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. The Atlantis, FL website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes; however, the Building Department page does provide links to both the Palm Beach County Building Department and current Florida Building Code websites. See Atlantis, MD Building Department (accessed 4/3/2015). Therefore, the building codes of Palm Beach County likely apply. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36 (adopted), § 7-51 & 7-52 (amended).
Helpful resources for Atlantis, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Florida adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
Florida Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Atlantis adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Atlantis, FL Sec. 4-21. - Florida Building Code incorporated by reference.)
...The most current edition of the Florida Building Code, as adopted by the state legislature,
is hereby incorporated by reference as the building code for the city, along with
the amendments adopted in section 4-22, hereinbelow.
(Ord. No. 419, 3-21-12)...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: undetermined
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Atlantis ? Undetermined
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. The Atlantis, FL website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes; however, the Building Department page does provide links to both the Palm Beach County Building Department and current Florida Building Code websites. See Atlantis, MD Building Department (accessed 4/3/2015). Therefore, the building codes of Palm Beach County likely apply. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36 (adopted), § 7-51 & 7-52 (amended).
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
Atlantis adopted the 2003 IBC, statewide with limitations. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
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)(Atlantis, FL Sec. 4-21. - Florida Building Code incorporated by reference.)
...The most current edition of the Florida Building Code, as adopted by the state legislature,
is hereby incorporated by reference as the building code for the city, along with
the amendments adopted in section 4-22, hereinbelow.
(Ord. No. 419, 3-21-12)...
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. The Atlantis, FL website neglects to cover any specific information on residential and commercial building codes; however, the Building Department page does provide links to both the Palm Beach County Building Department and current Florida Building Code websites. See Atlantis Beach, MD Building Department (accessed 4/3/2015). Therefore, the building codes of Palm Beach County likely apply. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36 (adopted), § 7-51 & 7-52 (amended).
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
