HB 1049 — CS/HB 1049: Building Permit Requirements

The exemption in this subparagraph does not apply to construction, repair, remodeling, or improvement projects that are part of a larger or major project, whether undertaken by the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than $7,500 for the purpose of evading this part or otherwise.

A local governmentenforcement agency may require a building permit for any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or structuralgas work, excluding the repair or replacement of exterior doors or windows, that is performed on a single-family dwelling lotparcel, regardless of the value of the work.

A contractor who performs work that does not require a permitPage under4 subparagraphof 1.8 CODING:

must keep a written record of the work performed, the property address at which the work was performed, and the value of such work.

Section 3.

Section 553.796, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

553.796 Building permit exemption for backup power systems.— (1) As used in this section, the term "backup power system" means equipment and associated components installed at or serving a one-family or two-family dwelling or townhouse for the purpose of providing on-site electrical power during utility outages, load management, resiliency, or other similar purposes, Page 3 of 6 CODING:

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must keep for at least 5 years a written record of the work performed, the property address at which the work was performed, and the value of such work.

Section 4.

Section 553.796, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

553.796 Building permit exemption for backup power systems.— (1) As used in this section, the term "backup power system" means equipment and associated components installed at or serving a one-family or two-family dwelling or townhouse for the purpose of providing on-site electrical power during utility outages, load management, resiliency, or other similar purposes, and which is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of output to the dwelling or townhouse or, if the system includes energy storage, has an aggregate storage capacity of no more than 100 kilowatt hours.

A local enforcement agency must establish a process for licensed contractors to submit to the local enforcement agency a notice of commencement instead of a Page 5 of 8 CODING:

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words underlined are additions.

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The licensed contractor performing the installation must submit such notice of commencement to the local enforcement agency before the installation of a backup power system.

(5)(a) A local enforcement agency may conduct inspections,an Pageinspection, 4in person or virtually, of 6a CODING:backup power system to verify compliance with the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

An inspection under this subsection may not be conditioned on an owner or the owner's contractor obtaining a building permit, or any local review or approval process that is functionally equivalent to the permitting process, and may not include a plans review.

A local enforcement Page 6 of 8 CODING:

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(b) An owner or the owner's contractor may choose to have the inspections of a backup power system performed by a private provider in accordance with s.

Upon request by the owner or the owner's contractor after the noncompliance has been corrected, the local enforcement agency must offer a reinspection date within 2 business days after such Pagerequest 5or ofon 6the CODING:next day inspections are being conducted, whichever is earlier.

If a reinspection does not occur within the required timeframe, a private provider inspection report completed pursuant to s.

553.791 constitutes acceptance on the Page 7 of 8 CODING:

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If a reinspection does not occur within the required timeframe, a private provider inspection report completed pursuant to s.

553.791 constitutes acceptance on the part of the local enforcement agency.

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Section 5.6.

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