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Southwest Florida Service Area

Southwest Florida Private Provider Inspections and Plan Review

Freedom Code Compliance is a licensed Florida private provider serving Southwest Florida building departments such as Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples, Collier County and Lee County, which covers unincorporated Lehigh Acres. Contractors get plan review, back in hours on single-family homes, and live or offline virtual inspections in the myFCC app.

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Coverage

Building departments we serve in Southwest Florida

We list only the building departments where FCC is taking new projects today. Not sure which one covers your job address? Check the coverage map or call us. Coverage map · (772) 222-6679

Charlotte County

Collier County

Glades County

  • Glades County(unincorporated areas)
  • Moore Haven(through the county building department)

Hendry County

Lee County

Sarasota County

Local Detail

Working in Southwest Florida

Lee County, Cape Coral and Fort Myers

Lee County has several separate building departments. The county department covers unincorporated areas such as Lehigh Acres, while Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel each run their own. FCC works with every one of them, so confirm which department covers your job address; the myFCC workflow is the same for all of them.

Naples, Marco Island and Collier County

A Naples mailing address doesn't always mean the City of Naples: much of the area is unincorporated Collier County, which has its own building department. FCC serves both, along with Marco Island. Not every Collier community is on our list, so check your building department against the list on this page before you submit.

Charlotte and Sarasota counties

FCC works with Charlotte County and Punta Gorda, and with Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Venice and North Port. Longboat Key's building department covers the whole key, which sits partly in Sarasota County and partly in Manatee County.

Hendry and Glades counties

Inland, FCC serves Hendry County with Clewiston and LaBelle, and Glades County with Moore Haven. On rural jobs out here, a virtual inspection means nobody waits on an inspector's drive time.

How It Works

How FCC works in Southwest Florida

  1. 01

    Submit plans in myFCC

    Create a myFCC account and upload your plans. FCC reviews them for Florida Building Code compliance: single-family reviews come back in hours, multifamily and commercial in 1–2 days.

  2. 02

    Get stamped plans back

    If the plans pass, FCC returns stamped plans and the private provider paperwork in myFCC; if not, you get clear comments to fix and resubmit. Your team then submits the permit and files the Notice to Building Official (NTBO) with the building department.

  3. 03

    Inspect in the myFCC app

    When the work is ready, request a live inspection in the myFCC mobile app. You're matched with a licensed inspector in minutes and get the result before the video call ends. The myFCC system can route eligible scopes offline instead: GPS-tagged, timestamped photos and video, with results in minutes.

  4. 04

    Results go to the building department

    FCC sends passed inspection results to the building department and files the Certificate of Compliance once the required FCC inspections are complete. Zoning, fire, public works and other retained inspections stay with the jurisdiction.

Live virtual inspections happen in the myFCC mobile app, listed as myFCC by Freedom Code on the App Store and Google Play.

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Permits

Need the permit itself moved faster?

A permit expediter speeds up the permit itself: application prep, submission and follow-up with the building department. FCC speeds up plan review and inspections as your private provider, and never pulls, runs or expedites permits. Pick the expediter you want from FCC's permit partners.

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FAQ

Southwest Florida FAQs

Does FCC do private provider inspections in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres?
Yes. FCC is registered with the City of Fort Myers, the City of Cape Coral and the Lee County building department, which covers unincorporated areas such as Lehigh Acres. Request inspections in the myFCC app when the work is ready: a licensed inspector runs a live video inspection, or the myFCC system routes an eligible scope to an offline photo and video review.
Is there a private provider for Naples and Bonita Springs?
Yes. FCC serves the City of Naples, Collier County and the City of Bonita Springs for private provider plan review and virtual inspections. Many Naples addresses sit in unincorporated Collier County rather than the city, so confirm which building department covers your job address before you submit.
Can I use one private provider for jobs in several Southwest Florida counties?
Yes. One myFCC account covers every building department FCC serves, so a builder with jobs in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties submits plans and requests inspections the same way on each job. The building departments FCC serves in each county are listed on this page.
Does FCC pull permits in Southwest Florida?
No. Your team applies for the permit, or hires a permit expediter to run it, and files the Notice to Building Official (NTBO). A permit expediter speeds up the permit itself. FCC speeds up plan review and inspections as your private provider and sends passed results to the building department. To pick an expediter, see FCC's permit partners.
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Ready to Start a Project in Southwest Florida?

Submit plans in myFCC for a review in hours on single-family homes, then request inspections in the app when the work is ready.

Get StartedCall (772) 222-6679