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. South Palm Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions and has adopted all appendices. South Palm Beach, FL, municipal code § 10-91.
Helpful resources for South Palm Beach, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
South Palm Beach 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)(South Palm Beach, FL Sec. 18-125. - Code adopted; applicability.)
...event any provision of the IPMC conflicts with the Florida Building Code, the
provisions of the Florida Building Code, as amended and adopted by the town, will
prevail and apply. Any reference to the International Building Code or International
Existing Building Code is replaced with the Florida Building Code, as adopted b the
town....
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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. South Palm Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions and has adopted all appendices. South Palm Beach, FL, municipal code § 10-91.
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
South Palm Beach 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)(South Palm Beach, FL Sec. 10-91. - Compliance with construction codes required.)
...101.2.2 Florida Building Code, Residential. Construction standards or practices which
are not covered by Florida Building Code, Residential volume shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Florida Building Code, Building....
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. South Palm Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions and has adopted all appendices. South Palm Beach, FL, municipal code § 10-91.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Other Building Codes
South Palm Beach, FL, has adopted the following standards:
- International Property Maintenance Code
- Standard Gas Code
- Standard Mechanical Code
- Standard Plumbing Code
- National Electrical Code
- State of Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction
- Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction
- National Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards 1, 101 and 99c
- Florida Fire Prevention Code
- Life Safety Code; the Palm Beach County Swimming Pool and Spa Code, all including the latest editions finally adopted
However, many of these standards are out of date and have been replaced by the currently adopted state standards:
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)
