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. Panama City, FL, has no further provisions. Panama City, FL, municipal code § 9-31.
Helpful resources for Panama City, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Panama City 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)(Panama City, FL Sec. 112-19. - Construction standards.)
...all overhead electrical conductors in accordance with Florida Building Code specifications.
4.
All signs containing electrical components shall be constructed according to the specifications
of the Florida Building Code as well as the specifications of Underwriters' Laboratories...
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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. Panama City, FL, has no further provisions. Panama City, FL, municipal code § 9-31.
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
Panama City adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Panama City, FL Sec. 112-19. - Construction standards.)
...all overhead electrical conductors in accordance with Florida Building Code specifications.
4.
All signs containing electrical components shall be constructed according to the specifications
of the Florida Building Code as well as the specifications of Underwriters' Laboratories...
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. Panama City, FL, has no further provisions. Panama City, FL, municipal code § 9-31.
Existing Buildings
Panama City, FL, adopted the 2003 IPMC. The International Property Maintenance Code adopts the IEBC. IMPC § 201.3.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
Other Building Codes
The latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Prevention Code 1, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code 101, adopted by the board of county commissioners of Bay County
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 edition
The 1985 Standard Unsafe Building Abatement 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)
Florida Building Code, Accessibility, 5th Edition (2014)