Franklin County, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

5-1 makes a driveway connection permit a hard prerequisite to a building permit: subsection (a) bars the county from issuing any building permit until the applicant has that separate permit in hand, and subsection (b) requires the county engineer to specify the culvert's dimensions, conditions and installation requirements. The applicant must notify the county engineer when the driveway is finished and correct anything that does not meet the permit conditions, because no certificate of occupancy issues until the engineer approves the as-built driveway. There is no fee for the driveway permit itself, but the applicant and any successor in title remain responsible for keeping the culvert, ditches, swales and drains clear of obstructions.

5-11 adopts the 2010 Florida Building Code (with its schedules, tables and appendices, excluding suggested fee schedules), the 1985/1987-amended Standard Plumbing Code, and the 1987 National Electrical Code, along with all later editions and amendments, as the Franklin County Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes. The Franklin County Building Official administers these codes, and all violations are reported to the Board of County Commissioners, which sets the building-permit fee schedule by resolution and can also pursue an injunction or other civil action as an additional remedy beyond a misdemeanor prosecution.