Cape Coral, FL Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

1 adopts a package of construction codes that "govern all construction, erection, alteration, repair, and demolition of all buildings or other structures within the corporate limits of the city," listing the 2020 Florida Building Code, the National Electrical Code 2017 Edition, the International Property Maintenance Code 2021 Edition, the city's Engineering Design Standards (2002, as amended), and the city's Utility Standards. Because the National Electrical Code is one of the codes adopted under this section, electrical installations, alterations, and repairs within the city must meet the 2017 NEC as the governing electrical standard, with any permit issued under the Building Official's authority.

B, the stop work order provision, applies to work regulated by any of these adopted codes, electrical included: whenever the building official finds work being performed contrary to the code or dangerous or unsafe, the official can issue a stop work order in writing to the property owner, the owner's agent, or the person doing the work, and all work on the site must immediately cease once it is issued. The order must state the reason for issuance and the conditions under which work may resume.

Anyone who continues work after being served a stop work order, other than work needed to correct the violation or unsafe condition, is subject to penalties as prescribed by law. The city last updated this adoption chapter's title and NEC-related provisions by Ordinance 19-21 (April 7, 2021) and Ordinance 64-22 (August 17, 2022).