Building Safety in Brevard County, FL (2026)

Brevard County Code § 50-42

Buildings constructed after the effective date of this section which are three floors or more in height, or exceed 35 feet in height, or exceed 15,000 square feet in area per floor, and which are included in a light or ordinary hazard occupancy classification, as specified in NFPA No. 101 as adopted by section 50-41 herein, for which a building permit is requested, shall be equipped with an aut...

Brevard County Code § 26-77(a)-(b)

(a) Direct supervision and staff to child ratios shall be maintained during staff restroom breaks, food preparation, and child serving periods, diaper changing, attending to child injuries, and during other incidents which may draw staff away from their assigned group. (b) Twenty-five percent of all child care providers on staff shall have current first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resusci...

Brevard County Code § 22-47 (Florida Building Code § 104.1.1, as locally adopted)

Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy or occupant content of a building or structure...or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system...shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit for ...

Brevard County Code § 22-47 (FBC Admin. § 104.1.1)

Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to ... erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the technical codes, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit for the work.

Brevard County Code § 22-47 (Sec. 104.1.1, adopted Chapter 1 Administration; see also Sec. 101.4.6 adopting the Florida Building Code, Plumbing)

Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy or occupant content of a building or structure, or any outside area being used as part of the building's designated occupancy (single or mixed) or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing sys...

Brevard County Code § 22-47 (Florida Building Code Ch. 1, § 105.6 — Required Inspections)

105.6 Required inspections. The building official upon notification from the permit holder or his agent shall make the following inspections, and shall either release that portion of the construction or shall notify the permit holder or his agent of any violations which must be corrected in order to comply with the technical codes. ... 1.1 Foundation inspection: To be made after trenches are ex...