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. Indian River County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Indian River County, FL, municipal code § 401.01.
Helpful resources for Indian River County, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Indian River County 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)(Indian River County, FL Section 930.13. - Variances and appeals.)
...requests for variances from the strict application
of the flood resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code (reference
Section 553.73(5), F.S.). This section does not apply to Section 3109 of the Florida
Building Code, Building.
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Drip Edge
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. Indian River County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Indian River County, FL, municipal code § 401.01.
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
Indian River County 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)(Indian River County, FL Section 401.01. - Standard technical codes.)
...standards which adopt later editions, the editions
set forth in the Florida Statutes shall apply:
The latest edition of the Florida Building Code, less and except Chapter 1, Administration;
and the latest edition of Chapter 1, Model Administrative Code, Building Officials
Association of Florida....
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. Indian River County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Indian River County, FL, municipal code § 401.01.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
