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. El Portal, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. El Portal, FL, Municipal Code § 5-17.
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
Helpful resources for El Portal, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(El Portal, FL Sec. 5-17. - South Florida Building Code adopted by reference.)
...Pursuant to the provisions of Dade County Ordinance No. 57-22, the South Florida Building
Code is hereby adopted as the building code of the village.
(Code 1965, § 5-8)...
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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. El Portal, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. El Portal, FL, Municipal Code § 5-17.
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
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
El Portal 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)(El Portal, FL Sec. 5-17. - South Florida Building Code adopted by reference.)
...Pursuant to the provisions of Dade County Ordinance No. 57-22, the South Florida Building
Code is hereby adopted as the building code of the village.
(Code 1965, § 5-8)...
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. El Portal, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. El Portal, FL, Municipal Code § 5-17.
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
