Coral Springs, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

5 requires the property owner, or their designated agent, to apply for the necessary permit before starting any construction, alteration, repair, or other activity regulated by Chapter 5 or the Florida Building Code. A permit is not considered issued until the appropriate form is signed by the building official and impressed with the city's official seal. Until that happens, it is unlawful to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, remove, or demolish any building or structure or part of one; to install equipment or a facility in or on a structure; to change a building's occupancy to a use requiring greater structural strength, egress, or fire and sanitary provisions; to convert to an unauthorized or prohibited use; or to install or alter equipment whose installation this Code regulates.

The registered property owner, not just the contractor, is the party the city charges in enforcement, and owners are held to actual or constructive notice of building activity on their property. If the city prevails in an enforcement action, the property owner owes the city's attorney's fees and costs. 6, an issued permit becomes invalid if work is not started within six months, or is suspended for 90 days after starting, and single- and two-family residential work must be substantially complete within 12 months or the permit lapses, after which incomplete structural work must be removed and the site cleaned within 30 days.