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St. Augustine Beach, 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. St. Augustine Beach, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. St. Augustine Beach, FL, municipal code § 6-16.

Helpful resources for St. Augustine Beach, Florida include the following.

PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

St. Augustine Beach 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)(St. Augustine Beach, FL Sec. 6-1. - Adoption of the Florida Model Administrative Code.)

...101.2.2 Florida Building Code, Residential Construction standards or practices which are not covered by Florida Building Code, Residential volume shall be in accordance with the provisions of Florida Building Code, Building. [A] 101...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

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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

St. Augustine Beach 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)(St. Augustine Beach, FL Sec. 6.07.07. - Unsafe buildings.)

...A. There is adopted by reference the currently adopted Florida Building Code, with the exception of section 113 pertaining to the composition and procedures of the board of adjustments and appeals. B....

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Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

St. Augustine Beach, FL, adopted the follwing standards:

1997 edition of the Standard Building Code, including the appendices A, B, C, D and I as promulgated by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., and required by F.S. § 553.73, State Minimum Building Codes

1997 manual of Florida Energy Efficiency Codes for Building Construction as promulgated by the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs

1997 Standard Building Code, Section 1606, which applies to all structure and accessory uses as well as their components

Southern Building Code Congress International Standard for Hurricane Resistant Construction (SSTD 10-9) shall be a source referenced as a means of compliance with the engineering requirements of the 1997 Standard Building Code, Section 1606

January 1997 edition of the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction as promulgated by the Florida Department of Community Affairs

1999 edition of the National Electric Code as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., except as amended by section 6-33

1997 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code as promulgated by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.

1997 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code

1994 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code and Appendices A, D, F, G, I and J as promulgated by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.

Standard Amusement Device Code—1985 Edition

Standard Existing Building Code—1998 Edition

Standard Fire Prevention Code—1994 Edition with Appendices A, B and D.

Standard Gas Code—1997 Edition

Standard Housing Code—1988 Edition

Standard Swimming Pool Code—1994 Edition

Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code—1985 Edition

CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code—1995 Edition

Life Safety Code (NFRA)—1997 Edition

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)