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. Lee County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lee County, FL, municipal code § 6-111.

Helpful resources for Lee County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Lee 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)(Lee County, FL Sec. 6-425. - Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code.)

...requests submitted to the Building Official that seek approval to modify the strict application of the flood load and flood-resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code to determine whether such requests require the granting of a variance pursuant to Subdivision VII of this division. (LDC 1994, § 6-425;...

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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. Lee County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lee County, FL, municipal code § 6-111.

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

Lee 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)(Lee County, FL Sec. 6-480. - Design and construction of buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code.)

...exempt from the Florida Building Code, including substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage of such buildings, structures and facilities, must be designed and constructed in accordance with the flood load and flood-resistant construction requirements of ASCE 24. Structures exempt from the Florida Building Code that are not walled...

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. Lee County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lee County, FL, municipal code § 6-111.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes