Adopted edition
FBC 2023
Inherits from Pinellas county floor.
FL · City
St. Petersburg, FL.
St. Pete sits on a peninsula — design wind 150 mph, WBDR enforcement everywhere, and substantial V-zone (velocity flood) overlay along Gulf-facing parcels. Strict stormwater rules on impervious-area changes.
Design wind speed
150 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
St. Petersburg Construction Services & Permitting
www.stpete.org/permitsReroof permits expedited for like-for-like; tile and metal require additional review.
Population
~263,000
Approximate. Drives roof-volume estimates and storm-event canvassing footprint.
ZIP coverage
16 ZIP codes inside St. Petersburg.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
33701 33702 33703 33704 33705 33706 33707 33708 33709 33710 33711 33712 33713 33714 33715 33716
City-specific amendments
What's specific to St. Petersburg.
- §01 Peninsula geography puts most parcels in WBDR — opening protection mandatory.
- §02 Coastal Construction Control Line + V-zone overlays cover Gulf-facing and barrier-island parcels.
- §03 Old Northeast and Snell Isle historic districts have material/color review for roofing.
- §04 Stormwater impervious-area limits trigger drainage review on additions.
Working in St. Petersburg?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in St. Petersburg. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the St. Petersburg-specific amendments and the Pinellas county and Florida state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Pinellas county overview, or the Florida state directory .
Pull a St. Petersburg code packet.
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