Daytona Beach, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

T of the Land Development Code governs the final inspection that closes out a building project. A Certificate of Occupancy is required before any structure is used or occupied, or before an existing structure's use changes classification, and it certifies compliance with both the Building Code and every other applicable City regulation, not just construction standards. City staff cannot issue one until the development fully matches its approved development order. Once an owner submits a written request for a Certificate of Occupancy, City staff have seven days to conduct a final inspection.

If everything checks out, the Certificate issues; if it does not, City staff must deny it in writing, listing the specific regulations not met and a path to compliance so the applicant knows what to fix. Where no health or safety hazard would result, the Code allows a conditional Certificate of Occupancy before every improvement is finished, letting an owner occupy the building while wrapping up minor items. That conditional certificate must set a completion deadline of no more than 60 days, and the City can require submitted plans, specifications, and a performance guarantee covering the unfinished work as a condition of granting it.

R, are likewise reviewed against Florida Building Code construction standards as locally adopted and modified in Article 9, and a denial of a Building Permit can be appealed to the Board of Building Codes.