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. Belleair Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Pinellas County. Belleair Beach, FL, Municipal Code § 10-31.
Helpful resources for Belleair Beach, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Belleair Beach adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Belleair Beach, FL Sec. 10-42. - Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code. (§ 104.10 FBC))
...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 117.
(Ord. No. 13-02...
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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. Belleair Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Pinellas County. Belleair Beach, FL, Municipal Code § 10-31.
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)
Please see the Pinellas County materials for more information.
Commercial Building Code
Belleair Beach 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)(Belleair Beach, FL Sec. 10-42. - Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code. (§ 104.10 FBC))
...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 117.
(Ord. No. 13-02...
Comments
Belleair Beach, FL, adopted building codes of Pinellas County. Belleair Beach, FL, Municipal Code § 10-31 (adopted). Since Pinellas County adopted the current Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, Belleair Beach likewise adopted the Florida Building Code, along with the county's amendments. See PLRB Pinellas County, FL, Building Codes.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Please see the Pinellas County materials for more information.
