Master File

RESIDENTIAL MASTER FILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MASTER FILE APPLICATION

(Florida Statute 553.794)

PART I- APPLYING FOR MASTER FILING- F.S. 553.794(3)

To obtain a master building permit, a builder must submit the following information to the local building department:

• A completed master building permit application.
• A general construction plan:
  • Plans are to be submitted electronically or submitted in paper format, and be a minimum of 11 inches by 17 inches. All general construction plan pages, documents, and drawings, must be signed and sealed by the design professional of record, along with a written acknowledgment from the design professional that the plan pages, documents, and drawings contained within the master building permit application will be used for future site-specific building permit applications. The design professional of record must be a licensed engineer or architect.
  • Shall include left-hand and right-hand building orientations, including floor plans.
  • Shall include a model design which may include up to four alternate exterior elevations, each containing the same living space footprint. The model design may not contain more than three alternate garage layouts, with each garage layout limited to accommodating no more than three cars, include a foundation plan, and contain a truss layout sheet for each exterior elevation that is compatible with the roof plan.
  • Must show typical wall sections from the foundation to the roof.
  • Must contain a complete set of applicable electrical, plumbing, fuel gas, and mechanical plans.
  • Must contain window, door, and glazed opening impact protection device schedules, if applicable.
  • Must meet any other requirements of the local building department.
  • Truss specifications, signed and sealed by the truss design engineer. The design professional of record must stamp and sign the truss layout sheet, as reviewed and approved, for each model design.
  • Energy performance calculations for all building orientations. The calculations must consider worst-case scenarios for the relevant climate zone and must include component and cladding U-factors and SHGC values.
  • Product approvals for all windows, pedestrian doors, garage doors, glazed opening impact protection devices, truss anchors, roof underlayment, roof coverings, soffits, siding, and any other applicable fenestrations. The design professional of record must stamp and sign all product approvals, as reviewed and approved, for use with each model design.

PART II- REVISIONS TO MASTER BUILDING PERMIT- F.S. 553.794(6)

Once a master building permit has been approved, a local building department:

• May not allow structural revisions to the master building.
• May allow limited nonstructural revisions to the master building so long as any revised floor plan is submitted to and approved by the local building department.
• May accept limited field revisions, as determined by the local building department.

Notes:

• Master File Approval: After the plans have been approved for master filing, the applicant will receive a copy of the approved master file plans stamped by The Town of Lady Lake Building Department. Applicant will be responsible for making copies of approved master file plans.
• Master File Revisions: After the plan review process is completed, plan review comments will be available to the applicant. Applicant will address review comments and submit revisions as needed.
• Master File Re-submission: Every building code cycle (approximately 3 years), applicant shall re-submit new sets of master file drawings designed and certified in compliance with the latest edition of the Florida Building Code.

PART III- SITE-SPECIFIC BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS- F.S. 553.794(7)

Once a master building permit is approved, the builder is only required to submit the following information for each site-specific building permit application for a single-family or two-family dwelling or townhome:

• A completed site-specific building permit application that includes the master building permit number and identifies the model design to be built, including elevation and garage style.
• Signed and sealed copy of the lot or parcel survey or site plan, as applicable. The survey or site plan must indicate the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood zone, base flood elevation, and minimum finished floor elevation and must conform to local zoning regulations. Lot or parcel drainage indicators must be shown along with site elevations.
• An affidavit by the licensed engineer of record affirming that the master building permit is a true and correct copy of the master building permit on file with the local building department. The affidavit must reference the master building permit number. The licensed engineer of record must affirm that the master building permit will conform to soil conditions on the specific site. Complete mechanical drawings of the model design, including HVAC heating and cooling load calculations and equipment specifications.
• Specific information that was not included in the master building permit application addressing the HVAC system design, including duct design and heating and cooling load calculations.

The contractor will be responsible for having an approved copy of the plans including the lot specific plan on the job site for the inspector