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Tile Roof Replacement in Coral Springs

In most of Broward, a tile re-roof is a code job.

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In Coral Springs it is also a design job. City guidelines say single-family roofs shall be cement or clay tile, and the city publishes the tile colors and profiles it has already approved, brand by brand. The permit checklist sends every re-roof through zoning review and lists those pre-approved colors among its requirements. A color off the list, or one flagged for review, goes to the Architectural Review Committee, which meets once a month. All of this sits on top of Broward's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules. Here is how to pick a tile the city will accept, what the permit asks for, and what the HVHZ requires once the old tile comes off.

The city's pre-approved tile list

The city's Roof Guidelines list clay and cement tiles that already comply with its design rules for single-family homes. The list is organized by manufacturer: Eagle Roof Tiles (Capistrano, Malibu and Bel Air profiles), Newpoint by Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions (formerly Boral) in concrete and clay, Santa Fe, Cerámica Verea and Altusa, Crown Roof Tiles and Terracotagres. Each profile has its own list of colors, such as Eagle's Boca Cream or Newpoint's Carmel.

Some colors on the list carry a double asterisk, which means they still need Architectural Review Committee review because approval depends on your house colors and roof style. Examples include Eagle's Sierra Madre and Cocoa Range, Newpoint's Slate and Espresso Blend, Crown's Thunderstorm Blend and Tobacco Range, and the Graphite colors from Verea. The city says the list is not complete: other tiles may comply, and a new color or style should be submitted to the city for review before you apply for the roofing permit.¹

When your tile goes to the Architectural Review Committee

The guidelines say that, in general, tiles with dark antiquing (black or dark stripes), dark colors and contrasting roof blends are not allowed. If you want a color or style that does not comply, you can ask for review by the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). The ARC meets on the second Wednesday of each month, and the deadline to submit is the last Friday of the month before. Miss that Friday and the decision moves out a month, so settle the tile before you set a start date.

A few other rules catch owners by surprise. No roof may be painted or coated a new color without city approval. On semi-attached homes and duplexes, the roofing must match in profile, material and color hue so the building reads as one structure, which means your re-roof has to match the other half. Metal is not permitted on single-family homes but will be considered case by case by the ARC, and flat roofs are allowed only over rear porches, Florida rooms and utility rooms, up to 25 percent of the roof.¹

The permit: eTRAKiT, a structural stop and a zoning stop

Since January 1, 2026, the Building Department no longer processes paper submittals; paper is converted to electronic for a fee, so applications go through eTRAKiT. The city's Roof / Re-Roof checklist (Form 013.0, revised September 21, 2026) lists two reviews, Structural and Zoning, and names the city's Pre-Approved Roof Colors & Roof Materials among its requirements.

The checklist asks for the Broward County building permit application, the city's zoning addendum and a Roofers Application Packet; the job value on the application (an itemized breakdown may be required); product approvals, including solar roof fans, roof vents and skylights if you have them; Broward's Statement of Responsibility Regarding Asbestos; and a recorded Notice of Commencement before the first inspection when the job is over $5,000. It also points to two Broward Board of Rules and Appeals formal interpretations: #28, on retrofitting roof-to-wall connections, and #6, on roofing retrofits under the 8th Edition code.^2,3

What the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requires of the tile

Coral Springs is in Broward, so the Florida Building Code's HVHZ roofing chapter applies and the design wind speed for a house is fixed at 170 mph. Every roofing component needs a current product approval: a Miami-Dade NOA, or a Florida approval marked for HVHZ use. Tile goes only over a solid sheathed deck and is installed under RAS 118, 119 or 120, with the number of fasteners or amount of adhesive per tile calculated with RAS 127 from the uplift values in the tile's approval.

If the tile is set in mortar or adhesive, a TAS 106 field uplift test is required after installation and before the final inspection. Underlayment nails go through tin caps. Inspections come during or after the underlayment, during tile installation, at the TAS 106 test and at final. The contractor must also walk you through the Owner's Notification for Roofing Considerations, which warns that the wood deck may need renailing once the old tile is off.^4,5

Questions

Can I replace my tile roof with shingles in Coral Springs?

Usually not. City guidelines say single-family roofs shall be cement or clay tile, and asphalt shingles are approved in only ten subdivisions: Better Homes, Beachwood Heights, Crossing #2, Rushwood, Westview Estates, Greenwood, Greenwood II, Royal Palm Pointe, The Springs and Grenadier Estates. Outside those, even replacing an existing shingle roof with shingles requires an engineer's letter stating the structure cannot support tile.

The tile color I want is not on the city's list. What now?

Submit it to the city for review before you apply for the roofing permit. If it does not meet the guidelines, you can ask the Architectural Review Committee, which meets the second Wednesday of each month; requests are due the last Friday of the month before. Dark colors, dark antiquing and contrasting blends are generally not allowed.

I own half of a duplex. Can I pick my own tile?

Not freely. Coral Springs requires semi-attached and duplex dwellings to use roofing of the same profile, material and color hue so the building works as one structure, so your new tile has to match the other side.

Can I just paint or coat my old tile a new color instead of replacing it?

Not without the city's approval. The Roof Guidelines say no roof color shall be painted or coated without approval of the City of Coral Springs.

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