Replacement of existing windows, size for size only, without alterations to the opening, for a residential structure
Required Forms & Documents
All documentation: If applying in person, 2 original signed/sealed sets required; if applying online, 1 original signed/sealed set required
- Application for Window/Door/Shutters Permit
- Notice of Commencement (1 copy signed and recorded): Any improvement for which the direct contract price is greater than $5,000. Must be submitted prior to scheduling the first inspection.
- Drawings/Plans/Engineering: Drawing(s) showing location(s) of installation, egress/rescue openings, and sizes of the openings affected by the permit. Must convey the full extent of proposed work – legible and of sufficient clarity.
- Product Specifications: Please provide the complete number for materials (e.g. windows) to include the number after the decimal point – not the revision “R” number (i.e. 251 is the general number with several different configurations – complete number would be 251.1, etc.). Product approvals can be researched at floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_app_srch.aspx (FL #s) or miamidade.gov/building/pc-search_app.asp (NOA #s)
- Owner-Builder Permit Information: Please read this information about what and who may qualify for an Owner-Builder permit. An Owner-Builder Disclosure Statement Form must be completed.
- Window Size Requirements by Code Cycle in Charlotte County
- Opening Protection Exception: 2023 Florida Building Code 8th Edition
- Checklist for Residential Door, Window & Shutter Permit Application
- Top Residential Door, Window & Shutter Inspection Mistakes
- Top Residential Door, Window & Shutter Permit Application Mistakes
Fees
At Time of Application
- Building Flat: $90
- Surcharge: $4 if valuation is less than $50,000. If valuation is $50,000 or more, the surcharge = 0.025 x building fee
Note: Payments by check should be made payable to either "CCBCC" or Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners. Payments are also accepted by Mastercard or Visa credit or debit cards.
Eligible Licenses for This Permit
- Owner-Builder: Must not rent or sell the property within one (1) year of completion of the permit
- Certified Building
- Certified General
- Certified Residential
- Registered Building
- Registered General
- Registered Residential
- Local Carpentry
- Local Door Window and Garage Door
Department Reviews
- Intake/Sufficiency: A review of the application and its required documents to verify completeness for acceptance and payment of initial fees
- 50 Percent: Review of improvements proposed to be made to a building located in a flood zone so that a comparison can be made between the cost of new and past cumulative work to the market value of the building. If the cost of cumulative improvements or damage repair exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, the building must be brought up to current floodplain management standards.
- Building: A review of the proposed work to ensure that the structure will be in compliance with the applicable structural requirements of the Florida Building Code. This also includes wind loads.
Inspections
- Dependent upon the project location and scope of work. Inspections will show on job card.