Application Information: Window/ Door Replacement & Shutter Installation

Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department

BUILDING CODE SERVICES DIVISION | BUILDING PERMITTING

2307 West Broward Boulevard, Suite #300 • Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 • 954-765-4400 • Broward.org/Building

Broward County Board of County Commissioners

Mark D. Bogen • Lamar P. Fisher • Beam Furr • Steve Geller • Dale V.C. Holness • Nan H. Rich • Tim Ryan • Barbara Sharief • Michael Udine

Broward.org

APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR

WINDOWS/DOORS REPLACEMENT

SHUTTER INSTALLATION

1. You are required to have two (2) complete sets of building plans that include the following:

• All appropriate Notices of Acceptance (product approval).

• A floor plan sketch indicating the windows to be replaced or the shutters to be installed.

• A completed Permit Application which must show the total job value for construction including

labor and materials.

• If you are a contractor applying for a permit you will be required to submit proof of Worker’s

Compensation Insurance. Such proof of compensation must be evidenced by a certificate of

coverage issued by the carrier, a valid exemption certificate approved by the department, or a copy

of the employer's authority to self-insure and shall be presented each time the employer applies for

a building permit.

• If you are a homeowner applying for a permit, you will be required to complete an Owner/Builder

Affidavit, in the presence of Permitting Staff and provide state-issued identification (Example:

Florida Driver License).

2. If your project meets the criteria in the attached document, you may submit your plans for review. If

they do not meet the criteria your plans must be designed by a State of Florida Registered

Architect/Engineer.

2. After your plans have been reviewed, which can take up to 15 business days, you will be contacted to

either, pick up your plans and address the corrections/changes that are required, or you will be

informed that your permit is ready to be issued.

3. If your job is valued at $2500 or more, upon issuance of your permit you will be required to file a

Notice of Commencement. The Notice of Commencement must be filed with Records, Taxes and

Treasury Division (RTT) located at 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room #114, Ft. Lauderdale. A copy

of the Notice of Commencement containing the filing stamp from RTT is to be submitted to Building

Code Services Division, prior to the first inspection. For further information, please call (954)831-4000

or send an email to [email protected].

(See reverse for updated requirement information)

Retrofit of Windows, Doors, Garage Doors, Shutters, and Skylights

FBC 2004 Existing Building, Alteration Level 1

At the Board of Rules and Appeals meeting of February 9, 2006, an interpretation was approved for Retrofit of

Windows, Doors, Garage Doors, Shutters and Skylights, of the 2004 Florida Building Code as follows:

1. Window or door buck inspections are not required the buck shall comply with Section 1714.5.4.1

specifically, unless otherwise tested, buck shall extend beyond the entire face of the window of door

frame such that full support of the frame is provided.

2. A Florida Professional Engineer or Architect may modify the buck with fasteners as specified in a

Notice of Acceptance. Such modification must be documented with a signed and sealed letter or

drawing.

3. To obtain the required design pressure for a specific opening at a specific site, an individual must

utilize one of the following and submit documentation as indicated.

a. A site specific (signed and sealed) by a Florida Professional Engineer or Architect, indicating

the location of all retro openings and the required design pressure.

b. A site-specific plan (not sealed) indicating the location of all openings accompanied by a worst-

case design pressure chart (signed and sealed) prepared by a Florida P.E. or Architect.

c. A site-specific plan (not sealed) indicating the location of all openings and indicating the

required design pressure based on FBC table 1609.6(b & d) FRC Table R301.2.2 (2 & 3) for

windows, doors, shutters, and skylights and table 1609.6E for garage doors.

Note: FBC Table 1609.6 (b & d) and FRC Table 1609 R301.2.2 (2 & 3) and 1609.6E has been

adopted for retrofit windows, doors, shutters and skylights (only with a permit application date

preceding September 1, 1994*, and is limited to building with a roof mean height of 30’.

4. Required design pressure is required to meet FBC Table 1609.6 (b & d) FRC Table R301.2.2 (2 & 3)

or ASCE-7-02 for windows, doors, shutters and skylights and 1609.6E for garage doors.

Note: FBC Table 1609.6 (b & d) FRC Table R301.2.2 (2 & 3) 1609.6E may be used to

determine wind pressure for retrofit of windows, door, garage doors and skylights, but only on

buildings with a permit application prior to September 1, 2004, * and shall be limited to

buildings with a maximum roof mean height of 30’.

*Buildings with a permit application date on or after September 1, 1994, design measures were required to be

shown on plans, should be used for retro.

EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 20, 2020

MeanRoofHeight

TributaryArea

10 20 35 50 100 500

WallPositivePressure

38.0 36.2 34.9 34.0 32.3 28.3

40.3 38.5 37.0 36.1 34.3 30.1

Zone4NegativePressure

‐41.2 ‐39.5 ‐38.1 ‐37.2 ‐35.5 ‐31.5

‐43.7 ‐41.9 ‐40.5 ‐39.5 ‐37.7 ‐33.5

38.6 ‐48.2

Zone5NegativePressure

‐50.8 ‐47.4 ‐44.6 ‐42.9 ‐39.5 ‐31.5

‐54.0 ‐50.4 ‐47.4 ‐45.6 ‐41.9 ‐33.5

37.4 ‐45.7

MeanRoofHeight

35.4 ‐41.8

TributaryArea

10 20 35 50 100 500 10 20 35 50 100 500 38.7 ‐48.3

WallPositivePressure

42.3

40.4 38.8

37.8 35.9 31.5 43.9 41.9 40.3 39.3 37.3 32.8 37.0 ‐45.0

Zone4NegativePressure

‐45.8 ‐43.9 ‐42.4 ‐41.4 ‐39.5 ‐35.1 ‐47.6 ‐45.7 ‐44.1 ‐43.1 ‐41.1 ‐36.5 41.8 ‐54.6

Zone5NegativePressure

‐56.6 ‐52.8 ‐49.7 ‐47.8 ‐43.9 ‐35.1 ‐58.8 ‐54.7 ‐51.7 ‐49.6 ‐45.7 ‐36.5 39.8 ‐50.6

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EffectiveWindArea

RoofandWallZoneChartDiagrams

WallPressureChart FlatRoofUpliftChart GableRoofUpliftChart HipRoofUpliftChart

WallPressureForAllRoofTypes Garage/DoorPressures

15Ft 20Ft <=30Ft

InstructionsonhowtousetheseCharts:DetermineMeanRoofHeight,h ,whichistopofroofforflatroofsorthemeanroofheightforpitchedroofs.Findyourleast

horizontaldimensionforyourbuilding,notincludingaoverhangifitoccurs.Calculatethevalueof,a ,=10%ofleasthorizontaldimensionor0.4*h,whicheveris

smaller,butnotlessthaneither4%ofleasthorizontaldimensionor3feet.Ifyourroofheightislessthan30feet,butnotexactly15,20,or25feet,youwillneedtogo

tothenexthigherroofheight.IfyourMeanFoofHeightishigherthan30feet,thesechartsdonotapply.Reviewthediagramwhichillustratethewallandroofzones

anddeterminethewindzoneinwhichthecomponentislocated.Determinethetributaryareaofthecomponent.Ifthetributaryareafallsinbetweenvalues,usethe

valueofthesmallertributaryarea.Selectthepositiveandnegativewindpressurescorrespondingtothewallorroofzonewhereyourcomponentislocated.Door

pressuresshownareforthemostcommondoorsizesandareworstcaseforheights<=30Feet.

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BrowardCountyFenestrationVoluntaryWindLoadChart*

PerASCE7‐16Part1andFBC(2020)forRetrofittinginAccordancewithFormalInterpretation#24

ForDetachedOne‐andTwofamilydwellingsandMultipleSingle‐FamilyDwellings(Townhouses)withMeanRoofHeight≤30feet

Wind170mph(3‐secondgust)/ExposureC**/Kd=0.85/Kzt=1.0/PressuresareinPSF/NotforuseinCoastal(Exposure'D'areas)

* UsingAllowableStressDesignmethodology(P=0.6w)/**ExposureCorDshallbedeterminedaccordingtoASCE7‐16Section26.7

(ExposureCategories)

Positive Negative

25Ft 30Ft 14 14

Width Height

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Positive*

15.4/38.0 Positive 23.2 Positive 23.2 Positive 34.7 Positive 28.3 Positive 28.3

Zone Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang

1 ‐60.5 1,2e

‐70.1 ‐80.4 ‐54.0 ‐64.3 ‐63.7 ‐83.6 1 ‐63.7 ‐74.0 ‐50.8 ‐60.8

1' ‐34.8 2n&2r

‐102 ‐113 ‐86.2 ‐96.5 ‐70.1 ‐90.1 2e ‐89.4 ‐99.7 ‐70.1 ‐79.0

2 ‐79.8 3e

‐102 ‐132 ‐86.2 ‐116 ‐86.7 ‐107 2r ‐83.0 ‐93.3 ‐70.1 ‐79.0

3* ‐109 3r

‐122 ‐151 ‐102 ‐128 ‐70.1 ‐90.1 3 ‐89.4 ‐119 ‐70.1 ‐95.3

Positive*

16.4/40.3

Positive

24.6 Positive 24.6 Positive 36.9 Positive 30.1 Positive 30.1

Zone Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang

1 ‐64.2 1,2e

‐74.5 ‐85.4 ‐57.4 ‐68.3 ‐67.7 ‐88.9 1 ‐67.6 ‐78.6 ‐54.0 ‐64.6

1' ‐36.9 2n&2r

‐109 ‐120 ‐91.5 ‐102 ‐74.5 ‐95.7 2e ‐95.0 ‐106 ‐74.5 ‐84.0

2 ‐84.8 3e

‐109 ‐140 ‐91.5 ‐123 ‐92.1 ‐113 2r ‐88.1 ‐99.1 ‐74.5 ‐84.0

3* ‐116 3r

‐129 ‐161 ‐108 ‐136 ‐74.5 ‐95.7 3 ‐95.0 ‐126 ‐74.5 ‐101

Positive*

17.2/42.3

Positive

25.8 Positive 25.8 Positive 38.7 Positive 31.5 Positive 31.5

Zone Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang

1 ‐67.3 1,2e

‐78.1 ‐89.5 ‐60.2 ‐71.6 ‐70.9 ‐93.1 1 ‐70.9 ‐82.4 ‐58.6 ‐67.7

1' ‐38.7 2n&2r

‐114 ‐125 ‐96 ‐107 ‐78.1 ‐100 2e ‐99.6 ‐111 ‐78.1 ‐88.0

2 ‐88.8 3e

‐114 ‐147 ‐96 ‐129 ‐96.6 ‐119 2r ‐92.4 ‐104 ‐78.1 ‐88.0

3* ‐121 3r

‐135 ‐168 ‐113 ‐143 ‐78.1 ‐100 3 ‐99.6 ‐133 ‐78.1 ‐106

Positive*

17.9/43.9

Positive

26.8 Positive 26.8

Positive 40.2 Positive 32.8 Positive

32.8

Zone Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Roof Overhang Zone Roof Overhang Roof Overhang

1 ‐70.0 1,2e

‐81.1 ‐93.1 ‐62.6 ‐74.5 ‐73.7 ‐96.8 1 ‐73.7 ‐85.6 ‐58.8 ‐70.4

1' ‐40.2 2n&2r

‐118 ‐130 ‐99.8 ‐112 ‐81.1 ‐104 2e ‐103 ‐115 ‐81.1 ‐91.4

2 ‐92.3 3e

‐118 ‐153 ‐99.8 ‐134 ‐100 ‐123 2r ‐96.0 ‐108 ‐81.1 ‐91.4

3* ‐126 3r

‐141 ‐175 ‐118 ‐148 ‐81.1 ‐104

3 ‐103 ‐138 ‐81.1 ‐110

SIMPLIFIEDROOFUPLIFTCHARTFORROOFINGAPPLICATIONS

Thissimplifiedchartrepresentstheworstcasewindpressuresforthevariousroofslopesandheights.ThischartisbasedonaTributaryArea=10SFwhichisrequiredfor

roofingapplications.Iftheroofheightislessthan30feet,butnotexactly15,20,or25feet,youwillneedtogotothenexthigherroofheight.Ifyourroofheightishigher

than30feet,thesechartsdonotapply.RefertoRoofChartDiagramsonPage1forRoofZoneLocations

MeanRoofHeight=15Feet

FlatRoof GableRoof1.51to4:12 GableRoof4.1to6:12 GableRoof6.1:to12:12 HipRoof1.51to4:12 HipRoof4.1to6:12

MeanRoofHeight=20Feet

FlatRoof GableRoof1.51to4:12 GableRoof4.1to6:12 GableRoof6.1:to12:12 HipRoof1.51to4:12 HipRoof4.1to6:12

MeanRoofHeight=25Feet

FlatRoof GableRoof1.51to4:12 GableRoof4.1to6:12 GableRoof6.1:to12:12 HipRoof1.51to4:12 HipRoof4.1to6:12

* IfParapet>=3FtoccursaroundentirebuildingusethesameZone2pressureforZone3andusethehigherpositivepressureshown

MeanRoofHeight=30Feet

FlatRoof GableRoof1.51to4:12 GableRoof4.1to6:12

GableRoof6.1:to12:12 HipRoof1.51to4:12 HipRoof4.1to6:12

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