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Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant standards for structures which the Florida Building Code subsequently enacted across all requirements for hurricane-resistant buildings. Many other states reference the requirements set in the Florida Building codes, or have developed their own requirements for hurricanes ...
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.
A certificate of occupancy is evidence that the building complies substantially with the plans and specifications that have been submitted to, and approved by, the local authority. It complements a building permit —a document that must be filed by the applicant with the local authority before construction to indicate that the proposed ...
Across Florida, aging condo buildings are facing rising expenses and millions of dollars in structural repairs to comply with new regulations following the collapse of the Champlain Towers ...
Hurricane fabric coverings are a newer, relatively lower cost type of shutter. Tested and approved systems are made from polypropylene fibers, polyamide fibers or from laminated or cast PVC. In 2011, a flat hurricane shutter system developed by UltraTek Worldwide was approved by Florida Building Code. [3]
Approved in November 2018 by MPB, height approved by FAA. Development never began, property sold to new developer who promised to build something similar. Health Towers (Formerly Vertical Medical City) 444 (135) 35 2023 Proposed in January 2018. Will be tallest building in Orlando after breaking ground, focusing on geriatric residential care.
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In 2023, DeSantis announced he would rename the district to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District instead of dissolving it, and replace five-board members which had been selected by Disney, with a new board with five members hand-picked by the governor. [10] This was approved by the Florida state legislature on February 9 and 10, 2023.