Charlotte County, FL Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

S. 253(7). Section 3-2-84 lists the accepted standards by project type: USGBC LEED for Homes, the NAHB National Green Home program, GBI Green Globes, or the FGBC Green Home Designation for new residential work, with parallel LEED, Green Globes, FGBC or International Green Construction Code tracks for remodels, new and existing commercial or institutional buildings, and land developments. Section 3-2-85 spells out the mechanics: every enrolled project gets fast-track permitting, and the community development department may add marketing perks such as a construction-site sign, a program webpage listing, press releases and recognition awards, plus board-adopted monetary rebates if county budget allows.

To participate, the applicant must submit a completed rating-system scorecard with the building permit application, register the project with the chosen rating system before permit submittal, and have an accredited certifying professional on the design or construction team. If a project that received fee reductions is never actually certified, Section 3-2-85(j) makes the developer forfeit the incentive unless the board waives it after a public hearing on extenuating circumstances, and any project damaged or substantially improved by more than 50 percent within five years must rebuild to the same green standard or repay the fee reduction.