinance 2013-09 requires the use of Waste Pro for a roll-off container. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Pembroke Pines, Florida, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Pembroke Pines

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Pembroke Pines are set locally by City of Pembroke Pines - Building Department. Florida licenses roofing contractors at the state level — a roofing contractor is either certified by the state to work anywhere in Florida or registered to work only where it holds a local certificate of competency — and the Florida Building Code applies statewide, with any local amendment required to be more stringent and filed with the Florida Building Commission — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
Required
Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building 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 Residential volume defines the HVHZ as consisting "of Broward and Miami-Dade counties". The Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals publishes the Broward County Amendments to the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023), adopted December 14, 2023 with amendments effective through March 30, 2026, whose Chapter 1 (Administration) states that its provisions "shall apply countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Broward County". The Florida Building Commission's registry lists the County of Broward's 2023 amendments as administrative amendments to Building Chapter 1 and technical amendments to other chapters, none in the roofing chapters, and lists no amendments for the City of Pembroke Pines. The Building Department states that it enforces Florida Statutes, the Florida Building Code, Broward County ordinances and City of Pembroke Pines ordinances. Because Pembroke Pines 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."
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".
  • county_level: Broward County Code Chapter 9 (Contractors) "shall apply countywide" (Sec. 9-1) and lists roofing contractor among the trades of general construction work certified by the Broward County Central Examining Board. Sec. 9-4 requires a certificate of competency from the board before contracting in a regulated trade, except as provided in sections 489.103, 489.113 and 489.503, Florida Statutes, and Sec. 9-26(a) exempts "All persons who have been examined and issued a certificate of competency by the state of Florida". Under Sec. 9-21(a), "applications for building permits will be accepted only from persons holding an appropriate current active state of Florida certificate of competency or a current active certificate of competency issued by the board", who provide business tax receipts and evidence of workers' compensation coverage. The countywide Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 105.3.0.1.1) require permit applicants to be qualified under the Central Examining Board's rules, Chapter 9 of the Broward County Code, or Chapter 489, Florida Statutes.
  • city_level: The City's permit page states: "If you are a contractor registering to do work in the city or updating your State or Broward County license, General Liability Insurance, or Workers' Compensation Insurance, please submit those documents by email to the Building Department", and its contact chart states that "A contractor must register or update credentials before pulling a permit." The City publishes a Property Owner Acting as Contractor Affidavit for owner-builder permits. 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". City business tax receipts are a separate, general requirement and are not a contractor credential.
Permit process
The Building Department's page states that projects involving "Installing fences, windows, doors, or roofing will require a building permit", and the department publishes a Re-Roof Permit Checklist. Pembroke Pines is in Broward 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 countywide Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 105.3.1.4.10) require a permit for "The application, construction, or repair of any roof covering, as provided in Chapter 15, for work exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00)". The City's building fee schedule (adopted October 1, 2025) has its own "Roofs" line, with a "Maximum Residential Permit Fee" of $500.00, and states that "Work done without permits shall be charged double the required permit fee." The Re-Roof Permit Checklist lists the Broward County Uniform Building Permit Application (Revised 03/09/2026), a Homeowners Association Affidavit of Awareness ("Must be submitted even if you do not belong to an Association"), a Roof to Wall Connection Affidavit "If home is insured or valued over $300,000", an Asbestos Release Form, the Roofing Package (HVHZ), a Rooftop Mounted Equipment Affidavit, and a Notice of Commencement, which "must be recorded, submitted, and displayed prior to scheduling the first inspection for any non-mechanical project with a job value over $5,000." The City's HVHZ roofing package includes the Section 1524 owner's notification for roofing considerations, to be initialled by the owner and signed by the owner and the contractor. Applications are submitted online through the Development Hub or in person; the checklist notes that City Ordinance 2013-09 requires the use of Waste Pro for a roll-off container.
Inspections
The countywide Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 110.3) require inspections "by BORA certified inspectors within their specific disciplines", including a roof sheathing inspection "prior to application of base or anchor coat of roofing" and a roofing inspection "in accordance with Chapter 15 of the FBC, and Section 706 of the FBC, Existing Building"; work for which a permit is required "shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved" (Section 110.1). Under Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1512.4 (High-Velocity Hurricane Zone), 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 the final inspection. The City's Re-Roof Permit Checklist requires a recorded Notice of Commencement to be displayed before the first inspection is scheduled for any non-mechanical project with a job value over $5,000.
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