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. Cloud, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. St. Cloud, FL, municipal code § 13.7.

Helpful resources for St. Cloud, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

St. Cloud 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. Cloud, FL 13.7. - Florida Building Code adopted.)

...All matters and requirements within the scope of this article which are not specifically covered herein shall conform to the provisions of the Florida Building 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. St. Cloud, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. St. Cloud, FL, municipal code § 13.7.

13.9. – Roof covering.

"No new metal roofing shall hereafter be installed on buildings in residential areas where other types of roofing prevail more than metal roofs on surrounding homes. Metal roof replacement or repairs shall be permitted on existing buildings. Metal roofs shall be permitted on accessory structures and as approved in historical districts."

13.11. – Conduit required.

"All new electrical wiring in new or existing buildings being wired or rewired, as the case may be, (1) for business, industrial or commercial occupancy, or (2) for wet locations, or (3) for locations subject to mildly corrosive fumes and vapors, shall be in an approved raceway. In all residential buildings to be used, in whole or in part, for commercial or business purposes, such commercial or business part shall be wired in an approved raceway from its own panel, supplied from the main panel."

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. Cloud 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. Cloud, FL 13.7. - Florida Building Code adopted.)

...All matters and requirements within the scope of this article which are not specifically covered herein shall conform to the provisions of the Florida Building Code....

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. St. Cloud, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. St. Cloud, FL, municipal code § 13.7.

13.9. – Roof covering.

"No new metal roofing shall hereafter be installed on buildings in residential areas where other types of roofing prevail more than metal roofs on surrounding homes. Metal roof replacement or repairs shall be permitted on existing buildings. Metal roofs shall be permitted on accessory structures and as approved in historical districts."

13.11. – Conduit required.

"All new electrical wiring in new or existing buildings being wired or rewired, as the case may be, (1) for business, industrial or commercial occupancy, or (2) for wet locations, or (3) for locations subject to mildly corrosive fumes and vapors, shall be in an approved raceway. In all residential buildings to be used, in whole or in part, for commercial or business purposes, such commercial or business part shall be wired in an approved raceway from its own panel, supplied from the main panel."

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes