Bradenton, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Article IV of Chapter 18 is the plumbing article. Sec. 18-126 adopts the most current version of the Florida Plumbing Code for the City of Bradenton, for the purpose of establishing uniform rules and regulations for plumbing work, and the code applies as it is from time to time amended by the Florida Legislature. The ordinance names no edition year. The article's footnote cross-references cross connection control regulations at Sec. 70-61 and swimming pools at Sec. 18-226 et seq.

Sec. 18-128 is the local rule with a number in it. No dwelling or other building on a lot within 100 feet of a city water main can be supplied with any water other than that furnished by the city. The exception is an approved source of water supply for secondary use, and it must be approved by the city plumbing official.

Article IV prints no plumbing permit fee, application form or inspection schedule. The permit conditions the Code does print are in Sec. 18-35, an amendment to section 104.5 of the Florida Building Code that speaks of the technical codes. Under it, a permit is a license to proceed with the work and not authority to violate any provision of the technical codes, and it becomes invalid unless the city inspects the work within six months after issuance or if the work is found suspended or abandoned for 90 consecutive days. A one-time 180-day extension is authorized only where the cause was beyond the control of the applicant or property owner. If a new permit is not obtained within 30 days after the first one became null and void, the building official is authorized to require that work commenced or completed be removed from the site. Sec. 18-31 separately adopts the Florida Building Code to establish rules for construction and repair of buildings, including permits and penalties, with a copy on file in the city planning and community development department.