Doral, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 53-420 governs how the city inspects and accepts site improvements before issuing a certificate of occupancy, and it works alongside chapter 8 of the Miami-Dade County Code, which governs the underlying building inspections. During construction, the city inspects for conformance with the development permit and can reject materials or suspend work outright when construction does not match the approved permit; the developer must notify the city when major construction phases begin, as agreed at the preconstruction meeting. The developer must also submit laboratory test reports verifying that materials meet the standard construction details, and the city can require additional testing if field conditions warrant it.

To request the final inspection of site improvements, the developer submits a signed and sealed engineer's or landscape architect's certification of completion, one mylar and ten paper copies of as-built drawings, and all required testing reports; the city must then schedule the final inspection within five working days unless the developer asks for a later date. The final inspection report lists any discrepancies from the permit, the corrective actions required, and any reinspection fee owed, and reinspection can be requested at any time upon paying that fee, with the city required to schedule it within three working days.

Only after the city accepts the completed site improvements, including an improvement warranty equal to ten percent of construction cost and, where allowed, a construction guarantee equal to 110 percent of any uncompleted improvement's estimated cost, does the certificate of occupancy issue under subsection (b).