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Sarasota, Florida Building Codes

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. Sarasota, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Sarasota, FL, municipal code § 11-2.

Helpful resources for Sarasota, Florida include the following.

PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Sarasota 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)(Sarasota, FL Sec. VI-911. - Laurel Park overlay district.)

...modification, repair, and demolition of public and private buildings, structures, and facilities and enforcement of such laws and rules as described in F.S. § 553.73, Florida Building Code. Subsection 11-10(a) of the Code of the City of Sarasota limits filing an appeal of a decision of the building official to a property owner or duly authorized agent...

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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

Sarasota 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)(Sarasota, FL Sec. IV-809. - Relief from certain building code regulations.)

...have been classified as contributing or contributing with alterations shall qualify for the exemption accorded to special historic buildings in Chapter 12 of the Florida Building Code, 2017 6 th Edition, as may be amended, provided that the structure meets all other requirements of that section...

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Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Sarasota, FL, has adopted the following standards:

The Standard Housing Code, 1997 edition, and the city local amendments thereto
The Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, 1985 edition, and the city local amendments thereto, as revised, are hereby adopted by reference
The standard codes referred to in subsections (b) and (c) are published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
The City of Sarasota Commercial, Business and Industrial Building Minimum Standards Code of 1992 is hereby adopted by reference
The Standard Plumbing Code, 1994 edition, with appendices A, C, E, F, G, I and J thereto, and the city local amendments thereto are hereby adopted by reference
The Standard Gas Code, 1997 edition, and the city local amendments thereto are hereby adopted by reference
The standard codes referred to in subsections (a)—(g) are published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
The City of Sarasota Commercial, Business and Industrial Building Minimum Standards Code of 1992 is hereby adopted by reference
The National Electrical Code, 1990 edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association

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)