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Palm Coast, Florida Building Codes

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. Palm Coast, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Coast, FL, municipal code § 15-1.

Helpful resources for Palm Coast, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Palm Coast 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)(Palm Coast, FL Sec. 15-1. - Florida Building Code.)

...Section 15.1. Florida Building Code. The Florida Building Code is adopted by reference. Section 15.2. Permit Fees by Resolution. The City Council may approve and establish building and permit fees by resolution. Section 15.3. Wind-borne Demarcation Line. The City Council hereby recognizes the 120 m.p.h. wind-borne...

Drip Edge

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Ice Barrier

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. Palm Coast, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Coast, FL, municipal code § 15-1.

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

Palm Coast adopted You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Palm Coast, FL Sec. 15-1. - Florida Building Code.)

...Section 15.1. Florida Building Code. The Florida Building Code is adopted by reference. Section 15.2. Permit Fees by Resolution. The City Council may approve and establish building and permit fees by resolution. Section 15.3. Wind-borne Demarcation Line. The City Council hereby recognizes the 120 m.p.h. wind-borne...

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. Palm Coast, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Coast, FL, municipal code § 15-1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Unified Land Development Code (Ordinance No. 2008-16)

LEED standards of the USGBC, GBI's Green Globes rating system, Green Lodging, FGBC Green Building Standard, FGBC Green Development Standard, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Florida Water Star or standards or elements thereof. In the event that these standards are no longer effective, an alternative sustainable building certification system may also be developed to measure compliance in the Green Development Program

Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 5th Edition (2014)

Florida Building Code, Fuel Gas, 5th Edition (2014)

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

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

Florida Building Code, Test Protocols for High-Velocity Hurricane Zones, 5th Edition (2014)

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