THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - City of Coral Springs

105.2.3.10 The Rules and Regulations of the State Fire
Marshal.
105.2.3.11 The State of Florida Bureau of Elevator Inspection
and/or the Broward County Permitting, Licensing
and Consumer Protection Division, Elevator Section.
105.2.3.12 The Department of Agriculture.
105.2.3.13 In addition to the plumbing permit, permits
shall be required by other regulating authorities having jurisdiction.
Following are some, but not necessarily all,
other required permits:
A. Fire Department and Police Department before obstructing
or excavating in any public thoroughfare;
B. Engineering Department before cutting any street
paving, sidewalk curb or sewage system or part
thereof or appurtenance thereof; or otherwise cutting,
tapping or piercing any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof;
C. Building Official before the addition of any fixtures
or the removal or alteration of any structural or load
bearing members.
105.3 Application for Permit Required. Any qualified
applicant desiring a permit to be issued by the Building Official
as required, shall first file an application therefore in writing on a
form furnished by the Building Department for that purpose and
application for permit will be accepted from only qualified
applicants as set forth in Paragraph 105.3.1.
105.3.1 Qualification of Applicant. Application for permit
will be accepted from only qualified persons or firms. Qualification
of persons or firms shall be in accordance with the
rules of the Broward County Central Examining Board, Ordinance
78-9 and Chapter 9 of the Broward County Codes;
the State of Florida, Department of Professional Regulation
by authority of Chapter 489, Part One and Two of the Florida
Statutes; or other Examining Boards as specifically approved
by the BORA.
105.3.2 Application Form. Each application for a permit,
with the required fee, shall be filed with the Building department
on a form furnished for that purpose and shall describe
the land on which the proposed work is to be done, by
legal description and address; shall show the use or occupancy
of the building or structure; shall be accompanied by
plans and/or specifications as required hereafter; shall state
the value of the proposed work; as specified in Section 109,
shall give such other information as reasonably may be required
by the Building Official to describe the proposed
work; and shall be attested by the qualified applicant. Application
form shall be inscribed with the application date and
the date of the Code in effect. Permit application forms shall
be in the format prescribed by a local administrative board,
if applicable, and must comply with the requirements of
Section 713.135 (5) & (6) Florida Statutes. Each application
shall be inscribed with the date of application. The code in
Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals
Effective Date: March 15, 2012
effect on the date of application shall govern the project. For
a building permit for which an application is submitted prior
to the effective date of the FBC, the state minimum building
code in effect in the permitting jurisdiction on the date of the
application governs the permitted work for the life of the
permit and any extension granted to the permit.
105.3.3 Attesting of Application: The permit application
shall be signed in a space provided, before an officer duly
qualified to administer oaths, by the qualified applicant. The
qualified applicant shall be the permit holder and shall be
held responsible for the proper supervision and conduct,
including all work accomplished by building trades personnel
as required by the Broward County Central Examining
Board by authority of Ordinance 78-9 and Chapter 9 of the
Broward County Codes. The attested application or an
amended application is required as set forth in Paragraph
105.3.4 shall serve as the basis for determination for issuing
the building permit and shall be factual evidence on which
the Building Official, other public officials and the public
can rely during the entire progress of the work. If the Building
Official will not permit application forms to be removed
from his/her department and/or jurisdiction, it is the intent of
this Code that he/she shall accept, in lieu of his/her official
form, an application by letter, signed by the applicant before
an officer duly qualified to administer oaths. Such letter
shall also contain the name and legal signature of the qualifier’s
authorized agent who is designated to sign the permit
application. A separate letter of application shall be required
for each permit to be issued. Wherever permit applications
or applications for permit changes or permit amendments are
required in other sections of this Code, the interpretation of
this Section shall apply to signature requirements.
105.3.4 Changes to Application. In the event of a change in
any material fact given in the attested application which
served as a basis for issuing the permit, the permit holder
shall immediately file an amended attested application detailing
such changed conditions. In the event the change in
the attested application is a change in the person responsible
for the work, the owner shall immediately stop the work and
notify the Building Official in writing detailing such
changed conditions and any other information required by
the Building Official or in lieu thereof a new attested permit
application shall be filed immediately by a new qualified
applicant. If such changed conditions are determined to be in
compliance with this Code and other applicable regulations,
an amended building permit will be issued, without additional
fee if the changed condition shall not be greater than
those permitted in the original permit.
105.3.5 Action on application. The Building Official or
his/her duly authorized representative shall examine or cause
to be examined applications for permits and amendments
thereto within 30 working days after plans and/or specifications
are submitted and accepted for a building permit. The
Building Official or his/her duly authorized representative
shall notify the applicant in writing that a permit is ready for
issuance or that additional information is required. If the
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