Repair
Two in three Opa-locka homes were built before 1980 and one in six before 1950. On the city’s Moorish Revival buildings, we repair in like-for-like materials so the work stays a routine repair.
Opa-locka roofing company · Miami-Dade County Glenn Curtiss’s Moorish Revival city
Opa-locka is Glenn Curtiss’s 1926 Arabian Nights city: a 4.2-square-mile town of Moorish Revival buildings, mid-century houses and apartment blocks, two in three homes built before 1980. Perkins Roofing repairs and replaces flat, tile and shingle roofs here to High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements and the city’s roofing packet, from the Miami office.
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HVHZ Miami-Dade NOA on every product
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Historic board Like-for-like repairs by staff
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Median home 1969 Two in three built before 1980
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Design wind speed contour · 160 / 170 mph · FBC Fig. 1609.3(1)
- Expect the permit from
- City of Opa-locka building department
- High Velocity Hurricane Zone
- Yes. The Florida Building Code defines the HVHZ by county boundary, and Miami-Dade County is inside it.
- Design wind speed contours crossing Miami-Dade County
- 160 mph 170 mph Ultimate design wind speed, Risk Category II, from Florida Building Code (2023) Figure 1609.3(1). The governing value for a specific address is set by the design professional and confirmed by the building official.
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Opa-locka roofing and permitting guide
Reviewed by Tim Kanak, President · Sep 2026Our work here
Perkins roofs in Opa-locka
20 Perkins jobs documented in Opa-locka since April 2022. See them on the project map.
Every job on the map is documented by our crews in CompanyCam and shown at city level only. We never publish a customer’s address.
The building stock
Domes, minarets and flat roofs
Opa-locka was chartered as a town on May 14, 1926, the vision of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, who with architect Bernhardt Muller built 105 buildings with domes and minarets on an Arabian Nights theme; the city says twenty of its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Census figures put the median year built at 1969, with 65 percent of homes built before 1980 and 16 percent before 1950.
Only 35 percent of homes are single-family detached; 42 percent are in buildings of ten or more units. Between the apartment buildings and the parapet-walled Moorish Revival designs, a large share of Opa-locka roofs are low-slope roofs where drainage and parapet flashings decide how long the roof lasts.
What the city requires
The Opa-locka roof permit
The city’s roofing packet includes the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) HVHZ uniform roofing permit application, the section 1524 owner’s notification for roofing considerations, and the owner’s exemption affidavit or the contractor’s affidavit of compliance for the roof-to-wall retrofit under section 553.844 of the Florida Statutes. The Notice of Acceptance and installation method are submitted and posted at the site, the permit application is notarized in the notary’s physical presence, and the notice of commencement is recorded and posted before the first inspection.
Properties designated by the city’s Historic Environmental Preservation Board need a certificate of appropriateness. Under the city code a regular certificate for routine maintenance and like-for-like replacement is issued by staff under the city’s historic design guidelines; reconstruction and new construction go to the board.
Permitting authority
Roofing permits in Opa-locka
- Department
- City of Opa-locka Building & Licenses
- Address
- 780 Fisherman Street, Suite 130B, Opa-locka, FL 33054
- Phone
- 305-953-2868, option 4
Checked against the city’s published information on September 25, 2026 (source). Perkins prepares and pulls the permit for every roof we install; requirements can change, so we confirm them for your address.
What we do here
Roof repair and replacement in Opa-locka
Replacement
The city roofing packet carries the HVHZ uniform roofing application, the section 553.844 roof-to-wall affidavits and the owner’s notification; the application is notarized and the notice of commencement recorded before the first inspection.
Roof systems
Many of Opa-locka’s Moorish Revival buildings have flat roofs behind parapets, and 42 percent of homes are in buildings of ten or more units, so low-slope roofs are much of the work.
Commercial
Low-slope and multifamily roofs, including phased replacement on occupied buildings.
Inspection
A written roof condition report for an insurer or a buyer: the roof section of a 4-point inspection or a roof certification.
Selling the house? See roof certification for a Florida home sale.
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How we cover it
Served from the Miami office
Perkins Roofing has two Florida offices, Miami and Jupiter. Opa-locka is covered from the Miami office, 305-642-7663. Contact details and directions are on the Miami office page; other towns nearby are on the Miami-Dade County service area page.
Want a rough number before anyone visits? The roof calculator measures your roof from satellite imagery and shows a rough South Florida price estimate by material. It is not a quote; your price comes from a measured inspection and a written proposal.
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Questions
Opa-locka roofing FAQ
Is Opa-locka in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone?
Yes. All of Miami-Dade County is in the HVHZ. The city roofing packet uses the HVHZ uniform roofing application, and every roofing product needs a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance.
Who issues roofing permits in Opa-locka?
The City of Opa-locka Building & Licenses department, 780 Fisherman Street, Suite 130B (305-953-2868, option 4), open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Perkins prepares and pulls the permit for the roofs we install.
My building is historically designated. Can I re-roof it?
Yes, with a certificate of appropriateness. The city code lets staff issue a regular certificate for routine maintenance and like-for-like replacement under the city’s historic design guidelines; bigger changes go to the Historic Environmental Preservation Board. Matching the existing roof keeps the review simple.
Which Perkins office serves Opa-locka?
The Miami office, 305-642-7663, on NW 152nd Street, which covers Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
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Repair when repair is right, replacement when it is not, and a written reason either way.
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