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. Springfield, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Bay County. Springfield, FL, municipal code Ch. 18.
Helpful resources for Springfield, Florida include the following.
Residential Building Code
Springfield adopted a code that is yet to be identified. Please
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Residential (2021 IRC)(Springfield, FL Sec. 30-18. - 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
division 7 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 545, § 2, 4-6-2020)...
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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. Springfield, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Bay County. Springfield, FL, municipal code Ch. 18.
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
Springfield adopted You can find a copy of the code here.
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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Springfield, FL Sec. 30-69. - Design and construction of buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code.)
...that are 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 and...
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. Springfield, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions, including the amendments of Bay County. Springfield, FL, municipal code Ch. 18.
Existing Buildings
Florida Building Code, Existing Building, 5th Edition (2014)
