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. Taylor County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Taylor County, FL, municipal code § 42-291.
Helpful resources for Taylor County, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Taylor County adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Taylor County, FL Sec. 42-291. - Adoption.)
...The following subsections are incorporated into this chapter by reference:
The Standard Housing Code, 1997 edition.
(LDC § 1.07.03(A)—(F), (K), (L); Ord. No. 93-10, § 1, 6-7-1993)
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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. Taylor County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Taylor County, FL, municipal code § 42-291.
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
Taylor County 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)(Taylor County, FL Municipal Code)
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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. Taylor County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Taylor County, FL, municipal code § 42-291.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Other Building Codes
The county adopts the following as minimum fire safety standards:
(1) The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Pamphlet 1, 1987 edition, and appendices A, B, D, E, F, G, J and K, or the most recent revision of such pamphlet and appendices thereto.
(2) The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101, Life Safety Code, 1985 edition, and appendices A, B, C, D, F and G, or the most recent revision thereto.
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)