Adopted edition
FBC 2023
Inherits from Orange county floor.
FL · City
Orlando, FL.
Orlando follows FBC 2023 at 130 mph design wind. Inland location means no WBDR, but FEMA flood zones from the chain of lakes and historic-district reviews shape much of the building scope.
Design wind speed
130 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
2A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Orlando Permitting Services
www.orlando.gov/Building-Development/Permitting-ServicesOnline permit portal available; same-day issue for residential reroof < $50K scope.
Population
~309,000
Approximate. Drives roof-volume estimates and storm-event canvassing footprint.
ZIP coverage
21 ZIP codes inside Orlando.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
32801 32803 32804 32805 32806 32807 32808 32809 32810 32811 32812 32814 32819 32822 32824 32827 32828 32829 32832 32835 32839
City-specific amendments
What's specific to Orlando.
- §01 Lake-front parcels follow FEMA AE-zone requirements; finished floor elevation rules apply.
- §02 Historic Eola Heights, Lake Cherokee, and Lake Lawsona/Fern Creek have additional architectural review.
- §03 Water Reclamation District drainage rules can trigger plan review on impervious-area changes >10%.
Working in Orlando?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in Orlando. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Orlando-specific amendments and the Orange county and Florida state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Orange county overview, or the Florida state directory .
Pull a Orlando code packet.
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