Martin County, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit authority
- Martin County Building Official
- Governing code
- Florida Building Code, Ch. 21
- Self-haul debris rule
- Requires prior roofing permit
- Penalty
- 2nd-degree misdemeanor per day
Summary
Martin County requires a county building permit before anyone constructs or repairs a roof, per the Building Department's permitting authority under Chapter 21 and the county's own solid-waste rules.
Any person that has received a building permit from Martin County to construct or repair roofs may collect and convey the asphalt shingles, roofing tiles, and similar roofing waste materials generated by their own roofing activities to a solid waste management facility for processing or disposal.2.Any person engaged in land clearing, landscaping or lawn maintenance activities may collect and convey the yard waste generated by their own activities to a solid waste management facility for processing or disposal.3.Any person that has received a building permit from Martin County to perform a renovation or remodeling project on a single-family dwelling unit or a multifamily dwelling unit where the contract value for the renovation or remodeling is less than or equal to $25,000.00 may collect and convey the solid waste generated by those renovation or remodeling activities to a solid waste management facility for processing or disposal.151.113.B.Recovered materials. Section 151.112 of this chapter shall not prohibit any person from collecting, conveying or processing recovered materials, provided such person otherwise complies with this chapter. No franchise shall be required with respect to recovered materials. Containers of recovered materials may include a de minimis amount of solid waste. Containers holding more than a de minimis amount of solid waste shall be handled and regulated as solid waste.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 62 | Land Development Regulations: Supplement 62).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 21 adopts the Florida Building Code as the applicable code and puts the Building Official in charge of issuing and enforcing permits (Sec. 21.1, 21.7). The county's own solid-waste code confirms roofing work is permit-gated: it lets someone "that has received a building permit from Martin County to construct or repair roofs" self-haul their own shingle and tile debris to a disposal facility without a commercial-hauler franchise. Doing roof work, or any covered construction, without the required permit is a second-degree misdemeanor under Sec. 21.12, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Second-degree misdemeanor; each day of unpermitted work is a separate offense (Sec. 21.12).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Martin County require a permit to reroof a house?
Can a homeowner haul away old shingles without a hauler franchise?
Sources & Official References
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