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Jefferson County, 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. Jefferson County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Jefferson County, FL, municipal code § 10-20.

Helpful resources for Jefferson County, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Jefferson 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)(Jefferson County, FL Sec. 10-22. - Florida Building Code—Building, amendments.)

...1612.4.3 Elevation requirements. The minimum elevation requirements shall be as specified in ASCE 24 or the base flood elevation plus 2 feet, whichever is higher. ( Ord. No. 2021-0902-21-01 , § 1, 9-2-2021)...

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. Jefferson County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Jefferson County, FL, municipal code § 10-20.

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

Jefferson 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)(Jefferson County, FL Sec. 10-20. - Adopted.)

...The Florida Building Code, as adopted and amended by the Florida Building Commission, is adopted by reference. (Ord. No. 75-1, § 1; Ord. No. 77-1, § 2, 6-15-1977; Ord. No. 2021-0902-21-01 , § 1, 9-2-2021)...

. See Gen.code(Jefferson County, FL Municipal Code)

...Adoption not found...

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. Jefferson County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Jefferson County, FL, municipal code § 10-20.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes