Building Safety Inspection (BSIP) in Miramar

The notice

Miramar’s program page says property owners will receive a Notice of Required Inspection; it does not say who sends it or how. If you no longer own the property, it says the Broward County Property Appraiser’s records will be checked and updated if a new owner is listed. If they still list you as owner, you must contact the appraiser directly.

Filing the report

All BSIP documents must be submitted through the City of Miramar permitting system, the program page says, under the permit type BSIP: Residential BSIP or Commercial BSIP. It gives that system no other name; the city’s permitting page calls its online service E-Permitting or Citizen Self Service (CSS Portal). For assistance, the program page gives a BSIP e-mail contact.

The city’s forms

Miramar’s applications and forms page publishes the program’s package, under a title that begins “Recertification / BSIP”. Its cover lists what is attached: information about the program, inspection guidelines, and the structural and electrical report forms. Those are the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals’ forms; the package also holds the Broward County Uniform Building Permit Application.

What goes with it

Miramar’s program page lists the required documents — a BSIP Submittal Form, the Structural Report, the Electrical Report and supporting documentation, if applicable — and says the reports must be signed and sealed. The page’s FAQ words the list differently — a BSIP Submittal coversheet, a Structural Packet and an Electrical Packet — and adds that the forms must include original signatures.

After filing

No Building Code Inspector comes out, Miramar’s FAQ says: the review is based solely on the sealed report, and the FAQ gives an approximate time for it. Asked whether owners receive written certification, it answers that an accepted file is closed and no notice is issued; it also asks filers to include an e-mail address to receive an approved copy.

Repairs

If deficiencies are identified, Miramar’s page says a status letter must be provided and a final certification report is required after the repairs are completed. No inspector returns: the FAQ says a new sealed report must be submitted. Its list of what to submit asks that “No Repairs Required” be checked; the time allowed for repairs is in the rows below.

Repair permits

For a repair permit, Miramar’s FAQ asks for an application by a licensed and insured contractor, with the repair documentation and locations; structural calculations may be required. Whether a permit is required is a question it sends to your architect, engineer or contractor. The building need not be brought fully up to current code, it adds, though repair work may have to follow it.

If it is late

Miramar’s FAQ says extensions must be requested in writing. Without an extension, it says, code enforcement may begin and the building may be deemed unsafe. The program page names no hearing body; the cover of the city’s BSIP package says the Building Official shall enforce the program.

Building office City of Miramar Building, Planning & Zoning Department 2200 Civic Center Place Miramar, FL 33025 Phone: (954) 602-3200

Read on the website of the City of Miramar Building, Planning & Zoning Department: October 9, 2026