Madeira Beach’s post-storm packet is not interchangeable with its older residential remodel checklist. The older file directs applicants toward email and paper sets; the November 2024 packet directs them to MGO and ties the repair estimate to the drawing. A contractor using the wrong version can prepare a plausible-looking submission that misses the City’s requested information.
This comparison covers the City’s accessible 2022 and 2024 documents, read September 21, 2026. It does not establish which revision the City now requires: the live rebuild-document directory could not be retrieved during this review. Obtain that confirmation before preparing a new application.
Choose the document by building and work scope
| City document | What it actually covers | What to confirm before using it |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 post-hurricane interior checklist | Existing/proposed room layouts, structural drawings, valuation, improvement costs and product approvals; additional records for an addition outside the footprint | Whether the City has issued a later checklist for your permit |
| 2024 commercial interior checklist | Commercial buildings, including condominiums and buildings with three or more units | The correct building classification; do not choose the residential file merely because the space is a home |
| November 15, 2024 post-storm packet | Damage-determination follow-up, valuation, repair costs, layout example and supporting forms | Which parts apply to the City’s determination for the property |
| 2022 residential remodel checklist | A legacy one- and two-family checklist with older submission and product-approval instructions | Whether any part remains applicable; do not combine its older thresholds or delivery instructions with a later packet |
The commercial checklist also specifies that the City’s Floodplain Administrator must be an intended user of a private appraisal. Its structural-drawing wording calls for a Florida-licensed engineer; the post-hurricane general checklist says engineer or architect. Ask the reviewer which checklist governs the building rather than resolving that difference yourself.
Make the drawing and estimate describe the same repair
The post-storm packet’s opening instructions require a footprint schematic identifying the rooms and limits of work. Its example distinguishes rooms receiving flooring, cabinets, fixtures, doors or drywall from areas receiving no work. It is an example of documentation, not a construction specification for another property.
LSL’s reconciliation worksheet turns that relationship into a check before submission:
| Compare | Look for this mismatch | Question for the preparer |
|---|---|---|
| Room drawing ↔ repair estimate | Replacement shown on the drawing but absent from the estimate | Where is that room’s quantity and cost included? |
| Quantity ↔ material description | A door count or drywall area without enough detail to identify the work | Do the drawing, scope and priced quantity describe the same replacement? |
| New ↔ reused materials | Reinstalled cabinets treated as though nothing happened to them | Where are removal, storage, repair or reinstallation costs addressed? |
| Contractor estimate ↔ owner purchases | Materials bought separately missing from the project breakdown | Have all purchases, donations and labor been disclosed for City review? |
| Worksheet totals ↔ contract | Totals differ without explanation | What accounts for the difference, and is it identified on the totals sheet? |
The packet calls for market-value treatment of donated or discounted materials and owner/volunteer labor. A contractor may provide a complete line-item estimate on company letterhead; the packet distinguishes that option from the owner-builder worksheet requirement. These are the packet’s instructions, not an LSL determination of an allowable project cost. Source: post-storm packet, pages 1 and 6–14.
Valuation and product approvals are separate attachments
The packet identifies two valuation routes: an actual-cash-value appraisal meeting its requirements or the Pinellas County Property Appraiser’s FEMA/WLM value letter. The checklist specifies a replacement/replication basis for the appraisal, not neighboring sale comparables. Neither the property’s sale price nor a contractor’s repair total substitutes for the requested structure valuation. Ask the City to resolve the applicable valuation and substantial-damage determination; this guide does not calculate a property’s permitted spending limit.
For applicable products, the post-hurricane checklist requests the Florida Product Approval cover sheet, the specific decimal-numbered product selection and manufacturer installation specifications. It expressly says not to substitute Miami-Dade NOA documents. The sample approval within the packet is marked EXAMPLE and contains older dates: copying that sample does not establish approval of a product for a new project. Sources: checklist, packet, pages 15–16.
Confirm the current submission route
The 2024 documents direct applications to MGO. The 2022 residential checklist instead describes email and paper sets and contains older code and recording language. LSL has not verified those old thresholds as current law; use neither the old checklist nor this comparison to decide current recording, fee or code obligations.
The County’s municipal substantial-damage directory lists Madeira Beach’s Building Department at 300 Municipal Drive, 727-391-9951 extension 244, and buildingdept@madeirabeachfl.gov. The checklist prints extension 284; the shared email provides a way to ask which contact and document revision now apply. Include the building type, permit number if one exists, and the document names you are comparing. Do not send identity or financial records until the City confirms the appropriate submission channel.
This is a document comparison, not a damage assessment, appraisal, design review or promise that a packet will be accepted. No permit account or individual property file was accessed.