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PCS for CS/HB 423 (2022) — An act relating to building regulation

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PCS for CS/HB 423 (2022), a bill text entitled an act relating to building regulation. Section 1 adds subsection (9) to section 468.603, Florida Statutes, defining "private provider." Section 2 amends section 468.609, Florida Statutes, on eligibility requirements for certification as a building code inspector or plans examiner and on provisional certificates. Section 3 adds subsection (25) to section 553.79, Florida Statutes, on building permits to demolish single-family residential structures located in a coastal high-hazard area, moderate flood zone, or special flood hazard area. Section 7 provides that the act takes effect July 1, 2022.

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           PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




    1                                         A bill to be entitled
    2              An act relating to building regulation; amending s.
    3              468.603, F.S.; defining the term "private provider";
    4              amending s. 468.609, F.S.; revising eligibility
    5              requirements for a person applying to become certified
    6              as a building code inspector or plans examiner;
    7              authorizing a person to perform certain duties under
    8              certain conditions if the person is under the direct
    9              supervision of a person a certified building code
10                 official; revising the special conditions or
11                 requirements that the Florida Building Code
12                 Administrators and Inspectors Board may impose on
13                 provisional certificates; authorizing that partial
14                 completion of an internship program be transferable
15                 among jurisdictions, private providers, and firms of
16                 private provider; amending s. 553.79, F.S.;
17                 prohibiting a local government from prohibiting or
18                 restricting demolition permits for single-family
19                 residential structures located in certain areas;
20                 providing that local governments may only review
21                 demolition permits administratively for compliance
22                 with certain regulations; prohibiting a property owner
23                 from being penalized for a demolition in compliance
24                 with the demolition permit; prohibiting local
25                 governments from imposing additional requirements on

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        PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




26              certain structures; providing applicability; amending
27              s. 553.791, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
28              "duly authorized representative"; limiting the
29              administrative fee that a local jurisdiction can
30              charge when an owner or contractor hires a private
31              provider for inspection services; requiring the local
32              jurisdiction to provide access to certain documents to
33              a private provider, contractor, and owner with certain
34              restrictions; requiring the local building official to
35              issue a certificate of occupancy or certificate of
36              completion within a certain number of days after
37              receipt of certain information, including the payment
38              of all outstanding fees; providing that a certificate
39              of occupancy or certificate of completion is
40              automatically granted and issued under certain
41              circumstances; requiring the local building official
42              to provide a written certificate of occupancy or
43              certificate of completion within a specified time;
44              amending s. 553.792; revising the requirements for
45              when a local government may request certain
46              information; amending s. 553.80, F.S.; authorizing a
47              civil action under certain circumstances; providing an
48              effective date.
49
50      Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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        PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




51
52              Section 1.         Subsection (9) is added to section 468.603,
53      Florida Statutes, to read:
54              468.603        Definitions.—As used in this part:
55              (9)         "Private provider" has the same meaning as in s.
56      553.791(1)(n).
57              Section 2.         Paragraph (c) of subsection (2), paragraphs (c)
58      and (d) of subsection (7), and paragraph (b) of subsection (10)
59      of section 468.609, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
60              468.609        Administration of this part; standards for
61      certification; additional categories of certification.—
62              (2)         A person may take the examination for certification as
63      a building code inspector or plans examiner pursuant to this
64      part if the person:
65              (c)         Meets eligibility requirements according to one of the
66      following criteria:
67              1.      Demonstrates 4 years' combined experience in the field
68      of construction or a related field, building code inspection, or
69      plans review corresponding to the certification category sought;
70              2.      Demonstrates a combination of postsecondary education
71      in the field of construction or a related field and experience
72      which totals 3 years, with at least 1 year of such total being
73      experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans
74      review;
75              3.      Demonstrates a combination of technical education in

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




 76      the field of construction or a related field and experience
 77      which totals 3 years, with at least 1 year of such total being
 78      experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans
 79      review;
 80              4.      Currently holds a standard certificate issued by the
 81      board or a firesafety inspector license issued under pursuant to
 82      chapter 633, with a minimum of 3 years' verifiable full -time
 83      experience in firesafety inspection or firesafety plan review,
 84      and has satisfactorily completed a building code inspector or
 85      plans examiner training program that provides at least 100 hours
 86      but not more than 200 hours of cross-training in the
 87      certification category sought. The board shall establish by rule
 88      criteria for the development and implementation of the training
 89      programs. The board must shall accept all classroom training
 90      offered by an approved provider if the content substantially
 91      meets the intent of the classroom component of the training
 92      program;
 93              5.      Demonstrates a combination of the completion of an
 94      approved training program in the field of building code
 95      inspection or plan review and a minimum of 2 years' experience
 96      in the field of building code inspection, plan review, fire code
 97      inspections and fire plans review of new buildings as a
 98      firesafety inspector certified under s. 633.216, or
 99      construction. The approved training portion of this requirement
100      must shall include proof of satisfactory completion of a

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




101      training program that provides at least 200 hours but not more
102      than 300 hours of cross-training that is approved by the board
103      in the chosen category of building code inspection or plan
104      review in the certification category sought with at least 20
105      hours but not more than 30 hours of instruction in state laws,
106      rules, and ethics relating to professional standards of
107      practice, duties, and responsibilities of a certificateholder.
108      The board shall coordinate with the Building Officials
109      Association of Florida, Inc., to establish by rule the
110      development and implementation of the training program. However,
111      the board must shall accept all classroom training offered by an
112      approved provider if the content substantially meets the intent
113      of the classroom component of the training program;
114              6.      Currently holds a standard certificate issued by the
115      board or a firesafety inspector license issued under pursuant to
116      chapter 633 and:
117              a.      Has at least 4 years' verifiable full-time experience
118      as an inspector or plans examiner in a standard certificat ion
119      category currently held or has a minimum of 4 years' verifiable
120      full-time experience as a firesafety inspector licensed under
121      pursuant to chapter 633.
122              b.      Has satisfactorily completed a building code inspector
123      or plans examiner classroom training course or program that
124      provides at least 200 but not more than 300 hours in the
125      certification category sought, except for residential one-family

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




126      and two-family dwelling training programs, which must provide at
127      least 500 but not more than 800 hours of training as prescribed
128      by the board. The board shall establish by rule criteria for the
129      development and implementation of classroom training courses and
130      programs in each certification category; or
131              7.a.        Has completed a 4-year internship certification
132      program as a building code inspector or plans examiner while
133      also employed full-time by a municipality, county, or other
134      governmental jurisdiction, under the direct supervision of a
135      certified building official. A person may also complete the
136      internship certification program while employed full time by a
137      private provider or a private provider's firm that performs the
138      services of a building code inspector or plans examiner, while
139      under the direct supervision of a certified building official.
140      Proof of graduation with a related vocational degree or college
141      degree or of verifiable work experience may be exchanged for the
142      internship experience requirement year-for-year, but may reduce
143      the requirement to no less than 1 year.
144              b.      Has passed an examination administered by the
145      International Code Council in the certification category sought.
146      Such examination must be passed before beginning the internship
147      certification program.
148              c.      Has passed the principles and practice examination
149      before completing the internship certification program.
150              d.      Has passed a board-approved 40-hour code training

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




151      course in the certification category sought before completing
152      the internship certification program.
153              e.      Has obtained a favorable recommendation from the
154      supervising building official after completion of the internship
155      certification program.
156              (7)
157              (c)         The board shall provide for appropriate levels of
158      provisional certificates and may issue these certificates with
159      such special conditions or requirements relating to the place of
160      employment of the person holding the certificate, the
161      supervision of such person on a consulting or advisory basis, or
162      other matters as the board deems may deem necessary to protect
163      the public safety and health. The board may not place a special
164      condition or requirement on a provisional certificate with
165      respect to the requirement of employment by a municipality,
166      county, or other local governmental agency.
167              (d)         A person may perform the duties of a plans examiner or
168      building code inspector for 120 days if a provisional
169      certificate application has been submitted if such person is
170      under the direct supervision of a person licensed as a certified
171      building code administrator under this part who holds a standard
172      certification and who has found such person qualified for a
173      provisional certificate. Direct supervision and the
174      determination of qualifications may also be provided by a
175      building code administrator who holds a limited or provisional

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




176      certificate in a county having a population of fewer than 75,000
177      and in a municipality located within such county.
178              (10)
179              (b)         The board shall by rule establish:
180              1.      Reciprocity of certification with any other state that
181      requires an examination administered by the International Code
182      Council.
183              2.      That an applicant for certification as a building code
184      inspector or plans examiner may apply for a provisional
185      certificate valid for the duration of the internship period.
186              3.      That partial completion of an internship program is
187      transferable among jurisdictions, private providers, and firms
188      of private providers may be transferred between jurisdictions on
189      a form prescribed by the board.
190              4.      That an applicant may apply for a standard certificate
191      on a form prescribed by the board upon successful comple tion of
192      an internship certification program.
193              5.      That an applicant may apply for a standard certificate
194      at least 30 days but and no more than 60 days before completing
195      the internship certification program.
196              6.      That a building code inspector or plans examiner who
197      has standard certification may seek an additional certification
198      in another category by completing an additional nonconcurrent 1 -
199      year internship program in the certification category sought and
200      passing an examination administered by the International Code

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




201      Council and a board-approved 40-hour code training course.
202              Section 3.         Subsection (25) is added to section 553.79,
203      Florida Statutes, to read:
204              553.79        Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. —
205              (25)(a)        A local law, ordinance, or regulation may not
206      prohibit or otherwise restrict the ability of a private property
207      owner to obtain a building permit to demolish his or her single -
208      family residential structure located in a coastal high-hazard
209      area, moderate flood zone, or special flood hazard area
210      according to a Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal
211      Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of participating in
212      the National Flood Insurance Program if the lowest finished
213      floor elevation of such structure is at or below base flood
214      elevation as established by the Florida Building Code or a
215      higher base flood elevation as may be required by local
216      ordinance, whichever is higher, provided that such permit
217      otherwise complies with all applicable Florida Building Code,
218      Florida Fire Prevention Code, and Life Safety Code requirements,
219      or local amendments thereto.
220              (b)         An application for a demolition permit sought under
221      this subsection may only be reviewed administratively for
222      compliance with the Florida Building Code, the Florida Fire
223      Prevention Code, and the Life Safety Code, or local amendments
224      thereto, and any regulations applicable to a similarly situated
225      parcel. Applications may not be subject to any additional local

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




226      land development regulations or public hearings. A local
227      government may not penalize a private property owner for a
228      demolition that is in compliance with the demolition permit.
229              (c)         If a single-family residential structure is demolished
230      pursuant to a demolition permit, a local government may not
231      impose additional regulatory or building requirements on the new
232      single-family residential structure constructed on the site of
233      the demolished structure which would not otherwise be applicable
234      to a similarly situated vacant parcel.
235              (d)         This subsection does not apply to any of the
236      following:
237              1.      A structure designated on the National Register of
238      Historic Places.
239              2.      A privately owned single-family residential structure
240      designated historic by a local, state, or federal governmental
241      agency on or before January 1, 2022.
242              3.      A privately owned single-family residential structure
243      designated historic after January 1, 2022, by a local, state, or
244      federal governmental agency with the consent of its owner.
245              Section 4.         Paragraph (f) of subsection (1), paragraph (b)
246      of subsection (2) and subsection (13) of section 553.791,
247      Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (c) is added to
248      subsection (2) of that section, to read:
249              553.791        Alternative plans review and inspection.—
250              (1)         As used in this section, the term:

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




251              (f)         "Duly authorized representative" means an agent of the
252      private provider identified in the permit application who
253      reviews plans or performs inspections as provided by this
254      section and who is licensed as an engineer under chapter 471 or
255      as an architect under chapter 481 or who holds a standard or
256      provisional certificate under part XII of chapter 468. A duly
257      authorized representative who only holds a provisional
258      certificate under part XII of chapter 468 must be under the
259      direct supervision of a person licensed as a building code
260      administrator under part XII of chapter 468.
261              (2)
262              (b)         If an owner or contractor retains a private provider
263      for purposes of plans review or building inspection services,
264      the local jurisdiction must reduce the permit fee by the amount
265      of cost savings realized by the local enforcement agency for not
266      having to perform such services. Such reduction may be
267      calculated on a flat fee or percentage basis, or any other
268      reasonable means by which a local enforcement agency assesses
269      the cost for its plans review or inspection services. The local
270      jurisdiction may not charge fees for building inspections if the
271      fee owner or contractor hires a private provider to perform such
272      services; however, the local jurisdiction may charge a
273      reasonable administrative fee, which shall be based on the cost
274      that is actually incurred, including the labor cost of the
275      personnel providing the service, by the local jurisdiction or

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




276      attributable to the local jurisdiction for the clerical and
277      supervisory assistance required, or both.
278              (c)         If an owner or a contractor retains a private provider
279      for purposes of plans review or building inspection services,
280      the local jurisdiction must provide equal access to all
281      permitting and inspection documents and reports to the private
282      provider, owner, and contractor if such access is provided by
283      software that protects exempt records from disclosure.
284              (13)(a)        No more than 10 2 business days, or if the permit
285      is related to single-family or two-family dwellings then no more
286      than 2 business days, after receipt of a request for a
287      certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion and the
288      applicant's presentation of a certificate of compliance and
289      approval of all other government approvals required by law,
290      including the payment of all outstanding fees, the local
291      building official shall issue the certificate of occupancy or
292      certificate of completion or provide a notice to the applicant
293      identifying the specific deficiencies, as well as the specific
294      code chapters and sections.
295              (b)         If the local building official does not provide notice
296      of the deficiencies within the applicable time periods under
297      paragraph (a) prescribed 2-day period, the request for a
298      certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion is
299      automatically shall be deemed granted and deemed the certificate
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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




301      by the local building official on the next business day. The
302      local building official must provide the applicant with the
303      written certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion
304      within 10 days after it is automatically granted and issued. To
305      resolve any identified deficiencies, the applicant may elect to
306      dispute the deficiencies pursuant to subsection (14) or to
307      submit a corrected request for a certificate of occupancy or
308      certificate of completion.
309              Section 5.         Subsection (1) of section 553.792, Florida
310      Statutes, is amended to read:
311              553.792       Building permit application to local government.—
312              (1)(a)       Within 10 days of an applicant submitting an
313      application to the local government, the local government shall
314      advise the applicant what information, if any, is needed to deem
315      the application properly completed in compliance with the filing
316      requirements published by the local government. If the local
317      government does not provide written notice that the a pplicant
318      has not submitted the properly completed application, the
319      application shall be automatically deemed properly completed and
320      accepted. Within 45 days after receiving a completed
321      application, a local government must notify an applicant if
322      additional information is required for the local government to
323      determine the sufficiency of the application, and shall specify
324      the additional information that is required. The applicant must
325      submit the additional information to the local government or

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




326      request that the local government act without the additional
327      information. While the applicant responds to the request for
328      additional information, the 120-day period described in this
329      subsection is tolled. Both parties may agree to a reasonable
330      request for an extension of time, particularly in the event of a
331      force majeure or other extraordinary circumstance. The local
332      government must approve, approve with conditions, or deny the
333      application within 120 days following receipt of a completed
334      application.
335              (b)1. When reviewing an application for a building permit,
336      a local government may not request additional information from
337      the applicant more than three times, unless the applicant waives
338      the limitation in writing.
339              2.      If a local government makes a request for additional
340      information and the applicant submits the required additional
341      information within 30 days after receiving the request, the
342      local government must determine the application is properly
343      completed, approve, approve with conditions, deny the
344      application, or advise the applicant what information, if any,
345      is needed to deem the application properly completed or
346      determine the sufficiency of the application within 15 days
347      after receiving the additional information.
348              3. If a local government makes a second request for
349      additional information and the applicant submits the required
350      additional information within 30 days after receiving the

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




351      request, the local government must determine the application is
352      properly completed, approve, approve with conditions, deny the
353      application, or advise the applicant what information, if any,
354      is needed to deem the application properly completed or to
355      determine the sufficiency of the application within 10 days
356      after receiving the additional information.
357              4. Before a third request for additional information, the
358      applicant must be offered a meeting to attempt to resolve
359      outstanding issues. If a local government makes a third request
360      for additional information and the applicant submits the
361      required additional information within 30 days after receiving
362      the request, the local government must deem the application
363      properly completed, approve, approve with conditions, or deny
364      the application within 10 days after receiving the additional
365      information unless the applicant waived the local government’s
366      limitation in writing.
367              5. If the applicant believes the request for additional
368      information is not authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or
369      other legal authority, the local government, at the applicant’s
370      request, shall proceed to process the application for approval,
371      approval with conditions, or denial.
372              (c)(b)       If a local government fails to meet a deadline
373      provided in paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b), it must reduce the
374      building permit fee by 10 percent for each business day that it
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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




376      based on the original amount of the building permit fee, unless
377      the parties agree to an extension of time.
378              Section 6.         Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
379      553.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
380              553.80       Enforcement.—
381              (7)(a)       The governing bodies of local governments may
382      provide a schedule of reasonable fees, as authorized by s.
383      125.56(2) or s. 166.222 and this section, for enforcing this
384      part. These fees, and any fines or investment earnings related
385      to the fees, shall be used solely for carrying out the local
386      government's responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building
387      Code. When providing a schedule of reasonable fees, the total
388      estimated annual revenue derived from fees, and the fines and
389      investment earnings related to the fees, may not exceed the
390      total estimated annual costs of allowable activities. Any
391      unexpended balances must shall be carried forward to future
392      years for allowable activities or must shall be refunded at the
393      discretion of the local government. A local government may not
394      carry forward an amount exceeding the average of its operating
395      budget for enforcing the Florida Building Code for the previous
396      4 fiscal years. For purposes of this subsection, the term
397      "operating budget" does not include reserve amounts. Any amount
398      exceeding this limit must be used as authorized in subparagraph
399      2. However, a local government that which established, as of
400      January 1, 2019, a Building Inspections Fund Advisory Board

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         PCS for CS/HB 423                                                                                    2022




401      consisting of five members from the construction stakeholder
402      community and carries an unexpended balance in excess of the
403      average of its operating budget for the previous 4 fiscal years
404      may continue to carry such excess funds forward upon the
405      recommendation of the advisory board. The basis for a fee
406      structure for allowable activities must shall relate to the
407      level of service provided by the local government and must shall
408      include consideration for refunding fees due to reduced services
409      based on services provided as prescribed by s. 553. 791, but not
410      provided by the local government. Fees charged must shall be
411      consistently applied.
412              1.      As used in this subsection, the phrase "enforcing the
413      Florida Building Code" includes the direct costs and reasonable
414      indirect costs associated with review of building plans,
415      building inspections, reinspections, and building permit
416      processing; building code enforcement; and fire inspections
417      associated with new construction. The phrase may also include
418      training costs associated with the enforcement of the Florida
419      Building Code and enforcement action pertaining to unlicensed
420      contractor activity to the extent not funded by other user fees.
421              2.      A local government must use any excess funds that it is
422      prohibited from carrying forward to rebate and reduce fees, or
423      to pay for the construction of a building or structure that
424      houses a local government's building code enforcement agency or
425      the training programs for building officials, inspectors, or

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426      plans examiners associated with the enforcement of the Florida
427      Building Code. Excess funds used to construct such a building or
428      structure must be designated for such purpose by the local
429      government and may not be carried forward for more than 4
430      consecutive years. An owner or builder who has a valid building
431      permit issued by a local government for a fee, or an association
432      of owners or builders located in Florida that has members with
433      valid building permits issued by a local government for a fee,
434      may bring a civil action against the local government that
435      issued the permit for a fee to enforce this subparagraph.
436              3.      The following activities may not be funded with fees
437      adopted for enforcing the Florida Building Code:
438              a.      Planning and zoning or other general government
439      activities.
440              b.      Inspections of public buildings for a reduced fee or no
441      fee.
442              c.      Public information requests, community functions,
443      boards, and any program not directly related to enforcement of
444      the Florida Building Code.
445              d.      Enforcement and implementation of any other local
446      ordinance, excluding validly adopted local amendments to the
447      Florida Building Code and excluding any local ordinance directly
448      related to enforcing the Florida Building Code as defined in
449      subparagraph 1.
450              4.      A local government must shall use recognized

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451      management, accounting, and oversight practices to ensure that
452      fees, fines, and investment earnings generated under this
453      subsection are maintained and allocated or used solely for the
454      purposes described in subparagraph 1.
455              5.      The local enforcement agency, independent district, or
456      special district may not require at any time, including at the
457      time of application for a permit, the payment of any additional
458      fees, charges, or expenses associated with:
459              a.      Providing proof of licensure under pursuant to chapter
460      489;
461              b.      Recording or filing a license issued under pursuant to
462      this chapter;
463              c.      Providing, recording, or filing evidence of workers'
464      compensation insurance coverage as required by chapter 440; or
465              d.      Charging surcharges or other similar fees not directly
466      related to enforcing the Florida Building Code.
467              Section 7.         This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.




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