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. Destin, FL, has no further provisions. Destin, FL, municipal code § 20.06.02. 

Helpful resources for Destin, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Destin 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)(Destin, FL Sec. 6-46. - Florida Building Code.)

...construction, installation, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy of buildings and structures, that certain building code known as the Florida Building Code, latest edition, and the provisions of such code shall be controlling in the construction, installation, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy...

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Drip Edge: No

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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. Destin, FL, has no further provisions. Destin, FL, municipal code § 20.06.02. 

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

Destin adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Destin, FL Sec. 6-46. - Florida Building Code.)

...construction, installation, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy of buildings and structures, that certain building code known as the Florida Building Code, latest edition, and the provisions of such code shall be controlling in the construction, installation, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy...

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. Destin, FL, has no further provisions. Destin, FL, municipal code § 20.06.02. 

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes