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. Bay County, FL, has no further provisions. Bay County, FL, municipal code § 6-28.

Helpful resources for Bay County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Bay County 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)(Bay County, FL Sec. 6-28. - Florida Building Code—Adopted.)

...edition of the Florida Building Code, as now constituted and as it may be updated or amended in the future by the Florida Building Commission, is hereby adopted, in toto, as the Bay County Building Code. For permitting purposes, the definition of "building" and "structure" in the Florida Building Code shall include...

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. Bay County, FL, has no further provisions. Bay County, FL, municipal code § 6-28.

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

Bay County adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Bay County, FL Sec. 6-28. - Florida Building Code—Adopted.)

...edition of the Florida Building Code, as now constituted and as it may be updated or amended in the future by the Florida Building Commission, is hereby adopted, in toto, as the Bay County Building Code. For permitting purposes, the definition of "building" and "structure" in the Florida Building Code shall include...

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. Bay County, FL, has no further provisions. Bay County, FL, municipal code § 6-28.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes