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Valparaiso, 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. Vaparaiso, FL, has no further provisions. Valparaiso, FL, municipal code § 98-26.

Helpful resources for Valparaiso, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Valparaiso 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)(Valparaiso, FL Sec. 42-26. - Adoption.)

...certain codes known as the Florida Fire Prevention Code, the adopted codes and standards as published in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 2004 edition, and the Florida Building Code, 2002 edition, and any and all subsequent editions or the latest published editions of these codes. (Code 1966, § 11-1; Ord. No. 525...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

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. Vaparaiso, FL, has no further provisions. Valparaiso, FL, municipal code § 98-26.

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

Valparaiso adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Valparaiso, FL Sec. 42-26. - Adoption.)

...certain codes known as the Florida Fire Prevention Code, the adopted codes and standards as published in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 2004 edition, and the Florida Building Code, 2002 edition, and any and all subsequent editions or the latest published editions of these codes. (Code 1966, § 11-1; Ord. No. 525...

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. Vaparaiso, FL, has no further provisions. Valparaiso, FL, municipal code § 98-26.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Valparaiso, FL, adopted the following additional standards, or their updated or revised versions:

National Electrical Code

Standard Plumbing Code, 1988 edition, including appendixes A through K

Water Conservation Act of 1982

Standard Gas Code, 1988 edition

Standard Mechanical Code, 1988 edition, including appendices A through C

Valparaiso Energy Building Efficiency Code

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)