Plantation roof replacement

Central Broward

Plantation's two elevation certificates

In Plantation's Special Flood Hazard Area, the elevation certificate rule is specific.

• Two certificates For new construction or substantially damaged buildings in the SFHA, the city requires two elevation certificates: one during construction and one at final. Source
• HOA approval A city permit doesn't mean your COA, HOA or POA approved the work; the owner and contractor must check covenants. Source
• 50% rule FEMA treats work of 50% or more of market value as a substantial improvement. Source

Re-roof permit

Plantation's roofing forms

Plantation lists five roofing forms. We complete them and upload the package.

• HVHZ application The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone uniform permit application (Section 1525). Source
• Hurricane mitigation The re-roof hurricane mitigation application, submitted with the permit, and the roof-to-wall connection affidavit. Source
• Equipment and owner notice The rooftop mounted equipment affidavit where it applies, and the Section 1524 owner's notification. Source
• Notice of commencement Needed once the job is more than $5,000. Source

How Plantation schedules inspections

1. Requests in by 12 noon are set for the next business day; later ones take two. Source
2. Sheathing and underlayment, roofing in progress, then final.
3. We book each one and attend.

HVHZ, NOA, the 25% rule

Roofing code in Plantation

• High-Velocity Hurricane Zone Broward is one of the two HVHZ counties. Roofing follows FBC §§1512–1525: every roofing component, system and assembly needs a valid, current product approval, such as a Miami-Dade NOA. Source
• Design wind speed FBC §1620.2 sets Broward's 3-second-gust design wind speed at 170 mph for Risk Category II buildings, which covers most homes (156 mph for Category I, 180 for III, 185 for IV). Source
• Uniform roofing permit form Every HVHZ roofing job, including reroofing, needs an HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application completed and signed by a licensed contractor (FBC §1512.3.1). BORA publishes the form for use across Broward. Source
• The 25% rule If your roof was built or replaced to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, only the portion being worked on has to meet current code, even at 25% or more of the roof (§553.844(5)). Older roofs can still need the whole section replaced. Source
• Code change on 12/31/2026 The 9th Edition (2026) Florida Building Code takes effect on 12/31/2026, with HVHZ changes that affect some roofing underlayment NOAs and hip and ridge shingles. Source
• Roof age and insurance An insurer can't refuse to issue or renew a homeowner's policy solely because the roof is under 15 years old. At 15 years or more, an authorized inspection showing at least 5 years of useful life left blocks a refusal on roof age alone (§627.7011(5)). Source

Check any NOA yourself on Miami-Dade's product control search or on floridabuilding.org.

Wind mitigation

Your new roof and your insurance

• Florida law requires home insurers to offer discounts for proven wind-mitigation features (§627.0629). An inspector records them on form OIR-B1-1802, Rev. 04/26. Source
• The roof questions on that form are Roof Covering (Question 4) and Sealed Roof Deck/Secondary Water Resistance (Question 8), plus roof slope, deck attachment, roof-to-wall attachment and roof geometry (Questions 3, 5, 6 and 7). Source
• My Safe Florida Home lists roof-to-deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections and secondary water resistance as grant-eligible upgrades, after the program's free wind-mitigation visit. Source

Your insurer and your policy decide the final credit. See roofing and insurance.