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Walton County, 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. Walton County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Walton County, FL, municipal code § 6-26.

Helpful resources for Walton County, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Walton 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)(Walton County, FL Sec. 6-26. - Codes adopted by reference.)

...The Building Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition, including the appendix. (2) The Residential Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Residential, 2004 edition....

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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. Walton County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Walton County, FL, municipal code § 6-26.

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

Walton County 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)(Walton County, FL Sec. 6-26. - Codes adopted by reference.)

...The Building Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition, including the appendix. (2) The Residential Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Residential, 2004 edition....

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. Walton County, FL, further amended the state code with additional, more stringent, provisions. Walton County, FL, municipal code § 6-26.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

Walton County, FL, has adopted the following standards:

  • The Building Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition, including the appendix.
  • The Residential Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Residential, 2004 edition.
  • The Existing Building Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Existing Building, 2004 edition.
  • The Accessibility Code shall be Chapter 11 of the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition.
  • The Energy Efficiency Code shall be Chapter 13 of the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition.
  • The Electrical Code shall be the National Electric Code, 2002 edition.
  • The Plumbing Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Plumbing, 2004 edition.
  • The Mechanical Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Mechanical, 2004 edition.
  • The Gas Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Fuel Gas, 2004 edition.
  • The Swimming Pool Code shall be Chapter 4, Section 424 of the Florida Building Code—Building, 2004 edition.
  • The Irrigation and Lawn Sprinkler Code shall be the Florida Building Code—Plumbing, 2004 edition and the Florida Irrigation Society Standards, 2002 edition.
  • Coastal Construction Code shall be the FEMA-55 Publication, June 2000 edition, Coastal Construction Manual.
  • The Unsafe Building Code shall be the International Code Council (ICC) Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition.
  • The Fire/Life/Safety Code shall be the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 2004 edition.
  • The Walton County Wind-Borne Debris Regions and Basic Wind Speeds Map (Exhibit A).

?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)

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

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

Florida Building Code, Test Protocols for High-Velocity Hurricane Zones, 5th Edition (2014)

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