Building Department

Mission

The Department of Building Safety serves to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public through interpretation and enforcement of current Land Development and Building Codes. This department additionally serves as the Business Licensing/Occupation Tax issuing and collection unit for the city.

Community Rating System Progress Report

View the Most Recent Progress Report (PDF)

Insurance Services Office (ISO)

Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS)

ISO is an independent statistical, rating, and advisory organization that serves the property/casualty insurance industry. ISO collects information on a community’s building-code adoption and enforcement services, analyzes the data, and then assigns a Building Code Effectiveness Classification from 1 to 10.

Class 1 represents exemplary commitment to building-code enforcement. The concept behind BCEGS is simple. Municipalities with well-enforced, up-to-date codes demonstrate better loss experience, and their citizen’s insurance rates can reflect that. The prospect of minimizing catastrophe related damage and ultimately lowering insurance costs gives communities an incentive to enforce their building codes rigorously.

Lynn Haven is (as of July 1, 2015) rated at ISO BCEGS Class 3 in all construction areas.

Effective Codes (as of January 1, 2021)

2017 National Electrical Code-NFPA 70
2020 Florida Building Code-Building
2020 Florida Building Code-Residential
2020 Florida Building Code-Plumbing
2020 Florida Building Code-Mechanical
2020 Florida Building Code-Fuel Gas
2020 Florida Fire Prevention Code-NFPA 1
2020 Florida Life Safety Code-NFPA 101
The City of Lynn Haven Unified Land Development Code

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Charles Vannatter

Building Official

Email Charles

More Information
Building Department

Email the Building Department

Physical Address
817 Ohio Ave.
Lynn Haven, FL 32444

817 Ohio Ave. Lynn Haven FL 32444

Directions

Phone: 850-265-2121 ext. 2135

Hours
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed on Saturday and Sunday

***In an effort to encourage the Health Department’s recommendation of social distancing, contractors are recommended to submit all permit applications, and plans for review via email. All attachments must be in PDF format. We are experiencing a higher amount of emails than usual due to this process. We appreciate your patience at this time and will be back in touch as soon as possible. All requests will be handled on a first-come/first-served basis. If you need to submit plans in person please use the drop box available in front of the Customer Service Center located at 817 Ohio Ave.

Any emailed requests received when the office is closed will be processed on the soonest available business day. Please note, the Building Department is closed for all City recognized holidays available here: https://www.cityoflynnhaven.com/276/City-Holidays ***

Directory
Inspection Requests

Email Inspection Requests

Phone: 850-265-2121 ext. 2135
Please submit Requests for Building Inspections via email, and be sure to include the following information:
- Type of Inspection
- Address of Property
- Name and Phone Number of Contact Person
- Any Additional Information, Such as Lock Box Code
***Please allow up to 24 business hours to process inspection requests. All requests will be handled on a first come/first served basis. Any emailed requests received when the office is closed will be processed on the soonest available business day. Please note, the Building Department is closed for all City recognized holidays.***

Building Department

Mission

Community Rating System Progress Report

Insurance Services Office (ISO)

Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS)

Contact Us

Charles Vannatter

Building Department

Inspection Requests