Medley building permits
The 9th Edition (2026) of the Florida Building Code takes effect Dec 31, 2026: applications submitted from that day must comply with it. Product approvals: Miami-Dade applies an NOA whose drawings name a code edition only to permits under that edition, so applications from Dec 31, 2026 need NOA revisions approved for the 9th Edition. From Jan 1, 2027 every underlayment under roof tile needs its own NOA (the yellow-stripe prescriptive option ends), and hip and ridge shingles need an NOA showing the UL 2375 test or the prescriptive cement attachment (Miami-Dade Product Control notices of July 31, 2026). Upload each NOA as downloaded from Product Control: its own pages and every stamped drawing sheet.
Roof replacement / re-roof
What to submit
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#) Florida
- Roofing permit application (uniform roofing form) County
- Roof fire classification listing County
- Permit application County
- Owner's Notification for Roofing Considerations (FBC 1524) County
- Secondary water barrier / re-nailing affidavit County
Depends on your job
- Roof wind uplift calculations (RAS 127 / RAS 128 or engineer's)
- Roof-to-wall / hurricane mitigation affidavit
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Forms we fill for you
- HVHZ Uniform Roofing Application required with every re-roof in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone
Window and exterior door replacement
What to submit
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#) Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Construction plans / drawings
- Special inspector form
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Hurricane shutters / storm panels
What to submit
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#) Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- HOA / condo association approval
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Garage door replacement
What to submit
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#) Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
A/C changeout (like for like)
What to submit
- Permit application County
Depends on your job
- Construction plans / drawings
- Equipment tie-down / anchoring detail (or product approval / wind load calculations)
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $15,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Water heater
What to submit
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Fence / gate
What to submit
- Site plan (or survey) Florida
- Permit application County
Depends on your job
- Construction plans / drawings
- HOA / condo association approval
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Limits
| Maximum fence height, side and rear | 6 ft Residential side/rear yards |
Shed / accessory storage structure
What to submit
- Site plan (or survey) Florida
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#) (or construction plans / drawings) County
- Survey (signed & sealed) (or site plan) County
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Limits
| Shed setback, side | 3 ft to 5 ft R-1: yards are open space unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward (62-1); each side yard at least 10 percent of the average lot width and never under 5 ft (corner street side 10 ft); lots between N.W. South River Drive and the Miami (C-6) Canal:... |
| Shed setback, rear | 0 ft to 7.5 ft R-1: every accessory building shall provide a rear yard with a minimum depth of 7.5 ft (62-87(f)); (f) does not apply to property between N.W. South River Drive and the canal, where no rear minimum is stated. Stored: 0 (that strip). |
Generator / LP tank
What to submit
- Site plan (or survey) Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Limits
| Screening around the generator | Required (wall, fence or hedge) From view, by a wall or hedge |
Swimming pool / spa (new)
What to submit
- Construction plans / drawings Florida
- Site plan (or survey) Florida
- Pool barrier / safety feature form County
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Solar PV
What to submit
- Construction plans / drawings County
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Driveway / pavers / walkway / approach
What to submit
- Site plan (or survey) Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Encroachment / hold-harmless agreement
- Lot coverage / impervious area calculation
- Survey (signed & sealed)
- Product approval (Miami-Dade NOA / Florida FL#)
- Contractor license / registration
- Construction plans / drawings
- Insurance certificate
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Interior remodel / alteration (incl kitchen/bath/flooring)
What to submit
- Construction plans / drawings Florida
- Permit application City
Depends on your job
- Contractor license / registration
- HOA / condo association approval
When the job value is over $5,000, a Notice of Commencement must be recorded, posted at the job and a copy filed with the building department before the first inspection (F.S. 713.135).
Built from the building department's own checklists, forms and fee schedules, the county rules and Florida law. Rules change: confirm with the building department before you submit.