Building Permit and Inspection Utilization Report
Under authority of the State of Florida, a local municipality may provide a schedule of fees for the enforcement of the provisions of the Florida Building Code. Such fees (and penalties) may only be used for the direct costs and reasonable indirect costs associated with review of building plans, building inspections, reinspections, and building permit processing, building code enforcement, and fire inspections associated with new construction, as well as training costs associated with the enforcement of the Florida Building Code and enforcement action pertaining to unlicensed contractor activity to the extent not funded by other user fees. Pursuant to Florida Statute 553.80, the Town has provided a "building permit and inspection utilization report" below. It is divided in three separate tables each with its own header. The Town's fiscal year begins on October 1 annually and ends on September 30. The below information is composed of data from the most recently closed fiscal year; Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Direct and Indirect Costs incurred by the Town to enforce the Florida Building Code
| Cost Categories |
Dollar Value |
| Personnel Service Cost |
$79,155.61 |
| Operating Expenditures |
$90,867.19 |
Permit and Inspection Utilization Information
| Categories |
Figure |
| Building permit applications submitted |
295 |
| Building permit applications issued or approved |
295 |
| Building inspections and reinspections requested |
1167 |
| Building inspections and reinspections conducted |
1167 |
| Building inspections conducted by a private provider |
0 |
| Audits by the Town of private provider building inspections |
0 |
| Personnel dedicated by the Town to enforce the Florida Building Code, issue building permits and conduct inspections* |
1 |
| Other permissible activities for enforcing the Florida Building Code |
N/A |
Revenue from Fees for the enforcement of the Florida Building Code
| Categories |
Dollar Value |
| Revenue from fees |
$69,882.65 |
| Revenue from fines |
$2,456.90 |
| Investment earnings from fee and fine revenue |
$0.00 |
| Balance carried forward by Town at the beginning of the Fiscal Year |
$80,210.00 |
| Balance carried forward by Town at the end of the Fiscal Year |
$(17,473.14) |
| Balance refunded by Town |
N/A |
| Revenue derived from other sources, including general revenue |
$17,473.14 |
*Town of Orchid also utilizes contracted services in support of these activities, as well as in-house personnel that is not solely dedicated to the enforcement of the Florida Building Code.
