Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (5th edition, 2014, effective 06/30/15) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Cape Coral, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Cape Coral, FL, municipal building code § 6-16.

Helpful resources for Cape Coral, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Cape Coral adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Cape Coral, FL CHAPTER 1. - ADOPTION OF CODES: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS, AND UTILITY STANDARDS)

...Ord. 64-22 , § 2, adopted Aug. 17, 2022, changed the title of Chapter 1 from "Adoption of Codes: Florida Building Code, The National Electrical Code, International Property Maintenance Code, and Engineering Design Standards" to read as herein set out....

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Comments

The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (5th edition, 2014, effective 06/30/15) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Cape Coral, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Cape Coral, FL, municipal building code § 6-16.

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)

Commercial Building Code

Cape Coral adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Cape Coral, FL Section 12.2. - 2020 Florida Building Code, Building.)

...Building Official for variances to the provisions of Section 1612.4 of the Florida Building Code, Building or, as applicable, the provisions of R322 of the Florida Building Code, Residential. This section shall not apply to Section 3109 of the Florida Building Code, Building. D....

Comments

The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (5th edition, 2014, effective 06/30/15) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Cape Coral, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Cape Coral, FL, municipal building code § 6-16.

Existing Buildings

Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)

Other Building Codes