Lauderhill, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit exemption threshold
- $1,500 repair/maintenance, no occupancy change
- Minimum permit fee
- $75, Sec. 6-10
- New construction fee
- 2% of construction cost, all disciplines
- Demolition permit fee
- $200, Sec. 6-10
- Right-of-way work notice
- 10 days to residents, Sec. 6-9
- Unpermitted work penalty
- 100% of permit fee, Sec. 6-10
Summary
Any construction in the City of Lauderhill needs a building permit issued under Florida Building Code Section 104.1, as codified at City Code Sec. 6-6, unless the work is general maintenance or repair that does not change occupancy and costs $1,500 or less in labor and material. The building official decides whether work qualifies for that narrow exemption.
Building permits shall be required in accordance with those provisions contained in Florida Building Code, Section 104.1, (General, Exception Number 2). No permit shall be required, for general maintenance or repairs which do not change the occupancy and the value of which does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) in labor and material as determined by the building official.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 6-6 has been amended repeatedly since it was first enacted in 1959, most recently in 2006, to keep the $1,500 no-change-in-occupancy threshold current. A separate demolition permit is required under Sec. 6-7 before any structure can be torn down, and if the chief building inspector sees any danger to the public or nearby residents, the permit does not take effect for forty-eight hours after issuance so the police chief and mayor can be notified. Applications go to the building department on city forms with a plot plan and detailed plans showing compliance with the zoning ordinance and building code, under Sec.
6-8. When a permit is sought for work in the public right-of-way, Sec. 6-9 requires the applicant to give affected residents and businesses written notice at least ten days before work starts, after city staff approves the notice's wording. Sec. 6-10 sets the fee schedule: a $75 minimum building permit fee, or 2 percent of construction cost for new construction and 4 percent for additions and alterations across all disciplines, plus specific fees such as $200 for a demolition permit and $50 for a residential burglar alarm permit.
The city manager can waive fees up to $30,000 for city projects, emergencies or demonstrated hardship. Building work started without a permit is billed a penalty equal to 100 percent of the permit fee.
Violations & Fines
Building work started without the required permit draws a penalty equal to 100 percent of the regular permit fee under Sec. 6-10, on top of that fee. Chapter 6 violations cited as civil infractions under Sec. 7½-3 carry escalating fines of $75, $150 and $250 for a first, second or third offense, and any Chapter 6 matter without its own penalty defaults to the citywide fine of up to $500 or sixty days in jail under Sec. 1-8.
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