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 Park, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Park, FL, municipal code § 54-8.

Helpful resources for Lake Park, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Lake Park 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)(Lake Park, FL Sec. 54-7. - Florida building code adopted.)

...There is adopted by reference as fully and to the same extent as if set out at length herein the Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, as the minimum construction standards for the town; one copy shall be kept on file in the office of the town manager, and another copy shall be kept in the department of community development....

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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 Park, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Park, FL, municipal code § 54-8.

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 Park 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 Park, FL Sec. 54-7. - Florida building code adopted.)

...There is adopted by reference as fully and to the same extent as if set out at length herein the Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, as the minimum construction standards for the town; one copy shall be kept on file in the office of the town manager, and another copy shall be kept in the department of community development....

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 Park, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lake Park, FL, municipal code § 54-8.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes