Building Services

Florida Building Code Changes Effective December 31, 2017

The Florida Building Commission has set a tentative effective date of December 31st, 2017 for the Florida Building Code 6th Edition. To view the current draft of the Florida Building Code 6th edition, please click HERE or go to floridabuilding.org and click on Florida Building Code>Draft-6th Edition (2017) FBC.

To see the summary code comparison between the Florida Building Code 5th and 6th Editions, please click HERE

Building Inspection Information

Inspections May be scheduled online at http://etrakit.fortmyersbeachfl.gov/etrakit3/
Remember all re-inspection fees must be paid prior to requesting an inspection. Payments are received in Town Hall M-F 8:30am-4:30pm or by phone at (239) 765-0202 ext. 1350.

If an inspection is requested before 4:00pm, the inspector should be on site the following work day. If you need to reach the inspector on the day of the inspection, please call (239) 533-5801 between 7:30am-8:00am.