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. New Port Richey, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. New Port Richey, FL, municipal code § 6-16.

Helpful resources for New Port Richey, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

New Port Richey 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)(Port Richey, FL ARTICLE II. - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT)

...Footnotes: --- (2) --- State Law reference— Florida Building Code, F.S. § 553.70 et seq....

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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. New Port Richey, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. New Port Richey, FL, municipal code § 6-16.

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

New Port Richey 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)(Port Richey, FL Sec. 109-251. - Terms defined in the Florida Building Code.)

...Where terms are not defined in this chapter and are defined in the Florida Building Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in that code. (Ord. No. 20-674 , § 2, 2-25-2020)...

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. New Port Richey, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. New Port Richey, FL, municipal code § 6-16.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes