9-30-2020 Private Provider memo1
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
800 SEMINOLE ROAD
ATLANTIC BEACH, FL 32233
(904) 247-5800
MEMO
To: Private providers and contractors using private providers
From: Dan Arlington
Subject: Alternative plans review and inspection.
Date: September 30, 2020
Alternative plans review and inspections, performed by licensed private providers, are approved,
throughout the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. 553.791. Permit and plan review fees will each be
discounted 25% when using the services of a private provider.
The services of a private provider only replace some of the processes of the Building Department.
Other processes and the processes of other departments and agencies will still apply, regulated by
those departments and agencies.
No work can be started before obtaining and posted the necessary permits.
FBC-B, Section 109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance.
Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system
before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee established by the building official that shall be
in addition to the required permit fees.
Private providers should register with the City of Atlantic Beach (COAB) and provide the documents
listed in F.S. 553.791(4) and (16).
Private providers and contractors using the services of private providers should be aware of the following
permitting and inspection requirements in COAB. Please see the attached Permit Placard. The inspections
listed on the placard are required in the COAB, per FBC-B, Sections 110.3 through 110.3.8. The 8 additional
inspections required in COAB, below, must be listed by the Private Provider, on the Certificate of
Compliance, as approved inspections, and are referenced on the attached placard:
1. The Silt Fence Inspection is done by the COAB Public Works Department and must be scheduled
through the Building Department before any work begins. Phone number: (904) 247-5814.
2. Sewer Inspection. For new homes built where a previous home was demolished, additions, and
substantially improved homes, the building sewer must be tested, per FBC-R P2503.4. Atlantic Beach
requires a sewer cleanout, with an RT1 precast cover, at the public sewer connection.
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3. Roofing In-Progress Inspections are required in COAB for all roofing and re-roof projects.
The installation must comply with the FBC and the manufacturer’s installation instructions for the site-
specific wind loads.
4. Window/Door In-Progress Inspections are required in COAB for all new and replacement
windows and doors. The installation must comply with the FBC and the manufacturer’s
installation instructions for the site-specific wind loads.
5. Stucco scratch coat inspections are required in COAB for all stucco applications, in addition to the lath
inspection.
6. Exterior Siding In-Progress Inspections are required in COAB for all siding and re-siding projects. The
installation must comply with the FBC and the manufacturer’s installation instructions for the site-
specific wind loads.
7. Early Electrical Power must be approved by COAB, using the COAB Early Power Agreement &
Release City of Atlantic Beach agreement.
8. The Swimming Pool Final Inspection, includes a final inspection by COAB Public Works and Pool
Barrier Inspection by COAB Building Department (a local COAB requirement), which must be
approved before the certificate of completion can be issued.
Additional requirements.
1. Projects in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) require a COAB Floodplain Development Permit, with
additional NFIP and local requirements.
2. The Construction Site Management Plan, required by COAB, Section 6-18, must be readily available
on construction sites at all times. The COAB Police Department may review the Plan for compliance
and parking.
3. Blocking any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way requires prior approval from the COAB Police
Department and Public Works, with a minimum 3-day prior notification. Blocking a street, sidewalk,
or right-of-way for more than 15 minutes without prior approval will result in a Stop Work Order at
least for the remainder of the day.
4. Altering the topography of a lot is prohibited in COAB, per Section 24-70. If new construction has a
floor level higher than natural grade, the foundation is to provide for the rise in floor level, not
mounding fill in the building area. All fill must be approved by Public Works before delivery.
5. One of the functions of City Inspectors is to notify builders of local requirements and the requirements
of other agencies. This may not happen where private providers are used and the City Inspectors are
not visiting the site. Contractors using private providers must be aware of all requirements associated
with their project, in addition to the FBC, and their responsibility to satisfy those requirements.
Private Providers, when providing the inspection documents required by 553.791(9) and (10) to the
Building Department, please provide complete, accurate, and legible information.
Thank you.
F.S. 553.791
(9) A private provider performing required inspections under this section shall provide notice to the local
building official of the date and approximate time of any such inspection no later than the prior business day
by 2 p.m. local time or by any later time permitted by the local building official in that jurisdiction....
(10) Upon completing the required inspections at each applicable phase of construction, the private
provider shall record such inspections on a form acceptable to the local building official. The form must be
signed by the provider or the provider’s duly authorized representative. These inspection records shall
reflect those inspections required by the applicable codes of each phase of construction for which permitting
by a local enforcement agency is required. The private provider, before leaving the project site, shall post
each completed inspection record, indicating pass or fail, at the site and provide the record to the local
building official within 2 business days....