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Permit Utilization Report

Building Permit and Inspection Utilization Report (FY24)

Per Florida Statute 553.80

Breakdown of direct and indirect costs for enforcing the Florida Building Code

Cost Category

Amount

Personnel services costs, including salary and related employee benefit costs incurred by the local government to enforce the Florida Building Code.

$10,481,766

Operating expenditures and expenses.

$4,883,253

Permit and inspection utilization information, including:

Statistics for building permits, inspections, and personnel

Metric

Count

Number of building permit applications submitted

24,917

Number of building permits issued or approved

24,062

Number of building inspections and re-inspections requested

38,347

Number of building inspections and re-inspections conducted

138,877

Number of building inspections conducted by a private provider

11,352

Number of audits conducted by the local government of private provider building inspections

-

Number of personnel dedicated by the local government to enforce the Florida Building Code, issue building permits, and conduct inspections

101

Revenue Information

Revenue generated from various sources including fees, fines, and investments

Revenue Source

Amount

Revenue derived from fees

$13,867,638

Revenue derived from fines

$564,657

Investment earnings from the local government's investment of revenue derived from fees and fines

$309,699

Balances carried forward by the local government

$792,887

Balances refunded by the local government

$169,862

Revenue derived from other sources, including local government general revenue

$1,250,025