Cleaning Up After The Storms

Building and Development Permits

While Florida was bracing for the impact of Hurricane Irma, Governor Rick Scott issued Executive Order No. 17-235, declaring a state of emergency for all 67 of Florida's counties. Due to the potential for impact on building development, all declarations of a state of emergency have the effect of, among other things, extending the expiration dates of many types of building and development permits issued from state and local jurisdictions.

Section 252.363, Florida Statutes provides, in part, that permits and other authorizations are extended for the length of the state of emergency and for an additional six months thereafter. The extension applies to the expiration date of a development order, building permits, permits issued by the FDEP or the Water Management District, and the buildout date of a development of regional impact (DRI), including any extension of a buildout date that was previously granted.