Building Construction Services
18400 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL 33948
Phone: 941.743.1201 FAX: 941.764.4907
Zoning 941.743.1964
www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov
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Application Date
Permit Number
2
For Office Use Only
0
CSR
12/2017 JG
AFFIDAVIT PROGRAM
Affidavit Program
Fact Sheet
Background
Under Florida Building Code (FBC), Section 105.14 (Permits issued on the basis of an Affidavit) and Section 107.6 (Affidavits).
The building official may accept a sworn affidavit from a registered architect or engineer stating that the plans submitted conform to the
technical codes. For buildings and structures, the affidavit shall state that the plans conform to the laws as to egress, type of construction and
general arrangement and, if accompanied by drawings, show the structural design and that the plans and design conform to the requirements of
the technical codes as to strength, stresses, strains, loads and stability. The building official may without any examination or inspection accept
such affidavit, provided the architect or engineer who made such affidavit agrees to submit to the building official copies of inspection reports
as inspections are performed and upon completion of the structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems a certification that the
structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system has been erected in accordance with the requirements of the technical codes. Where
the building official relies upon such affidavit, the architect or engineer shall assume full responsibility for compliance with all provisions of
the technical codes and other pertinent laws or ordinances. The building official shall ensure that any person conducting plans review is
qualified as a plans examiner under Part XII of Chapter 468, Florida Statutes, and that any person conducting inspections is qualified as a
building inspector under Part XII of Chapter 468, Florida Statutes.
NOTE: A contractor's contractual and legal obligations are not relieved by any action or inaction by an architect or engineer participating in
this program.
Purpose
The Affidavit Program is designed to provide owners and contractors in Charlotte County an alternative permitting process. Under the
program, plans submitted with the affidavit are processed without review by County plans examiners. The County may however, conduct
unannounced inspections to ensure compliance with FBC and other applicable law.
Applicability and Exceptions
Permits issued on basis of an affidavit shall not extend to the flood load and flood resistance requirements of the Florida Building Code.
Permitting and Inspection
The submission and processing requirements for a permit under these regulations are essentially the same as those for a regular permit. Upon
acceptance by the Building Official of the Affidavit Program application, the permit request will be processed. When the program is used, the
County will neither conduct a review of plans nor perform required inspections. The architect or engineer submitting the affidavit assumes full
responsibility for plans review and required inspections. The Building Official may however, schedule progress inspections at any time during
construction to ensure compliance with the FBC and applicable law.