Under Section 8-11(f) of the Miami Dade Code, as adopted by the Village of Palmetto Bay, the owner of a
building/structure which has been in existence for forty (40) years or longer is required to have the building
inspected for the purpose of determining the general structural condition of the building and the general
condition of its electrical systems. You must submit a written Recertification Report to the Building
Official, prepared by a qualified Florida registered professional engineer or architect, certifying each
building or structure is structurally and electrically safe for the specified use for continued occupancy.
In
the event that repairs or modifications are found to be necessary resulting from the recertification
inspection, the owner shall have a total of 150 days from the date of Notice of Required Inspection in
which to obtain a permit and complete indicated repairs or modifications which shall be executed in
conformance with all applicable Sections of the Building Code.
Please click here for information concerning the
Recommended Minimum Inspection Procedural Guidelines for Building Recertification to be utilized by
your architect or engineer, or may get a copy form our office. Click here to download the Minimum Inspection Report.
You are required to submit the completed
Recertification Report within ninety (90) days from the date of this notice. Please mail the report with the
required fee of Three Hundred Dollars and No Cents $300.00), in a check made payable the Village of
Palmetto Bay.
Please note that single family homes, duplexes and all other buildings small buildings (see section 8-11(f))
are exempt from recertification requirements. If the building which is the subject of this notice is exempt
for any of the above reasons, the building is not forty (40) years old or older or the building has been
demolished, please notify this office and submit any available documentation. For existing buildings,
please submit dated pictures if possible showing the front and rear of the building.
Please contact the Department of Building & Capital Projects for additional information.
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