Franklin County, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

5's flood damage prevention rules. For development other than buildings and structures, the floodplain administrator inspects to confirm compliance with the chapter and the permit's conditions. For buildings, structures and facilities that are exempt from the Florida Building Code, the ordinance builds in two mandatory checkpoints: a lowest-floor inspection once the lowest floor, including a basement, is placed, before any further vertical construction proceeds, at which the owner or authorized agent must submit either a Florida-licensed surveyor's certified elevation of the lowest floor, or documentation of the floor's height above the highest adjacent grade if that alternate method was used to set the required elevation; and a final inspection, at which the owner submits a final version of the same elevation certification or height documentation.

Manufactured homes get their own inspection track: the building official or zoning administrator inspects manufactured homes installed or replaced in flood hazard areas for compliance with the chapter and the issued permit, and the owner must submit certification of the lowest floor's elevation once the home is placed. 5-149, through which the Board of County Commissioners hears appeals of the floodplain administrator's decisions.