Ordinance 96-83 ORDINANCE NO. 96° 83 Cle,
COLLIER COUXTTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 0f~0~r~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 95-61 BEING THE
COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADf4INISTRATIVE CODE, FOR THE
GAS, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, FIRE, SWIMMING POOL, AND
BUILDING CODES FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COl, FLORIDA
BY RENUMBERING SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE 1994
EDITION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE; AMENDING NEW SECTION 104.1.1
TO INCREASE THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A BUILDING
PERMITS AMENDING NEW SECTION 104.2.3 BY ELIMINATING INSPECTIONS BY
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS~ ADDING NEW SECTION 104.2.5.1 RELATING TO LOT
DRAINAGE PLAN; DELETING FORMER SECTION 103.3.1.1 PLAN REVIEW
SERVICES; ADDING NEW SECTION 105.1.1 REIj%TING TO REQUIRED BUILDING
INSPECTIONS; DELETING FORMER SECTION 103.8.3 INSPECTION SERVICES
DELETING FORMER SECTION 103.8.4.1; AMENDING NEW SECTION 105.6
RELATING TO RQUIRED BUILDING INSPECTIONS; REVISING TABLE OF COITTENTS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITYS PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN
THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCESS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 553.73(4)(a), Florida Statutes, authorizes
Florida counties to make local amendment to its building codes; and
WHEREAS, the Btate of Florida has now adopted the 1994
Standard Building [ode as the minimum building code$ and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance deletes former Bection 103.3.1 Plan
Review Services and former Bection 103.8.3 Inspection Service in
accordance with Florida Btatutes Chapter 468, Part XIII.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEl3 BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
SECTION ONEs BECkON ONE OF TB~ CO~IZR COUNTY BUZLDING C~ TRU~ZON
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IS EZREBY AMENDED AR FOLLOWS z
101 TITLE AND SCOPE
·4~4.4,-~01.1 Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this Code is to provide for the admtn~ratt~n
and enforcement of the Standard Codes, which include the Buildi~,
Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Swimming Pool Codes, and the National
Fire Codes, which include the Electric, the Life Safety and the other
Fire Codes, beret=after referred to collective1V as the "technical
Codes," as may be adopted by the State or Collier County.
{b) I~ is =he intent of this Ordtnanc~ to establish and adopt a
single ordinance uniformly addressing ~he non-technical and
administrative requirements of all the specified technical Code
ordinances. This Ordinance language is taken
Southern Building Code Congress Internattonal's Codes, specifically
Chapter One of the ~0.~I 1994 Edition.
(c) It is the intent of this Ordinance =o provide the mechanism
respond more quickly to the technical changes made by the State of
Florida by removing administrative material from within Che various
~echnical Codes. The legislature of the State of Florida has in the
past adopted annual1V the mos~ current edition or revision of the
Standard Codes as published by the Southern Building Code Congress.
The administrative portions of those codes have been deleted by the
individual Collier County technical ordinances and this Ordinance is
referenced in each of said ordinances for administrative functions
be applied thereto.
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ZQZ.Z 101.2 T~tle
The following shall constitute and be known and be cited as "The
Collier County Construction Administrative Code' hereinafter referred
to as "this Code."
101~ 101.3 Code ~emedial
1Ol.2.l 101.3.1 General. This Code is remedial and shall be
construed to secure the bene[icial interests and purposes thereof,
which are public safety, health, and general welfare, through and by
means o~ structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate light
and ventilation, and safety to life and property from fire and other
hazards attributed to the construction environment, including
alteration, repair, removal, demolition, use and occupancy of
buildings, structures, and other premises, and by regulating the
installation and maintenance of all electrical, gas, mechanical, and
plumbing systems, which are be referred to as service systems.
~44..9~2 101.3,2 Quality Control. Quality control of materials and
workmanship is not within the purview of the technical Codes except
as it relates to the purposes stated therein.
10!.2.2 101.3.3 Permitting and Inspection. The permitting or
inspection of any building, system or plan by Collier County, under
the requirements o~ this Code, shall not be construed in any court or
otherwise as a warranty o[ the physical condition or adequacy o~ any
such building, system or plan. Collier County and employees thereof
shall not be liable in tort or otherwise for damages for any defect
or hazardous or il&egal condition or inadequacy in any such building,
system or plan, nor for any failure of any component o[ such, which
may occur before, during or subsequent to any such inspection or
permitting.
101.2 101.4 Scope ,
101,4.2 Building - The provisions of the Standard Building Code shall
apply to the construction, alteration, repair equipment, use and
occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition, of every
building or structure or any appurtenances connected with or attached
to any such buildings or structures.
101.4.3 Electrical - The provisions of the National Electrical Code
shall apply to the installation of electrical systems, including
alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures,
fittings and appurtenances thereto.
101.4.4 Gas - The provisions of the Star;dard Gas Code and the
National Gas Code shall apply to the installation of consumer's gas
piping, gas appliances and related accessories as covered by such
Codes. These requirements apply to gas piping systems extending from
the point of delivery to the inlet connections of appliances, and the
installation and operation of residential and commercial gas
appliances and related accessories.
101.4.5 Mechanical - The provisions of the Standard Nechanical Code
shall apply to the $nstallatton of mechanical systems, including
alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures,
fittings and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating,
cooling, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, incinerators,
and other energy-related systems.
101.4.6 Pl,,~in~ - The provisions of the Standard Plumbing Code shall
apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs,
replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and
appurtenances,
101.2.2 101.4.7 Federal &ud State ~uthor&ty. Neither the provisions
of this Code nor the technical Codes shall deprive any Federal or
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State agency, or any applicable governing authority having
Jurisdiction, of any power or authority which it had on the
effective date o[ this Code and/or each respective technical Code nor
of any remedy then or thereafter existing for the enforcement of its
orders, nor shall it deprive any individual or corporation of its
legal rights as provided by law.
~ 101.4.8 Al~pendices. To be enforceable or otherwise
applicable, the appendices included in each technical Code must be
specifically included in its adopting ordinance.
~ 101.4.9 Referenced Standards. Standards referenced in the
technical Codes shall be considered an integral part of the Codes
ewithout separate adoption. If specific portions of a standard are
denoted by Code text, only those portions of the standard shall be
applicable and enforced. Where Code provisions conflict with a
standard, the Code provisions shall be applicable and enforced.
Permissive and/or advisory provisions in a standard shall not be
construed as being mandatory.
~ Fire - The provisions of the National Fire Code shall apply
to the construction, alteration, repair, equipment, use and
occupancy, location and maintenance of every building or structure,
or any appurtenances connected with or attached to such buildings or
structures.
Further, the Fire Code shall apply to the installation of mechanical
and fire protectio systems, including alterations,
repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings
and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air
conditioning an~ incinerators, and fire related systems or
installations.
~ Swimming'Pool - The provisions of the Standard Swimming
Pool Code shall apply to every pool installation, including
alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures,
fittings and appurtenances.
~ 101.4.10 Maintenance. All buildings, structures, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, beth existing
and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and
sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by
the technical Codes when constructed, altered, or repaired, shall be
maintained in good working order. The owner, or owner's designated
agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings,
structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, fire and plumbing and all
other applicable systems.
~ 102.1 BUILDINg OFFICIAL - The term Building Official in this
Ordinance is not a Job title, but includes those persons with the
authority to act on specific items involved in the permitting
process, plan review, compliance inspections and/or investigations.
Any person(s) occupying the position of Building Official as
designated hereafter shall be considered the local Building Official
as referenced in Chapter {r5~553.73, Florida Statute.
~ 102.1.1 Building Official Qualifications. The Building
Official shall have at least 10 years experience or equivalent as an
architect, engineer, inspector, contractor, or superintendent of
construction, or any combination of these, 5 years of which shall have
been in responsible charge of work. The Building Official shall be
certified as a Building Official through a recognized certification
program.
e ~ 102.2.5 Plans Examiner Qualifications. The Building Official
with the approval of the applicable governing authority, may designate
plans examiners to administer the provisions of the Building,
Electrical, Fire, Gas, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes. The Plans
Examiners shall serve as the technical Code Officials for the Building,
Electrical, Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Codes. Each shall have
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at least 10 years experience or equivalent, as an architect, engineer,
inspector, contractor, or superintenaent of construction, or any
combination of these, for 5 years of which shall have been in
responsible charge of the work. Each shall be certified as required by
Collier County and the State of Florida.
1O~.~.3 102,2,2 Chief Inspector Qualifications. The Building Official
shall appoint a Chief Structural, Chief Plumbing/Mechanical, and Chief
Electrical Inspector to administer the provisions of the Structural,
Electrical, Gas, Mechanical anu Plumbing Codes. Each shall also be
responsible for the supervision of the plan reviewers and inspectors of
their discipline. Minimum qualifications for a Chief Inspector shall
be as follows: minimum 10 years experience as an architect, engineer,
building construction inspector, contractor in structural trades,
plumbing, mechanical, or electrical, or superintendent of construction,
or any combination of these, for 5 years of which shall have been in
responsible charge of the work. Each shall be certified as a State of
Florida Building Inspector and Plans Examiner and shall possess a
current State of Florida, municipal, or County Master Plumber, Master
Electrician, Mechanical or Class B Contractor's License for the
discipline for which he or she will supervise. The Chief Inspectors
shall serve as the Technical Code Officials for the Building,
Electrical, Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Codes. The Chief
Inspectors shall be responsible to the Building Official or his
designee.
~4.4.4 ~02.2.3 Inspector Qualifications. The Building Official shall
appoint Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Code
Inspectors in the ~umbers as authorized by Board of County
Commissioners. No person shall be appointed as inspector of
construction or fi~e inspector who has not had at least 5 years
experience as a Structural, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical or Fire
Code inspector, engineer, architect, or as a superintendent, foreman or
competent mechanic. in charge of construction. The individual appointed
must potsass a cur[ant Master Plumber, Master Electrician, Mechanical,
or Class B Contractor's License. The individual appointed must become
licensed as a regular inspector by the State of Florida Department of
Professional Regulation within 12 months of appointment as an
inspector. The appointment may be made on the basis of an approved
certification in the appropriate trade (plumbing, mechanical,
electrical, building, fire) and demonstrated competence as observed by
the Building Official or his designee. Specific certification shall be
required for any category of building inspectors in order to perform
all inspections required of residential construction up to two dwelling
units.
~ 102.2.4 Deputy Building Official. The Building Official may
designate as his deputy an employee in the department who shall, during
the absence or disability of the Building Official, exercise all the
powers of the Building Official. The Deputy Building Official should
have the minimum qualifications listed for the Chief Inspector.
~ 102.3 Restrictions on Employees. An employee connected with
the department, except one whose only connection is as a member of the
board established by this Code, shall not be financially interested in
the furnishing of labor, material or appliances for the construction,
alteration, or maintenance of a building, structure, service, system,
or in the making of plans or of specifications thereof, unless he is
the owner of such. No such employee shall engage in any other work
which is inconsistent with his duties or is in conflict with the
interests of the department.
~,04~.-~102.4 Records. The Building Official shall keep, or cause to
Obe kept, a record of the business of the department. Except as may be
otherwise specified by Florida Statutes, including the Public Records
Law, all records of the department shall be open to public inspection.
~ 102.5 Liability. No county employee nor any member of the
Board of Adjustments and Appeals, charged with the enforcement of this
Code or any technical Code, acting for the applicable governing
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authority in the discharge of such duties, shall thereby render himself
personally liable, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability
for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of
any act required or permitted in the discharge of such duties. ~ny
suit brought against any employee or member because of such act
performed by him in the enforcement of any provision of this Code or
any technical Code shall be defended by the County Attorney until the
final termination of the proceedings.
~01.~.9 ~ Reports. The Building Official shall submit annually a
report covering the work of the preceding year. He may incorporate in
said report a summary of the decisions of the Board of Adjustments and
Appeals during said year.
e ~$~4l PowERs J~D DUTIES OF TRX BUXLDXNG OFFICIAl, ~$'~,-~=~j_.~ General
The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce uhe
provisions of this Code and the technical Codes. The Building Official
is further authorized to render interpretations of these Codes, which
are consistent with their spirit and purpose.
~1~3.2 Right
~:~-~~ Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this Code or the technical Codes, or whenever
the Building Official has reasonable cause to believe that there
exists in any building or upon any premises any condition or code
violation which makes such building, structure, premises, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire systems unsafe, dangerous or
hazardous, the Building Official may enter such building, structure or
premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any
duty imposed upon the Building Official by this Code, provided that if
such building or premises is occupied, he shall first present proper
credentials and request entry. If such building, structure. or
premises is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to
locate the owner o~ other persons having charge or control of such and
request entry. If'entry is refused, the Building Official shall have
recourse to every means provided by law to secure entry.
~ ~ When the Building Official shall have first obtained a
proper inspectlop warrant or other means provided by law to secure
entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or
control of any building, structure, or premises shall fail or neglect,
after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly permit
entry therein by the Building Official for the purpose of inspection
and examination pursuant to this Code.
~ ~ Stop Work Orders
Upon notice from the Building Official, work on any building,
structure, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire system that
is being done contrary to any provision of this Code or the technical
Codes, or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, shall immediately cease.
Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the
property, or to his agent, or to the person doing the work, and shall
state the conditions under which work may be resumed. Where an
emergency exists, the Building Official shall not be required to give a
written notice prior to stopping the work.
~.~~ Revocation of Permits
~$9'~4~'~q.!'4~j~Misrepresentation of Application. The Building
Official may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions
of this Code or the technical Codes in case there has been any false
statemen~ or misrepresentation as to the material fact in the
eapplication or plans on which the permit or approval was based.
&$-~~ Violation of Code Provisions. The Building Official
may revoke a permit upon determination by the Building Official that
the constrdction, erection, alteration, repair, ,~oving, demolition,
installation or replacement of the building, structure, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire systems for which the permit was
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issued is in violation of, or not in conformity with, any provision of
this Code or the technical Codes.
~.~ 103.5 Safety
~ ~ Unsafe Buildings or Systems
All buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
systems which are unsafe, unsanitary, or do not provide adequate
egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous
to human life, or which in relation to existing use,
constitute a hazard to safety or health, are considered unsafe
buildings or service systems. All such unsafe buildings, structures or
service systems are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by
repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the
eprovisions of Ordinance No. 76-70 as amended or superseded.
~103.5.2 Physical Safety
Where pool construction commences prior to occupancy certification of a
one or two family dwelling unit on the same property, the fence or
enclosure required shall be in place at the time of final building
inspection. The final pool inspection shall be satisfactorily
completed prior to issuance of the dwelling unit's Certificate of
Occupancy.
Where pool construction is commenced after occupancy certification of a
one or two ~amily dwelling unit on the same property, the fence or
enclosure required shall be in place prior to filling of the pool
unless during the period commencing with filling of =he Jxx)l and ending
with completion of the required fence or enclosure, te~porar~ fencing
or an approved substitute shall be in place. Failure to call for a
final pool inspect~on within thirty {30J days of filling =he pool shall
result in an inspection rejection.
~133.6 Require~ants Not Covered b Jr Code
Any requirements necessary for the strength, stability or proper
operation of an existing or proposed building, structure, electrical,
gas, mechanical or plumbing system, or for the public safety, health
and general welfare, not specifically covered b~ this Code or the
technical Codes, shall be determined 17y the Building Official.
~.~-.~103.7 Alternate Materfals andMethods
The provisions of the technical Codes are not intended to prevent the
use of any material or method of construction not specifically
prescribed by them, provided any such alternate has been reviewed by
the Building Official. The Building Official shall approve any such
alternate, provided the Building Official finds that the alternate for
the purpose intended is at least the equivalent of that prescribed in
the technical Codes, in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire
resistance, durability and safety. The Building Official shall require
that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any
claim made regarding the alternate.
~104 PEJ~MITS
· ~-J, 104.1 Permit Application
~ 104.1.1 When required. Any owner, authorized agent, or
contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move,
demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to
erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any
electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire system, the installation
of which is regulated by the technical Codes, or to cause any such work
to be done, shall first make application to the Building Official and
eobtain the required permit for the work.
EXCEPTIONSs The following situations do not require permits but
inspections may be required.
When permits or fees are not required, =he construction shall comply
with all County codes and ordinances.
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If inspections are required k,/the Building Official or requested b~
the applicant the appropriate fees shall be paid.
BUILDING PEI~IT
Valuation of construction of less than
~~-~does not require a
permit, unless specifically required by an ordinance or fee
resolution.
rrC2PTIONz All work involving structural components and/or fire
rated assemblies require permits and inspections regardless of
e construction cost.
· LF~rltlC~L PERMIT Fr~S
Ordinary repairs limited to $200.00 value or less maybe made
without a permit. Repairs must comply with all County codes and
ordinances. If inspections are required by the Building Official
or requested by the applicant the appropriate fees shall be paid.
NZCiI~NICAL PEIOaT FEES
1. ~aV portable heating appliance~
2. AnV portable ventilation equipment~
3. An~ portable cooling
4. An~ stea~, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or
cooling equipment regulated by this Code~
5. Replacemeht of any part which does not alter its approval or
make it unsafe]
6. An~ portable evaporative cooler~
?. AnV self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 lb. or
less of r~frigerant and actuated by motors of 1 horsepower or
less.
GA~ PKR34IT FEES
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM (L.P.] GAS -
Tanks or tank systems less than or equal to 24 gallon capacity or
100 pounds of liquefied petroleum (L.P.) gas.
Permitted installations that use a ~ank exchange service need not
apply for additional permits to exchange empty tanks for full
tanks if the tank size or system capacity is not increased.
FIRE PREVENTION PEEMIT FFE9
Detached one and two famil~ dwellings are exempt from Collier
CountV fire prevention permit fees.
Note= Independent fire districts ma~ have impact fees established
through the State Legislature.
Permits that do not present a fire protection concern~ i.e.,
swimming pools, concrete decks, radio transmission towers, etc.,
are exempt from fire prevention permit fees.
~ 104.1.3 Work Authori=ed. A building, structure, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire permit shall carr~ with it the right
to construct or install the work, provided the same are shown on the
edrawings and set forth in the specifications fixed with the application
for the permit. Where these are not sho~ on the drawings and covered
bV the specifica~ions submitted with the application, separate permits
shall be required.
~ 104.1.4Minor Repairs. Ordinary minor repairs may be made with
the approval of the Building Official without a permit, provided that
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such repairs shall not violate any of the provisions of the technical
Codes and subject top 1) owners or representatives written permission,
2) no inspection is required, and 3) the work is done b~ the owner or
licensed contractor.
le~.1.~ 104,1,5 Information Required,
(a) Each application for a permit, with the required fee, shall be
filed with the Building Official on a form furnished for that purpose,
and shall contain a general description of the proposed work and its
location. The application shall be signed b~ the owner, or his
authorized agent. The signature shall be notarized. The building
permit application shall indicate the proposed occupancy of all parts
of the building and of that portion of the site or lot, if any, not
ecovered b~ the building or structure, and shall contain such other
information as may be required b~ the Building Official. (See
104.2 concerning drawings and specifications.)
(b) As a prerequisite to obtaining and retaining a valid building
permit, the permittee and the electrical, plumbing, mechanical, roofing
and sheet metal contractor, if any, shall sign the permit application.
The Building Official will list this information on the permit
inspection Job card to be posted b~ the permittee at the site of the
work.
(c) The permittee shall provide the Building Official with a revised
affidavit should any of the information provided in the permit
application change. If the subcontractor will no longer provide the
services indicated on the permit, the permittee must provide s
notarized letter f~om the replacement subconCractor stating that they
are now the subcontractor of record on the building permit,
~ ~ Prohibited Activities Prior to ~ermit Issuance. A
building permit (or other written site specific work authorization
such as for excavation, tree removal, well construction, approved site
development plan, Filling, revegetation, etc.) shall have been issued
prior to the commencement of work at the site. Activities prohibited
prior to permit isbuance shall include, but are not limited
excavation, pile driving (excluding test piling), well drilling,
form~ork or falsework, placement of building materials, equipment or
accessory structures and disturbance or removal of protected species or
habitat. Where minor clearing of underbrush can be accomplished
without protected habitat or species disturbance, permitting is not
required.
A test piling permit shall be obtained prior to driving any test
piling. All test pilings must be driven within the footprint of the
building. Applicable fees shall be charged for the permit. At the
time of applying for the test piling permit, s bond or letter of credit
shall be submitted equal to the estimat~d cost of removing the test
piling and grading the site back to th6 condition it was in prior
the test piling in the event construction does not commence.
1e~.2 104,2 Drawings and Bpecifications
~ 104.2.1 Requirements.
a. Drawings to scale, minimum scale is 1/8'.
b. The first sheet of the Architectural Plans shall provide an
information block with the following details:
1. Occupancy classification(s)
If the building contains more than one occupancy
classification and/or tenant use areas, list each
e separately with the individual square footages.
2. Establish the maximum occupant load for each floor and
mezzanine area in each tenant use area.
3. Building area (sq. ft.) for each floor and mezzanine area.
4. Grade elevation of first floor N.G.V.D.
5. Applicable Flood zone
6. Elevation of first habitable floor N.G.V.D.
7. Height of building in feet above grade.
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8. Building height in stories.
9. Type of construction.
10. Establish the allowable load per square foot for each
floor and mezzanine area.
11. Designed for a wind load of applicable mph.
12. Parking summary for occupancy classification(s) consistent
with the calculation and supporting documentation from the
approved final site development plan.
c. When required by the Building Official, two or more copies of
specifications, and of drawings drawn to scale with sufficient
clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the
work, shall accompany the application for a permit. Such
drawings and specifications shall contain information, in the
e form of notes or otherwise, as to the quality of materials,
where quality is essential to conformity with the technical
Codes. Such information shall be specific, and the technical
Codes shall not be cited in whole or in part, nor shall the
term 'legal' or its equivalent be used, as a substitute for
specific information. All information, drawings,
specifications and accompanying data shall bear the name, and
dated signature of the person responsible for the design under
that person's seal.
d. BUILDING PAD, BUILDINfl FLOOR AND SLAB ELEVATIONS
Ground elevations shall be gradually sloped sway from the
building to effectively drain water away and to be managed
on one's own lot through roof guttering or earthgrading.
Plans shall show that construction of the lowest finished
floor meets the elevation criteria listed below, when
conflicts'exist between firm elevation and others the higher
elevation'shall be required~
a. FIRM elevation - at the elevation that has been
established by the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (firm) as
mentioned in the Flood Damage Prevention Regulations of
Collier County.
b. Paved Road - a minimum of eighteen {18) inches above the
crown of the nearest street or interior roadway system if
finished with paving~ or
c. Graded or Unfinished Road - twenty-four (24) inches above
the crown if graded or otherwise unfinished, or
d. Mean Sea Level - seven (7) feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL)
based on the 1929 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD)
Or
e. Water Management Design-
1. Buildings within projects which have water management
routing and storage facilities designed and built for
a 25 year, 3 day storm event in accordance with South
Florida Water Managemen~ District's criteria may use a
finish floor elevation in accordance with the
proJect's water management designed 100 year zero
discharge elevation or the firm elevation, whichever
is higher.
e 2. Buildings which are not within projects having water
management storage facilities designed and built for a
25 year, 3 day storm event in accordance with South
Florida Water Management District's criteria shall use
a finish floor elevation of eighteen (lS) inches above
the adjacent roadway crown elevation or the firm
elevation, whichever is higher.
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f. Unusual Conditions - In parcels where unusual topographic
conditions exist and the above standard conditions cannot
be reasonably applied, the development services
department, project review section manager will consider
requests to decrease the finish-floor elevation. All
requests will require an analysis, by a Florida registered
professional engineer, of the 2S year, 3 day storm event
and the 100 year, 3'day storm event using zero discharge,
for the entire discharge, for the entire drainage basin in
which the proposed structure is located. Reductions may
be allowed on the basis of the analysis, but in no case
shall the finish floor be less than the firm.
Slabs for garages, cazl~orts, screen enclosures, etc., must
ebe at least equal in elevation to the crown of the nearest
street.
e. TRUSSED RAFTERS AND FLOOR DESIGNS
Building ccnnponents designed by specialty engineers (i.e. roof
trusses, floor trusses, precast floor slabs) are required to be
submitted at time of permit application. Extra loading of the
trusses, beams or girders with hot water heaters, air handlers,
compressors or other loads not specifically considered in the
specialty design will not be allowed without engineered sealed
drawings acknowledging such extra loads.
The specialty engineer shall acknowledge that additional loading
has been considered in the design. The type of roof covering
shall be designated on the truss plans.
There will be no Jobsite truss modifications allowed without an
approved design by the specialty engineer.
During the design process of roof trusses, floor trusses, or
precast floor'slabs consideration must be given to the possibility
that point loading (i.e. girders) may dictate redssign of bearing
footing.
~,0~104.2.2 Axlditional Data. The Building Official my require
details, computations, stress diagrams, panel schedules, and other data
necessary to describe the construction or installation and the basis of
calculations. All drawings, specifications and acco~anying data
required by the Building Official to be prepared by an architect or
engineer shall be affixed with the official sealed and dated signature.
~ 104.2.3 Design Professional. The design professional shall be
an architect or engineer legally registered under the laws of this
state regulating the practice of architecture or engineering and shall
affix his official seal to said drawings, specifications and
accompanying data, for the following=
1. All structures in Collier County.
2. Buildings subject to certified performance under the Collier
County Coastal Construction Ordinance No. 87-20, as amended or
superseded.
3. Elevated residential structures supported by beams and columns
such as piles or piers shall be designed by a professional
architect or engineer in the State of Plotida for appropriate
gravity, horizontal and uplift loads up to the first elevated
finished floor level. The remaining portions of the residence
above the finish floor level may be designed per the Collier
County Building Ccxtes.
e Exception: One and two family dwellings do not require an
architect or engineer unless they are in a coastal construction
zone or are constructed on stilts, piers, piles, etc., as outlined
in subsection ~}-3-~104.2.3, 2 or 3, abov2.
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~)~1~4~4~4,~ Ilectrical Xnstallation
(a) Plans for new construction or any change in existing
electrical installation over 400 amps on residential and over
400 amps on commercial or industrial shall be prepared by, and
each sheet shall bear the impress seal of, a Florida
Registered Professional Engineer and shall conform with the
laws of the State of Florida. The plans shall show the
calculations, panel schedules, size of service and maximum
available fault current and interrupting capacity of main and
sub-feeder breakers or fuses, wires and conduit, the location
of service switches and center or centers of distribution, and
the arrangement of circuits showing the number of outlets
connected thereto. The Electrical Official shall examine all
plans for'compliance with the Electrical Code. Xt shall be
the duty of the architect, engineer and builder to obtain
meter and conduit locations from all utility companies ~or all
types o~ service before construction is ccmmenced. Such meter
and condu~t locations shall be indicated on the drawings.
(b) The installation of the wiring, apparatus or equipment for
liSht, heat or power, within or attached to any building or
premises whether for private or public use, shall be done in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications and
shall tonform to the Collier County Electrical Code. Any
changes or omissions in the wiring system from that shown on
permitted plans must be reviewed by the Electrical Official
and the request for the change shall be made by the permit
holder, and approved by the owner and original engineer or
his representative or engineer appointed by architect of
original plan. Three (3) copies of the plan showing the
change must be submitted with all sheets bearing the original
engineer's seal as provided for above.
~104.2.4 Structural and Fire Resistance Xntegrity. Plans for
all buildings shall indicate how required structural and fire resistive
integrity will be maintained where a penetration of a required fire
resistant wall, floor or partition will be made for electrical, gas,
mechanical, plumbing and communication conduits, pipes and systems and
also indicate in sufficient detail how the fire integrity will be
maintained where required fire- resistant floors intersect the exterior
walls.
· 03-~1~S104.2.5 Sits Drawings. Drawings shall show the location of
the proposed building or structure and of every existing building or
structure on the site or lot. The Building Official may require a
boundary line survey prepared by a qualified surveyor.
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~ l]Lix2d_~ Survey Required. Building permits that require
foundation inspection or floor elevation inspection as outlined in
section 103.8.6 ~ shall submit a current survey with the permit
application.
$O2~-~~ Fire D~ge. A professional review and written report
shall be submitted concerning the components to be salvaged will be
required before issuing a permit for reconstruction of a fire damaged
structure.
~-~i]L~,I Examination of Documents
~ ~ Plan Review. The Building Official shall examine or
ecause to be examined each application for a permit and the acco~panying
documents, consisting of drawings, specifications, computations and
additional data. and shall ascertain by such examinations whether the
construction indicated and described is in accordance with the
requirements of the technical Codes and all other pertinent laws or
ordinances.
~ ~ Affidavits. Permits by affidavit will be limited to
emergencies declared by the Collier County Board of Commissioners.
(Also see section
· 0~2~{~_{ Issuing
~ ]d~d_i~t Action on Permits. The Building Official shall act
upon an application for a permit without unreasonable or unnecessary
delay. If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described
in an application for a permit and the construction documents filed
therewith conform to the requirements of the technical Codes and other
pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit to the
applicant.
· O~l~~ RsZusal to Issua Permit. If the application for a
permit and the accompanying construction documents describing the work
do not conform to the requirements of the technical Codes or other
pertinent laws or ordinances, the Building Official shall not issue a
permit, but shall return the construction documents to the applicant
with his refusal to issue such permit. Such refusal, when requested,
shall be in writing and shall contain the reason for refusal.
~ 193udu/ Special Foundation Permit. When application for
permit to erect or enlarge a building has been filed and pending
eissuance of such permit, the Building Official may issue a special
permit for the foundation only. The holder of such a special permit is
proceeding at his own risk and without any assurance either that a
permit for the remainder of the work will be granted or that
corrections will not be required in order to meen provisions of the
technical Codes.
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~ ~ Foundation Psrmit Procedure.
1. Apply for a building permit with complete plans.
2o Apply for a foundation permit with complete plans.
3. Applications are reviewed and fees are calculated°
4. A bond, letter of credit or cashier's check equal to 4%
of the building valuation, but not less than $100,000.
5o A contract signed between the county and the owner of the
property where the foundation and building are
proposed for separate permits°
6, Permit fees for both permits shall be paid
issuance of the foundation permit,
7. The bond, letter of credit or cashier's check shall be
released when the building permit for said foundation is
issued.
· O~1~4~04.4.4 Public Right of Way. A permit shall not be given by
the Building Official for the construction of any building, or for the
alteration of any building where said building is to be changed and
such change will affect the exterior walls, bays, balconies, or other
appendages or projections fronting on any street, alley or public lane,
or for the placing on any lot or premises of any building or structure
removed from another lot or premises, unless the applicant has made
application at the Development Services Department for the lines of the
public street on which he proposes to build, erect or locate said
building~ and it shall be the duty
the street lines are not encroached upon except as provided for in
Chapter 32
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~ 104.5 Contr~cting Rssponsibilitias
a. It shall be the duty of every contractor who shall make contracts
for the installation or repairs of building, electrical, gas,
mechanical, plumbihg systems, for which a permit is required,
comply with state or local rules and regulations concerning licensing
which the applicable governing authority may have adopted.
b. It is the responsibility of the contractor to keep all
application in~ormation current.
c. Any violation of this provision subjects the entire work to be
stopped by order of the Compliance Services Manager.
this provision shall also be subject to appearance before the
Contractor Licensing Board or Misdemeanor Court, or both.
· ~3~-g~O4.6 Conditions o~
The Building Official shall act upon an application for a permit with
plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or unnecessary
delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be an agreement to
proceed with the work through to completion of ~he approved
construction leading to and issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, and
shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set
aside any of the provisions of this Code, mor shall such issuance of a
permit prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring a
correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of
this Code.
a. The permi~ applica~ion and the plans shall be reviewed, approved
eand ready for issuance within 6 months from the date of application.
Permits shall be issued to the permittee within S months from the date
that ~he permittee is notified that the permit has been approved or the
permit application will be canceled and the plans disposed of. The
review process includes appropriate responses from the permit applicant
when ~he permit cannot be approved. When the applicant is advised
deficiencies and does no~ respond within 6 months with corrected plans
or an appeal to the Board of ~dJustments and Appeals, the permit
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application will be canceled. The cancellation process includes
disposal of the application and plans.
b. Building permits shall expire and become null and void if the
construction authorized by such permit is not commenced within six (6)
months from the date of the issuance of the permit. Date of issuance
is the date of permit pickup. Additionally, the building permit shall
expire if the work authorized by such permit is not completed within
eighteen (18) months from the date o( issuance of the permit, unless
prior to the issuance of the building permit a time schedule has been
submitted to and approved by the Building Official or his designee
predicted upon customary time for construction of like buildings
indicating completion of construction in excess of eighteen (18)
months. In the event a time schedule has been submitted by the
epermittee, the building permit shall expire thirty (30) days after the
date of completion set forth in the appraved time schedule.
For purposes of this section, the construction authorized by such
permit shall not be deemed to have commenced unless and until all
foundation inspections have been requested and satisfactorily
completed.
c. The Building Official or his designed may authorize a maximum of
two (2) extensions of an active, valid building permit for a period of
ninety (90) days each, upon payment by the permittee of a filing fee
for each extension. As a condition to granting a pormit extension, the
Building O[ficial may require a building schedule from the permittee
setting forth the date of completion. The filing fee for each permit
extension shall bee equal to ten (10) percent of the original building
permit fee or one hundred dollars ($100.00), whichever is greater, but
shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). The filing fee is
intended to cover the cost of reviewing existing or amended building
plans to determine and verify code compliance. No further extension
may be granted by the Building Official and the permit shall expire and
become null and void unless the building permittee requests in writing
that the Community' Development Administrator schedule a hearing before
the Board of County Commissioners, said hearing to be held prior to
expiration of the building permit, in order for the contract provide
evidence to the Board as to reasons for the suspension, delay or
abandonment of the project. If the Board finds that good cause has
been shown for the suspension, delay or abandonment of said project,
the contractor shall be allowed to continue said project under the
original permit, subject to the extension filing fee set forth above.
As a condition of the continuance of the permit, the Board shall be
auChorized to place such time restrictions or conditions on the permit
as may be deemed appropriate by the Board.
~)4~64_41~ Permit Intents Buspension or Abandonment.
a. If construction has commenced within six (6) months from the date
of issuance of the permit, and is subsequently abandoned or suspended
as determined by the Building Official, the permit shall expire and
become null and void. Permit abandonment shall be deemed to have
occurred if a required inspection has not been requested or
satisfactorily completed within a six (6) month period. Once
construction has commenced on a building project, it shall be prime
facie evidence of abandonment or suspension of the project if the
permittee during any six (6) month period fails to actively engage in
construction and fails to complete at least 60 percent of the
construction that would be considered average for the industry for that
six-month time period predicated upon a customary time for construction
of like buildings. Such project shall not be considered abandoned or
suspended if the permittee furnishes the Building Official satisfactory
evidence, in writing, that the delay is occasioned due to
unavailability of construction supplies or materials, and every effort
ehas been made to obtain substitute materials equal to those called for
in the specifications, or due to delay in delivery of construction
supplies or materials, or due to fire, weather conditions, civil
commotion or strike. Increased cost of building materials or supplies
or financial hardship shall not be considered by the Building Official
as evidence that the project has not been abandoned or suspended.
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b. In the event that the Building Official declares a permit to be
null and void as the result of abandonment or suspension of the
project, the permittee shall be so notified, in writing, at his usual
place of business. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the
Building Official's decision, the permittee or owner may appeal the
decision of the Building Official to the Board of county Commissioners
by requesting in writing to the Community Development Administrator a
hearing before the board. The contractor or owner shall have the
burden of establishing that the project has not been abandoned or
suspended and that the Board should reverse the decision of the
Building Official.
· 4~,4-~2104.6.2 Permit Issued on Basis of art Affidavit.
The requirements of section ~104.3.2of this Ordinance must be
emet prior to use of this provision.
Whenever a permit is issued in reliance upon an affidavit or whenever
the work to be covered b~ a permit involves installation under
conditions which, in the opinion of the Building Official, are
hazardous or complex, the Building Official shall require that the
architect or engineer who signed the affidavit or prepared the drawings
or computations shall supervise such work. In addition, he shall be
responsible for conformity with the permit, provide copies of
inspection reports as inspections are performed, and upon completion
make and file with the Building 0fficial written affidavit that the
work has been done in conformity with the reviewed plans and with the
structural provisions of the technical Codes. In the event such
architect or engineer is not available, the owner shall employ in his
stead a competent person or agencV whose qualifications are submitted
for review by the 8uilding Official.
~ 104.6.3 Plans. When the Building Official issues a permit, he
shall endorse, in writing or by stamp, all sets of plans 'reviewed for
code compliance'. One set of drawings so reviewed shall be retained by
the Building Official and the other sets shall be returned to the
applicant. The permitted drawings returned to the applicant are not
interchangeable. ~hey have been reviewed independently to facilitate
the permitting process. The job site copies of reviewed and endorsed
plans shall be kept at the site of the work and open to inspection at
all times by the Building Official or his authorized representative.
$Oa~6v4 104.6.4 Enviro~mental Protection. Permitted construction
shall not be undertaken in violation of lawful environmental
regulations.
~ ~ Waste Materials ~Lanagement. Inert waste materials
may be buried on-site provided that such disposal is in conformante
with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Inert waste
materials as used herein are specifically limited to brick, block,
concrete, rock, stone, and earth and sand that is free from
contamination and of other types of waste, and that is capable of
serving as fill material without environmental harm to, or pollution
of, ground waters or surface waters. All other wastes, including
garbage, hazardous waste, rubbish, refuse, paper products, containers,
cloth, wood and wood products, sweepings, liquids other than water,
sludge, tree limbs and trunks, undergrowth, and material produced by
clearing and grubbing, and other horticultural wastes, shall not be
buried on-site but shall be otherwise lawfully disposed of.
~ ~ Dust Control. Adequate dust control measures
shall be employed by the permittee to prevent complaints arising from
unhealthy, unsafe or damaging conditions. Failure to utilize adequate
dust control procedures shall be sufficient cause to order cessation of
the work causing such dust and to decline inspection requests.
e ~,0a.~.4.$~ Noise control.
construction activities are permitted only during the following times:
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6:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday.
No work is permitted on Sundays and the following holidays:
New Yearns Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
~104.~ Fees
~ 104.7.1 Prescribed Fees. The Board of CountV Commissioners
shall establish, by resolution, a schedule of fees and charges
pertaining to permit and inspection processes under this ordinance and
related ordinances. It is the intent of these regulations that the
County shall not be required to bear any part of the cost of
applications made under this ordinance. Collier County Resolution No.
6a--9~695-642which is the current schedule of fees and charges for
permit and inspection processes, is hereby adopted as the current fee
and charge schedule.
The charges listed maybe changed bVResolution of the Board of County
Commissioners and are not subject to the appeal process.
No permit shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section
have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until
the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of
the building, structure, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or gas
systems, has been paid.
~ 104.7.2 Work Coumenoing Before Permit lssuanee. Any person
who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits,
shall be subject to a penalty of 100% of the usual permit fee plus the
usual required permit fees.
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~,04-,~104.7.3Aegounting. The Building Official shall keep a
permanent and accurate accounting of all permit fees and other monies
collected, the names of all persons upon whose account the sane was
paid, along with the date and amount thereof.
~ 104.7.4 Schedule of Permit Fees. On all buildings, structures,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas or fire systems or alOerations
requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid in accordance
with the Collier County Fee Resolution No. ~o~--3~695-642 as then
amended or superseded.
~ 104.7.5 Building Permit Valuations. If, in the opinion of the
Building Official, the valuation of a building, alteration, structure,
electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems appears to be
underestimated on the application, a permit shall be denied, unless the
applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval of the
Building Official. Permit valuations sial1 include total cost, such as
electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and other systems,
including materials and labor.
~ 105 Inspections
~04-.8.4,105.1 Existing Building Inspections. Before issuing a ~ermit
the Building Official may examine or cause to ~c examined any building,
electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire systems for which an
application has been received for a permit to enlarge, alter, repair,
move, demolish, install, or change the occupancy. He shall inspect
during and upon completion of said work for which a permit was issued.
He shall make a record of every such examination and inspection and of
all violations of the technical Codes.
~ 105.2 Manufacturers and FabricaFore. When deemed necessary b~,
the Building Official, he shall make or cause to be made, an inspection
of materials or assemblies at the point of manufacture or fabrication.
A record shall be made of every such examination and inspection and of
all violetions of the technical Codes.
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~ 105.3.1 Partial ~utldi~g Inspections. Partial inspections
for structural, plumbing, mechanical and electrical will be made as
requested, providing the request meets one or more of the following
guidelines:
a. Submit an inspection plan.
b. There are more than ? units on one floor.
c. Stepped construction (discontinuous floor levels).
d. outside p%rimeter walls to allow for start of insulation on
large commercial Jobs.
e. Interior ~artittons on large commercial Jobs.
f. Underground electric or sewer or water piping where cave-in is
of concern.
g. Under slab work.
h. Buildings with three or more floors for fire rating of
ceilings ~11 other partial inspections may be arranged after
submittal'of an approved specific inspection plan,
satisfactory to the Building Official.
Failure to follow an approved inspection plan may result in removal of
completed work.
~ 105.4 Inspections prior to Issuance of certificate of
occupancy or completion. The Building Official shall inspect or cause
to be inspected at various intervals all construction or work for which
a permit is required, and a final inspecZion shall be made of every
building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system.
Upon completion of a building erected in accordance with approved
plans and this Code, and after the final inspection and approval by
the Development Services Department and other required inspection
agencies, and upon application therefore, the Building Official shall
issue a Certificate of Occupancy.
~ 105.4.1 Tempotar7 Occupancy. ~
~0,~-~2-~&105.S Posting of Permit. Work requirin9 a permit shall not
commence until the permit holder or his agent posts the permitted plans
and inspection card in a conspicuous place on the premises. Those
items shall be protected from the weather and located in such position
as to permit the Building Official or representative to conveniently
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as to permit the Building Official or representative to conveniently
make the required entries thereon. This permit card shall be
maintained in such position b~ the permit holder until the Certificate
of Occupanc~ (or of Completion) is issued b~ the Building Official.
~ 105.6 Required Inspections. In order to facilitate the
required inspections, the permit holder shall furnish and provide at
the site of construction adequate ladders, scaffolding, or other means
of access for use b~ inspectors.
The Building Official upon notification from the permit holder or his
agent shall make the following inspections and such other inspections
as necessary, and shall either release that portion of the construction
eor shall notify the permit holder or his agent of any violations which
must be corrected in order to comply with the technical Codes:
a. Building
1. Foundation Inspectionx Shall be made after trenches are
excavated, forms erected, reinforcing rods are in place or
pilings are installed.
2. Floor glareS/on Inspections Shall be made on all
buildings after the lowest floor is completed ('lowest
floor' is defined to be the lowest level of a building
except for garage, patio or carport slabs.) ~n elevation
survey is required within 10 calendar days of
establishment of lowest
a. f~.ATIONSURV~f o
It is'the duty of the permit holder to submit to the
Building Official, within 10 calendar days of this
inspection, a location survey depicting the finished floor
which, may be a slab or a frame assembly. The location of
said finished floor, precisely dimansioned in relation to
each ~nd ever~ lot or setback line as established b~ the
zoning ordinance of Collier County, Florida, or as
established b~/conditions attached to the development
permit, applicable to the permitted structure and the
property upon which said structure is being constructed.
Said location survey shall be prepared b~ or under the
direct supervision of a Florida registered land surveyor
and certified by same. Any work done prior to the survey
required here~ry shall be at the permit holder's risk. The
Building Official shall review the location survey and
approve same if all setback requirements are met.
Deficiencies or encroachments detected by such review
shall be corrected b~ the p~rmit holder forthwith and
prior to further work. Failure to submit the survey
required hereb~ or failure to make said corrections shall
because to issue a stopoworh order for the project.
Kxcsptionx Elevated finish floors will have the survey
submitted within 10 days of completion of the floor.
b. ELEVATION 2URV~f -
Elevation surveys shall be prepared b~ or under the direct
supervision of a Florida Registered Land Surveyor or
professional engineer and certified b~ same and shall show
the elevation of the lowest portion of the floor and a
bench mark elevation. Any work done prior to approval of
the survey shall be at the permit holder's risk. failure
to submit the survey or failure to make said corrections
required hereby, shall be cause to issue a stop-work order
e for the project. Minimum floor elevations outside of the
flood zone shall certify the elevation above the cro~n~ of
the nearest street. This elevation is required to be
minimum of eighteen (18) inches above the crown of the
nearest street if finished with paving, or twenty-four
(24) inches above the crown if graded or otherwise
unfinished, or seven (7~ feet above mean sea level (MSL) j
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or as provided for in 4~-a-r~104.2.1 of this ordinance.
(See subsection 4~H-~3v~!v~}, Slabs for garages,
carports, screen enclosures, sidewalks etc., shall be not
lower than the elevation of the crown of the nearest
street.
3. Frame Inspections Shall be made after all sheathing, all
framing, fire blocking and bracing are in place and all pipes,
chimneys, ducts, and vents are complete.
4. Final Building Inspections Shall be made after the building
is complete , , and the building is ready for
occupancy.
eb. Electrical
1. underground Inspection: To be made after trenches or ditches
are excavated, be{HgTe conduit or cable are installed, and
before any backfill is put in place.
2. Rough-in Inspections To be made after the e4efeeb~
fascia, framing, fireblocking and bracing are in place and
prior to the installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Final Inspections To be made after the building is complete,
all required electrical fixtures are in place and properly
connected or protected and the structure
is ready ~or occupancy.
c. Plumbing '
1. Underground ~ough Inspections To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any
backfill Is put in place.
2. =~ab Set and Stack Inspections To be made as established
below:
a. Following successful CompletiOn of the following
building and fire inspections: tintab, framing,
fireblocking and bracing.
b. When all drain waste and vent piping is complete
c. When all tubs, showers, and wall valves having
concealed connections are [.roperly connected and
d. Prior to installsCion of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Final Inspections To be made after the building is complete,
all plumbing fixtures are in place and properly connected~--e-l~
~ and the structure is ready for occupancy.
Note: See section 4-1-~311 of the Standard Plumbing Code for
required tests.
d. Mechanical
1. Underground Inspections To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any
backfill is put in place.
2. Rough-in Inspections To be made after the e~~
fascia, framing, fireblocking and bracing is in place and all
e ducting, and other concealed components are complete and prior
to this installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Final Inspections To be made after the building is compleue,
the mechanical system is in place and properly connected~
{eee-ee~~ and the structure is ready for occupancy.
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1. Rough Piping Inspsotions To be made after all new piping
authorized by the permit has been installed, and before any
such piping has been covered or concealed and any fixtures or
gas appliances have been connected. This inspection shall
include a pressure test.
2. Final Inspections To be made on all new gas work authorized
by the permit and such portions of existing sVstems as may be
affected bV new work or anV changes, to insure compliance with
all the requirements of this Co~e and to assure that the
installation and construction of the gas sVstem is in
e accordance with approved plans. This inspection to be made
~,-~105.7 Inspection Approval Sign-off (Written Release). Work
shall not be done on any part of a building, structure, electrical, gas
mechanical, fire or plumbing sVstem beyond the point indicated in each
successive inspection without first obtaining a written release
(sign-off on permit card) from the Building Official.
~4~210~.e Rsinforoing Steel end Structural Frames, Reinforcing
steel or, structural frame work of any part of any building or
structure shall not be covered or concealed until satisfactorily
inspected.
~ 105.9 Plakter Fire Pro=so=ion. In all buildings where plaster
is used for fire protection purposes, the permit holder or his agent
shall notify the Building Official after all lathing and backing is in
place. plaster shall not be applied until satisfactorily inspected.
~4~,$106 Certificates
· ~9~106.1 Certificate of Occurpetty
~ 106.1.1 Building Occ~upancy. A new building shall not be
occupied or a change made in the occupancy, nature or use of a building
or part of a building until after the building official has issued a
certificate of occupancy. Said certificate shall not be issued until
all required electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing and fire protection
sVstems have been inspected for compliance with the technical Codes and
other applicable laws and ordinances and released by the Building
Official.
~ 106.1.2 Issuing Certificate of O~s~upenc~/. Upon satisfactory
completion of construction of a building or structure and installation
of electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems in accordance with
the technical Codes, reviewed plans and specifications, and after the
final inspection, the Building Official shall issue a certificate of
occupancy stating the nature of the occupancy permitted, the number of
persons for each floor when limited b~ law, and the allowable load per
square foot for each floor in accordance with the provisions of this
Code.
~,2,4,~106.1.3 Temporary/Contingent Occupancy. Permitted
construction may not be occupied (used for its intended purpose) until
all final building inspections, (structural, electrical,
mechanical/plumbing, fire, engineering (parking and drainage), and
landscaping have been passed and a Certificate of Occupancy has been
issued. This certificate may be temporary, contingent or final and
shall be signed by the Building Official or his designee. The
permit=as shall preclude premature use of the structure hry the owner
(or others) unless prior written approval (for limited purposes) of the
Building Official is obtained, and then only if inspections can be
conducted unhindered and no regular occupancy is to occur.
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~.~~ Existing Building Certificate of Occupancy. A
certificate of occupancy for any existing building may be obtained b~/
applying to the Building Official and supplying the information and
data necessaz7 to determine compliance with the technical Codes for the
occupancy intended. Where necessaz~, in ~he opinion o~ ~he Building
O~icia~, ~wo o~ ~re se~s o~ de~ai~ed p~ans or a genera~ inspec~ion,
or ~h, ~y ~ retired. ~en, u~n examina~ion and ins~c~ion, i~ is
found ~a~ ~he ~i~ding con~o~s ~o ~he pr~isions of ~he ~ec~ica~
Codes and o~her applicable laws and ordinances for such ~pan~, a
Certificate of Occupan~ shall be issued.
~ ~ Cer~ificmte of C~le~i~. Upon satisfac~o~ co~le~ion
of a building, s~c~ure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plu~ing
sys~em, a cer~i[ica~e of c~ple~ion may ~ issued. This certificate is
proof ~ha= a s~c=ure or system is complete and for certain t~es of
pemi=s is released for use and ~y ~ connected to a u~ili~y system.
This Cer~ifica=e does no~ grann au~hori~y ~o occupy or connect a
building, such as a shell building, prior ~o ~he issuance of a
Cer=ifica=e of Occupant.
~ ~ ge~i~e Utilities
~ ~ Cmec~i~ of Se~iue U~ill~ies. No person shall
make connections fr~ a u~ili=V, s~rce of ener~, fuel or ~er co any
building or sVs=em which is re~la~ed ~ =he technical Codes for which
a pemin is retired, un=il released ~ ~he Building O~ficial or his
designee and a cer=ificace o~ oc~pancV or coalscion is issued.
~ ~ s T~ra~ C~ec~i~. ~e Building Official or his
desAgnes maV au=horize =he =e~ra~ connection o~ =he building or
sVs~em ~o nhe u~ilin~ source of ener~. fuel or ~wer for ~he pu~se
of testing building se~ice sys=ems or for use under a =e~ra~
certificate of oc~pan~.
~ ~Au~ri~y ~o Discsoct Se~ice U~ili~ies. ~e
Building Official ~r his desi~ee shall have ~he au~hori~ ~o authorize
disconnection of utili=~ se~ice ~o ~he ~ilding, stmcCure or
re~laced by the cec~ical C~es, in case of emergen~ where necessa~
~o eliminate an i~dia~e ~zard ~o life or property. ~e Building
Official shall nonif~ =he se~ing u~iliC~, and whenever possible =he
o~er and occupan~ of the building, s=mcCure or se~ice system of
decision Co disconnec~ prior ~o raking such ac=ion. If noc notified
prior Co disconnecting, =he ~er or oc~panc of the building,
su~ccure or se~ice sVs~em shall ~ notified in ~icing, as s~n as
practical chefearner. Pos=ing o[ such notice on sine will sacief~ =his
retirement.
~ ~ Posting FI~r ~ads
~ ~ Occ~q. ~ exis=ing or new building shall noC
occupied for anV pu~ose which will cause the floors thereof co be
loaded beyond =heir safe capacity. The Building Official maV pemin
occupancy of a building for mercannile, cmercial or indus=rial
pu~ses, bV a specific business, when he is satisfied chac such
capaci~ will noC chere~ be exceeded.
~ ~ S=orage ~d Factor-Industrial Occup~cies. Iu shall
he ~he responsibility of =he o~er, agenc, proprietor or occupan~
group S and group F occupancies. or any occupan~ where excessive fl~r
loading is likel~ ~o oc~r, ~o e~l~ a co~e~en= archi=ec= or engineer
in computing the safe load capaci~V. All such co~uCa~ions shall
accompanied by an affidavi= from ~he architect or engineer s~a~ing ~he
safe allowable floor load on each floor in ~unds per s~are
unifomly distributed. The computations and affidavit shall ~ filed
as a pemanen~ record of ~he Collier Coun=y Developmen= Se~ices
e Department.
~~ 8i~s Retired. Xn eve~ilding or par~ of a
building used for s=orage, indus=rial or hazardous pu~oses. uhe safe
floor loads, as reviewed ~ ~he Building Official on ~he plan, shall
marked on pla~es or approved desi~ which shall be supplied and
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securely affixed b~ the owner of the building in a conspicuous place in
each stor~/to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or
defaced# and if lost, removed or defaced, shall be replaced b~ the
owner of the building.
· ~4107 TESTS
The Building Official may require tests or test reports as proof of
compliance. Required tests are to be made at the expense of the owner,
or his agent, bV an approved testing laboratory or other approved
agency.
~&108 BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT ANDAPPEALS
Appeals under this ordinance should be referred to the Board of
Adjustment and Appeals as established by Collier County Ordinance 83-16
as amended or superseded.
~110VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
If any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity whether public
or private, shall fail or refuse to obey or comply with, or violates,
any of the provisions of this ordinance, such person, firm,
corporation, or other legal entity whether public or private, upon
co.viction of such offense, shall be punished by a fine no= to exceed
five-hundred dollars {$500.00} or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty
160) days in the county jail, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Each day of continued violation or noncon~liance shall be considered as
a separate offense. In addition, any person, firm, corporation, or
other legal entity'whether public or private, convicted under the
provisions of this section shall pay all costs and expenses involved in
the case.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the County from taking such
other lawful actio~ in any court of competent jurisdiction as is
necessary to preyeft= or remedy any violation. Such other lawful action
shall include, but shall not be limited to, any equitable action for
injunctive relief or action at law for damages. The County shall have
the power to collaterally enforce the provisions of this Code and
ordinance through the County Code Enforcement Board.
CHAP~a3A EXISTINQ BUILDINGS
~4~v$3401 General
8~I.~4.3401.1 AlteratiOns, repairs or rehabilitation work ~ay be made
to any existing structure, building, electrical, gas, mechanical,
plumbing or fire system without requiring the building, structure,
plumbing, electrical, mechanical, gas or fire system to comply with all
the requirements of the technical Codes provided that the alteration,
repair or rehabilitation work conforms to the requirements of the
technical Codes for new construction. The Building Official shall
determine the extent to which the existing system shall be made to
conform to the requirements of the technical Codes for new
construction.
· 04.~2~ Chan~e of Occupancy
If the occupant7 classification of any existing building or structure
is changed, the building. electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing and
fire systems shall be made to conform to the intent of the technical
Codes as required by the Building Official.
~3403.3 ~Historio Buildings
The provisions of the technical Codes relating to the construction,
alteration. repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or moving of
buildings or structures shall not be mandator~ for existing buildings
or structures identified and classified by the state or local
Jurisdiction as Historic Buildings when s~ch bui~dings or structures
are Judged by the Building Official to be safe a~d in the public
interest of health, safety and welfare regarding any proposed
Words ~ are deleted; words ~ are added.
construction, alteration, repair, enlargemen~, restoration, relocate. on
or moving of buildings within fire districts.
SECTION TWOs CONFLICT AND
In the event this ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of
Collier County or other a~licable law, the ~re restrictive shall
a~ly. If any phrase or ~rtion of this ordinance is held lnvalia or
unconstitutional ~ any c~rt of c~tent Jurisdiction, ~ch prtion
shall be dee~d a separate, distinct, and inde~ndent pr~ision and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the refining prtion.
~e provisions of this Ordinance shall ~c~e and ~ ~de a part
of the C~e of ~ws and ~dinances of collier County, Florida. ~e
sections of the Ordinance uy ~ renu~red or relettered to acc~lish
such, and the word 'ordinance' may ~ changed to 'section', "article',
or other a~ropriate word.
~is Ordinance s~11 ~c~ effective u~ filing with the
Secreta~ o[ State.
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and leg'~r"~Uffici ~:
Msistant County Attomey
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TABLZ Or COlq'~'z.~;rf~
SECTION ONE: THE COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
101 TITLE ANI) SCOPE
101.1 PURPOSE
101.2 TITLE
101.3 CODE REMEDIAL
101.3. ! GENERAL
101.3.2 QUALITY CONTROL
101.3.3 PERMITTING AND INSPECTION
101.4 SCOPE
101.4.1 APPLICABILITY
101.4.2 BUILDING
101.4.3 ELECTRICAL
101.4.4 GAS
101.4.5 MEC~ICAL
101.4.6 PLUMBING
101.4.7 FEDEP, AL AND STATM AUTHORITY
101.4.8 APPENDICES
101.4,9 REFERENCED ~TANDARDS
101.4.9.~ FIRE
101.4.9.2 SWIMMING POOL
101.4.10' MAINTENANCE
102.1 BUILDING OFFICIAL
102.1.1 . BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS
102.2.5 , PLANS EXAMINER QUALIFICATIONS
102.2.2 CHIEF INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
102.2.3 INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
102.2.4 DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL
102.3 RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYEES
102.4 RECORDS
102.5 LIABILITY
102.6 REPORTS
103 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
103.1 GENERAL
103.2 RIGHT OF ENTRY
103.3 STOP WORK ORDER-~
103.4 REVOCATION OF PERMITS
103.4.1 MISREPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION
103.4.2 VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISIONS
103.5 SAFETY
103.5.1 UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR SYSTEMS
103.5.2 PHYSICAL SAFETY
103.6 REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE
103.7 ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND METHODS
104 PERMITS
104.1 PERMIT APPLICATION
104.1.1 WhEN REQUIRED; PERMIT FEES
104.1.3 WORK AUTHORIZED
104.1.4 MINOR REPAIRS
104.1.5 INFOR/~ATION REQUIRED
104.1.5.1 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE
104.2 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
104.2.1 REQUIREMENTS
104.2.2 ADDITIONAL DATA
104.2.3 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
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104.2.3.1 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
104.2.4 STRUCTURAL AND FIRE RESISTANCE INTEGRITY
104.2.5 SITE DRAINAGE
104.2.5.1 LOT DRAINAGE PLAN
104.2.6 SURVEY REQUIRED
104.2.7 FIRE DAMAGE
104.3 EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
104.3.1 PLAN REVIEW
104.3.2 AFFIDAVITS
104.4 ISSUING PERMITS
104.4.1 ACTION ON PERMITS
104.4.2 REFUSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT
104,4.3 SPECIAL FOUNDATION PERMIT
104.4.3.1 FOUNDATION PERMIT PROCEDURE
104.4.4 PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
104.5 CONTRACTING RESPONSIBILITIES
104.6 CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT
104.6.1 PERMIT INTENT; GENERAL
104.6 1.1 PERMIT INTENT; TIME LIMITATION.
104.6 1.2 PERMIT INTENT: SUSPENSION OR ABANDONMENT,
104.6 2 $ PERMIT ISSUED ON BASIS OF AN AFFIDAVIT
104.6 3 PI~S
104.6 4 , ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
104.6 4.1 WASTE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
104.6 4.2 DUST CONTROL
104.6 4.3 NOISE CONTROL
104.7 FEES '
104.7.1 . PRESCRIBED FEES
104.7.2 WORK COMMENCING BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE
104.7.3 ACCOUNTING
104.7.4 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
104.7.5 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS
105 INSPECTIONS
105.1 EXISTING BUILDING INSPECTIONS
105.2 MANUFACTURERS AND FABRICATORS
105.3.1 PARTIAL BUILDING INSPECTIONS
105.4 INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY OR COMPLETION
105.4.1 TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
105.5 POSTING OF PERMIT
105.6 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
105.7 WRITTEN RELEASE
105.8 REINFORCING STEEL AND STRU~ FRAMES
105.9 PLASTER FIRE PROTECTION
106 CERTIFICATES
106.1 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
106. I. 1 BUILDING OCCUPANCY
106.1.2 ISSUING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
106.1.3 TEMPORARY/CONTINGENT OCCUPANCY
106.1.4 EXISTING BUILDING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
106.2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
106.3 SERVICE UTILITIES
106.3.1 CONNECTION OF SERVICE UTILITIES
106.3.2 TEMPORARY CONNECTION
106.3.3 AUTHORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE UTILITIES
106.4 POSTING FLOOR LOA~DS
106.4.1 OCCUPANCY
106.4.2 STORAGE AND FACTORY- INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES
106.4.3 SIGNS REQUIRED
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107 TESTS
108 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS
110 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Chapter 34 EXISTING BUILDINGS
3401 GENERAL
e3401.2.2 cHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
3403.3 HISTORIC BUILDINGS
EXHIBIT A - SHEET 1 - SHEET 2
- SHEET 3
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LOT DRAINAGE PLAN FOR LOTS HAVING A MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN
APPLYING FOR A [~JILD[NG
~ NO. DA'IT.:
O~4~R ~ ADDS:
CONTRACTOR
51.fBDWI$101~
.
I I II ~ II
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II .... ~ ~ ....
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I
II/ / /
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ROAD NAME.
~.~ DENOTES EXISTLNG ELEV.,,TIOI'~
NOTr_,S: 1. -~HOW NORTH ARROW
2. IDEI'rrlYY SID~-/Rr, AR ]~ DRAINAGE r~
3. IS I'H~'~E A PO~ITIV~ ~I'ORIIWATI:R OUTYAI.~
YEONT: Y~S NO DENOTES PROPOSED ELEVATIOn[
REAR: Yr~ __ NO
e[P NO, PROVII)~- NARRATIVE ON OUT~AL~ D,------------------E~CIENClE~ AND HOW L~NG AND HOW OYI'EN WA1't'R WILL STAND ON LOT:
4. ELEVATION TOLERAIqCgS i 0.Z l'~e;r
PREPAND BY TITLg COMPAI~Y.
SIGNATURE DATE
PROPERTY OWNER SIGNATURE DATE:
LOT DRAH~AGE PLAN FOR LOTS NOT WITHIN THE LI3I]TS OF A MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN
APPLYinG FOR A BUILDING
~ NO. DATf~
OWNER ~ ADDRY.;.~5:
CONTRACTOR
SUBDrVI~ON
LOT BLOCK __
!
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v.4~LJ,L'T GUTfER
/
ROAD NAME
I, fOTE~: ~ PROVIDE DRAZNAGs'
t. SHOW t~ORTH ARROW D[RI:CTIONAL ARROWS
3. I~ THERE A POSfTWE STORtfWATER OUTTALL: ~,../~!e,. )
FRONT: YIS NO
REAR: __ YES __ NO
IF NO, PROVIDE NARP, ATWE ON OUTFALL DEFIC1E]~CI~S ~ HOW ION(; AHD HOW OFTEN WATER WI3..L
4. ELEVATION TOLER.~NCE~ + 0.2 FEET
PREPARED BY TITLE COMPANY
SIGHATtIRE DATE
PROPERTY OWNER SIGNATURE DAT~
Exhibit A - Sht~ 3
I. Collier County Encot~rages Po~hive Drainage but realizes that many low-lying or relatively
Ilat areas do not sl~ed water readily. Lack of posilive drainage does not exclude a parcel fi'om
development. ,
2. When completing the rorrrk the first s~ep is to locate the latest County approved Nlaster
Drainage Plan as reference for proposed elevations.
3. If no master drainage plan exists, we recommend a minimum of 2% (I/4" per ~.) cross slope
for open areas and a 0.5% (1/16" per ~.) longitudinal slope in flow ways (lot lines). This is a
recommendation, not a requirement.
4, If no neighboring structures exist, a simple N/A (not applicable) For FIN FLR. __ will
su~ce.
S. Odd (pie shap,'d, trapezoidal, etc.) lots or corner lots may require a separate sketch unless this
form can be adapted.
6 Amy unique grading situations (depressions) should be noted.
7. No significant storm water run-otTis permitted to flow from the subject premises onto
abutting properties (Ordinance 95-20 & Ordinance 95-61).
8. Any major deviation from this proposed lot drainage plan shall be submitted for review and
approval to Engineering Plan Review and Inspection prior to request for Certificate of
Occupancy
9. The lot drainage plan may be submitted by the homeowner. developer, builder or an agent, A
lot drainage plan will not be required to obtain a building permit For remodeling when no
addition impervious areas are being created.
This form will be reviewed for substan',ial conformance with generally accepted drainage and
grading practices to assure discharge ot'stormwater runotTor to identi~/areas of water retention.
STATE OF
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, ~ollier Counny, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a tru& copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 96-83
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the 10th day
of December, 1996, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this llth day of December,
1996.
Clerk of Courts"Ar~,".~ef~ ..;"~0-~.."',;"'
Ex-officio to So~'~-"'of' .."V..'i":'.: ~, .".]?' '¢."~ ',
County CommisSion ~s> -"....' ·; ' l ~'..~ ~L ,.-'"
Deputy Clerk ~. C,"'-'i. "" .l." f../. -'?' ~