Boca Raton, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 19-156 walks through required inspections by trade. Building inspections start at the foundation, made after trenches are excavated, forms erected, and reinforcing steel placed, and continue through slab/floor, column/tie-beam/masonry, sheathing, framing, roofing, insulation, lath/drywall, and a final inspection made once the structure is ready for occupancy. In flood hazard areas, the permit holder must submit an elevation certification when the lowest floor is placed and again a final lowest-floor-elevation certification before the final inspection closes out. Electrical work runs through underground/under-slab, grounding electrode system, rough-in, service equipment, low-voltage, electrical temporary testing, and final; any service, feeder, or branch circuit over 600 volts RMS needs third-party performance testing before energizing.

Plumbing follows underground/under-slab, pressure testing, rough-in, medical gas, and final; mechanical follows underground/under-slab, fuel oil, rough-in, and final, with a test-and-balance report due before the mechanical final. Gas work needs rough piping, final piping with a pressure test, and final inspections. 19 of the Florida Building Code. Under Sec. 19-157, reinforcing steel, structural framing, termite protection points, and fire- and smoke-resistant penetrations may not be covered or concealed until the building official releases that stage, and threshold buildings get an added layer of special-inspector oversight under Sec. 19-158.