Certificate of Compliance for Florida Private-Provider Projects
The Certificate of Compliance is the document FCC files after the required private-provider inspection scope is complete. It matters at closeout, but it does not mean every remaining jurisdiction item disappears or the permit closes automatically the second FCC is done.
553.791
Florida Statute
Final Step
COC In FCC Scope
Local
Retained Items Stay With Jurisdiction
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Building Department Registrations
What is the Certificate of Compliance in a Florida private-provider project?
In a Florida private-provider workflow under F.S. 553.791, the Certificate of Compliance is the document FCC files with the building department after the required FCC inspection scope is complete. It tells the jurisdiction the private-provider inspection portion of the job has been completed. It does not replace the permit application, does not replace the NTBO, and does not guarantee immediate closeout if zoning, fire, public works, utilities, or other jurisdiction-retained items are still outstanding.
What the COC actually is
The Certificate of Compliance is a closeout document tied to the private-provider inspection scope.
- FCC files the COC with the building department after the required FCC inspection scope is complete.
- It confirms the private-provider inspection portion of the project has reached the point where FCC can certify compliance.
- It is part of the closeout record, not a replacement for the permit file or the building department.
When FCC files it
The timing is simple: not at permit issuance, not at the first passed inspection, and not just because the job looks done.
- FCC files the COC after the required private-provider inspections for FCC's scope are complete.
- Inspection results are transmitted during the job; the COC comes at the end of the required FCC inspection scope.
- If the project still has incomplete FCC inspection items, the COC is not ready yet.
What can still delay closeout
This is the part teams need to separate clearly. FCC can finish its scope and the job can still have local loose ends.
- Jurisdiction-retained items such as zoning, fire, utilities, drainage, public works, landscaping, or similar local requirements can still hold up final closeout.
- FCC does not pull permits, file permit applications, or file the NTBO.
- A filed COC does not mean every condition outside FCC's scope has already been cleared by the jurisdiction.
The clean way to explain this page is simple: the COC closes out FCC's required private-provider inspection scope. It does not erase whatever still belongs to the contractor, permit team, or the local jurisdiction.
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