Building Safety in Martin County, FL (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Martin County, Florida.
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Elevator Maintenance
Martin County requires every elevator, escalator and dumbwaiter in an occupied building to be maintained safely and kept free of physical or fire hazards, with a current certificate of inspection posted inside the car or filed at the building operator's office. Buildings with multiple passenger elevators must keep at least one car running whenever occupied.
Martin County Elevator Maintenance Rules
Some RestrictionsMartin County Code of Ordinances §§ 21.235, 21.236
Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained to sustain safely all imposed loads, to operate properly, and to be free from physical and fire hazards. The most current certificate of inspection shall be on display at all times within the elevator or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter; or the certificate shall be available for public inspection in the office of the building oper...
Childcare Center Rules
Martin County requires every licensed day care to pass an annual fire inspection from the Fire Prevention Division before it can get or keep a certificate of occupancy, with fees due each year by September 30.
Martin County Day Care Fire Inspection Rule
Some RestrictionsMartin County Code of Ordinances Sec. 79.8.B
Licensed facilities, day cares, multi-family buildings, club houses and places of assembly will require a fire inspection from the Fire Prevention Division to obtain a certificate of occupancy. Thereafter, yearly fire inspections are required. A yearly fire inspection fee shall be assessed annually by the Fire Prevention Division for the cost of the inspection on or before September 30 of each ...
Door Locking Hardware
Martin County's Property Maintenance Code requires every rented dwelling, rooming or housekeeping unit to have a deadbolt lock with at least a one-inch throw operable from inside without a key, plus locking devices on ground-floor windows, under Sec. 21.123.
Martin County Rental Deadbolt and Window Lock Rule
Some RestrictionsSec. 21.123, Martin County Code of Ordinances (Ch. 21, Property Maintenance Code, Article 9)
Sec. 21.123. - Building security. Doors, windows or hatchways for dwelling units, room units or housekeeping units shall be provided with devices designed to provide security for the occupants and property within. 21.123.1.Doors. Doors providing access to a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let shall be equipped with a deadbolt lock meeting specification...
Building Permits
Martin County requires a county building permit before anyone constructs or repairs a roof, per the Building Department's permitting authority under Chapter 21 and the county's own solid-waste rules.
Martin County Roofing Permit Required
Some RestrictionsSec. 151.113.A.1
Any person that has received a building permit from Martin County to construct or repair roofs may collect and convey the asphalt shingles, roofing tiles, and similar roofing waste materials generated by their own roofing activities to a solid waste management facility for processing or disposal.2.Any person engaged in land clearing, landscaping or lawn maintenance activities may collect and co...
Electrical Permits
Martin County requires an active permit before altering electrical, plumbing, gas, or mechanical systems, and the Building Official inspects the work before, during, and after installation.
Martin County Electrical Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSec. 21.9
Before issuing a permit, the Building Official may examine or cause to be examined any building, electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems for which an application has been received for a permit to enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, install, or change the occupancy. He shall inspected all buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems, from time to time, du...
Plumbing Permits
Martin County's Property Maintenance Code makes the Florida Plumbing Code, as adopted by the Florida Legislature, part of the enforceable standard for every existing structure in the county under Sec. 21.49, with the Property Maintenance Code's own terms controlling wherever the two conflict.
Martin County Adopts Florida Plumbing Code
Some RestrictionsSec. 21.49, Martin County Code of Ordinances (Ch. 21, Property Maintenance Code)
Sec. 21.49. - Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced in the Property Maintenance Code shall be those that are adopted by Florida Statutes, including, but not limited to, the Florida Building Code, the Florida Residential Code, the Florida Plumbing Code, the Florida Mechanical Code, the Florida Fuel Gas Code, the Florida Existing Building Code and the National Electri...
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