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. Live Oak, FL, has no further provisions. Live Oak, FL, municipal code § 14-31.

Helpful resources for Live Oak, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Live Oak 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)(Live Oak, FL Sec. 14-71. - Housing code adopted; penalty.)

...(a) The Standard Housing Code, published by the Southern Building Code Congress, Birmingham, Alabama, 1988 edition, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk, is hereby adopted as the housing code of the city and all provisions of said code are effective in the city...

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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. Live Oak, FL, has no further provisions. Live Oak, FL, municipal code § 14-31.

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

Live Oak adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Live Oak, FL Sec. 14-31. - Building code adopted; penalty.)

...For the purpose of establishing uniform rules and regulations, the city hereby adopts that code known as the Florida Building Code, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, and subject to all amendments, modifications and conflicting provisions contained in this Code of Ordinances...

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. Live Oak, FL, has no further provisions. Live Oak, FL, municipal code § 14-31.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes