Homestead, FL Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit trigger
- Electrical permit required separately (Sec. 6-36)
- Trade permit fee
- 2.0% of value of electrical work performed
- Review fee
- Electrical review costs $116.00 per review cycle
- Homestead property surcharge
- Unpermitted work: 2x permit fee + $110
- Other property surcharge
- Unpermitted work: 4x permit fee + $110
Summary
Homestead requires its own electrical permit before wiring work begins, separate from a general construction permit, priced at 2.0% of the value of the electrical work plus a $116 plan-review fee per cycle, with an added penalty if the work starts before the permit is issued.
All necessary permits required herein shall be obtained for the construction, reconstruction, structural alterations, demolition, or additions thereto as well as permits for plumbing, electrical, mechanical and for all uses incidental and connected thereto. ... Trade permits—Electrical, plumbing, mechanical — 2.0% of value of work. ... Electrical review $116.00 — per review cycle. ... Fee for work started without permits: when work is commenced prior to obtaining a required permit, a fee of two times that specified in this section, plus a $110.00 fee shall be paid for Homestead properties, and a fee of four times that specified in this section, plus a $110.00 fee shall be paid for nonHomestead/commercial properties.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 87).
Full Breakdown
Sec. " The council's adopted fee schedule in Sec. 00 is charged per review cycle, separate from the building, mechanical, plumbing and structural review fees the same table lists for other trades. These permits are administered by the development services department under the building code adopted in Sec. 6-21, and contractors performing the electrical work are subject to the same annual city registration requirement under Sec. 6-37 that applies to all trades, including submission of a current certificate of competency and required insurance. As with any other permit type covered by Sec.
6-36, beginning electrical work before the permit is issued exposes the property to the citywide work-without-permit surcharge set out in the same fee schedule, which doubles the fee for Homestead property or quadruples it for non-Homestead and commercial property, on top of a flat $110 charge, regardless of which trade the unpermitted work involved.
Violations & Fines
Electrical work started before the required permit is obtained is charged under Sec. 6-52's citywide work-without-permit fee: two times the normal permit fee plus $110 for Homestead property, or four times the fee plus $110 for non-Homestead or commercial property. The fee schedule specifies that paying the surcharge does not relieve the contractor or owner of full compliance with all other applicable code requirements and penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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