Application - Miscellaneous – Cape Coral, FL

The Application - Miscellaneous is the City of Cape Coral Building Division form on which a contractor applies for a permit to do the work and installation described on the form, for the property and owner identified on it.

The two-page form collects contractor information (business name, license holder, City and State license numbers, contact details), property information (owner, site address, Strap #, Block/Lot, existing and proposed use, setback distances, zoning, foundation, corner lot and waterfront status), a lawn irrigation section, and the project valuation. It then carries the contractor's certification, an owner's affidavit, an owner's electronic submission statement, a warning about recording a notice of commencement, and a notary block.

By signing, the applicant certifies that no work has started before the permit is issued, that the work will meet the laws regulating construction, and that they accept responsibility for compliance with the current Florida Building Code and for payment of all legally constituted fees, including review fees, permit fees and impact fees. The form states that a separate permit must be secured for electrical work, plumbing, signs, wells, pools, furnaces, boilers, heaters, tanks and air conditioners.

The Permit Document Center lists this form alongside other applications, such as Application - Addition/Remodel, Application - Trade, Application - Pool, Application - Marine Improvement and Application - Enclosure/Fence, which are used for other project types. The final block, FOR OFFICE USE ONLY, is completed by the city.

The main users are contractors who apply for a City of Cape Coral permit for work that falls under the Application - Miscellaneous. The form is written from the contractor's side: the contractor certifies that a contract exists with the owner or agent of the property and that the owner has been made aware of the Homebuyers Protection Act provisions. The property owner also has a part: the owner's affidavit and the notarized signature block.

The city's Permit Document Center lists this application for many project types, including antenna/tower, captains walk, free-standing carport, concrete slab, miscellaneous demolition, fire alarm, fire line, fire sprinkler, fuel tank, garage door replacement, gazebo, generator/transfer switch, lawn irrigation, LP/natural gas system or tank, pergola, solar, shed, shutter/awning, skylight, tiki/chickee hut, walk-in cooler, window/door replacement and wood deck on land.

The form itself says a separate permit must be secured for electrical work, plumbing, signs, wells, pools, furnaces, boilers, heaters, tanks and air conditioners. Other project types, such as additions and remodels, fences and enclosures, pools, marine improvements and re-sod, are listed with different applications, so check the Permit Document Center category for your work before choosing this form.

File the Application - Miscellaneous before any work begins. The form has the applicant certify that no work or installation has commenced before the permit is issued, and the permit is issued by the Building Clerk after the approvals shown in the office-use block.

The form carries its own warning about timing for the notice of commencement: it must be recorded and posted on the job site before the first inspection, and the owner who intends to obtain financing is told to consult a lender or an attorney before starting work or recording it. The Permit Document Center says the Notice of Commencement applies when the value of the project is $2,500 or more for most of the project types that use this application, and $7,500 or more for air conditioning change-outs. The form prints no other deadline and no processing time.

The form names no mailing address, online portal, e-mail address or appointment rule, so the channel is not printed on it. It is an application to the City of Cape Coral Building Division, and the city publishes it, with the guidelines for each project type, in its Permit Document Center on the city website.

What the form does show about the process:

• Payment: the top of page 1 has a Payment method line, and the signature block confirms that review fees, permit fees and impact fees apply. The form states no amounts; ask the Building Division for current fees.
• Signature: the applicant's signature must be notarized, so the notary block is completed when the application is signed.
• Approvals: the FOR OFFICE USE ONLY block records building, zoning, species, fire and surface water approvals, release by the Permit Tracker, and issue by the Building Clerk, who assigns the permit number and the issue and expiration dates.

Use the guideline the Permit Document Center lists for your project type to confirm what the division expects with the application. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels of the City of Cape Coral Building Division.