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Roofing in Pompano Beach, Florida

Pompano Beach sits on the Atlantic just north of Fort Lauderdale, beside the Hillsboro Inlet, and 66.9 percent of its homes were built before 1980. Nearly half its housing is in buildings of 10 or more units. Old decks, salt air and Broward's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code shape every roof decision in the city.

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Updated October 2026

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At a glance

Pompano Beach homes at a glance

People (2020 Census)
112,046
Median year homes were built
1974
Share of homes built before 1980
66.9%
Share of homes in buildings with 10+ units
49.6%
Seasonal, recreational or occasional-use homes (share of all units)
13.3%
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes
55.5%

Census figures; each one is listed in the sources at the end of this page.

Your roof

What a 1974 median build year means on the coast

Half of Pompano Beach's homes were built in 1974 or earlier, six years ahead of the Broward County median of 1980, and only 6.5 percent date from 2010 or later. Florida had no statewide building code until March 1, 2002, adopted after Hurricane Andrew exposed the old local codes.

That history surfaces when a roof comes off. On a 1970s house in Broward, HVHZ Section 1521.5 forbids laying a new system over sheathing that is water-soaked or not fastened to today's code, so the deck itself is in scope. The Pompano Beach roof replacement page covers the rest.

Pompano is also a city of large buildings: 49.6 percent of its housing units are in buildings of 10 or more units, against 35.9 percent countywide, and just 29 percent are single-family detached houses.

Owners live in 55.5 percent of occupied homes, and 13.3 percent of all units are held for seasonal or occasional use, nearly double Broward's 7.2 percent. Storm damage to an empty unit can go unseen for weeks, and Florida bars a new property claim unless notice reaches the insurer within 1 year of the loss (Fla. Stat. 627.70132).

Local rules

Pompano Beach permits under the hurricane-zone code

Roof permits here come from the city's own office, Building Permits & Inspections, not from the county. Because Broward is one of the two counties in the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, Pompano roofs follow Building code Sections 1512 through 1525 instead of the residential roof chapter.

Section 1512.3 requires a permit for any work on a roofing component, small repairs included. Each one is filed on the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application, with the owner's notification for roofing considerations and every product approval attached; that bundle is the closest thing the code has to a Pompano Beach roofing packet.

Broward adds a referee: its Board of Rules and Appeals, BORA, weighs local code amendments, hears appeals of building officials' decisions and issues formal interpretations.

  • Atlantic coast city just north of Fort Lauderdale, next to the Hillsboro Inlet.
  • During Hurricane Irma (2017) a storm-tide sensor on a Pompano Beach canal recorded 3.4 ft NAVD88.

Weather

Surge, wind and rain on the Pompano coast

Hurricane Irma in 2017 is the storm of record. A storm-tide sensor on a Pompano Beach canal read 3.4 feet NAVD88, coastal Broward took 2 to 4 feet of surge, and the National Hurricane Center measured a 97-knot gust at Deerfield Beach.

Fort Lauderdale Beach averages 64.25 inches a year in the 1991-2020 normals, and 71.9 percent of the airport station's yearly rain falls from May through October, inside a hurricane season that runs June 1 to November 30.

FEMA's Hurricane Michael advisory traces serious leaks to lost ridge vents and failed soffits, and after Ian hips and ridges took the most damage on newer and older roofs alike, by the ICC's summary of FEMA's report.

Permits

Roof permits for Pompano Beach

Building permits

City of Pompano Beach - Building Permits & Inspections

Official building page

Office names and links only. Fees, forms and timing change; check the official page.

Services

Roofing services in Pompano Beach

Questions

Pompano Beach roofing questions

Do I need a permit to repair a roof in Pompano Beach?

Yes, for any roofing work. Pompano Beach is in Broward County, inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where Section 1512.3 of the Florida Building Code requires a permit for all work on a roofing component, repairs and maintenance included. It is filed with the city's Building Permits & Inspections office on the HVHZ Uniform Roofing Permit Application. Outside the HVHZ an official may waive the permit for ordinary minor repairs, so advice from other counties can mislead.

Source: 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Sections 1512.3 and 105.2.2 (UpCodes, unofficial transcription), and the City of Pompano Beach, read October 5, 2026.

Does a Pompano Beach condo building need a roof study?

If it is a residential condominium three habitable stories or higher, yes. Florida law requires the association to complete a structural integrity reserve study at least every 10 years for each such building, and the roof is the first item it must cover. That rule reaches a lot of Pompano Beach: 49.6 percent of the city's housing units are in buildings with 10 or more units, against 35.9 percent across Broward.

Source: Fla. Stat. 718.112(2)(g), read October 5, 2026; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter.

Related: Commercial roofing

Does salt air near the beach affect roofs in Pompano Beach?

It can, mostly through metal. FEMA notes that metal corrosion is most pronounced on coastal homes within 3,000 feet of the ocean, and some steel makers exclude salt-spray zones within 1,500 feet of the water. Pompano Beach runs along the Atlantic beside the Hillsboro Inlet, so flashing, drip edge, fasteners and any metal roof near the water age faster than the same parts inland. Ask what metal and fastener coatings a quote specifies.

Source: FEMA P-499 Technical Fact Sheet 1.7, read October 5, 2026.

My Pompano Beach roof is over 15 years old. Can my insurer drop me for that?

Not for age alone while the roof still has life left. For homeowner policies, Florida bars an insurer from refusing to write or renew solely because a roof is under 15 years old. Once a roof reaches 15, the insurer must let you have an authorized inspector check it at your expense, and cannot refuse or non-renew for age alone if the inspection shows at least 5 years of useful life. With a 1974 median build year, the house is usually older than its roof, and Florida counts roof age from the last date the whole surface was built or replaced. Ask your insurer or agent how this applies to you.

Source: Fla. Stat. 627.7011(5), read October 4, 2026.

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Sources for this page(34)
  1. 1.Wikipedia, 'Pompano Beach, Florida' (revision 1376249801). Read Oct 5, 2026.
  2. 2.NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Irma (AL112017). Read Oct 5, 2026.
  3. 3.U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25035, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  4. 4.U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25024, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  5. 5.Share of homes built before 1980: 66.9%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25034, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  6. 6.Share of homes built 2010 or later: 6.5%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25034, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  7. 7.Median year homes were built: 1974. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25035, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  8. 8.Owner-occupied share of occupied homes: 55.5% (26,156 of 47,167). U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25003, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  9. 9.Seasonal, recreational or occasional-use homes (share of all units): 13.3%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25004, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  10. 10.Single-family detached share of housing units: 29%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25024, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  11. 11.Share of homes in buildings with 10+ units: 49.6%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25024, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  12. 12.People (2020 Census): 112,046. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census counts (POP100, HU100) via TIGERweb tigerWMS_Census2020 layer 26 (Incorporated Places). Read Oct 5, 2026.
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  16. 16.Seasonal, recreational or occasional-use homes (share of all units): 7.2%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25004, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  17. 17.Share of homes in buildings with 10+ units: 35.9%. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024), table B25024, via Census Reporter API. Read Oct 5, 2026.
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  32. 32.FEMA FL-RA2, FEMA. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  33. 33.FEMA P-499 Technical Fact Sheet 1.7 , mirror, FEMA. Read Oct 5, 2026.
  34. 34.Florida Statutes, section 627.7011 (2026), Florida Legislature. Read Oct 4, 2026.

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