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. Clay County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Clay County, FL, municipal code § 6-141 – 6-143.

Helpful resources for Clay County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Clay County 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)(Clay County, FL Sec. 6-143. - Amendment to Florida Building Code, Residential Section R322.2.1.)

...Pursuant to the authority provided in Section 553.73(5), Florida Statutes, within the county Section R322.2.1 of the Florida Building Code, Residential is amended to read as follows: R322.2.1 Elevation requirements. 1....

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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. Clay County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Clay County, FL, municipal code § 6-141 – 6-143.

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

Clay County 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)(Clay County, FL Sec. 6-142. - Establishment of Florida Building Code, Building Section 117 and Section 117.1.)

...Official for variances to the provisions of Section 1612.4 of the Florida Building Code, Building or, as applicable, the provisions of Section R322 of the Florida Building Code, Residential. This section shall not apply to Section 3109 of the Florida Building Code, Building....

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. Clay County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Clay County, FL, municipal code § 6-141 – 6-143.

Existing Buildings

Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)

Other Building Codes