Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (7th edition, effective 12/31/20) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 61G20-1.001; Florida Administrative Register, Notice 15665032. The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
Lynn Haven, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lynn Haven, FL, municipal code § 14-26.
Helpful resources for Lynn Haven, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Florida adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
Florida Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Lynn Haven adopted the 2018 IRC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Lynn Haven, FL Sec. 30-56. - Adoption of code.)
...There is hereby adopted by reference the Standard Fire Prevention Code edition which
is on file in the office of the chief of the fire department, as adopted by the Florida
Building Code, and the rules and regulations of the State Fire Marshal which pertain
to fire prevention, including National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101, Life...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: no
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Lynn Haven ? Undetermined
Comments
The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (7th edition, effective 12/31/20) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 61G20-1.001; Florida Administrative Register, Notice 15665032. The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
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.
The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
Commercial Building Code
Lynn Haven adopted the 2018 IBC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
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)(Lynn Haven, FL Sec. 14-26. - Building code—Adopted.)
...There is hereby adopted by reference the Florida Building Code, Chapter 553, Florida
Statutes, which is on file in the office of the building official along with all appendixes
and the State Model Energy Efficiency Code as fully and with the same effect as though
set out in this article, and such revisions or replacements as may from time to time...
Comments
The State Code of Florida requires that all municipalities and counties within the state enforce the most current (7th edition, effective 12/31/20) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential and Existing Building Codes, at a minimum. Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 61G20-1.001; Florida Administrative Register, Notice 15665032. The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
Lynn Haven, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Lynn Haven, FL, municipal code § 14-26.
Existing Buildings
The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
Other Building Codes
The Florida Building Code contains 9 sections the three most notable being Building, Existing Building, and Residential. Florida Building Code, 7th Edition. The seventh edition of the Florida codes is based on the 2018 ICC codes.
