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. Key West, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Key West, FL, municipal code § 14-35.

Helpful resources for Key West, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Key West 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)(Key West, FL Sec. 30-57. - Adoption of fire prevention and life safety codes.)

...(NFPA 101), published by the National Fire Protection Association; the Florida Fire Prevention Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association; and the Florida Building Code as adopted by the State of Florida, are adopted and made a part of the Code of Ordinances for the purpose of encouraging and regulating fire prevention and life...

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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. Key West, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Key West, FL, municipal code § 14-35.

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

Key West 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)(Key West, FL Sec. 14-31. - Adopted construction codes.)

...Commission of the Florida Building Code, Building; the Florida Building Code, Plumbing; the Florida Building Code, Mechanical; the Florida Building Code, Fuel Gas; the Florida Building Code, Existing Building; the Florida Building Code, Residential, NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code; the Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, and the...

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. Key West, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Key West, FL, municipal code § 14-35.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes