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Yankeetown, 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. Yankeetown, FL, has no further provisions. Yankeetown, FL, municipal code § 6-1.

Helpful resources for Yankeetown, Florida include the following.

Residential Building Code

Yankeetown 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)(Yankeetown, FL Sec. 6-1. - Building codes adopted by reference.)

...The Florida Building Code, as now and hereafter amended or revised, is hereby adopted and shall regulate construction of every type of building or structure wherever situated in the unincorporated areas of the county until such time as they are superseded by the effective date of the Florida Building Code, including all chapters and appendices....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

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. Yankeetown, FL, has no further provisions. Yankeetown, FL, municipal code § 6-1.

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

Yankeetown adopted You can find a copy of the code here.

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2023 Florida Bldg. Code, Building (2021 IBC)(Yankeetown, FL Sec. 6-1. - Building codes adopted by reference.)

...The Florida Building Code, as now and hereafter amended or revised, is hereby adopted and shall regulate construction of every type of building or structure wherever situated in the unincorporated areas of the county until such time as they are superseded by the effective date of the Florida Building Code, including all chapters and appendices....

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. Yankeetown, FL, has no further provisions. Yankeetown, FL, municipal code § 6-1.

Existing Buildings

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

Other Building Codes

6-1       The following codes, as amended and revised hereafter, are adopted by reference and shall regulate construction of every type of building or structure wherever situated in the unincorporated areas of the county until such time as they are superseded by the effective date of the Florida Building Code, including all chapters and appendices.

(a) The Standard Building Code, 1997 edition, including Appendices A, C, 0, F, G, H, and      I, but excluding Chapter 11 in its entirety and excluding Appendix E, and Appendix B

(b) The Standing Plumbing Code, 1994 edition, including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, and J, but excluding Appendix H

(c) The Standard Mechanical Code, 1997 edition, including Appendices A and C, but excluding Appendix B

(d) The Standard Gas Code, 1997 edition, including Appendices A, C, D, and E, but excluding Appendix B

(e) The National Electric Code 1999 edition

(f) The Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1985 edition, but excluding Section 105.6 – Schedule of Fees

(g) The State of Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction, as required by F.S. Ch. 553, pt. VII (F.S. §553.900 et seq.)

(h) The Coastal Construction Code

(i) The Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction, as prepared by the state department of community affairs, based on F.S.ch. 553, pt.  (F.S.§ 553.501 et seq.)

(j) F.A.C. Rules 15C-1.0104, the installation standards with respect to M/H foundations and anchorage is incorporated in this section by reference.

(k) SBCCI SSTD-10-97 Hurricane Resistant Residential Construction.

(j) Wood Products Promotion Council High Wind Project Guide to Wood Construction in High Wind Areas, 1997 edition, "The Builders Guide."

(m) The Wood Frame Construction Manual for One and Two Family Dwellings, 1995 High Wind 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)

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)

 

(n)                    Guide to Concrete Masonry Residential Construction in High Wind Areas, the "Masonry Guide."

 

(Ord. No. 02-02, §1, 2/28/02)