Ordinance 95-61 COLLIERAM N TI CO~E
COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADMI~ISTPATIVE CODE, FOR THE
GAS, MECHANICAb, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, FIRE, SWIMMING POOL, AND
BUILDING CODES FOR T}{E UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA TO ADD LOCAL AMENDMENTS AS FOLLOWS: ~4ENDING SECTION
103.1.4.1 TO PROVIDE FOR TEST PILING PERMITS AND TO ALLOW FILLING
AND REVEGETATION PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT; ~4ENDING
SECTION 103.6.1.1 TO ENLARGE FROM 30 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS ."'HE TIME
PERIOD IN WHICH TO PICK-UP A BUILDING PERMIT, CORRECT PERMIT ·
APPLICATION DEFICIENCIES, OR APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS ~D
APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODZ OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR ~N
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 553.73(4)(a), Florida Statutes, authorizes
Florida counties to make local amendment to its building codes; and -'
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Section 103.1.4.1 to
authorize permits for test pile driving prior to issuance of a
general permit, and, subject to authorization from the County, to
allow filling 8nd revegetation before issuance of a general permit;
and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Section 103.6.1.1. to enlarge
the time limit from 30 days to 6 months to pick-Up a permit after
notice, correct plan deficiencies, or appeal a determination of
deficiencies to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
SECTION ONE: SECTION ONE OF T~E COLLIER COUN~"f BITILDING ~ ~
CONSTRUCTION A]DMINIST~ATIVE CODE IS }IEREBY AME~'DED AS FOI~OWB~ ~
101 TIT~E AND SCOPE ~ ~
10~.1 Title ~ ~
The following shall constitute and be known and be cite~,as "~e ~
Collier County Construction Administrative Code" herein~fter '~ ~
referred to as "this Code." ~ ~
101.1.1 Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this Code is to provid~ for the administration
and enforcement of the Standard Codes, which include the Building,
Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Swimming Pool Codes, and the
National Fire Codes, which include the Electric, the Life Safety
and the other Fire Codes, hereinafter referred to collectively as
the "technical Codes," as may be adopted by the sta~e or Collier
County.
(b) It is the intent of this Ordinance to establish and adopt a
single ordinance uniformly addressing the non-technical and
administrative requirements of all ~he specified technical Code
ordinances. This Ordinance language is taken by permission from
the Southern Building Code Congress International's Codes,
specifically Chapter One of the 1991 Edition.
(c) I~ is the in~ent of ~his Ordinance to provide the mechanism to
respond more quickly to the technical changes made by the State of
Florida by removing administrative material from within the various
~echnical Codes. The legislature of the State of Florida has in
the past adopted annually the most 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 to be applied thereto.
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101.2 Code Remedial
101.2.1 General. This Code [s remedial and shall ~e construe= to
secure the hemeficial ~nterests and purposes thereof, which are
public safety, health, and general welfare, through and by ~eans of
structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate fight and
ventilation, and safety to life and property from fire and other
hazards attributed to the construction environment, includin~
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.
-" 101.2.2 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.
101.2.3 Permitting and Inspection. The permitting or inspection
of any building, system or plan by Collier County, under the
requirements of this Code, shall not be construed in any court or
otherwise as a warranty of the physical condition or adequacy of
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 illegal condition or inadequacy in any
such building, system or plan, nor for any failure of any component
of such, which may occur before, during or subsequent to any such
inspection or permitting.
101.3 Scope
101.3.1 Applicabilityz
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.
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.
Fire - The provisions of the National Fire Code shall apply no 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 fnstallation of
mechanical and fire protection systems, including alterations,
repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings
and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air
conditioning and incinerators, and fire related systems or
installations.
Gas - The provisions of the Standard 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.
Mechanical - The provisions of the Standard Mechanical Code shall
apply to the installation 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.
Pl-mhing - The provisions of the Standard Plumbing Code shall apply
to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs,
replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and
appurtenances.
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SwiEm~ing Pool - The provistonG of the :;tandar,t
nhall apply to every pool installation, [ncludin,t ,iLt,,l
repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, [ixturen, ~ittLnus ,~n~
appurtenances.
101.3.2 Federal Md State Authority. Neither the provisions of
this Code nor the technical Codes shall deprive any Fe,!,~ral or
State agency, or any applicable governing authority havYng
jurisdiction, of any power or authority which it had on the
effective date of 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.
I01.3.3 Appendices. To be enforceable or otherwise applicable,
the appendices included in each technical Code must be specifically
included in its adopting ordinance.
101.3.4 Referenced Standards. Standards referenced in the
technihal Codes shall be considered an integral part of the Codes
without 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 advisor~ provisions in a standard shall not be
construed as being mandatory.
101.3.5 Maintenance. All buildings, structures, electrical, gas,
mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, both existing
and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintain'ed 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 gocKt working order. ~e owner, or c.wner's
designated agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of
buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, fire and
plumbing and all other applicable systems.
101.4 Development Services Departmen~
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 553, Florida Statute.
101.4.1 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.
101.4.2 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 at least 10 years experience or equivalent, as an
architect, engineer, inspector, contractor, or superintendent of
construction, or any combination of these, for 5 years of which sha!l
have been in responsible charge of the work. Each shall be certified
as required by Collier County and ~he SUate of Florida.
101.4.3 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 and Plumbing Codes. Each shall also be
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responsible ~or the supervision ~[ the plan r~,/~,~,~c;= .~n~
o~ their discipline. Minimum qualifications for
shall be as follows: minimum 10 years experience ,,s .,n architect,
engineer, building construction inspector, contractor in :~tructural
trades, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical, or s;uperintendent of
construction, or any combination of these, for 5 7ear~ of which shall
have been in responsible charge of the work. Each shall be certified
as a State of Florida Building Inspector and Plan~ Examiner and shall
possess a current State of Florida, ~.anicipal, 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.
101.4.4 Inspector Qualifications. The Building Official shall
appoint Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Code
Inspeg~ors in the numbers as authorized by Board of County
Commissioners. No person shall be appointed as inspector of
construction or fire 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 possess a current 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.
101.4.5 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.
101.4.6 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.
101.4.7 Records. The Building Official shall keep, or cause to be
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.
101.4.8 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 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.
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101.4,9 Reports. The Building O~ficial ~;hall ;uibmit
report covering the work of the precedin,~ year.
in said report a ~ummary o~ the deci~ionu o~ ~:~
and Appeals during said year.
101.5 Existing Buildings
101.5.1 General. Alterations, repairs or rehabilitatiGn work may 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 ~o 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.
101.5.2 Change of Occupancy. If the occupancy classification of any
existing building or structure is changed, the building, electrical,
gas, ~chanical, plumbing and fire systems shall be made to conform
to the intent of the technical Codes as required by the Building ..
Official.
101.6 Special Historic 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 mandatory for existing buildings
or structures identified and classified by the state or local
Jurisdiction as Historic Buildings when such buildings or structures
are Judged by the Building Official to be safe and in the public
interest of health, safety and welfare regarding any proposed
construction, alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration,
relocation or moving of buildings within fire districts.
102 POWERS AI~ DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
102.1 General
The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce
the 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.
102.2 Right of Entry
102.2.1 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 or 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.
102.2.2 When the Building Official shall have first obtained a
proper inspection 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 heroin provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official for the purpose of
inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
102.3 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
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Codes, or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, ,~hail [mm, rdiat.r.V c,~ase.
Such notice shall be in writing and ~hall be ,liven to the ,.whet '~:
the property, or to his a~ent, or to the person doin{l the work, .~=
shall state the conditions under which work may be resumed. Where ~n
emergency exists, the Building Official nhall not be required to =;'~
a written notice prior to stopping the work.
102.4 Revocation of ~ermits
102.4.1 Misrepresentation of Application. The Building Official ~ay
revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions o~ this Code
or the technical Codes in case there has been any false =tatement or
misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans
on which the permit or approval was based.
102.4.2 Violation of Code Provisions. The Building Official may
revoke a permit upon determination by the Building Official that the
construction, erection, alteration, repair, moving, demolition,
installation or replacement of the building, structure, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing or fire systems for which the permit was
issueS' is in violation of, or not in conformity with, any provision
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102.5 Safety
102.5.1 Unsafe Buildings or Systems
All buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
systems which are unsafe, unsanitary, or do no: 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 bu'ildings, structures
or service systems are hereby declared illegal and shall be abeted by
repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the
provisions of Ordinance No. 76-70 as amended or superseded.
102.5.2 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 family dwelling unit on the same property, the fence or
enclosure required shall be in place prior to filling of ~he pool
unless during the period commencing with filling of the pool and
ending with completion of the required fence or enclosure, temporary
fencing or an approved substitute shall be 'in place. Failure to call
for a final pool inspection within thirty (30) days of filling the
pool shall result in an inspection rejection.
102.6 Requirements Not Covered by 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 by this Code or the
technical Codes, shall be determined by the Building Official.
102.7 Alternate Materials and Methods
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.
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103 PEI~J4~TS
103.1 Permit Application
103.1.1 When required. Any owner, authorized agenn, ~r contractor
who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, mows, ~]cmckiuh, ~r
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 obtain the required permit for the work.
· -" EXCEPTIONS= The following situations do not require permits but
inspections may be required.
When permits or fees are not required, the construction shall comply
with all County codes and ordinances.
If in~gections are required by the Building Official or requested by
the applicant the appropriate fees shall be paid.
BUILDING PER/4IT FEES
Valuation of cons~ruc=ion of less =hat five hundred dollars
($500.00) does not require a permit, unless specifically
required by an ordinance or fee resolution.
EXCEPTIONs All work involving s~ructural components and/or fire
rated assemblies require permits and inspec~ions regardless of
construction cost.
ELECTItICA5 PERMIT FEES
Ordinary repairs limited =o $200.00 value or less may be 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.
PFECHA/qICJ~5 PERMIT FEES
1. Any portable heating appliance~
2. Any portable ventilation equipmen~;
3. Any portable cooling uni~
4. Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or
cooling equipment regulated by =his Code;
5. Replacement of anV par~ which does not alter its approval or
make it unsafe;
6. Any portable evapora~ive cooler~
7. Any self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 lb. or
less of refrigerant and actuated by motors of I horsepower
or less.
GAS PERMIT FEES
LIQUEFIED PETROLEL~ (L.P.) GA~ -
Tanks or tank systems less ~han or equal =o 24 gallon capacity
or 100 pounds of liquefied petroleum (L.P.) gas.
Permit~ed installations tha~ use a tank 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 PERMIT FEES
Detached one and two familV dwellings are exempt from Collier
CountV fire prevention permit fees.
Note: Independent fire districts may have impact fees
established through the State Legislature.
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Permits that do not pre~ent a {ire prot,,cttor~ -;.>:~,:,~r::; ;..'.,
swimming pools, concrete decks, radio transmk:;~it,:~ ";w,~,
are exempt from fire prevention permit [,~e~.
103.1.2 Work Authorized. A building, structure, electrical,
mechanical, plumbing or fire permit shall carry wEth ~u the r~ghz
construct or install the work, provided the same are ~ir~own on
drawings and set forth tn the specifications filed with the
application for the permit. Where these are not ~hown on the
drawings and covered by the specifications submitted with the
application, separate permits shall be required.
103.1.3 Minor Repairs. Ordinary minor repairs may be made with the
approval of the Building Official without a permit, provided that
such repairs shall non violate any of the provisions of the technical
Codes and subject to; 1} owners or representatives written
permission, 2) no inspection is required, and 3) the work is done by
the owner or licensed contractor.
103.1.4 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 by 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
covered by the building or structure, and shall contain such other
information as may be required by the Building Official. (See 103.2
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 by the permittee an the sine
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 a
notarized letter from the replacement subcontractor stating that they
are now the subcontractor of record on the building permit.
103.1.4.1 Prohibited Activities Prior to Permit Issuance. A
building permit (or other written aite specific work authorization
such as for excavation, tree removal, well'construction, approved
site development plan, fillind. reve~etation. etc.) shall have been
issued prior to the commencement of work at the site. Activities
prohibited prior to permit issuance shall include, but are not
limited to, ercc removal ' ..... ~ .......... ~, excavation, ~,
pile driving (&~ excludin~ test piling), well drilling,
formwork 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
required.
A test oilin~ permit shall be obtained prior to drivin~ any tes~
Dilin~. All test Dilin~S must be driven within the footprint ot the
building. Applicable feee shall be char~ed for the Dermit. At the
time of aDOlVin~ for ~h~ test Dilin~ Dermit. a bond or letZer of
credit shaE1 be submitted ecual to the estimated cost of removin~ the
test Dilin~ and ~radin~ the site back to the condition it was in
prior to the test Dilin~ in the event construction does not commence.
103.2 Drawings and Spec~f~cations
103.2.1 Requirements.
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a. Drawings to scale, minimum ,sc:nl,~ [~
be The first sheet of the Architectural
information block with the following
1. Occupancy classification(s)
If the building contains more than one occupancy
classification and/or tenant use areas, list ,~ach
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.
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 indicat'e the nature and
character of the work, shall accompany the application for a
permit. Such drawings and specifications shall contain
information, in the 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 namer and dated signature
of the person responsible for the design under that person's
seal.
d. BUILDING PAD, BUILDING FIX)OR AND SLAB ELEVATIONS
Ground elevations shall be gradually sloped away from the
building to effectively drain water away and to be managed
on one's own lot through roof gut~ering 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
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
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e. Water Manaqement Design-
l. Buildings within projecc~ which
management routing and utoraqc ~aci ~ it ~.n~ ,tesi,Ined
and built for a 25 year. ] day storm .rvent
accordance with South Florida Water Manaqement
District's criteria may use
in accordance with the project's water management
designed 100 year zero discharge elevation or the
firm elevation, whichever is higher.
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 (18)
inches above the adjacent roadway crown elevation or
the firm elevation. whichever is higher.
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 25
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 mat be allowed on the
basis of the analysis, but in no case shall the finish
floor be less than the firm.
Slabs for garages, carports, screen enclosures, etc.,
must be at least equal in elevation to the crown of the
nearest street.
e. mUSSED RAP'rERS AND FLOOR DESIGNS
Building components designed by s~ciality 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
speciality design will not be allowed without engineered sealed
drawings acknowledging such extra loads.
The speciality 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.
103.2.2 Additional Data. ~11e Building Official may 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 accompanying dana
required by the Building Official to be prepared by an architect or
engineer shall be affixed with the official sealed and dated
signature.
103.2.3 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:
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1. All ~tructures [n Collier County,
2. Buildings ~ubJect to certified p6rformance urlt|er the
County Coastal Construction Ordinance No, 87-20, ..~
or superseded.
3. Elevated residential structures supporte~] by beams; and
columns such as piles or piers shall be designed by a
professional architect or engineer in ~he S~a~e o[ Florida
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 Codes.
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 103.2.3, 2 or 3, above.
The design professional shall assume all or part of the
responsibility relative to the inspections and construction of any
structure designed by said professional, as to the structure being
constructed in accordance with his/her design and specifications. the -'
design professional inspections shall be submitted to the Building
Official with a signed and certified affidavit stating the type of
inspection made. Such inspections may be acceptable to the building
official as a legal inspection. Design professional's inspections
shall be limited to his/her own design, unless the requirements of
Section 553.795, Florida Statute, have been met.
103.2.3.1 Electrical Installation
(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
avaflable 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. It shall be the duty of the architect,
engineer and builder to obtain meter and condut~ locations
from all utility companies for all types of service before
construction is commenced. Such ~eter and conduit locau~ons
shall be indicated on the drawings.
(b) The installation of the wiring, apparatus or equipment for
light, 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 conform 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.
103.2.4 Structural and Fire Resistance Integrity. Plans for all
buildings shall indicate how required structural and fire resistire
integrity will be maintained where a penetration of a required fire
resistan~ 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.
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103.2.5 Site Drawings. DrawingU shall .;how
proposed building or ~tructure and
utruc~ure on the ~ite or !o~. The Building O[ficka~ ~,a7 r,:quire a
boundary line survey prepared by a qualified uurv,:Vor.
103.2.6 Survey Requirea. Building permitt that require foundation
inspection or floor elevation inspection as outlined in section
103.8.6 shall submit a current survey with'the permit application.
103.2.7 Fire Da~ge. A professional review and written repor~ shall
be submitted concerning the components to be salvaged will be
required before issuing a permit for reconstruction of a ~ire damaged
structure.
103.3 Examination of Documents
103.3.1 Plan Review. The Building Official shall examine or cause
to be examined each application for a permit and the accompanying
documents, consisting of drawings, specifications, computations and
addit~_.onal 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.
103.3.1.1 Plan Review Service. The Building Official shall make, or
cause to be made, the plan review required by this section. Me may
accept plans reviewed by a State of Florida Certified Plan Reviewer
as required by Florida Statu~es and provided that after investigation
he is satisfied as to their qualifications and reliability. A
certificate called for by a provision of the technical Codes shall
not be based on such reviews unless the same are'in writing and
certified by a state of Florida Certified Plan Reviewer. Such plans
examiner shall be certified by the State of Florida with a minimum of
five (5) years experience within the past 10 years, in plans
examination in the State of Florida administrating the Standard
Building Code Congress International (SBCCI).
Note: Said service shall be provided by only either a subcontractor
or employee of the permittee as defined in Collier County's
Contractor Licensing Ordinance.
103.3.2 Affidavits. Permits by affidavit will be limited to
emergencies declared by the Collier County Board of Commissioners.
(Also see section 103.6.2)
103.3.3 [Reserved]
103.4 Issuing Perm3. ts
103.4.1 Action on Permits. The Building 6fficial 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.
103.4.2 Refusal ~o Issue 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.
103.4.3 Special Foundation Permit. When application for permit to
erect or enlarge a building has been filed and pending issuance 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 meet provisions of the technical Codes.
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103,4.3,1 Foundation Permit Procedure.
1. Apply for a building permit with com~[,:~,? ~.,ns.
2. Apply for a foundation permit with ,rompkute
3. Applications are reviewed and fees are
4. A bond, letter of credit or cashier's ch.~ck equal to
of the building valuation, but not less than S100,000.
5. A contract signed between the county and the owner of
the property where the foundation and bufldir~g are
proposed for separate permits.
6. Permit fees for both permite shall be paid at the time
of 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.
103.4.4 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 ironring 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 a~lication 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 of the Building
Official to see that the street lines are not encroached upon except
as provided for in chapter 22 of the Collier County Building Code,
Ordinance No. 90-75 as then amended or superseded.
103.5 Contracting Responsibilities
a. It shall be the duty of every contractor who shall make
contracts for the installation or repairs of building, electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing systems, for which a permit is required, to
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 information current.
c. Any violation of this provision subjects the entire work to be
stopped by order of the Compliance Services Manager. A violator of
this provision shall also be subject to appearance before the
Contractor Licensing Board or Misdemeanor Court, or both.
103.6 Conditions of the Permit
103.6.1 Permit Intents General.
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 the 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, nor 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.
103.6.1.1 Permit Intents Time Limitation.
a. The permit application and the plans shall be reviewed, approved
and ready for issuance within 6 months from the date of application.
Permits shall be issued to the permittee within 6 mo~ths 30 ~ .... from
the date that the 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 the permit cannot be approved. When the
applica:~t is advised of deficiencies and does not respond within
months 30 days with corrected plans or an appeal to the Board of
Adjustments and Appeals, the permit application will be canceled. The
cancellation process includes disposal of the application and plans.
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b, Buildinq permits nhall nxplre and ~.,:cme s~tsl
construction authorized by :~uch permit L:~ llot ,:c>mmenc:,~d
{6) months from the dace of the issuance of the p,~rmit.
issuance is the date of permit pickup. AddiCionnlly, the building
permit shall expire if the work authorized by such permit Ls not
completed within eighteen (18) months from the date
the permit, unless prior to the issuance of the building p,~rmit a
time schedule has been submitted Co and approved by the Building
Official or his deslanes 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 permittee, the building permit shall expire
-" thirty (30) days after the date of completion set forth in the
approved 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 designee 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 co granting a permit
extension, the Building Official may require a building schedule from
the permittee setting forth the date of completion. The filing fee
for each permit extension shall be 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 authorized to
place such time restrictions or conditions on the permit as may be
deemed appropriate by the Board.
103.6.1.2 Permit Intents Suspension 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 prima
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 has 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 .j.~c:L.~re:; . :r.rr:::;: ": ;';'
null and void as the result of abandonment or :lU:~,2R;;L .n .~ tn~
project, the permittee shall be so notified, in wri;irt,~, ~t hlu uau.~l
place of business. Within fifteen {15) days after receipt ,~ the
Building Official's decision, the permittee or owner may appeal she
decision of the Building Official to the Board of count7
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 ~he project has non been
abandoned or suspended and that the Board should reverse the decision
of the Building Official.
103.6.2 Permit Issued on Basis of an Affidavit.
The requirements of section 103.3.2 of this Ordinance must be' me~
prior to use of this provision.
Whenever a permit is issued in reliance upon an affidavi~ or whenever
the work to be covered by a permit involves installation under
conditions which, in the opinion of the Building Official, are
hazardous or complex, the Building Official shall requir~. 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 Official written affidavit
that the work has been done in conformity with the revl~wed plans and
with the structural provisions of the technical Codes. In the event
such architect or engineer is not available, the owner ~ha11 employ
in his stead a competent person or agency whose qualifications are
submitted for review by the Building Official.
103.6.3 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. They 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.
103.6.4 Environmental protection. permitted construction shall not
be undertaken in violation of lawful environmental regulations.
103.6.4.1 waste Materials Manager. Inert waste materials may be
buried on-site provided that such disposal is in conformante With
federal, state, and local laws and re~mlations. Inert waste
materials as used heroin are specifically ~fmited 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.
103.6.4.2 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.
103.6.4.3 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
No work is permitted on Sundays and th,~ tollowin,t holidays:
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, [~bor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
103.7 Fees
103.7.1 Prescribed Fees. The Board of County 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. 93-366
which is the current schedule of fees and charges for permit and
inspection processes, is hereby adopted as the current fee and charge
schedule.
The j~arges listed may be changed by Resolution 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.
103.7.2 Work Co~encing Before Permit Issuance. Any person who
commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining t~e necessary permits,
shall be subject to a penalty of 100% of the usual permit fee plus
the usual required permit fees.
103.7.3 Accounting. 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.
103.7.4 Schedule of Permit Fees. On all buildings, structures,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas or fire systems or alterations
requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid in accordance
with the Collier County Fee Resolution No. 93-366 as then amended or
superseded.
103.7.5 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 pei~nit shall be denied,
unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval
of the Building Official. Permit valuations shall include total
cost, such as electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and
other systems, including materials and labor.
103.8 Inspections
103.8.1 Existing Building Inspections. Before issuing a permit the
Building Official may examine or cause to be 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.
103.8.2 Manufacturers and Fabricstots. When deemed necessary by 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 violations of the technical Codes.
103.8.3 Inspection Service. The Building Official shall make or
cause to be made the inspections required by this section. He may
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accept reports of inspections by State of F[o~;da
rnspectors who have been certified by the Florida f~ui l:ii:~1
Administrators and Inspectors Board pursuant to Section
Florida Statutes, and provided further that e~ch ~uch [n:~p0~ctor
knowledgeable regarding provisions o~ the appiicablg ordinances
codes then in effect in Collier County, and that after investiga;13n
the Building Official is satisfied as to the inspection services'
qualifications and reliability. Each such State Certified Inspet;or
must have a minimum of five (5) years experience within the immediate
past 10 years, in conducti~g building inspections within the State of
Florida by administrating standards of the Standard Building Code
Congress International (SBCCI}. Said inspection services shall
provided by only a subcontractor or employee of the permittee, as
defined in Collier County's Contractor Licensing Ordinance.
A certificate called for by any provision of the technical Codes
shall not be based on such reports unless the same are in writing and
certified by a State of Florida Certified Inspector.
103.8.3.1 Partial Building 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 7 units on one floor.
c. Stepped construction (discontinuous floor levels).
d. outside perimeter walls to allow for start of insulation on
large commercial Jobs.
e. Interior partitions 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 all 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.
103.8.4 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 inspection 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 i~spection 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.
103.8.4.1 Temporary Occupancy. Permitted construction may not be
occupied (used for its intended purpose) until all final building
inspections (structural, electrical, mechanical/plumbing and fire)
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 Compliance Services Manager or his designee. The permittee
shall preclude premature use of the structure by the owner (or
others) unless prior written approval of the compliance services
manager is obtained, and then only if inspections can be conducted
unhindered and no regular occupancy is to occur.
103.8.5 Posting of Permit. Work requiring 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 make the required entries thereon. This permit card
shall be maintained in such position by the permit holder until the
Certificate of Occupancy (or of Completion) is issued by the Building
Official.
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103.8.6 Required Inspections. In order e:o [.acilitat,~ Ch,~
inspections, the permit holder ~haZl furnish and provide .,t the
of construction adequate ladder~, ucnffolding, or oth,~r rn,=,~ns
access for use by inspector~.
The Building Official upon notification from the permit holder or his
agenU shall make the following inspections and such ocher inspections
as necessary, and shall either release that portion of the
construction or shall notify the permit holder or his agent of any
violations which must be corrected in order to comply wi~h the
technical Codes:
a. Building
1. Foundation Inspection= Shall be made after trenches are
excavated, forms erected, reinforcing rods are in place or
pilings are installed.
2. Floor Elevation Inspection= Shall be made on all
~. buildings after the lowest floor is completed ("lowes~
floors is defined =o be the lowes~ level of a building
excep~ for garage, patio or carport slabs.) An elevaUion "
survey is required within 10 calendar days of
es=ablishmen~ of lowesU floor.
a. LOCATION BURVEY -
I= is the duty of =he permi~ holder =o submit to the
Building Officisl, 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, pr~cisely dimensioned
in relation =o each and every lot or setback line as
established by the zoning ordinance of Collier County,
Florida, or as established by conditions attached to ~he
developmen~ permit, applicable to the permitted
structure and the proper~V upon which said structure is
being constructed. Said location survey shall be
prepared by or under the direct supervision of a Florida
registered land surveyor and cernified bV same. Any
work done prior to the survey required hereby shall be
at the permit holder's risk. The Building Official
shall review ~he location survey and approve same if all
setback requirements are me~. Deficiencies or
encroachments detected by such review shall be corrected
by the permit holder forthwith and prior to further
work. Failure ~o submit the survey required hereby or
failure to make said correc~ions shall because t0 issue
a stop-work order for =he project.
Exceptions Elevated finish floors will have the survey
submitted within 10 days of comple~ion of ~he floor.
b. ELEVATION BIIRVEY -
Elevation surveys shall be prepared by or under the
direct supervision of a Florida Registered Eand Surveyor
or professional engineer and certified by same and shall
show the elevation of the 1owes= portion of the floor
and a bench mark elevation. Any work done prior to
approval of ~he survey shall be an Uhe permit holder's
risk. failure =0 submit the survey or failure Eo make
said corrections required hereby, shall be cause =o
issue a s~op-work order for the project. Minimum floor
elevations outside of the flood zone shall certify the
elevation above =he crown of ~he neares~ street. This
elevation is required to be minimum of eighteen (lS}
inches above the crown of the neares~ street if finished
with paving, or twenty-four (24) inches above the crown
if graded or otherwise unfinished, or seven (7)
above mean sea level {MSL), or as provided for in
103.2.6.1 of ~his ordinance. (See subsection 103.2.1d.)
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Slabs for g,~ra,les, carports, :;cr,:en
aidewalks etc., shall bc not Lower than rhQ .~[.r'/,~f.~n
the crown of tho nearest street.
3o ~rame Zmspection; Shall be made alter all shQathiuq,
framing, fire blockin~ and bracin~ are in place and
pipes, chimneys, duets, and vents are complete.
4o Final Building Inspectionx Shall be made after the
is completed, all fees are paid, and the buildi~ is ready
for occupancy.
-" b. Electrical
1. Underground Inspection: To be made after trenches or ditches
are excavated, before conduit or cable are installed, and
before any backfill is put in place.
~. Rough-in Inspectionz TO be made after the tintab, 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, all fees are paid, and the structure
is ready for occupancy.
c. Pltnnbing
1. Underground Rough Inspections To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any
backfill is put in place.
2.Tub Set and Stack Inspectionx 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 properly connected and
d. Prior to installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Final Inapectionx To be made after the building is complete,
all plumbing fixtures are in place and properly connected,
all fees are paid, and the structure is ready for occupancy.
Note: See section 417 of the Standard Plumbing Code for
required tests.
d. Mechanical
1, Underground Inspectionx To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any
backfill is put in place.
2. Rough-in Inspectionx To be made after the tintab, framing,
fireblocking and bracing is in place and all ducting, and
other concealed components are complete and prior to this
installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Final Inspection= To be made after the building is complete,
the mechanical system is in place and ~roperly connected.
all fees are paid, and the structure is ready for occupancy.
s. Gas
1. Rough Piping Inspections 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.
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2. Final Inspections To be made ,in a[[ ~ew ,[as work
by the permit and such portions of .~xistmng ::Vst,:~ns
be affected by .new work or any chanqes, to tu:;ure
with all the requirements of this Code ,mrtd ~o a~rnire r'haz
the installation and construction of the gas ~ystem i~ in
accordance with approved plans. Thi~ inspection ~o be ~ade
after all fees are paid.
103.8.7 Inspection Approval Sign-off (Written Release). Work shall
not be done on any part of a building, structure, electrical, gas
mechanical, fire or plumbing system beyond the point indicated in
each successive inspection without first obtaining a written release
"" (sign-off on permit card) from the Building Official.
103.8.8 Reinforcing Steel and 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.
103.8_9 Plaster Fire Protection. 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.
103.9 Certificates
103.9.1 Certificate of Occupancy
103.9.1.1 Building Occupancy. 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 systems have been inspected for compliance with the
technical Codes and other applicable laws and ordinances and released
by the Building Official.
103.9.1.2 Issuing Certificate of Occupancl~. 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 by law, and the allowable load per square foot for each floor
'in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
103.9.1.3 Te=~orary/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 designco. The permittee shall
preclude premature use of the structure by the owner (or others)
unless prior written approval (for limited purposes) of the
compliance services manager is obtained, and then only if inspections
can be conducted unhindered and no regular occupancy is to occur.
103.9.1.4 Existing Building Certificate of Occupancy. A certificate
of occupancy for any existing building may be obtained by applying to
the Building Official and supplying the information and data
necessary to de=ermine compliance with the technical Codes for the
occupancy intended. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Suilding
Official, two or more sets of detailed plans or a genernl inspection,
or both, may be required. When, upon examination and inspection, it
is found that the building conforms to the provisions of the
technical Codes and other applicable laws and ordinances for such
occupancy, a Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued.
103.9.2 C~rti~icate of Completion. Upon satisfactory completion of a
building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system,
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a certificate of completion may bq ~ssued. T~:; ~:~ftc::~t~: L~
that a structure or ~ystem i~ c~mplete .~nd for ~:~rta~n tTP'::; ~:
permits is released for use nnd may be connected to ,t utLLit~
this Certificate does not grant authority to occupy or connect .~
building, such as a shell building, prior to the issuance of ;m
Certificate of Occupancy.
103.9.3 Service Utilit~eo
103.9.3.1 Connectio: or Service Utilities. No person shall make
connections from a utility, source of energy, fuel or power to any
building or system which is regulated by the technical Codes for
which a permit is required, until released by the Building Official
or his designee and a Certificate of Occupant/or Completion is
issued.
103.9.3.2 Temporary Con~ectio~. The Building Official or his
desagnes may authorize the temporary connection of the building or
system to the utility source of e~zer~y, fuel or power for the purpose
of te~ting building service systems or for use under a temporary
certificate of occupancy.
103.9.3.3 Authority to Disco:ect Service Utilities. The Building
Official or his desagnes shall have the authority to authorize
disconnection of utility service Co the building, structure or system
reg~Jlated by the technical Codes, in case of emergency where
necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property. The
Building Official shall notify the serving utility, and whenever
possible the owner and occupant of the building, str~cture or service
system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action.
not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the
building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing,
aB soon as practical thereafter. Posting of such notice on site will
satisfy this requirement.
103.10 Posting Floor Loads
103.10.1 Occupancy. An existing or new building shall not be
occupied for any purpose which will cause the floors thereof to be
loaded beyond their safe capacity. The Building Official may permit
occupancy of a building for mercantile, commercial or industrial
purposes, by a specific business, when he is satisfied that such
capacity will not thereby be exceeded.
103.10.2 Storage and Factory-Xndustrial Occu~maciss. It shall be
the responsibility of the owner, agent, proprietor or occupant of
group S and group F occupancies, or any occupancy where excessive
floor loading is likely to occur, to employ a competent architect or
engineer in computing the safe load cspacity. All such computations
shall be accompanied by an affidavit from ehe architect or engineer
stating the safe allowable floor load on each floor in pounds ~er
square foot uniformly distributed. The computations and affidavit
shall be filed as a permanent record of the Collier County
Development Services Department.
103.10.3 Signs ~tsquirsd. In every building or part of a building
used for storage, industrial or hazardous purposes, the safe floor
loads, as reviewed by the Building Official on the plan, shall be
marked on plates or approved design which shall be supplied and
securely affixed by the owner of the building in a conspicuous place
in each story to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed
or defaced, and if lost, removed or defaced,, shall be replaced by
the owner of the building.
104 TESTS
The Building Official may require tests or test reports as proof of
compliance. Required tests are to be made at the expense o~ the
owner, or his agent, by an approved testing laboratory or other
approved agency.
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105 BOARD OF
AD~ST~"Z{T ~ APPEALS
Appeals under thiG ordinance should be referred
Adjustment and Appeals as established by Collier County Ordinance
83-16 as amended or superseded.
106 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
If any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity whether
public or private, shall fail or refuse to obey or compl7 with, or
violates, anV of the provisions of this ordinance, such person, firm,
-"' corporation, or other legal entity whether public or private, upon
conviction of such offense, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
five-hundred dollars ($500.00} or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty
{60) days in the county jail, or both, in the discretion of the
court. Each day of continued violation or noncompliance shall be
considered as a separate offense. In addition, any person, firm,
corpo[ation, 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 action in any court of competent Jurisdiction as is
necessary to prevent 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.
SECTION TWO~ CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
In the event this ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance
of Collier County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall
apply. If any phrase or portion of this ordinance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by any cour~ of competent Jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
SECTION IMj~EEz INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF SAWS AND ORDINANCES
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part
of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of collier County, Florida. The
sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to
accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to
"section", "article", or other appropriate word.
SECTION FOURx EFFECTIVE DAT~
This Ordinance shall become effective.upon filing with the
Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the~d
of County Commission rs of
Collier County, Florida this _ day of 1995.
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.ATTEST: """ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
: '?~' " COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
.. ·
: :DWIGHT E. BR6CKj{Clerk >BE~~E E~rm
Ap red ~'to form
cr~ oc~,e~~
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION ONE: T~IE COLLIER COU[rI'Y BUILDINr~ CON.GTRUC"~:O:4
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
101 TITLE ~ND SCOPE
101,1 TI~E
101.1.1 P~POSE
101.2 CODE R~EDIAL
101.2.1 GE~L
101.2.2 QUALI~ COBOL
'-" 101.2.3 PErilING ~ INSPE~ION
101.3 SCOPE
101.3.1 APPLIC~ILI~
101.3.2 ~D~ ~ STA~ A~ORI~
101.3.3 APPlieS
~. 101.3.4 REM~
101.3.5
101.4 BUILDING OFFICI~
101.4.1 BUILDIN~ OFFICI~ QU~IFICATIONS
101.4.4 INSPE~R ~IFI~TIONS
101.4.5 DE~ BUI~ING OFFICI~
10~.4.6 RES~I~IONS ON
101.4. ? RECORDS
101.4.9 RE~RTS
101.5 HISTING BUI~INGS
101.5.2 ~GE OF ~P~
101.~ SPECI~ HIS~RIC BUI~INGS
102 POURS ~ D~IES OF ~ BUI~ING O~ICI~ 102.1
~02.2 RI~ OF ~Y
102.3 S~P WORK
102.4 R~TION OF P~ITS
102.4. ~ MIS~PRES~ATI~ OF APPLI~TION
102.4,2 VIO~TION OF ~DE PR~ISIONS
102.5 SA~
102.5.1 ~SA~ BUILDINGS OR SYS~MS
102.5.2 P~SI~
102.6 REQUIR~E~S N~ CO~RED BY CODE
102.7 ~HA~ ~RI~ ~ ~ODS
103 PERMITS
103.1 PETIT APPLI~TION
103.1.1 ~ REQUIRED
103.1.2 WORK A~ORIZED
103.1.3 MINOR REPAIRS
103.1.4 INFOMTION REQUIRED
103.1.4.1 PROHIBI~D A~IVITIES
103 2 D~WINGS ~ SPECIFICATIONS
103 2 1 REQUIR~E~S
103 2 2 ADDITIONAL DATA
103 2 3 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
103 2 3.1 ELE~ICAL INSTAL~TION
103 2 4 STRU~L ~ FIRE RESIST~CE I~EGRI~
103 2 5 SI~ D~WINGS
103 2 6 S~ REQUIR~
103 2 7 FIRE DMGE
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I03 .] FZAMI:[ATION OF DOCU~4ENT.q
103.3,1 Pt,~AN REVIEW
103, ]. 2 AFFIDAVITS
103,4 ISSUING PERMITS
103.4.1 ACTION ON PERMITS
103.4.2 REFUSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT
103.4.3 SPECIAL FOUNDATION PERMIT
103.4.3.1 FOUNDATION PERMIT PROCEDURE
103.4.4 PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
103.5 CONTRACTING RESPONSIBILITIES
103.6 CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT
103.6.1 PERMIT INTENT; GENERAL
103.6.1.1 PERMIT INTENT; TIME LIMITATION.
103.6.1.2 PERMIT INTE~XT: SUSPENSION OR ABANDONMENT.
103.6.2 PERMIT ISSUED ON BASIS OF AN AFFIDAVIT
~. 103.6.3 PLANS
103.6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
103.6.4.1 WASTE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -'
103.6.4.2 DUST CONTROL
103.6.4.3 NOISE CONTROL
103.7 FEES
103.7.1 PRESCRIBED FEES
103 .?.2 WORK COMMENCING BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE
103.7.3 ACCOUNTING
103.7.4 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
103.7.5 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION~
103.8 INSPECTIONS
103.8.1 EXISTING BUILDING INSPECTIONS
103.8.2 MANUFACTURERS AND FABRICATORS
103.8.3 INSPECTION SERVICE
103.8.3.1 PARTIAL BUILDING INSPECTIONS
103.8.4 INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY OR COMPLETION
103.8.4.1 TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
103.8.5 POSTING OF PERMIT
103.8.6 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
103.8.7 WRX'rx'~N RELEASE
103.8.8 REINFORCING STEEL AND STRUCTURAL FRAMES
103.8.9 PLASTER FIRE PROTECTION
103.9 CERTIFICATES
103.9.1 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
103.9.1.1 BUILDING OCCUPANCY
103.9.1.2 ISSUING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
103.9.1.3 TEMPORARY/CONTINGENT OCCUPANCY
103.9.1.4 EXISTING BUILDING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
103.9.2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
103.9.3 SERVICE UTILITIES
103.9.3.1 CONNECTION OF SERVICE UTILITIES
103.9.3.2 TEMPORARY CONNECTION
103.9.3.3 AUI"HORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE UTILITIES
103.10 POSTING FLOOR LOADS
103.10.1 OCCUPANCY
103.10.2 STORAGE AND FACTORY- INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES
103.10.3 SIGNS REQUIRED
104 TESTS
105 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS
106 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
SECTION TWO: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
SECTION THREE: INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES
SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF C0~IER}
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for =he Twen=ieth
Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that ~he
foregoing is a true cc~y of:
ORDINANCE NO. 95-61
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on ~he 7~h day
of November, 1995, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and ~he official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 8th day of November,
1995.
DWIGHT E, BROCK ..' ............
Clerk of Cour=s and-"~l'erk.' ".
Ex-officio to Board of' .,
County Commissio e .'
Deputy Clerk.