Adopted edition
FBC 2023
Effective
State · FL
Florida building codes at a glance.
Statewide FBC 2023, coast-driven. HVHZ in Miami-Dade and Broward; rest of coast under WBDR. Statewide Product Approval is mandatory for cladding, fenestration, and accessory components.
FL Florida
IECC zones 1A, 2A · ASCE 7 design wind 130–180 mph
Adoption model
Statewide
Permits issued: State
Coverage status
Indexed
Parcel layer + adopted-edition library + amendment overlay all live.
Climate zones (IECC)
1A · 2A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Design wind speed
130–180 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Category II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Fastener spec follows.
Special zones
- HVHZ (applicable)
- WUI (not applicable)
- FEMA SFHA overlays (present)
Compliance track
What's required to build here.
FL Product Approval (statewide) + Miami-Dade NOA (HVHZ counties). FBC Residential 8th Edition. WBDR widespread.
Statute reference: www.floridabuilding.org/c/default.aspx
Sample counties
How FL varies inside the state.
5 of the highest-volume counties in Florida, with notes on local rules that diverge from the state floor.
§01
Miami-Dade
HVHZ — NOA required, 175 mph design
§02
Broward
HVHZ — NOA required, 170 mph design
§03
Palm Beach
WBDR, 150 mph design
§04
Orange (Orlando)
140 mph design
§05
Hillsborough (Tampa)
140 mph design
County directory
All 67 counties in Florida.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Brevard
- Broward
- Calhoun
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Collier
- Columbia
- DeSoto
- Dixie
- Duval
- Escambia
- Flagler
- Franklin
- Gadsden
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Indian River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Martin
- Miami-Dade
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Okaloosa
- Okeechobee
- Orange
- Osceola
- Palm Beach
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Santa Rosa
- Sarasota
- Seminole
- St. Johns
- St. Lucie
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Volusia
- Wakulla
- Walton
- Washington
City directory
50 cities indexed in Florida.
City pages list local amendments, the parent county, and the local permit office.
- Boca Raton
- Boynton Beach
- Bradenton
- Cape Coral
- Clearwater
- Coconut Creek
- Coral Springs
- Davie
- Daytona Beach
- Deerfield Beach
- Delray Beach
- Deltona
- Doral
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Myers
- Gainesville
- Hialeah
- Hollywood
- Homestead
- Jacksonville
- Key West
- Kissimmee
- Lakeland
- Largo
- Lauderhill
- Margate
- Melbourne
- Miami
- Miami Beach
- Miami Gardens
- Miramar
- Naples
- Ocala
- Orlando
- Palm Bay
- Palm Coast
- Pembroke Pines
- Pensacola
- Plantation
- Pompano Beach
- Port St. Lucie
- Sanford
- Sarasota
- St. Petersburg
- Sunrise
- Tallahassee
- Tamarac
- Tampa
- West Palm Beach
- Weston
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