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. Hawthorne, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Hawthorne, FL, municipal code § 14-31 (adopted), § 14-32 – 14-60 (amended).
Sec. 14-32. – Basic wind speed
"For the purposes of complying with the structural requirements related to wind loads, all buildings and structures east of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for a minimum wind load of 100 miles per hour, and all buildings and structures west of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for minimum wind of 110 miles per hour."
Helpful resources for Hawthorne, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Hawthorne adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Hawthorne, FL Sec. 14-31. - Established.)
...The Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby established as
the building code for the City of Hawthorne.
(Ord. No. 2002-11, § 1, 4-1-2002; Ord. No. 2012-12, § 3, 11-13-2012)
State Law reference—
Florida Building Code mandated, F.S. § 553.73....
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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. Hawthorne, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Hawthorne, FL, municipal code § 14-31 (adopted), § 14-32 – 14-60 (amended).
Sec. 14-32. – Basic wind speed
"For the purposes of complying with the structural requirements related to wind loads, all buildings and structures east of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for a minimum wind load of 100 miles per hour, and all buildings and structures west of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for minimum wind of 110 miles per hour."
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
Hawthorne 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)(Hawthorne, FL Sec. 14-31. - Established.)
...The Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby established as
the building code for the City of Hawthorne.
(Ord. No. 2002-11, § 1, 4-1-2002; Ord. No. 2012-12, § 3, 11-13-2012)
State Law reference—
Florida Building Code mandated, F.S. § 553.73....
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. Hawthorne, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Hawthorne, FL, municipal code § 14-31 (adopted), § 14-32 – 14-60 (amended).
Sec. 14-32. – Basic wind speed
"For the purposes of complying with the structural requirements related to wind loads, all buildings and structures east of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for a minimum wind load of 100 miles per hour, and all buildings and structures west of Interstate 75 (I-75) shall be designed for minimum wind of 110 miles per hour."
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
