Satellite Beach, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Florida Building Code, Plumbing volume
- Scope
- Plumbing and medical gas systems, § 101.4.3
- Permit required
- Before installation, alteration or repair
- Exempt work
- Stopping leaks, clearing stoppages, no pipe swap
- Engineer seal needed
- Over 250 fixture units or over $125,000
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 60 days jail, § 1-13
Summary
In the City of Satellite Beach, plumbing work needs a Building Official permit before it starts. City Code § 3-1(4) adopts the Florida Building Code, Plumbing volume, § 101.4.3 applies it to every plumbing and medical gas system, and § 105.1 requires the permit application itself.
Sec. 3-1. - Adoption of building codes. The following codes are adopted by reference: ... (4)Florida Building Code Plumbing (current edition). ... 101.4.3 Plumbing. The provisions of the Florida Building Code, Plumbing shall apply to the installation, alteration, repair and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances, and where connected to a water or sewage system and all aspects of a medical gas system. ... 105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any impact-resistant coverings, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be performed, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 3 adopts the Florida Building Code, Plumbing volume by reference at § 3-1(4). 1 then requires anyone doing that work to first apply to the Building Official and obtain a permit. 2: stopping leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe, or clearing stoppages and repairing leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, does not need a permit, unless a concealed defective pipe must actually be removed and replaced, at which point it becomes new work requiring a permit and inspection. ch. 471 before the Building Official will act on the permit.
1 if work is not commenced within 6 months, or is suspended for 6 months after starting, though the Building Official may grant 90-day extensions for justifiable cause.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work performed without the required § 105.1 permit is enforced by the Building Official and, absent a specific fine, is punished under the Code's general penalty, § 1-13: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, with each day the violation continues treated as a separate offense and the condition treated as an abatable public nuisance.
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