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. South Miami, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. South Miami, FL, municipal code § 7-1.

Helpful resources for South Miami, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

South Miami 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)(South Miami, FL Sec. 7-1. - Adoption of Florida Building Code and other codes.)

...The Florida Building Code, is adopted as the building code of the City of South Miami, together with the provisions of Part V, Chapter 553 of the Florida Statutes and all codes adopted by the Florida Building Code respectively, as the city's codes together with all amendments thereinafter made, and all subsequent editions, to said codes....

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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. South Miami, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. South Miami, FL, municipal code § 7-1.

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

South Miami 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)(South Miami, FL Sec. 7-1. - Adoption of Florida Building Code and other codes.)

...The Florida Building Code, is adopted as the building code of the City of South Miami, together with the provisions of Part V, Chapter 553 of the Florida Statutes and all codes adopted by the Florida Building Code respectively, as the city's codes together with all amendments thereinafter made, and all subsequent editions, to said codes....

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. South Miami, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. South Miami, FL, municipal code § 7-1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes