Martin County has no separate county ordinance mandating shutter installation timing, but the Florida Building Code requires all new construction and replacement openings in wind-borne debris regions to have impact-rated protection (impact glazing or approved shutters). Martin County is in a wind-borne debris region with design wind speeds of 150-170 mph.
Per Martin County Building Department guidance and the Florida Building Code, all glazed openings in new homes and substantial renovations must be protected by either impact-rated glass or hurricane shutters tested to ASTM E1886/E1996 and bearing a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA. Martin County lies in a wind-borne debris region under FBC R301.2.1.2, with Ultimate design wind speeds typically Vult = 160-170 mph along the coast and 150 mph inland. Shutter installation timing (when a shutter may be deployed before/after a storm) is not regulated by the county itself but is often controlled by HOA covenants. The county also issues Hurricane Shutter Guidelines and a recovery permitting guide for post-storm reconstruction.
Installing non-approved shutters or impact glass is a building-code violation; the work fails inspection. Code Enforcement may issue citations for HOA-noticed but county-permitted shutter installations only if combined with permitting violations.
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