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. Lake Helen, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Helen, FL, municipal code § 3.07.01.04.
Helpful resources for Lake Helen, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Lake Helen adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Lake Helen, FL 5.05.16 - Variances.)
...coverage, floor area ratio, impervious coverage,
storm water retention, and walls and fences. Building code exemptions may be granted
subject to the guidelines of the Florida Building Code for qualified historic buildings
or structures. Additional information to justify variances and exemptions may be needed....
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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. Lake Helen, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Helen, FL, municipal code § 3.07.01.04.
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
Lake Helen 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)(Lake Helen, FL 1.10.01 - Building Code and Fire Prevention and Life Safety Code.)
...The Florida Building Code, and the Unsafe Building Abatement Code as may be amended
and as promulgated and established by F.S. ch. 553 is hereby adopted as fully as if
incorporated and set forth at length in this Article and made part of these Land Development
Code (LDC) regulations by reference.
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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. Lake Helen, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Helen, FL, municipal code § 3.07.01.04.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
