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News and Announcements

2024
Notice to Industry - Fiber Optic - Effective 3/29/2024
Notice to Industry - Blower Door Test - Effective 3/27/24
Notice to Industry - Marine Improvement Design Criteria and Allowable Slope - Effective 3/9/24
Notice to Industry - New Meter Installs/Kit A Request - Effective 3/1/24
Notice to Industry - Burrowing Owl Nesting Season - Effective 2/15/24
Notice to Industry - Elevation Certificates - Effective 2/5/24
Notice to Industry - Floodplain Review - Effective 2/5/24

2023
Notice to Industry Regarding Seawalls - Effective 11/15/23
Notice to Industry - Administrative Interpretation for SFHA Fill Restriction LDC23-0002 - Effective 11/2/23
Notice to Industry - Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Request Removal for One- and Two- Family Residences - Effective 11/2/23
Notice to Industry Regarding Electronic Permit Applications and Electronic Plans Requirement - Effective 3/20/23
Notice to Industry Regarding Electronic Submissions - Effective 1/2/23

2022
Notice to Industry Regarding Electronic Submission Requirements
Notice to Industry Regarding Fences - Effective 9/24/22
Notice to Industry Regarding Sheathing Affidavits - Effective 9/1/22

Amendment to Seawall Standards found in the Public Works Engineering Design Standards - Effective 3/1/2022
Request Payment of Fees Due Prior to Conversion to EnerGov Permitting System – Effective 1/28/22
Revision of Commercial and Residential Seawall Alternative Guidelines - Effective 1/1/2022
Amendment to Seawall Standards found in the Public Works Engineering Design Standards - Effective 3/1/2022

2021

Elimination of Fax Line for Document Submittals - Effective 10/1/2021
New Residential Plan Review Quick Reference Guide   - Effective 9/7/2021
Elevation Certificates for Building Permits Must be Submitted Electrically with Verifiable Signature - Effective September 7, 2021
New Construction Request Early Material Delivery Process - Effective 5/1/2021

2020

The Florida Building Code 7th edition (2020) and Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC) 7th edition (2020) will be effective for building permit applications initially received on or after 12/31/2020
COVID-19 Phase 3 Reopening Actions - Effective 10/5/2020
Cape Coral Ordinances affecting the LDC - Effective 9/14/2020
Protection of Easement Amendment - Hold Harmless Agreement for PUE Encroachments - Effective 7/28/2020
Building Division Operations - Effective 6/15/2020
Floodplain Management Update - Effective 7/1/2020
New Electronic Permitting Procedures - Effective 4/8/2020
New FEMA Elevation Certificates - Effective 2/21/2020
Residential Pool Application Process Update - Effective 1/1/2020

Prior to 2020

TCO Request / Extension - Effective 10/1/2019 - Includes furniture letters
Land Development Code - Effective 8/6/2019
Impervious Surface Calculation Worksheet - Effective 8/6/2019
New Florida Building Code 6th Edition (2017) - Effective 12/31/2017
CO/CC Updated Procedure and Form - Effective 12/1/2017




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