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. Miami-Dade County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Miami-Dade County, FL, county code § 8-1 (adopted), § 8-4 – 8-40 (amended).
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
Helpful resources for Miami-Dade County, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Miami-Dade 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)(Miami, FL Sec. 10-103. - Maintenance of lots or property containing excavated construction sites or excavated sites in considerable non-compliance with the Florida Building Code.)
...containing excavated construction
sites or excavated sites that have become a nuisance or a danger to the community
and are in considerable non-compliance with the Florida Building Code, pursuant to
the building official. This section seeks to implement regulations to:
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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. Miami-Dade County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Miami-Dade County, FL, county code § 8-1 (adopted), § 8-4 – 8-40 (amended).
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
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
Miami-Dade 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)(Miami, FL Sec. 10-3. - Building code.)
...The "South Florida Building Code" and the "South Florida Building Code, Dade County
edition", will remain in effect, and enforced in the city, for all plans submitted
and pending prior to the date the Florida Building Code was implemented. All plans
submitted after the Florida Building Code was implemented shall be governed by the...
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. Miami-Dade County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Miami-Dade County, FL, county code § 8-1 (adopted), § 8-4 – 8-40 (amended).
The following provisions of the Florida Building Code regarding "High Velocity Hurricane Zones" are adopted by Miami-Dade County (§ 8-2):
(a) The High Velocity Hurricane Zone roofing requirements with accompanying Roofing Application Standards (RAS) (Florida Building Code Sec. 1512.2).
Exception: The prescriptive BUR requirements in RAS 150 shall not be implemented in Miami-Dade County (Florida Building Code RAS 150).
(b) Appendix A—Weight of building materials.
(c) Appendix B—Chapter 9B-52, Florida Standard for Passive Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(d) Appendix C—Chapter 9B-53, Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
(e) Appendix D—The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
(f) Appendix E—Chapter 9B-67, Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(g) Appendix F—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Residential Building Construction.
(h) Appendix G—Florida Standard for Radon-Resistant New Commercial Building Construction.
(i) Appendix H—Florida Standard for Mitigation of Radon in Existing Buildings.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
