Port Orange, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

The building division's Article III permit rules run from § 14-46 through § 14-56. A "close-out inspection" is triggered when a required final inspection was never requested even though the work looks done; the department treats a job as "completed" if the contract is paid, the improvement is in use, the job is abandoned, work has stalled for six months, or the owner reports it finished (§ 14-51). Miss the 24-hour final-inspection window after completion and a close-out fee is assessed against the contractor, set by council resolution; that fee is waived for roofing, re-roofing, fencing, and siding work under the same section.

Reinspection fees apply separately whenever an inspector rejects work for noncompliance or cannot inspect it because it is inaccessible, concealed, incomplete, or locked (§ 14-50), and pre-power inspections before final approval count as non-routine too. Under § 14-54, close-out fees must be paid before the city issues that contractor any new permit, and reinspection fees on new construction are due no later than when the final inspection is requested. The city can withhold scheduling of the final inspection or certificate of occupancy for any unpaid permit-related fee, and after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the building official can revoke the permit outright for noncompliance with §§ 14-46 through 14-55 (§ 14-56).