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Commission approves inspections and repair standards for older condominiums
Summary
Ordinance 13-2025, tied to 2025 Florida House Bill 913 and F.S. 553.899, was presented and adopted; it requires milestone inspections for certain older condominiums and sets repair and reporting processes.
The City Commission adopted Ordinance 13-2025 on Nov. 18, 2025, updating Chapter 65 of the city code to add milestone inspection requirements for residential condominium buildings of three or more habitable stories that are 30 years or older. The ordinance references compliance with 2025 Florida House Bill 913 as codified in F.S. Section 553.899.
Marisa Barmby presented the proposal to the commission. The ordinance text describes required milestone inspections and follow-up inspections every 10 years, repair requirements for buildings found to have substantial structural damage, and an administrative process for recording and reporting inspection results. Commissioner Caitlin Bolender moved to adopt the ordinance; Commissioner Randy Huckabee seconded, and the motion passed with all members voting AYE.
Minutes label this item as a "first reading," but the record shows a motion and unanimous vote to adopt the ordinance on the same meeting date. The minutes do not specify an implementation schedule beyond language in the ordinance text or provide an effective date in the discussion notes.
