Updated : 04/22/2024
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. Okaloosa County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Okaloosa County, FL, municipal code § 6-135.
Helpful resources for Okaloosa County, Florida include the following.2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Okaloosa County, FL Sec. 6-135. - Adoption of Florida Building Code, 2011 Electrical Code, and technical codes and appendices.)
...approved by the Florida Building Code Commission, along with any local ordinances and codes not superseded by the codes adopted by the Florida Building Code Commission, shall take effect in the areas subject to the permitting jurisdiction of Okaloosa County on the effective date as established by the Florida Building Code Commission....
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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. Okaloosa County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Okaloosa County, FL, municipal code § 6-135.
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)
Okaloosa County adopted You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Okaloosa County, FL Sec. 6-135. - Adoption of Florida Building Code, 2011 Electrical Code, and technical codes and appendices.)
...approved by the Florida Building Code Commission, along with any local ordinances and codes not superseded by the codes adopted by the Florida Building Code Commission, shall take effect in the areas subject to the permitting jurisdiction of Okaloosa County on the effective date as established by the Florida Building Code Commission....
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. Okaloosa County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Okaloosa County, FL, municipal code § 6-135.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
International Property Maintenance Code 2006 edition, promulgated by the International Code Council, Inc., subject to all amendments, modifications or deletions
National Electric Code, 2008 edition
Florida Fire Prevention/Life Safety Codes, 2007 edition
any other adopted technical codes and ordinances not superseded by the 2010 Florida Building Code
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)
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