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. Okeechobee County, FL, has no further provisions. Okeechobee County, FL, municipal code § 18-1.

Helpful resources for Okeechobee County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Okeechobee 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)(Okeechobee County, FL Sec. 62-102. - Enforcement; failure to comply by handyman license holder.)

...occupational license to comply with the requirements of the standard building codes incorporated into the County Code, as amended, shall be reviewed by the county construction licensing board and shall subject the person to the penalties set forth in Ordinance No. 93-3 [section 22-51 of the Code], as amended, as well as revocation of the occupational license authorized...

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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. Okeechobee County, FL, has no further provisions. Okeechobee County, FL, municipal code § 18-1.

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

Okeechobee County adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Okeechobee County, FL 8.01.00. - Wind speed design and construction standards.)

...In accordance with design and construction standards mandated by the latest revision of the Florida Building Code adopted by the Florida legislature, the following wind speed maps incorporated herein by reference, are hereby adopted to govern building construction in Okeechobee County: Ultimate Design Wind...

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. Okeechobee County, FL, has no further provisions. Okeechobee County, FL, municipal code § 18-1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes