Updated : 04/22/2024
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. Sanibel, FL, has no further provisions. Sanibel, FL, municipal code § 14-211.
Helpful resources for Sanibel, Florida include the following.2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Sanibel, FL Sec. 94-35. - Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code.)
...requests submitted to the building official that seek approval to modify the strict application of the flood load and flood-resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code to determine whether such requests require the granting of a variance pursuant to article I, division 7, of this chapter. (Ord. No...
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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. Sanibel, FL, has no further provisions. Sanibel, FL, municipal code § 14-211.
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)
Sanibel adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Sanibel, FL Sec. 94-131. - Design and construction of buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code.)
...exempt from the Florida Building Code, including substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage of such buildings, structures and facilities, shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the flood load and flood-resistant construction requirements of ASCE 24. Structures exempt from the Florida Building Code that are not walled...
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. Sanibel, FL, has no further provisions. Sanibel, FL, municipal code § 14-211.
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
The following standard codes, portions of codes, or minimum standards, copies of which are on file with the building official, are incorporated by reference as the respective city construction codes:
National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-1996)
Standard Plumbing Code, 1997 edition, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., excluding all appendices;
Standard Mechanical Code, 1997 edition, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., excluding all appendices;
Standard Gas Code, 1997 edition, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., excluding all appendices;
Accessibility by Handicapped Persons Standards under the Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Implementation Act, as promulgated by the state, pursuant to F.S. ch. 553, pt. V;
Thermal Efficiency Standards, as promulgated by the state, pursuant to the Florida Thermal Efficiency Code, F.S. ch. 553, pt. VIII;
Energy Conservation Standards, as promulgated by the state pursuant to the Florida Energy Conservation Standards Act, F.S. ch. 553, pt. IX;
Radon-Resistant Building Standards, as promulgated by the state pursuant to the Standards for Radon-Resistant Buildings, F.S. ch. 553, pt. X.
However, many of these standards are out of date and have been replaced by the currently adopted state standards:
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)
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