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. Avon Park, FL, has no further provisions. Avon Park, FL, municipal code § 22-106.
Helpful resources for Avon Park, Florida include the following.2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Avon Park, FL Sec. 22-266. - Adopted by reference.)
...(a) There is hereby adopted by reference that publication known as the Standard Housing Code, 1991 edition, together with 1992-1994 Revisions, recommended by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. Three copies of such code are on file in the office of the building and zoning official...
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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. Avon Park, FL, has no further provisions. Avon Park, FL, municipal code § 22-106.
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)
Avon Park adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Avon Park, FL Sec. 98-507. - Customer responsibilities.)
...water system. The customer shall protect the customer's water system against actual or potential cross connection, backflow or back-siphonage, as required by the Florida Building Code, this article, and other applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. The customer shall be responsible for the elimination of all cross connections on...
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. Avon Park, FL, has no further provisions. Avon Park, FL, municipal code § 22-106.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Avon Park, FL, has adopted the following standards:
Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, 1985 edition.
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 1997 edition.
One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1986 edition.
Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1997 edition.
Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction, 1997 edition, with 1998 amendment.
Florida Accessibility Standards, 1997 edition.
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)
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