Adopted edition
FBC 2023
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
FL · City
Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Fort Lauderdale, FL — building code: FBC 2023.
Design wind speed
170 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
1A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Fort Lauderdale Building Department
www.fortlauderdale.gov/business/building-permitsZIP coverage
43 ZIP codes inside Fort Lauderdale.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
33301 33302 33303 33304 33305 33306 33307 33308 33309 33310 33311 33312 33313 33314 33315 33316 33317 33318 33319 33320 33321 33322 33323 33324 33325 33326 33327 33328 33329 33330 33331 33332 33334 33335 33338 33339 33345 33346 33348 33351 33355 33359 33394
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See the Broward county overview, or the Florida state directory .
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