Building Officials Association of Florida

The Building Officials Association of Florida in accordance with an agreement with the Department of Community Affairs, now provides Non-Binding, Advisory Interpretations of the Florida Building Code.

This agreement was authorized by Section 16 Chapter 2002-293, Laws of Florida, which provides: "It is the intent of the Legislature that the process provide for the expeditious resolution of the issues presented and publication of the resulting interpretation on the Building Code Information System. Such interpretations are to be advisory only and nonbinding on the parties or the commission."

NOTICE: These interpretations are the result of input provided by the BOAF Code Development Committee, the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the International Code Council (ICC) and subject-matter-experts in the construction industry/professions.

Interpretations are NON-BINDING and do not affect the only legal interpretation, which is that of the Building Official of the individual jurisdictions.

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Interpretation Request
Instructions

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU PROCEED!

1.

Complete the name and email address fields.

2.

Indicate the Code Section and Florida Building Code Referenced. Only requests for interpretations of the Florida Building Code will be accepted. The question should only be about one section of the code.

3.

Enter your question. The question should be in a form that can be answered with a 'YES' or 'NO'. For example

"Is it the intent of Section 1606.1.1, exception 3 to not allow the construction of a 20 foot by 30 foot building that is accessory to a single family residence, using SSTD 10?

4.

In the comment field, you may want to explain in more detail the reason for your request. For example:

"The applicant states that this building will be used for his wife making crafts to sell at the flea market."