Updated : 04/22/2024
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. Arcadia, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Arcadia, FL, municipal code § 30-33.
Helpful resources for Arcadia, Florida include the following.2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Arcadia, FL Sec. 30-271. - Standard Housing Code adopted.)
...There is hereby adopted by reference the 1997 edition of the Standard Housing Code, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. Such code shall be in full force and effect in the city as if fully set forth in this section. (Code 1986, § 8-137)...
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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. Arcadia, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Arcadia, FL, municipal code § 30-33.
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)
Arcadia adopted You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Arcadia, FL Sec. 30-33. - Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code.)
...requests submitted to the building official that seek approval to modify the strict application of the flood resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code to determine whether such requests require the granting of a variance pursuant to section 30-35. (Ord. No. 992...
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. Arcadia, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Arcadia, FL, municipal code § 30-33.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Arcadia, FL, has adopted the following standards:
1997 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code
1997 edition of the Standard Gas Code
1997 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code
1997 edition of the Standard Swimming Pool Code
1997 edition of the Standard Housing Code
1999 edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA No. 70
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)
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