DECLARATION OF TOWNHOUSE AND TWIN HOME
PERMITTING OPTIONS BY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD
As the professional of record I understand I am required to identify, to the department, the design and construction
criteria chosen, corresponding to the permitting option selected.
PLEASE CHECK ONE
ONE PERMIT PER UNIT
The applicant submits one application per unit.
Each unit shall be designed and built to be structurally independent from the adjacent unit.
When a common wall between units is allowed (townhouses and twin homes of three of less stories in
height, Florida Building Code) the common wall and its foundation shall be designed and built taking into
consideration that any of the adjacent units many be demolished and never rebuilt. In addition, the wall
must provide a 2-hour fire resistance separation in compliance with the provisions of Florida Building Code
706.4.1
One certificate of occupancy will be issue per unit when all permit requirements are met.
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NE PERMIT PER BUILDING
The applicant submits one application per building.
The group of units attached together is designed as one building.
Townhouse or twin homes of three ore less stories in height may be separated by a single 2-hour fire
resistant wall designed and built in accordance with the provisions of Florida Building Code 706.4.1
One certificate of occupancy will be issued per building when all permit requirements are met. However,
temporary certificates of occupancy may be issued per units as each individual unit meets the required
occupancy requirements.
Townhouse or twin home: A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a series or groups of attached units with
property lines separating each unit (fee simple ownership of units).
501 Palm Avenue, 2
nd
Floor
Hialeah, Florida 33010
Office: 305.883.5825
Fax: 305.883.8082
www.hialeahfl.gov
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