Tamarac, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Florida Building Code, by reference
- Permit fee setter
- City Commission resolution
- Fee adjustment
- Greater of 3% or CPI, each Oct. 1
- Backflow permit rule
- Required for new work and retrofits
- Unpermitted work
- Building presumed unsafe, § 5-207
Summary
Tamarac adopts the Florida Building Code by reference as its own building code and requires a plumbing permit, with a fee set by city commission resolution, before any plumbing installation, development or improvement can begin, enforced through the Community Development building department.
The building department of the city is instructed to collect the fees as established by resolution of the city commission for the obtaining of certain structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits required to be issued prior to the initiation of construction, development or other improvements. ... Pursuant to chapter 2000-141, Laws of Florida, the Florida Building Code, as amended, in book form, is adopted by reference as the building code of the city, and its regulations shall govern the construction, maintenance, repair and condemnation of buildings in the city. Such Florida Building Code is adopted with the provision that all amendments to the code whether state or local shall automatically be adopted by the city.
Full Breakdown
Tamarac Code § 5-26 adopts the Florida Building Code, as amended, in book form as the building code of the city, governing the construction, maintenance, repair and condemnation of buildings in Tamarac, and provides that all future state or local amendments to the Code are automatically adopted as well. Section 5-1(b) directs the building department to collect the fees the city commission sets by resolution for structural, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits, and requires those permits to be issued before construction, development or other improvement begins.
Fees adjust automatically each October 1 by the greater of three percent or the CPI, per Section 5-1(a). Fitting the plumbing permit into the wider backflow-protection scheme, Section 22-277(b) confirms a plumbing permit must be obtained from the building department for all new backflow-device installations and retrofits, with copies of test and repair records sent to the utilities department within sixty days. Section 22-279(a) requires that permits for new installation, retrofitting and certification of backflow devices be obtained from the building department by a licensed plumbing contractor, with the applicant paying the building permit fee in effect when the permit issues.
Unpermitted plumbing work is treated seriously: Section 5-207(b) presumes a building unsafe if plumbing construction or installation began or was completed without a valid, current building permit.
Violations & Fines
Beginning plumbing construction or installation without a valid, current building permit lets the building official presume the structure unsafe under Section 5-207(b), triggering unsafe-structure enforcement. Because the plumbing permit chapters set no unique fine, an unpermitted plumbing job otherwise falls under the citywide general penalty, Tamarac Code § 1-13: up to $500, up to ninety days, or both, with each day of continued unpermitted work a separate offense.
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