Building Safety in Flagler County, FL (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Flagler County, Florida.
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Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Flagler County requires every short-term vacation rental unit east of U.S. Highway 1 in the unincorporated county to have an interconnected, hard-wired carbon monoxide alarm system meeting Florida Building Code Section R315, unless an equivalent combined smoke/CO system is already installed. The mandate is limited to certificated short-term rentals, not dwellings generally.
STR Carbon Monoxide Alarm Rule, Flagler County
Some RestrictionsFlagler County Land Development Code (Ch. 18/App. C) § 3.06.14(C)(1)(c)
c.Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system. If an interconnected and hard-wired smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system is not in place within the short-term vacation rental unit, then an interconnected, hard-wired smoke alarm and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm system shall be required to be installed and maintained on a continuing basis consistent w...
Building Permits
Unincorporated Flagler County builds under the Florida Building Code, adopted with local amendments by Sec. 8-31. Sec. 8-17(13) bars starting any work that needs a permit before the permit is obtained, and Sec. 8-33 sets permit and inspection fees by the county's adopted fee schedule rather than in the Code itself.
Flagler County Building Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsFlagler County Code of Ordinances §§ 8-17(13), 8-31, 8-33
(13)Commence or perform work for which a county building permit is required without obtaining the appropriate permits in advance or registering work as an emergency and thereafter requesting all required inspections and proceeding only after approvals; ... Sec. 8-31. - Florida Building Code adopted with local amendment.a.The Florida Building Code as referenced by F.S. § 553.73, is hereby adopte...
Building Inspections
In unincorporated Flagler County, the Chief Building Official and Code Official enforce building inspections under Chapter 8 of the county code. Permit and inspection fees follow a Board of County Commissioners fee schedule, entry to inspect requires consent or a court-issued inspection warrant, and inspection records stay on file for at least five years.
Flagler County Building Inspection Rules
Some RestrictionsFlagler County Code of Ordinances §§ 8-33, 8-34, 8-70, 8-72, 8-75
The building permit and inspection fees for residential and non-residential structures shall be based on the most recent adopted fee schedule adopted by resolution of the board of county commissioners. ... The fee for a reinspection shall be based on the most recent adopted fee schedule adopted by resolution of the board of county commissioners. ... The Code Official is hereby authorized and di...
Building Safety by City in Flagler County
1 cities in Flagler County have their own building safety rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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