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City of Pompano Beach
Department of Development Services
Building Inspections Division
100 W. Atlantic Blvd Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Threshold Inspector Application
Phone: 954.786.4670 Fax: 954.786.4677
FLA. STATUTES 553.71 (11) "THRESHOLD BUILDING": Means any building which is greater than three stories or 50 feet in
height, or which has an assembly occupancy classification as defined in the Florida Building Code which exceeds 5,000 square feet in
area and an occupant content of greater than 500 persons.
FLA. STATUTE 553.79 (5) (a): The enforcing agency shall require special inspector to perform structural inspections on a threshold
building pursuant to a structural inspection plan prepared by the engineer or architect of record. the structural inspection plan must be
submitted to and approved by the enforcing agency prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a threshold
building. The purpose of the structural inspection plan is to provide specific inspection procedures and schedules so that the building
can be adequately inspected for compliance with the permitted documents. The special inspector may not serve as a surrogate in
carrying out the responsibilities of the building official, the architect, or the engineer of record. The contractor's contractual or
statutory obligations are not relieved by any action of the special inspector. The special inspector shall determine that a professional
engineer who specializes in shoring design has inspected the shoring and reshoring for conformance with the shoring and reshoring
plans submitted to the enforcing agency. A fee simple title owner of a building, which does not meet the minimum size, height,
occupancy, occupancy classification, or number-of-stories criteria which would result in classification as a threshold building under
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553.71 (7) may designate such building as a threshold building, subject to more than the min8imum number of inspections required by
the Florida Building Code.
FLA. STATUTE 553.79 (5) (b) The fee owner of a threshold building shall select and pay all costs of employing a special inspector,
but the special inspector shall be responsible to the enforcement agency. The inspector shall be a person certified, licensed, or
registered under chapter 471 as an engineer or under chapter 481 as an architect.
NOTE: All required inspection reports must be prepared by and bear the seal of the Special Inspector, and are submitted to the
enforcement agency.
FLA. STATUE 553.79 (7) (a) The special inspector, upon completion of the building and prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy, file a signed and sealed statement with the enforcement agency in substantially the following form: To the best of my
knowledge and belief, the construction of all structural load-bearing components described in the threshold inspection plan complies
with the permitted documents, and the specialty shoring design professional engineer has ascertained that the shoring and reshoring
conforms with the shoring and reshoring plans submitted to the enforcement agency.
Permit # _______-___________
Address of Jobsite: ________________________________________________
Name of Threshold Inspector (Print): __________________________________________________________
Address of Threshold Inspector (Print): ________________________________________________________
Telephone : _______________________________________ Fax: __________________________________
Special Inspector Number #: _________________________________________________________________
Attachments:
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Copy of structural inspection plan (sealed copy)
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Shoring & Reshoring Plans (sealed copy)
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Owner's Signature
_____________________________________ ________________
Owner's Printed Name Date
_______________________________________________________
Acknowledgement (Building official or designated representative)
Date
: ___________________________
NOTE: Need two (2) sealed copies of this document (1) file (1) contractor
Embossed Seal, Dated & Signature
of Threshold Inspector
