THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - City of Coral Springs

105.1.4 Annual Blanket Permit. Each permit shall encompass
work of a similar nature and be of a minor impact such
as cable T.V. or telephone wiring.
105.1.4.1 The permit would be for a geographic area such
as a municipality.
105.1.4.2 The Building Official shall require an annual
application for blanket permit or renewal with appropriate
information such as name of responsible person, address
and access phone number.
105.1.4.3 A periodic notification such as a list or computer
printout of names, addresses, dates and description of
work shall be required; weekly; bi-weekly or monthly.
105.1.4.4 Formal inspection requests can be waived, however,
the permit holder shall be responsible for conformance
to this Code.
105.1.4.5 Blanket permit is subject to cancellation for violation
of provisions of application.
105.1.4.6 Annual blanket permits shall be amended to include
all applicable revisions approved and included in interim
and/or Code amendments.
105.1.5 Food Permit. As per Section 500.12, Florida statutes,
a food permit from the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services is required of any person who operates a
food establishment or retail store.
105.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemptions from permit
requirements of this Code shall not be deemed to grant authorization
for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the
provisions of this Code. Permits shall not be required for the
following:
A. No permit shall be required, in this or any of the following
Sections, for general maintenance or repairs
which do not change the Occupancy and the value of
which does not exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500)
in labor and material as determined by the Building
Official.
B. No permit is required for the installation of a slab in
the right of way meeting the below parameters:
1. Concrete slabs on grade that are less than 250 square
feet in total installed entirely within a public right of
way and solely for the purpose of accessibility to
public transportation shall not be considered a structure
as described in Section 105.1.
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Effective Date: March 15, 2012
D. Electrical (Also See Section 105.4.5 and 105.4.5.1)
E. Gas:
1. No permit shall be required for installations or
companies certified pursuant to Chapter 364, Florida
Statutes (1993), for unregulated inside telephone
wiring on new construction for all other
commercial occupancies not listed in subparagraph
105.1.
2. No permit shall be required for installations by telephone
communication utilities in single family
Occupancies, whether detached or townhouse.
3. No permit shall be required for installations or
companies certified pursuant to Chapter 364, Florida
Statutes (1993), for unregulated inside telephone
wiring on new construction involving five (5) or
less tenants, lessees, licensors, or owners, on new
construction where any occupancy in a building or
structure requires less than six (6) lines; and in either
event, where the wiring is entirely in conduit.
Exception: Where the value of which is less than
six hundred and fifty ($650.00) dollars in labor
and material based on invoice value.
4. Permits shall not be required for the installation, replacement,
removal or metering of any load management
control device.
1. Any portable heating appliance.
2. Replacement of any minor part that does not alter
approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe
F. Mechanical: (Also See Section 105.5 (3))
1. Portable heating appliance.
2. Portable ventilation equipment.
3. Portable cooling unit.
4. 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. Portable evaporative cooler.
7. Self-contained refrigeration system containing 10
pounds (4.54 kg) or less of refrigerant and actuated
by motors of 1 horsepower (746 W) or less.
8. The installation, replacement, removal or metering
of any load management control device.
G. Plumbing: (Also See Section 105.5 (1 and 2))
C. No permit shall be required for storm water gutter systems
installed on buildings of Group R3 occupancy
that have an eave height of thirty (30) feet or less unless
such gutters are installed behind any part of the
eave drip metal.
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or
vent pipe provided, however, that if any concealed
trap, drain pipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes
defective and it becomes necessary to remove
and replace the same with new material, such work
shall be considered as new work and a permit shall
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