Window/Door/Shutter Worksheet – Cape Coral, FL

The Window/Door/Shutter Worksheet is the City of Cape Coral Building Division worksheet on which a contractor lists every window, door or shutter opening of a project and shows that its tested design pressures meet the wind-pressure requirement for that opening.

Each row of the worksheet holds an opening number, room name, window/door/shutter type, opening width and height, the FL or NOA number and the tested design pressures (+/-). The form states that Cape Coral wind speed is V=160ult, Exposure C, unless the engineering supplied by a Florida-registered Design Professional says otherwise. Manufacturer's engineering provides the installation details and the contractor marks the details used. The egress location is noted on the floor plan.

The worksheet also carries the city's explanation of the design pressure requirement. Exposure categories B, C and D describe the terrain upwind of the opening, and the design pressures of replacement openings must meet or exceed (more positive or more negative) the minimum found by one of two methods: tested pressures checked against the FBC R301.2(2) and R301.2(3) table, or wind load calculations based on ASCE 7-16 or site-specific engineering.

The city's Permit Document Center also lists separate residential guidelines for size-for-size replacement and for new or modified openings; the worksheet is a different document from those guidelines. The printed revision is Rev 6/15/21, and the form notes that guidelines are subject to change without notice.

The people who use this worksheet are the contractors and owners preparing a permit package with the City of Cape Coral Building Division for window or door replacement, or for shutters and awnings. The city lists the worksheet under both the Shutter / Awning and the Window / Door Replace categories of the documents required for permits.

Points the form itself states:

• The form asks for a company name and says the contractor marks the installation details used.
• The two design pressure methods apply to window or door replacements on structures with a mean roof height of 60 feet or lower.
• Exposure C applies unless Exposure B or D applies; the form says riverfront property in Cape Coral is generally Exposure D.
• Where the engineering supplied by a Florida-registered Design Professional indicates a different wind speed or exposure, that engineering governs over the printed default.

The worksheet does not state who may sign it or act for the applicant. For the rest of the permit requirements, read the city's guideline for your type of work in the Permit Document Center.

Complete the worksheet when you prepare the permit package for window or door replacement, or for shutters or awnings, because the city lists it among the documents required for permits in those categories. The form prints no separate due date.

Have the product information first: the manufacturer's literature with the tested design pressures and the Florida approval number or NOA for every opening. If you cannot meet the minimum calculated design pressures, you also need the wind load calculations or site-specific engineering before the worksheet is complete. The city's page does not give a processing time for the worksheet. The printed revision is Rev 6/15/21 and the form says guidelines are subject to change without notice, so check the Permit Document Center for the current version before you start.

The worksheet itself prints no mailing address, portal or appointment rule. It is one of the documents the City of Cape Coral lists in its Permit Document Center as required for permits in the Shutter / Awning and Window / Door Replace categories, so it goes with the permit package for that work.

• Where to find the requirements: the Permit Document Center at https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/development_services/permitting_services_division/permit_document_center.php lists the application and guideline for each type of work.
• What goes with the worksheet: the manufacturer's literature and Florida approval numbers or NOAs, or the signed and sealed calculations or engineering, as the method you check requires.

Follow the submission instructions in the City of Cape Coral Building Division guideline for your type of work. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the city's channels.