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. Opa-locka, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. Opa-locka, FL, municipal code § 7-1.
Helpful resources for Opa-locka, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Opa-locka adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Opa-locka, FL Sec. 7-1. - Florida Building Code applicable.)
...Pursuant to F.S. § 553.73, and the provisions of the Miami-Dade County Municipal Code,
Chapter 8, the Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted
as the building code of the city. The Florida Building Code includes the following
four (4) volumes: Building, plumbing, mechanical, and fuel gas, and all appendices
thereto...
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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. Opa-locka, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. Opa-locka, FL, municipal code § 7-1.
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
Opa-locka 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)(Opa-locka, FL Sec. 7-1. - Florida Building Code applicable.)
...Pursuant to F.S. § 553.73, and the provisions of the Miami-Dade County Municipal Code,
Chapter 8, the Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted
as the building code of the city. The Florida Building Code includes the following
four (4) volumes: Building, plumbing, mechanical, and fuel gas, and all appendices
thereto...
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. Opa-locka, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Miami-Dade County. Opa-locka, FL, municipal code § 7-1.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
