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. Lucie County, FL, has no further provisions. St. Lucie County, FL, municipal code State Law Reference.

Helpful resources for St. Lucie County, Florida include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Florida

Residential Building Code

St. Lucie 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)(St. Lucie County, FL 13.00.02. - Coastal Construction Code.)

...mobile homes, shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Section 1606 of the Florida Building Code, Major structures, except mobile homes, shall also comply with the applicable standards for construction found elsewhere in the Florida Building Code. b....

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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. Lucie County, FL, has no further provisions. St. Lucie County, FL, municipal code State Law Reference.

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. Lucie County adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(St. Lucie County, FL 13.00.01. - Building Code.)

...Adopted. The Florida Building Code, as described in Chapter 553.70, Florida Statutes, and as published by the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs and the Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, 1997 edition, promulgated by the Florida Building Code, are hereby adopted by reference as the 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. Lucie County, FL, has no further provisions. St. Lucie County, FL, municipal code State Law Reference.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes