Eustis, Florida Building Codes

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. Eustis, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Eustis, FL, municipal code § 118-2 (Buildling adopted and amended), § 118-6 (Residential adopted and amended), § 118-7 (Existing Building adopted and amended).

Helpful resources for Eustis, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Eustis 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)(Eustis, FL Sec. 50-26. - International Property Maintenance Code—Adopted by reference.)

...thereto are expressly not adopted. Any reference in the International Property Maintenance Code to the International Code shall be construed to be a reference to the Florida Building Code and applicable volumes, as well as the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the city's land development regulations. (b)...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

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. Eustis, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Eustis, FL, municipal code § 118-2 (Buildling adopted and amended), § 118-6 (Residential adopted and amended), § 118-7 (Existing Building adopted and amended).

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

Eustis 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)(Eustis, FL Sec. 118-2. - Florida Building Code—Building (2020, 7th edition).)

...The 2020 Florida Building Code, 7th Edition is hereby adopted by reference, as amended, as the building code of the city, administered by the building official. The appendices thereto are expressly not adopted. (Ord. No. 16-31, 12-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-23 , §...

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. Eustis, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Eustis, FL, municipal code § 118-2 (Buildling adopted and amended), § 118-6 (Residential adopted and amended), § 118-7 (Existing Building adopted and amended).

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

International Property Maintenance Code, excluding sections 103, 106.2 through 106.5, 107, 110, 111, 112.4, 302.4 and 304.14

National Electric Code, latest edition, as compiled by the National Fire Protection Association

Florida Fire Prevention Code, latest edition, as compiled by the department of financial services, division of state fire marshal, is hereby adopted by reference as the fire prevention code of the city, and administered by the fire chief. This code includes NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.

 

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)