Community Development Announcements
Florida Building Codes changes
The effective date for the 8th edition (2023) Florida Building Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code is December 31, 2023. All applications submitted on, or after, December 31, 2023, shall be designed in accordance with the 8th edition (2023) Florida Building Code for Building, Residential, Existing Building, Energy Conservation, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, and/or the 2020 National Electrical Code. These Codes may be accessed via the following links
An analysis of the Code changes may be viewed at Florida DBPR’s website as follows:
Please note that all master plans approved under the 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Codes expired on December 31, 2023 and cannot be used for further permitting. New master plans in compliance with the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Codes must be submitted for review and approval before being used.