BCAI FL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
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 - 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" - ANSWER-C. 29"
553.504(2)
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". - 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
D. All of the above - 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 - 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
D. None of the above - 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 - 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.
D. A building of less than 1000 square feet which is primarily used as a principle
residence. - ANSWER-B. A building where heating or cooling system provided, are
designed for other than control of indoor temperatures.
553.902(2), 553.905
In the event of a disagreement between the chief building official and the chief
fire official in resolving a conflict between the building code and the fire
prevention code, __________ shall resolve the conflict.
A. Legal counsel shall serve as arbitrator
B. The Construction Industry Licensing Board
C. The local administrative board
D. The local head government official - ANSWER-C. The local administrative board
553.73(11)(c)
Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of "Threshold Building" must
__________.
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter 471
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to perform structural inspections on
threshold buildings
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
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 - 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" - ANSWER-C. 29"
553.504(2)
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". - 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
D. All of the above - 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 - 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
D. None of the above - 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 - 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.
D. A building of less than 1000 square feet which is primarily used as a principle
residence. - ANSWER-B. A building where heating or cooling system provided, are
designed for other than control of indoor temperatures.
553.902(2), 553.905
In the event of a disagreement between the chief building official and the chief
fire official in resolving a conflict between the building code and the fire
prevention code, __________ shall resolve the conflict.
A. Legal counsel shall serve as arbitrator
B. The Construction Industry Licensing Board
C. The local administrative board
D. The local head government official - ANSWER-C. The local administrative board
553.73(11)(c)
Among other requirements a "Special Inspector" of "Threshold Building" must
__________.
A. be a licensed architect or registered engineer certified under Chapter 471
B. be a certified building inspector
C. provide self-certification as to competency to perform structural inspections on
threshold buildings
