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. Port St. Lucie, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Port St. Lucie, FL, municipal code § 150.001.

Helpful resources for Port St. Lucie, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Port St. Lucie 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)(Port St. Lucie, FL Sec. 150.361. - Technical Amendments to the Florida Building Code, Building.)

...(a) The Florida Building Code, Building Section 202, Definitions, is hereby modified by changing the definition of substantial improvement as follows: SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. Any combination of repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, addition or...

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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. Port St. Lucie, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Port St. Lucie, FL, municipal code § 150.001. 

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

Port St. Lucie 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)(Port St. Lucie, FL Sec. 150.361. - Technical Amendments to the Florida Building Code, Building.)

...(a) The Florida Building Code, Building Section 202, Definitions, is hereby modified by changing the definition of substantial improvement as follows: SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. Any combination of repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, addition or...

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. Port St. Lucie, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Port St. Lucie, FL, municipal code § 150.001. 

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes