Neptune Beach, 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. Neptune Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Neptune Beach, FL, municipal code § 8-26.
The following buildings, structures, and facilities are exempt from the Florida Building Code as provided by law, and any future exemptions shall be as determined by the legislature and provided by law:
(a) Building and structures specifically regulated and preempted by the Federal Government.
(b) Railroads and ancillary facilities associated with the railroad.
(c) Nonresidential farm buildings on farms.
(d) Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes.
(e) Mobile homes used as temporary offices, except that the provisions of part V (§§. 553.501-553.513, FS) relating to accessibility by persons with disabilities shall apply to such mobile homes.
(f) Those structures or facilities of electric utilities, as defined in § 366.02, which are directly involved in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.
(g) Temporary sets, assemblies, or structures used in commercial motion picture or television production, or any sound-recording equipment used in such production, on or off the premises.
(h) Chickees constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As used in this paragraph, the term "chickee" means an open-sided wooden hut that has a thatched roof of palm or palmetto or other traditional materials, and that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing, or other nonwood features.
Helpful resources for Neptune Beach, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Neptune Beach adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Neptune Beach, FL Sec. 8-26. - Florida Building Code—Adopted.)
...establishing rules and regulations
for the construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, including permits and
penalties, that certain code known as the Florida Building Code, latest edition.
(Ord. No. 2003-12, § 1, 11-20-03; Ord. No.
2017-18
, § 1, 7-5-17)...
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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. Neptune Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Neptune Beach, FL, municipal code § 8-26.
The following buildings, structures, and facilities are exempt from the Florida Building Code as provided by law, and any future exemptions shall be as determined by the legislature and provided by law:
(a) Building and structures specifically regulated and preempted by the Federal Government.
(b) Railroads and ancillary facilities associated with the railroad.
(c) Nonresidential farm buildings on farms.
(d) Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes.
(e) Mobile homes used as temporary offices, except that the provisions of part V (§§. 553.501-553.513, FS) relating to accessibility by persons with disabilities shall apply to such mobile homes.
(f) Those structures or facilities of electric utilities, as defined in § 366.02, which are directly involved in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.
(g) Temporary sets, assemblies, or structures used in commercial motion picture or television production, or any sound-recording equipment used in such production, on or off the premises.
(h) Chickees constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As used in this paragraph, the term "chickee" means an open-sided wooden hut that has a thatched roof of palm or palmetto or other traditional materials, and that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing, or other nonwood features.
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
Neptune Beach 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)(Neptune Beach, FL Sec. 8-26. - Florida Building Code—Adopted.)
...establishing rules and regulations
for the construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, including permits and
penalties, that certain code known as the Florida Building Code, latest edition.
(Ord. No. 2003-12, § 1, 11-20-03; Ord. No.
2017-18
, § 1, 7-5-17)...
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. Neptune Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Neptune Beach, FL, municipal code § 8-26.
The following buildings, structures, and facilities are exempt from the Florida Building Code as provided by law, and any future exemptions shall be as determined by the legislature and provided by law:
(a) Building and structures specifically regulated and preempted by the Federal Government.
(b) Railroads and ancillary facilities associated with the railroad.
(c) Nonresidential farm buildings on farms.
(d) Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes.
(e) Mobile homes used as temporary offices, except that the provisions of part V (§§. 553.501-553.513, FS) relating to accessibility by persons with disabilities shall apply to such mobile homes.
(f) Those structures or facilities of electric utilities, as defined in § 366.02, which are directly involved in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.
(g) Temporary sets, assemblies, or structures used in commercial motion picture or television production, or any sound-recording equipment used in such production, on or off the premises.
(h) Chickees constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As used in this paragraph, the term "chickee" means an open-sided wooden hut that has a thatched roof of palm or palmetto or other traditional materials, and that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing, or other nonwood features.
Existing Buildings
Neptune Beach, FL, adopted the IPMC. The International Property Maintenance Code adopts the IEBC. IMPC § 201.3.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Other Building Codes
International Property Maintenance Code, latest edition
Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 5th Edition (2014)
Florida Building Code, Fuel Gas, 5th Edition (2014)
Florida Building Code, Plumbing, 5th Edition (2014)
Florida Building Code, Mechanical, 5th Edition (2014)
Florida Building Code, Test Protocols for High-Velocity Hurricane Zones, 5th Edition (2014)
Florida Building Code, Accessibility, 5th Edition (2014)
