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. Apalachicola, FL, has no further provisions. Apalachicola, FL, adopted the Florida Building Code. Apalachicola, FL, 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction § 101.1.
Helpful resources for Apalachicola, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Apalachicola adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Apalachicola, FL Sec. 107-1. - Established.)
...interpretation and enforcement of a state building
code, called the Florida Building Code.
(d)
F.S. § 553.73(5) allows adoption of local administrative amendments to the Florida
Building Code to implement the National Flood Insurance Program....
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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. Apalachicola, FL, has no further provisions. Apalachicola, FL, adopted the Florida Building Code. Apalachicola, FL, 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction § 101.1.
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
Apalachicola adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Apalachicola, FL Sec. 10-1. - Building code adopted.)
...The Florida Building Code as now or hereafter amended or revised is hereby adopted.
Within said code, when reference is made to the duties of a certain official named
therein, that designated official of the city who has duties corresponding to those
of the named official in said code shall be deemed to be the responsible official
insofar...
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. Apalachicola, FL, has no further provisions. Apalachicola, FL, adopted the Florida Building Code. Apalachicola, FL, 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction § 101.1.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Other Building Codes
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Management Bulletin – Historic Structures
2012 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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)
