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 Placid, FL, has no further provisions. Lake Placid, FL, municipal code § 47-1.

Helpful resources for Lake Placid, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Lake Placid 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 Placid, FL § 155-13. - Adoption of Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Land Development Regulations.)

...(11) Standard Housing Code. Highlands County Code, article 19, chapter 12, entitled "Standard Housing Code". (12)...

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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 Placid, FL, has no further provisions. Lake Placid, FL, municipal code § 47-1.

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 Placid adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Lake Placid, FL § 155-16. - Florida Building Code Implementation and Enforcement.)

...(a) Article 16 entitled "Building Code" of the Highlands County Code of Ordinances, as amended from time to time, is hereby ordained, adopted and incorporated into the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Lake Placid, Florida. (b)...

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 Placid, FL, has no further provisions. Lake Placid, FL, municipal code § 47-1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes