Wellington, FL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Wellington's Building Code Administrative Code, adopted at Village Code of Ordinances Sec. 5-2 (110.3 Required inspections), requires the building official to inspect construction at fixed stages and either release that portion of the work or notify the permit holder of violations to correct. The foundation inspection happens after trenches are excavated and reinforcing steel is placed, before concrete is poured, covering stem-walls, monolithic slabs, pilings and footers. A slab/floor inspection follows once under-floor reinforcing and service equipment are in place but before concrete or subfloor sheathing goes down.

The framing inspection under Sec. 110.3(A)(2.4) comes after the roof deck, framing, fireblocking and bracing are complete and rough electrical, plumbing and mechanical trades are approved, and it checks window and door bucks, trusses, connectors and fire-resistant assemblies. A final inspection is made after the building is completed and all sub-trade inspections have passed, and it must be approved before a certificate of occupancy or completion is issued (Sec. 110.3.11). Swimming pools get their own sequence: an initial excavation and bonding inspection, underground electric, perimeter piping pressure test, light niche bonding, deck inspection, final electric, and a final permanent-barrier inspection before the pool can be filled with water.

Threshold buildings require a special inspector under a structural inspection plan filed before permit issuance (Sec. 110.8.1). Work that is covered or concealed before the building official releases it must be uncovered again at the owner's expense, and no inspection agency may be used unless the building official first confirms its qualifications and reliability (Sec. 110.4).