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. Clearwater, FL, has no further provisions. Clearwater, FL, municipal code § 47.051.
Helpful resources for Clearwater, Florida include the following.2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Clearwater, FL Sec. 47.051. - Adoption and enforcement.)
...Florida Building Code—Existing Building—6th Edition 3. Florida Building Code—Fuel Gas—6th Edition 4. Florida Building Code—Mechanical—6th Edition...
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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. Clearwater, FL, has no further provisions. Clearwater, FL, municipal code § 47.051.
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)
Clearwater adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Clearwater, FL Sec. 51.802. - Terms defined in the Florida Building Code.)
...Where terms are not defined in this chapter or the city code and are defined in the Florida Building Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Florida Building Code. (Ord. No. 9189-18, § 1, 11-1-18)...
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. Clearwater, FL, has no further provisions. Clearwater, FL, municipal code § 47.051.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Clearwater, FL, has adopted the following standards:
Standard Building Code, 1994 edition, including but not limited to chapter 39, the Coastal Construction Code; chapter 40, the County Wide Pool Code; and Appendix C.
Standard Plumbing Code, 1994 edition, with Appendixes B, C, G, I, and J.
Standard Mechanical Code, 1997 edition.
Note: All references to the Standard Gas Code in the Standard Building, Plumbing, or Mechanical Code are to be interpreted as reference to NFPA 54 or NFPA 58.
National Electrical Code, 1999 edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association.
National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54, 1992 edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases, NFPA 58, 1992 edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, 1985 edition, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
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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