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. Fort Meade, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Meade, FL, municipal code § 6-1. 

Helpful resources for Fort Meade, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Fort Meade 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)(Fort Meade, FL Sec. 6-10. - Florida Building Code amendments.)

...(a) Florida Building Code, Residential, Section R322.2.1. R322.2.1 Elevation requirements. 1. Buildings and structures in flood hazard areas not designated as Coastal A Zones shall...

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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. Fort Meade, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Meade, FL, municipal code § 6-1. 

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

Fort Meade adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Fort Meade, FL Sec. 6-1. - Building code adopted.)

...The city hereby adopts by reference the current edition of the Florida Building Code. (Code 1962, § 6-1; Ord. No. 96-5, § 1, 6-11-96; Ord. No. 08-08, § 2, 6-10-2008)...

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. Fort Meade, FL, has no further provisions. Fort Meade, FL, municipal code § 6-1. 

Existing Buildings

Fort Meade, FL, adopted the 2006 IPMC. The International Property Maintenance Code adopts the IEBC. IMPC § 201.3.

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

Other Building Codes