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. Fort Myers, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Myers, FL, municipal code § 102-121. 

Helpful resources for Fort Myers, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Fort Myers 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)(Fort Myers, FL Sec. 102-123. - Technical amendments to the Florida Building Code, Building.)

...Modify a definition in Section 202 as follows: Substantial improvement. Any combination of repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, addition, or other improvement of a building or structure taking place during a 12 month period, the cumulative cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

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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. Fort Myers, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Myers, FL, municipal code § 102-121. 

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

Fort Myers adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Fort Myers, FL Sec. 102-123. - Technical amendments to the Florida Building Code, Building.)

...Modify a definition in Section 202 as follows: Substantial improvement. Any combination of repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, addition, or other improvement of a building or structure taking place during a 12 month period, the cumulative cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value...

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. Fort Myers, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Myers, FL, municipal code § 102-121. 

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes