City of Fruitland Park Permits
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Permit
The city is working to implement electronic permitting, however, at this time all Permit correspondence may be emailed to
Checklist for Permits
- A Completed Application
- A Notice of Commencement For Jobs Over $2,500 In Value
- An Owner Builder Affidavit If Permit Is Applied For By The Owner
- A Roof Plan Showing The Pitch Of The Roof, Underlayment Proposed As Well As The Product Approval Number Of The Roof Covering
- Metal Roofs Must Provide Installation Details
- Proof of Property Ownership
Contractor Registration
Permit Requirements
Please contact the building department for requirements.
Permit Fees
Depending upon the nature of the development order requested, more than one fee may apply and be charged. In addition, fees other than those listed above may be charged to cover the cost of engineering and planning review necessitated by the application. Those additional fees shall be established between the city and the engineer and planner from time to time and charged to the applicant, based upon the fee schedule established. The actual cost of the consultant charges listed above shall be established from time to time by agreement between the city and the city's consultants. A list of the fees established shall be maintained by the city's building department.The permits for which the city shall charge a fee and the amount of the fee for each permit are as follows:
Commercial Fees
- Commercial Building New: $50 plus $5.75 per $1,000 value
- Commercial Building Add/Remodel: $50 plus $7 per $1,000 value
- Commercial Demolition: $300
- Commercial Plan Review: Half of the Building Permit Fees, Minimum $100
- Commercial Plan Re-review: $100 plus $1.25 per $1000 value
- Commercial Electric: $75 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Commercial HVAC: $75 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Commercial Plumbing: $75 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Commercial Gas: $75 plus .70 per $1,000 value
Irrigation to be charged as plumbing permit
Residential Fees
- Residential Building New: $40 plus $4.10 per $1,000 value
- Residential Building Add/Remodel: $40 plus $6 per $1,000 value
- Residential Demolition: $150
- Residential Plan Review: half of the building permit, minimum $40
- Residential Plan Re-review: $40 plus .40* $1,000 job value
- Residential Electric: $40 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Residential Plumbing: $40 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Residential HVAC: $40 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Residential Gas: $40 plus .70 per $1,000 value
- Irrigation to be charged as plumbing permit
Irrigation to be charged as plumbing permit
Other Fees
To Be Charged at the Discretion of the Building Official
- Residential Pool: $300
- Residential Pool Gas: $360
- Residential Pool Gas/Solar: $375
- Residential Pool Solar: $360
- Building Accessory: $40
- Building Accessory Plan Review: $40
- Re-inspection Fee: $50
- Extra Inspection Fee*: $40
To becharged at the discretion ofthe building official when the minimum fees collected will not cover the cost associated with providing the service level.
Administrative
- Administrative Fee: 15% of permit fees, minimum $7.50
- Application Fee Commercial: $50
- Application Fee Residential: $25
- Driveway Commercial: $50
- Driveway Residential: $25
- Fence Permit Commercial: $100
- Fence Permit Residential: $50
- State Surcharge DBPR: Per Florida Statute
- State Surcharge DCA: Per Florida Statute
- Special Events Fee: $100
- Zoning Clearance Commercial: $50
- Zoning Clearance Residential: $25
Any person failing to obtain any of the above listed building permits, if required or if necessitated by the project, prior to commencement of construction shall be charged double the charge shown above for each required permit which the person failed to timely obtain.
Clearing permit
- Application fee, per application: $25.00
Tree Removal Permit
- Application fee, per application: $25.00
Sign permits
- Individual commercial, office or industrial uses, per sign: $10.00
- Shopping centers/Multi-tenant complexes, per sign: $10.00
- Houses of worship, per site: $10.00
- Multifamily development, per sign: $10.00
- Off site advertising, per sign: $50.00
- Subdivisions, per sign: $10.00
- Temporary freestand and portable signs, per sign: $10.00
- Temporary banners/exterior wall signs, per sign: $10.00
- Temporary real estate signs: No Charge
- Temporary construction real estate signs, per sign: $10.00
- Political campaign signs: No Charge
- Miscellaneous temporary: No Charge
- Miscellaneous signs, per sign: $10.00
Sign permit fees (annual renewal)
- Off site advertising up to 32 square feet, per sign: $25.00
- Off site advertising more than 32 square feet: $50.00
Site plans
- Major (plus $4.00 per each 100 square feet of covered floor area in excess of 5,000 square feet): $250.00
- Minor: $100.00
- Consultant charges: Actual Cost
Construction plans
- Consultant charges: Actual Cos
Concurrency review
- Consultant charges: Actual Cos
Inspections
- Consultant charges: Actual Cos
Contact Information
City of Fruitland Park
Address: 506 W. Berckman St. Fruitland Park, FL 34731
Phone: (352) 360-6727
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
