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Roofing in Plantation, Florida

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Plantation, FL, issued by City of Plantation - Department of Building Safety. The Department of Building Safety's permit page lists "Roofs" among its types of permits and states that "A licensed contractor that is registered with the City of Plantation must submit an application for permit", with an owner/builder exception for an owner performing the work on a single-family dwelling. The City Code's building permit fee schedule (Section 5-7) has a dedicated line, "Roofing: new/replacement/repair", charged at 1.75 percent of the cost of the subcontract, with a $95.00 minimum permit fee; "Any licensed contractor who commences work without a valid permit shall be charged a $400.00 fee or a double permit fee, whichever is greater. Any owner who commences work without a valid permit shall be charged a double permit fee." Plantation 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 roofing forms are the Broward County Uniform Permit Application, the HVHZ Uniform Permit Application (Section 1525), a Re-roof Hurricane Mitigation Application ("Shall be submitted with permit"), a Roof to Wall Connection Affidavit, the Rooftop Mounted Equipment Affidavit and the Section 1524 Owners Notification. The City's mitigation application states that "Florida Statute 553.844 requires that hurricane mitigation retrofits be performed when a roof of an existing site-built single family residence is replaced", including roof to wall connections "when the house has an insured value or ad-valorem tax value of $300,000 or more", and asks whether the dwelling was permitted on or after 2002. All new applications are submitted digitally through the Accela Citizen Access portal; for existing single-family homes a re-roof can use the City's Same Day Permit service (submittals on Wednesdays between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., limit 5 per applicant). A recorded Notice of Commencement is required where the job value is greater than $5,000.00 and must be submitted before the first inspection. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Plantation, Florida, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Plantation

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Plantation are set locally by City of Plantation - Department of Building Safety. 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.

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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, which apply in Broward County. City Code Section 5-9 states: "The latest edition of the Florida Building Code, (Broward County), as amended, and such amendments which may be enacted, from time to time, is hereby adopted as the building code of the City", and Section 27-54 adopts "The Florida Building Code, Broward County edition, as amended" as the regulation governing construction in the City. The Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals publishes the Broward County Amendments to the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023), whose Chapter 1 (Administration) states that its provisions "shall apply countywide in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Broward County"; under Broward County Charter Section 9.02, "The provisions of the Florida Building Code shall be amended only by the Board of Rules and Appeals". The City's Chapter 5 (Buildings and Building Regulations), read in full, contains fees and local administrative and appearance provisions and no technical roofing amendments. Because Plantation 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 regulated 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". 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.
  • city_level: City Code Section 14-56 lists "Roofing" and "Roof waterproofing" among the specialty contractor crafts, and Section 14-57 states: "It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor, subcontractor, master or journeyman, as hereinbefore defined, anywhere within the city without a current valid certificate of competency issued by the state or county." Section 14-59 states that the article does "not apply to an owner of residential property altering or repairing his own home or duplex if occupied by the owner and not intended for sale", and that "Nothing in this section shall release the owner-builder from the requirement for obtaining a permit." The Department of Building Safety states that "All contractors must be registered with the City of Plantation"; registration requires a DBPR State certified license, or a Broward County competency license along with a DBPR State registered license when applicable, and certificates of general liability and workers' compensation insurance listing the City of Plantation as certificate holder (or a state workers' compensation exemption). Only properly licensed contractors or accounts registered and activated by the Department may submit applications or schedule inspections online. An owner/builder must complete the City's Owner/Builder Affidavit and meet with the plan reviewer before applying. 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". This record does not decide how the owner-builder provisions and Section 1512.3.1 apply to a particular job. City business tax receipts are a separate, general requirement and are not a contractor credential.
Permit process
The Department of Building Safety's permit page lists "Roofs" among its types of permits and states that "A licensed contractor that is registered with the City of Plantation must submit an application for permit", with an owner/builder exception for an owner performing the work on a single-family dwelling. The City Code's building permit fee schedule (Section 5-7) has a dedicated line, "Roofing: new/replacement/repair", charged at 1.75 percent of the cost of the subcontract, with a $95.00 minimum permit fee; "Any licensed contractor who commences work without a valid permit shall be charged a $400.00 fee or a double permit fee, whichever is greater. Any owner who commences work without a valid permit shall be charged a double permit fee." Plantation 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 roofing forms are the Broward County Uniform Permit Application, the HVHZ Uniform Permit Application (Section 1525), a Re-roof Hurricane Mitigation Application ("Shall be submitted with permit"), a Roof to Wall Connection Affidavit, the Rooftop Mounted Equipment Affidavit and the Section 1524 Owners Notification. The City's mitigation application states that "Florida Statute 553.844 requires that hurricane mitigation retrofits be performed when a roof of an existing site-built single family residence is replaced", including roof to wall connections "when the house has an insured value or ad-valorem tax value of $300,000 or more", and asks whether the dwelling was permitted on or after 2002. All new applications are submitted digitally through the Accela Citizen Access portal; for existing single-family homes a re-roof can use the City's Same Day Permit service (submittals on Wednesdays between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., limit 5 per applicant). A recorded Notice of Commencement is required where the job value is greater than $5,000.00 and must be submitted before the first inspection.
Inspections
The countywide Broward County amendments to the Florida Building Code (Section 110.3) list 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." 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 FAQ states that "a re-nailing inspection on a roof permit is not required." Inspections are scheduled through the automated inspection line (954-678-2632) or the Citizen Access portal (registered contractors only, not owner/builder permits); requests received by 12 noon are scheduled for the next business day, and "A disapproved inspection will constitute a $100 re-inspection fee." Where the job value is greater than $5,000.00, the recorded Notice of Commencement must be submitted before the first inspection. The permit page adds: "Passage of Final Inspection on each permit is mandatory."
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