Margate, Florida Building Codes

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. Margate, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Margate, FL, municipal code § 9-7.

Helpful resources for Margate, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Margate 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)(Margate, FL Sec. 9-7. - Florida Building Code—Adoption.)

...The 2007 edition of the Florida Building Code, and all future amendments thereto, and any successor code, and the Broward County Administration Section 100, are hereby adopted as the minimum building requirements for the city and said code is made a part hereof as if set out herein verbatim. (Ord. No. 2010-13,...

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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. Margate, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Margate, FL, municipal code § 9-7.

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

Margate 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)(Margate, FL Sec. 9-7. - Florida Building Code—Adoption.)

...The 2007 edition of the Florida Building Code, and all future amendments thereto, and any successor code, and the Broward County Administration Section 100, are hereby adopted as the minimum building requirements for the city and said code is made a part hereof as if set out herein verbatim. (Ord. No. 2010-13,...

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. Margate, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Margate, FL, municipal code § 9-7.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes