Adopted edition
FBC 2023
Inherits from Hillsborough county floor.
FL · City
Tampa, FL.
Tampa enforces FBC 2023 with 140 mph design wind, WBDR (Wind-Borne Debris Region) coverage city-wide, and FEMA flood overlays across coastal districts. Permit office is the city itself, not Hillsborough County.
Design wind speed
140 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
City of Tampa Construction Services
www.tampa.gov/construction-servicesReroof permits issued same-day for like-for-like asphalt; tile/metal requires plan review.
Population
~398,000
Approximate. Drives roof-volume estimates and storm-event canvassing footprint.
ZIP coverage
27 ZIP codes inside Tampa.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
33602 33603 33604 33605 33606 33607 33609 33610 33611 33612 33613 33614 33615 33616 33617 33618 33619 33620 33621 33624 33625 33626 33629 33634 33635 33637 33647
City-specific amendments
What's specific to Tampa.
- §01 Coastal flood overlays (FEMA AE/VE) cover most of South Tampa and Davis Islands.
- §02 WBDR enforcement city-wide — opening protection or impact-rated glazing required.
- §03 Historic-district roofing rules apply in Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, and Tampa Heights — material/color review.
- §04 Stormwater/grading review required when reroof scope crosses 25% of roof area in flood-prone parcels.
Working in Tampa?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in Tampa. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Tampa-specific amendments and the Hillsborough county and Florida state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Hillsborough county overview, or the Florida state directory .
Pull a Tampa code packet.
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