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. Pinellas County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Pinellas County, FL, municipal code § 22-2.

Helpful resources for Pinellas County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Pinellas 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)(Pinellas County, FL Sec. 22-2. - Adoption of codes.)

...and structures, the county hereby adopts the codes known as: (1) The Florida Building Code. (2) The applicable version of the...

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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. Pinellas County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Pinellas County, FL, municipal code § 22-2.

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

Pinellas 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)(Pinellas County, FL APPENDIX E - LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE)

...Pursuant to Chapter 75-489, Laws of Florida, as amended, all local technical amendments to the Florida Building Code are adopted by the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board. Florida Building Code, Building: 107.3.5 Minimum plan review criteria for buildings. Commercial Buildings:...

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. Pinellas County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Pinellas County, FL, municipal code § 22-2.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes