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. Palm Beach County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36.

Helpful resources for Palm Beach County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Palm Beach 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)(Palm Beach County, FL Sec. 7-52. - Amendments to Florida Building Code.)

...County has adopted Appendix "Q" in the Florida Building Code, Residential Volume: Tiny Houses and Appendix "F" in the Florida Building Code, Plumbing Volume: Proposed Construction Building Codes for Turf and Landscape Irrigation Systems. 101.2.2 Florida Building Code, Residential Construction standards...

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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. Palm Beach County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36.

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

Palm Beach County 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)(Palm Beach County, FL Sec. 7-36. - Adopted.)

...adopted. The Florida Building Code and the National Electrical Code, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as the minimum construction standards for all municipal and unincorporated areas within Palm Beach County, Florida. The county may adopt amendments to the administrative and technical provisions of the Florida Building Code pursuant to F...

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. Palm Beach County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Palm Beach County, FL, municipal code § 7-36.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes