Applicable Codes

On February 18, 2021, the Town of Ponce Inlet adopted the latest version of the Florida Building Code and certain appendices, along with local amendments to the Building Officials Association of Florida’s Model Administrative Code (Chapter 1). These and other applicable codes adopted and enforced by the Town are listed below. Links to these codes are provided where available. All others are available at Ponce Inlet Town Hall.

 Florida Building Code, 7th Edition (2020)

• Florida Building Code – Building
  1. Appendix J – Grading Florida Building Code – Existing Building
  2. Appendix B – Standard for Rehabilitation 
• Florida Building Code - Fuel Gas Code
  1. Appendix A – Sizing and Capacities for Gas Piping
  2. Appendix B – Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents 
• Florida Building Code – Plumbing
  1. Appendix B – Rates of Rainfall for Various Cities
  2. Appendix C – Structural Safety
  3. Appendix D – Degree Day and Design Temperatures
  4. Appendix E – Sizing of Water Piping System 
• BOAF’s Model Administrative Code (2020) with local amendments (FBC Chapter 1)
• NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Ponce Inlet Floodplain Management Code as Amended in 2017
• 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), with local amendments
• Florida Fire Prevention Code 7th Edition (2020) 
• 2006 Revisions to the Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1985, F.S. Ch. 161, Part III
• Ponce Inlet Code of Ordinances
• Ponce Inlet Land Use and Development Code (LUDC)