Ordinance 98-076 ORDTBXBC~ XO. 98-
COLLTER COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION XDrDaBTRATIV~ CODN
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO.
96-83 BEING THE COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, FOR THE GAS,
MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, FIRE, SWIMMING
POOL, AND BUILDING CODES FOR THE UN=NCORPORATED
AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDAI AMENDING ~:,
SUBSECTION 104.1.1 TO INCREASE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR .-.
,," ~ THRESHOLD FOR REQUIRED ELECTRICAL PERMITSt AMENDING' ~'~
~. SECTION 105.6(e){1) REGARDING ROUGH PIPING ]:. ...
INSPECTIONI PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND
OF LAWS'AND ORDINANCESI PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
W}{EREAS, Section 553.73(4){a}, Florida Statutes, authorizes
Florida counties Co make local amendments to its building codes
provided they are noC less stringent than the Scats minimum codes~
and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has now adopted the ~JJJ3~1997
Standard Building Code as the minimum building codel and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance increases the value of repairs
can be made without a permit from $200.00 to $400.00~ and
W~EREAS, this Ordinance amends Subsection 104.2.3.1 to
increase the voltages of electrical installation plans that must be
prepared by or sealed by a professional engineerl and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Subsection 105.6{e)(1)
regarding rough ~iping inspections~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Chatz
SECTION ONE g SECTION ONE OF THE COLLIEI% COUN=T BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION ADM~lqIS~ATIVE CODE IS HEREBY A}tEND~D AS FOLLOWS,
101 TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 Purpose.
(a} The purpose of this Code is to provide ~or 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 State or Collier
County.
(b) IC is the intent of this Ordinance 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 by permission from
the Southern Building Code Congress International's Codes,
specifically Chapter One of the ~=)9~1997 Edition.
(c) IC is the intent of this Ordinance to provide the mechanism to
respond more quickly to the technical changes made by the SCats of
Florida by removing administrative material from within the various
e technical codes. The legislature of the State of Florida has in
the past adopted annually the most current edition or revision of
the Scandard Codes as Fublfshed by the Southern Building Coae
deleted by the l~e~ t c d c
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this Ordinance is referenced in each of said ordinances for
a~ministrative functions to be applied thereto.
101.2 Title
The following shall constitute and be known and be cited as 'The
Collier County Construction Administrative Code' hereinafter
referred to as 'this Code.'
101.3 Code Remedial
101.3.1 General. This Code is remedial and shall be construed to
secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof, which are
public safety, health, and general welfare, through and by means of
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.
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.
101.3.3 Permitting and Inspe~tion. The permitting or inspection
of any building, system or plan b y 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 pel~nitting.
101.4 Scope
101.4.1 Applicabilityx
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 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,
101.4.5 Mechanical - The provisions of the Standard Mechanical Code
shall apply to the installation of mechanical sl~stems, 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 Plumbing - The provisions of the Standard Plumbing Code
shall
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apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations,
repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and
appurtenances.
101.4.7 Federal And State Authority. Neither the provisions of
this Code nor the technical Codes shall deprive any Federal or
State agency, or any applicable governing authority having
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 exisEing for the enforcement
of its ozders, nor shall it deprive any individual or corl0oration
of its legal rights as provided by law.
101.4.8 Appendices. 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
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 advisory provisions in a standard shall not be
construed as being mandatory.
101.4.9.1 FAre - 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 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.
101.4.9.2 2winnaing 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 Maintenanoe. All buildings, structures, electrical, gas,
mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, both 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 553.73, Florida Statute.
102.1.1 Building Offiulal 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.
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102.2.S Plans Exandnlr Cualifieationl. The Building Official with
· the approval of the applicable governing authority, may designate
plans examiners to sdminister ~.he 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 shall
have been in responsible charge of the work· Each shall be certified
as required by Collier County and the State of Florida.
102.2.2 Chief Inspector Qualifications. The Building Official shall
appoint a Chief Structural, Chief Plumbing/Mechanical, and Chief
Blecnrical Inspector to administer the provisions of the Structural,
Electrical, Gas, Mechanical and 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 o~ 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.
102.2.3 Inspector Qualifications. The Building Official shall
appoint Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Code
Inspectors 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.
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 ~,f 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.
102.~ accords. The Building Official shall keep. or cause to be
kept, a record of the business of the department. Except as may be
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otherwise specified by Florida Statutes, including the Public Records
· Iaw, 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 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. Any 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.
e 102.6 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.
103 POWERS AND DUTIES OF i*~S BUILDING OffiCIAL
103.1 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.
103.2 Right o~ Entry
103.2.1 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,
=he 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.
103.2.2 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 herein provided, to promptly
permit entry therein by the Building Official for the purpose of
inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
103.3 Btop 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.
e 103.4 Revocation of Permits
103.4.1 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 statement or
misrepresentation as to the material fact in the application or plans
on which the permit or approval was based.
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103.4.2 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
issued is in violation of, or not in conformity with, any provision
of this Code or the technical Codes.
103.5 Bafety
103.5.1 Unsafe Buildings or Bystems
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
provisions of Ordinance No. 76-70 as amended or superseded.
103.5.2 Physioal Barsty
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 untt'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 the 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 resul~ in an inspection rejection.
103.6 Requirements Not Covered b Y 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.
103.7 Alternate Materials and Methc~s
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 bV
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.
10{ PERMITS
10{.1 Permit A~l~cattoD
10{.1.1 Whem required. Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor
who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or
change the occupanc~of a building or structure, or =o 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 th~ required permit for the work.
EXC~PTIONBg The following situations do not require permits but
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inspections may be required.
When permits or fees are not required, the construction shall 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.
BUILDINa PERMIT FEES
Valuation of construction of less than seven hundred fifty
dollars (8750.00) does not require a permit, unless specifically
required by an ordinance or fee resolution.
F.XCEPTIONz All work involving structural components and/or fire
rated assemblies require permits and inspections regardless of
construction cost.
ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
Ordinary repairs limited to(~2~-eeS400.00value 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.
N~CIL~uNICAL PERMIT FEES
1. Any portable heating appliance;
2. Any portable ventilation equipment;
3. Any portable cooling unit;
4. Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or
cooling equipment regulated by this Code;
5. Replacement of any part which does not alter its approval or
make it unsafe;
6. Any portable evaporative coolerl
7. Any self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 lb. or
less of refrigerant and actuatedby motors of I horsepower
or less.
GAS PEItMIT 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 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 PRL"v'ENTION PERMIT FEES
Detached one and two family dwellings are exempt from Collier
County fire prevention permit fees.
Note: Independent fire districts may 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 Authorised. A building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical, plumbing or fire permit shall carry with it the right to
construct or install the work, provided the same are shown on the
drawings and set forth in the specifications filed with the
application for the permit. Where these are not shown on the
drawings and covered by the specifications submitted with the
application, separate permits shall be required.
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.104.1.4 Minor Rep.irs. Ordinary minor repairs may be made with the
a~proval of the Building Official without a permit, provided that
such repairs shall not 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.
104.1.5 Information Required.
(a) Bach 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 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 by 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 a
notarized letter from the replacement subcontractor stating that they
are now the subcontractor of record on the building permit.
104.1.5.1 Prohibited Activities Prior to Permit 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 issuance shall include, but are not
limited to, excavation, pile driving (excluding 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 m~nor 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, a bond or letter of
credit shall be submitted equal to the estimated cost of removing the
test piling and grading the site back to the condition it was in
prior to the test piling in the event construction does not commence.
104.2 Drawings and Specifications
104.2.1 Requirements.
a. Drawings to scale, minimum scale is 1/S'.
'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
separately with the individual square footages.
2. Establish the maximum occupant load for each ~loor 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.
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5. Applicable Flood zone
0 ' 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 summar~ for occupanc~ classlfication(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 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, BUILDING FLOOR 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 guttering or earthgrading.
Plans shall show that construction of the lowest finished
floor m~ets the elevation criteria listed below, when
conflicts exist between firm elevation and others the higher
elevation shall be requiredz
a. FIRM elevation - at the elevation that has been
establishedby 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 Management
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.
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 Districtts criteria
shall use a finish floor elevation of eighteen (18)
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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 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, carports, screen enclosures, etc.,
must be at least equal in elevation to the crown of the
nearest street.
e. TRUSSED RAFTERS AND FLOOR DESIGNS
Building components 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.
104.2.2 Additional Data. The 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 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. Blevated 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 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
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zone or are constructed on stilts, piers, piles, etc., as
' outlined in subsection 104.2.3, 2 or 3, above.
The design professional shall assume all responsibility for
determining whether any structure designed by the design professional
is being constructed in accordance with his or her design and
specifications. A design professional~s inspection on any structure
shall have no legal effect for purposes of this Ordinance unless the
requirements of either Section 553.79(5) or Chapter 468, Parn XIII,
Florida Statutes. have been met by the design professional.
104.2.3.1 Slat=tied1 Installation
(a) Plans for new construction or any change in existing
electrical installation over4~600 amps ~ on
residential and over 4~800 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. It shall
be the duty of the architect, engineer and builder to obtain
meter and conduit locations from all utilitV companies for
all t~Des of service before construction is commenced.
Such meter and conduit locations 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. A~y
changes or omissions in the wiring system from that sho~n~ 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 ow~ler 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 a~x)ve.
104.2.4 Structural and Firs Resistance Integrity. Plans for all
buildings shall indicate how required structural and fire resistlye
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.
104.2.5 Site Drawings. Drawings shall show the location of the
proposed building or structure and of ever~ existing building or
structure on the site or lot. The Building Official may require a
boundarM line survey prepared by a qualified surveyor.
104.2.5.1 Lot Drainage Plan. A I~t Drainage Plan in compliance with
E~.hibit A shall be submitted by the permit=as at time of application
for a single-family or duplex building permit. I~t drainage shall
comply with the approvedX~3t Drainage Plan at time of Certificate of
Occupancy Inspection.
104.2.6 Survey, Required. Building permits that require foundation
inspection or floor elevation inspection as outlined in section 105.6
shall submit a current survey with the permit application.
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'104.2.7 Fire Damage. 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.
104.3 Examination of Doc~entl
104.3.1 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
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.
104.3.1 Affidavits. Permits by affidavit will be limited to
emergencies declared by the Collier County Board of Commissioners.
(Also see section 104.6.2)
104.4 Issuing Permits
104.4.1 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.
104.4.2 Refusal to 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.
104.4.3 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.
104.4.3.1 Foundation PeradS Procedure.
1. Apply for a building permit with complete plans.
2. 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.
5. 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 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.
104.4.4 Pttblia Right af 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 of the Building
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Official to see that the street lines are not encroached upon except
as provided for in Chapter 32.
104.5 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, plun~bing systems, for which a permit is required, to
comply with state or local rules and reg~alations 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. hny viola=ion of this provision subjects the entire work to be
stopped by order of the Co,~liance Services Manager. A violator of
this provision shall also be subject to appearance before the
Contractor Licensing Board or Misdemeanor Court, or both.
104.6 Conditions of the Permit
104.6.1 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.
104.6.1.1 Per~Ltt Intents Time Li~tation.
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 months 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. ~rnen the
applicant is advised of deficiencies and does not respond within 6
months 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.
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 of 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 (lS) 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 convpletion set forth in the
approved time schedule.
For purposes of this section, the construction authorized by such
permit shall not be deemed to have conunenced tinless and until all
foundation inspections have been requested and satisfactorily
co~leted.
c. The Building Official or his designee m~ authorize a maximum of
two (2) extensions of an active, valid buil ng permit for a period
of ninety (90) days each, upon payment by the permittee of a filing
fee for each extension. ~e a condition to granting a permit
extension, the Building Official may require a building schedule from
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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 bV 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.
104,6.1.2 Permit Intent: 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 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 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.
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.
104.6.2 Permit Issued on Basis of an Affidavit.
The requirements of section 104.3.2 of this Ordinance must be met
prior to use of this provision.
Whenever a permit is issued in reliance upon an affidavit 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 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 Official written affidavit
that the work has been done in conformity with the reviewed plans and
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with the structural provisions of the technical Codes. In the event
's~ch architect or engineer is not available, the owner shall employ
in his stead a competent person or agency whose qualifications are
submitted for review by the Building 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. 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.
104.6.4 Environmental Protection. Permitted construction shall not
be undertaken in violation of lawful environmental regulations.
104.6.4.1 Waste Matewials Management. Inert waste materials may be
buried on-site provideCl that such disposal is in conformance 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 matdrial 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 b~ clearing and grubbing, and other horticultural wastes,
shall not be buried on-site but shall be otherwise lawfully disposed
of.
104.6.4.2 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 cohtrol procedures shall be sufficient cause to order
cessation of the work causing such dust and to decline inspection
requests.
104.6.4.3 Noise Control.
Construction activities are permitted only during the following
times:
6:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday through SaCurday.
No work is permitted on Sundays and the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
104.7 Fees
104.7.1 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. ~
The charges listed may be changed byResolution 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 C~uing Before Permit Issuamue. Any person who
commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits,
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shall be subject to a penalty of 100% of the usual permit fee plus
't~e usual required permit fees.
104.7.3 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.
104.7.4 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 !~e-~-gr~-6+~96-594 as ~
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 shall include total
cost, such as
electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and other systems,
including nmterials and labor.
105 Inspections
105.1 Existin~ Buildin~ Imspections. 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 ever~ such examination and
inspection and of all violations of the technical Codes.
105.1.1 The Building Official shall make, or cause to be made, the
inspections required by Section 105.
105.2 Manufacturers and Fabricators. 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.
105.3.1 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
quidelines:
a. 8ubmit 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.
105.4 Znspeo~/ons prior to issuance of oerttfiaate of o~cupsncyor
c~.~letLoxx. 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 b~ made of every
building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system.
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.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 s Certificate of Occupancy.
105.4.1 Tem~oraryOccupancT. Refer to Section 106.1.3
105.5 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.
10S.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 by 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 or 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 Inspections Shall be made after trenches are
excavated, forms erected, reinforcing rods are in place or
pilings are installed.
2. Floor Rlevation Inspections Shall be made on all
buildings after the lowest floor ks completed ("lowest
floor" is defined to be the lowest level of a building
except for garage, patio or carport slabs.) An elevation
survey is required within 10 calendar days of
establishment of lowest floor.
a. LOCATION SURVNY -
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 dimensioned
in relation to each and every lot or setback line as
established by the zoning ordinance of Collier County,
Florida, or as established by 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 by or under the direct supervision of a Florida
registered land surveyor and certified by same. Any
work done prior to the survey required hereby 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 permit 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 stop-work order for the project.
Excsptionz Elevated finish floors will have the survey
submitted within 10 days of completion of the floor.
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Elevation surveys shall be prepared by or under the
direct supervision of a Florida Registered Land Surveyor
or professional engineer and certified by 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 for the project. Minimum floor
elevations outside of the flood zone shall certify the
elevation above the crown 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), or as provided for in
104.2.1 of this ordinance. (See subsection 104.2.1d.).
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 completed and the building is ready for occupancy.
b. Electrical
1. Underground Inspection= To be made after trenches or ditches
are excavated, conduit or cable are installed, and before
any backfill is put in place.
2. Rough-in Inspections To be made after the sheathing,
fascia,,framing, fireblocking and bracing are in place and
prior to the installation of wall or ceiling membranes.
3. Fine1 Inspectiont 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 for
occupancy.
c. Plumbing
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 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 properly connected and
d. Prior to installation 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
and the structure is ready for occupant-/.
Note: See section 311 of the Standard Plumbing Co~e for
required tests.
d. Mechanical
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1. Underground Znspeotionl To be made after trenches or
ditches are excavated, piping installed, and before any
backfill is put in place.
2. Rough-in Inepectionz To be made after the sheathing,
fascia, 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 Inspactiont To be made after the building is complete,
the mechanical system is in place and properly connected and
the structure is ready for occupancy.
a. Gas
1. Rough Piping Inspeotions ~~ be
made after all new piping authorized by the permit has been
installed, and before any such piping has been covered or
concealed or any fixtures or gas appliances have been
connected.
2. Final Inspections To be made on all new gas work authorized
by the permit and such portions of existing systems as may
be affected by new work or any changes, to insure compliance
with all the requirements of this Code and to assure that
the installation and construction of the gas system is in
accordance with approved plans. This inspection to be made
when structure is ready for occupancy.
105.7 lnspectio~Approval Sign-off (Writtam 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.
105.8 Reinforoing 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.
105.9 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.
106 Certifioates
106.1 Certificate of Ocoupancy
106.1.1 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.
106.1.2 Issuing Certifioate of Oooupanc3F. Upon satisfac~or~
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
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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.
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 permittee shall
preclude premature use of the structure by 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.
106.1.4 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 determine compliance with the technical Codes for the
occupancy intended. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Building
Official, two or more sets of detailed plans or a general 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.
106.3 Certificate of Completion. Upon satisfactory completion of a
building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system,
a certificate of completion may be issued. This certificate is proof
that a structure or system is complete and for certain types of
permits is released for use and may be connected to a utility system.
This Certificate does not grant authority to occupy or connect a
building, such as a shell building, prior to the issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy.
106.3 Service Utilities
106.3.1 Connection of Service Utilities. No person shall make
connections from a utility, source of energy, fuel or power to anV
building or system which is regulated by the technical Codes for
which a permit is required, until released by the Building Official
or his desAgnes and a certificate of occupancy or completion is
issued.
106.3.2 Temporar3F Connection. The Building Official or his designee
may authorize the temporary connection of the building or system to
the utility source of energy, fuel or power for the purpose of
testing building service systems or for use under a temporary
certificate of occupancy.
106.3.3 Authority to Disconnect Service Utilities. The Building
Official or his designee shall have the authority to authorize
disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system
regulated 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, structure or service
system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If
not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the
building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing,
as soon as practical thereafter. Posting of such notice on site will
satisfy this requirement.
106.4 Posting Floor Loads
106.4.1 OccupancP~r. 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 As satisfied that such
capacity will not thereby be exceeded.
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'1~6.4.2 Storage and Factory-Industrial Occupanciss. 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 capacity. All such computations
shall be accom~anied by an affidavit from the architect or engineer
stating the safe allowable floor load on each floor in pounds per
square foot uniformly distributed. The computations and affidavit
shall be filed as a permanent record of the Collier County
Development Services Department.
106.4.3 Signs Required. 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
e securely affixed by 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 by the
owner of the building.
107 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, by an approved testing laboratory or other
approved agency.
108 BOARD OF
ADJUBTMENT ANDAPP~ALS
Appeals under this ordinance should be referred to the Board of
Adjustment and Appeals as establishedby Collier County Ordinance
83-16 as amended or superseded.
. 110 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
If any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity whether
public or private, shall fail or refuse to obey or complV with, or
violates, any 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 =o
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,
corporation, or ocher 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.
CHAPTER 34 ~XISTING BUILDINGS
3401 Ganeral
3401.1 Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work may be made to
any existing structure, building, electrical, gas, mechanical,
plund3ing or fire system without requiring the building, structure,
plumbing, electrical, mechanical, gas or fire s~stem 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.
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'3~01.2.2 Change of Occupancy
If the occupancy 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 Ristori~ 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.
SECTION TWOs CONF~XCTMfD SEVIItIBILITY
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 court 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.
SICTIOM TKRIEs INCLUSION IN THI CODE OF LAWS AND ORDIHXNCES
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 maybe tenumbered or relettered to
accomplish such, and the word "ordinance' may be changed to
"section", "article", or other appropriate word.
SECTION FOURs E~F~CTMDATI
This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the
Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County ommissioners of
Collier County, Florida this ~ day of ~, 1998.
.A~TEST: ;U-' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT' :~l l~.~) COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CK, Clerk
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q ~p~o ~d as to form
Th~ma's C:' Palmer ' f' ~' /
Assistant County Attorney c O~~ __
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TABLI O~ CONTZNT~
SECTION ONE: THE COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
101 TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 PURPOSE
101.2 TITLE
101.3 CODE REMEDIAL
101.3.1 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 GA~
101.4.5 MECHANICAL
101.4.6 PLUMBING
101.4.7 FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY
101.4.8 APPENDICES
101.4.9 REFERENCED STANDARDS
101.4.9.1 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 DEPLrI"f 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 ORDERS
103.4 REVOCATION OF PERMITS
103.4.1 MISREPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION
103.4.2 VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISIONS
103.5 SAFETY
103.5.1 UNSAIE 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 INFORMATION 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
104.2.3.1 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
104.2.4 STRUCTURAL AND FIRS RESISTANCE INTEGRITY
104.2.5 SITE DRAINAGE
104.2.5.1 LOT DRAINAGB 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
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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. S ~CTZNO R,ESPONS/BZLZTI~
I04.6 CONDITIONS OF THE PERMZT
104.6.1 PERWIT INTENT; GENERAL
104.6.1.1 PERMIT INTENT] TIME LIMITATION.
104.6.1.2 PERMIT I~= SUSPENSION OR ~9A/~TDO~.
104.6.2 PERMIT ISSUED ON BASIS OF AN AFFIDAVIT
104.6.3 PLA/VS
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.?.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 STRUCTURAL FRAMES
105.9 . PLASTER FIRE PROTECTION
106 CERTIFICATES
106.1 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
106.1.1 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 COlq~ECTION OF SERVICE UTILITIES
106.3.2 TEMPORARY CONNECTION
106.3.3 AUTHORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE UTILITIES
106.4 POSTING FLOOR LOADS
106.4.1 OCCUPANCY
106.4.2 STORAGE AND FACTORY-INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES
106.4.3 SIGNS REQUIRED
107 TESTS
108 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND AFPEALS
110 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Chapter 34 EXISTING BUILDINGS
3401 GE~
3401.2.2 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
3403.3 HISTORIC BUILDINGS
EXHIBIT A - SHEET 1 - SHEET 2
- SHEET 3
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I0 DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, ~ollier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 98-76
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the
22nd day o[ September, 1998, during Regular Session.
WITNESS m~ hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners o~ Collier County, Florida0 this 28=h day o~ September,
1998.
DWIGHT E. BROCK ...~"' ~' ~ ,"i" .~{.~:'.~
Clerk of Courts ancT_'~Cl~rk.]~';',.~;. ~-
Ex-officio to Board]of ':~. ~'
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~: Zllie Hoff~ . 8{
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~ty Clerk