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. Seminole County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Seminole County, FL, municipal code § 40.1.

Helpful resources for Seminole County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

Seminole 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)(Seminole County, FL Sec. 40.241. - Adopted.)

...standards known as the Standard Housing Code, 1991 Edition, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., as amended in Section 40.242. (b) In the event of inconsistencies between the provisions of the Standard Housing Code...

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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. Seminole County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Seminole County, FL, municipal code § 40.1.

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

Seminole 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)(Seminole County, FL Sec. 40.1. - The Florida Building Code.)

...incorporated by reference herein the Florida Building Code, as amended. Chapter 1, Administration, of the Florida Building Code, is hereby adopted with amendments as set forth in Appendix "A". In the event of a conflict between any provisions of Chapter 40 of this Code and the Florida Building Code, the Florida Building Code shall govern....

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. Seminole County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Seminole County, FL, municipal code § 40.1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes