​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Broward County Building Code Division is committed to the safety and health of our Customers, Partners, Employees, and the Community at large. ​

Broward County Building Code Division is located at:

2307 W. Broward Boulevard., Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312​​

​Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-3:30PM (closed on County-observed holidays)​


​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Notice of Fee Increase

​​Please be advised that a fee increase for all new contractor and journeyman licensing applications and contractor and journeyman license renewals will take effect on January 1, 2025. 
  • Contractor’s licensing application or renewal will now be processed at the rate of $450.00. 
  • Journeyman’s application fee will be $225.00, and the renewal rate is increased to $120.00. 
  • Grandfathered letter fee will be at $50.00 for each license to be grandfathered to the State of Florida. 
  • Change of status application fee will be $350.00. 
  • ​Letter of reciprocity will be $50.00 for each letter​​​​​​

No Tree Timmer Certificate of Competency (License)

Broward County no longer requires Tree Trimming contractors to hold a Certificate of Competency (License) as of July 1, 2025 due to the changes taking affect with Florida House of Representatives HB 735. This also includes the requirement for the Broward County Extension Education for Tree Trimming Training Couse and passing the examination from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) or the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA)​​.  

Broward County and the Resilient Environement Department (RED) encourages anyone operating as a tree trimmer to attend the education on properly maintaing our beautiful trees here in south Florida by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)​ or the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA)​​.  


Florida Senate Bill HB735

The Florida Senate has passed, and the Florida State Governor signed  House Bill 735 . House Bill 735 states that specific “Certificate of Competency" licenses issued by local jurisdictions, including those related to construction occupations, will be prohibited after July 1, 2025.  For more information about this regulation and a list of preempted and remaining  licenses (certificate of competency) please visit the Broward County HB735 page  of this website.​


​​​​​

Broward County Central Examining Board Meetings

If you are applying to become a contractor and are denied, you can request to appear before the Board for review.  You may also receive a request to appear before the Board if you have a received a violation or have failed any requirement of the Certificate of Competency. Please reference your trade field and the Central Examining Board​​ schedule. ​





​​BMSD Zoning 

The Urban Planning Division administers the ​​Broward County Zoning Code, Chapter 39, of the Broward County Code of Ordinances which applies only to the BMSD and the unincorporated areas of Broward County. If your property or business is located within a Broward County municipality you need to contact that municipality for their specific Zoning regulations.  Services include:

  • Site Plan Review

  • Certificate of Use

  • Variances

  • Rental Registration


​Code Enforcement promotes compliance with community standards through enforcement of applicable zoning codes and regulations in the Broward County Code of Ordinances​ in the BMSD neighborhoods.  Services include enforcement of:





​​Broward County Building  Code Municipality Services

Broward County Building codecurrently has22 Inter-Local Service Agreements in place to provide building code services and process cases beforeBroward County’s Unsafe StructuresBoard andwith TheBroward County School Board​and the following municipalities:​


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​