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Lee County’s new building official reports 54 May permits, says county will use ICC codes
Summary
Joe Bay, the county's new building official, told the Facilities Maintenance Committee he processed 54 permits in May valued at about $1.6 million, said Lee County will adopt International Code Council (ICC) standards and described plans for permitting software and contractor inspection expectations.
Joe Bay, Lee County’s newly appointed building official, told the Facilities Maintenance Committee that the county issued 54 permits in May with a total valuation of $1,599,159.15 and collected $4,444.58 in permit fees.
Bay said the county will implement building-code inspections and process permits under the International Code Council (ICC) framework, noting that older BOCA codes have been replaced. "The Boca doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the International Code Council," Bay said. He added that the committee will decide which ICC versions and local exemptions to adopt.
Bay described operational changes he is implementing: he plans to require contractors to notify the building office for inspections and is preparing a contractor-facing list of inspection expectations and timelines covering footings, foundations, framing, rough trade inspections, insulation and final occupancy checks. He also said he is evaluating cloud-based permitting software that would track permitting and mapping and reduce reliance on spreadsheets.
Bay said possible state grant funding could help pay for permitting software but noted that available federal funds did not materialize. He offered to return with implementation details and asked the committee for input as the office develops code-adoption recommendations.
Committee members responded positively and offered to assist. No formal vote on code-adoption or software purchase occurred at the meeting.
