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BCAI FL PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE 2026 100%
PASS ASSURED EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
Who pays all cost of employing a special
Inspector on a threshold building project?
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner - correct answer- D. Fee owner
553.79(5)(b)
All new single-family houses shall provide at
least one bathroom. If only a toilet room is
provided at grade level, such toilet room mush
have a clear opening of __________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28" - correct answer- C. 29"
553.504(2)
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The undergroud parking at a new apartment
building must have __________.
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for
handicapped parking.
B. Signs posted to warn operators of
handicapped vans that they cannot pass beyond
a certain point in the garage due to height
limitations.
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking
spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112". -
correct answer- B. Signs posted to warn
operators of handicapped vans that they cannot
pass beyond a certain point in the garage due
to height limitations.
553.511
Any structure requiring a threshold building
permit requires a _________ to obtain the
permit.
A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
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D. All of the above - correct answer- A.
Licensed General or Building Contractor
553.79(10)
Before construction or renovation is
completed, the local enforcement agency shall
inspect buildings for compliance with the
Thermal Efficiency Standards found in Florida
Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V - correct answer- D. V
553.908
Which of the following is true regarding the
positions held by the four code enforcement
officials of the Florida Building Commission?
A. Two must be municipal or district code
enforcement officials
B. One member must be a fire official
C. One must be a plans examiner and one must
be an inspector
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D. None of the above - correct answer- B. One
member must be a fire official
553.74(1)(i)
Accessible parking spaces must be striped and
prominently outlined with __________.
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint - correct answer- C. blue paint
553.5041(6)
Which of the following in not exempted from
the requirements of the Florida Thermal
Efficiency?
A. Any historical building as described in
FS(267.021).
B. A building where heating or cooling system
provided, are designed for other than control
of indoor temperatures.
C. A portion of a building where peak design
rate of energy usage is less than one watt per
square foot of floor area.
BCAI FL PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE 2026 100%
PASS ASSURED EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
Who pays all cost of employing a special
Inspector on a threshold building project?
A. Engineer of record
B. Prime contractor
C. Concrete contractor
D. Fee owner - correct answer- D. Fee owner
553.79(5)(b)
All new single-family houses shall provide at
least one bathroom. If only a toilet room is
provided at grade level, such toilet room mush
have a clear opening of __________.
A. 32"
B. 30"
C. 29"
D. 28" - correct answer- C. 29"
553.504(2)
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The undergroud parking at a new apartment
building must have __________.
A. At least 15% of the spaces designated for
handicapped parking.
B. Signs posted to warn operators of
handicapped vans that they cannot pass beyond
a certain point in the garage due to height
limitations.
C. 100% of the handicapped accessible parking
spaces.
D. A minimum height clearance of 112". -
correct answer- B. Signs posted to warn
operators of handicapped vans that they cannot
pass beyond a certain point in the garage due
to height limitations.
553.511
Any structure requiring a threshold building
permit requires a _________ to obtain the
permit.
A. Licensed General or Building Contractor
B. Licensed Specialty Structure Contractor
C. Licensed Residential Contractor
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D. All of the above - correct answer- A.
Licensed General or Building Contractor
553.79(10)
Before construction or renovation is
completed, the local enforcement agency shall
inspect buildings for compliance with the
Thermal Efficiency Standards found in Florida
Chapter 553 Part _______.
A. II
B. VIII
C. VII
D. V - correct answer- D. V
553.908
Which of the following is true regarding the
positions held by the four code enforcement
officials of the Florida Building Commission?
A. Two must be municipal or district code
enforcement officials
B. One member must be a fire official
C. One must be a plans examiner and one must
be an inspector
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D. None of the above - correct answer- B. One
member must be a fire official
553.74(1)(i)
Accessible parking spaces must be striped and
prominently outlined with __________.
A. reflective tape
B. yellow paint
C. blue paint
D. white paint - correct answer- C. blue paint
553.5041(6)
Which of the following in not exempted from
the requirements of the Florida Thermal
Efficiency?
A. Any historical building as described in
FS(267.021).
B. A building where heating or cooling system
provided, are designed for other than control
of indoor temperatures.
C. A portion of a building where peak design
rate of energy usage is less than one watt per
square foot of floor area.
