Sanford, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 18-2 of the Sanford City Code amends the Florida Building Code's administrative chapter, and Sec. 110.3, Required inspections, directs the building official to make the required inspections upon notification from the permit holder or agent, then either release that portion of construction or notify the holder of violations that must be corrected, with the building official setting the timing and sequence of what is inspected at each stage. For a typical house, that sequence starts with the foundation inspection, made after trenches are excavated and forms erected, including a foundation or form-board survey certifying the building's placement and setback dimensions before construction rises above grade; a slab inspection follows for in-slab reinforcing and utilities before concrete is poured.

Next comes the framing inspection once the roof deck, framing, fireblocking, rough electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas work are complete, then a sheathing inspection, an insulation and energy inspection, and at least two roofing inspections covering dry-in and final coverings. A final inspection closes out the permit once the building is ready for occupancy, and homes in flood hazard areas must also submit a certified lowest-floor elevation at both the slab and final stages under Sec. 1612.5. Section 110.3 sets out an entirely separate track of eleven pool-specific inspections for swimming pools, from pool foundation and rough plumbing through light-niche and deck bonding, a Child Safety Act inspection verifying pool safety features under Fla.

Stat. § 424.2.17, and a final pool inspection before the pool may be filled or used. Sec. 110.1 makes it the permit applicant's duty to keep the work exposed and accessible until each inspection is approved, and the city is not liable for costs of removing or replacing material installed to hide work before it is inspected.