Naples, Collier County
Demolition in Naples
Naples writes its demolition rules down in more detail than most cities. Neighbors get a notice and an offer letter, the permit is released fourteen days later, and it expires thirty days after it is issued. The crew has to be ready the day the paper is.
A Naples file runs well past an application form. The owner signs a notarized affidavit, a boundary survey shows the lot, and a site management form says how the job will behave on the street. Where a temporary fence is required, it is permitted, built and inspected before the demolition permit is released. The sewer lateral is capped, and the water meter can stay if it is protected or be pulled and set again later.
Water is part of the city's story. A National Weather Service survey after Hurricane Irma recorded three to four feet of flooding along the Gulf and Naples Bay waterfronts, reaching less than half a mile inland. Hurricane Ian then pushed storm surge near twelve feet in Collier County, by the reports. Owners deciding between repair and replacement here are often working from an elevation certificate.
For commercial and multifamily jobs the city asks for a bond or cashier's check at 110 percent of the construction cost. Protected trees carry penalties. We build the whole list into the schedule before the machine is booked, because the thirty-day clock starts the day the permit issues.
Sources: National Weather Service: Hurricane Irma summary for South Florida · Damage from Hurricane Ian at 2.2 billion dollars in Collier County
Permit office for Naples
City of Naples Building Department
The city publishes a complete demolition checklist and a demolition permit application. The checklist says the permit is released fourteen days after neighbors are notified, expires thirty days after issue, and requires a final inspection before other permits for the lot are issued. Forms date from different years, so check that you hold the current ones.
See the official pageWhat follows is general information, not legal advice. Hire Romco and we file the permit ourselves, as contractor of record. Collier permit overview
What we quote in Naples
Demolition work we quote in this area
- Interior demolitionCondo and office strip-outs, and flood-damaged rooms cut back to the studs.Interior demolition in Collier →
- Selective demolitionTake out a lanai, addition or wall and leave the rest of the building standing.Selective demolition in Collier →
- Commercial demolitionStrip centers, offices, warehouses and apartment buildings, planned from the survey on.Commercial demolition in Collier →
- House demolitionRanch houses, canal homes and rural homes on septic, taken down after the file is complete.House demolition in Collier →
- Structural demolitionConcrete frames, elevated slabs, piles and foundations near water, in engineered order.Structural demolition in Collier →
- Concrete removalDriveways, slabs, patios and decks broken out, separated and hauled for recycling.Concrete removal in Collier →
- Pool removalPartial or full pool removal, with the cage, the water and the fill planned together.Pool removal in Collier →
- Mobile home demolitionTrailers and mobile homes cleared from park and private lots, utilities shut off first.Mobile home demolition in Collier →
- Storm damage demolitionSurge-flooded and storm-damaged buildings, made safe and removed with records kept.Storm damage demolition in Collier →
- Site clearingOpen up a lot once the vegetation, wetland and wildlife checks are done.Site clearing in Collier →
- Asbestos coordinationTesting, state filing and licensed removal sequenced ahead of the machines.Asbestos coordination in Collier →
- Accessory structure demolitionLanais, cages, docks, sheds and garages taken off a lot without harming the house.Accessory structure demolition in Collier →
- Something else?If your job is not shown here, ring us and describe it. Every type and size gets a quote.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Start to finish
Six stages in a fixed order
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. These stages apply whether the job is a small shed or a large building.
Send the address and the scope
Ring us or use the quote form, and attach photos or drawings if you have them. Give the area, what has to go and what has to stay.
We walk the site
We visit the lot and look at the building, the utility connections, septic or sewer, the flood zone, how machines and trucks will get in, and the neighbors.
Written scope and quote
A written quote lists what comes out, what is shielded, and what leaves by truck. Anything that depends on a survey is marked.
Surveys, permit and disconnects
Required asbestos testing, utility shutoffs and septic abandonment happen here, and the permit goes to the office that covers your parcel.
Demolition and haul-off
The crew follows the agreed order of work. Debris is taken to permitted facilities, and load records are kept.
Final inspection
The permit is closed by the building department after its last inspection, leaving a clear lot or the shell you requested.
Questions
Demolition in Naples
How long is the notice period before a Naples demolition permit is released?
The city's checklist says the permit is released fourteen days after the date of notice to neighboring property owners. The permit then expires thirty days after it is issued, so the crew should be scheduled to start inside that window.
What goes into the cost of a demolition?
A quote comes after we visit the property, or after we review photos and drawings that show enough. The price follows the building's materials and height, the asbestos survey, utility and septic work, how machines reach the lot, what stays, and where the debris goes. We do not publish prices, because two lots that look alike seldom cost alike.
What is done about asbestos before a demolition?
Testing comes first, by an independent licensed consultant, since the federal asbestos rule wants a thorough inspection ahead of a regulated demolition. Naples and Marco Island both say a survey is filed with the state environmental agency where asbestos is present. When material is found that the job would disturb, a licensed abatement firm takes it out. We schedule the two visits but never perform abatement.
How long until work can begin?
That cannot be answered honestly before the facts are in. The start moves with permit review at your office, notice periods like the fourteen days Naples gives neighbors, historic review, utility and septic paperwork, asbestos findings and the weather. We hand you the order of work, with each dependency named, once those are known.
Other Collier cities: Old Naples · Marco Island · Everglades City · Chokoloskee · Goodland · Isles of Capri · Immokalee · Golden Gate Estates · Bayshore and Gateway Triangle · Naples Park · Vanderbilt Beach · Ave Maria
Any type, any size, anywhere in Collier County
Name the place and the job, and we will put a price on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a full building: either way you get a written scope and a quote.