Overview
Preemption classification
Tier C — Dual preemption
Pro-housing: Live Local Act and SB 1730 (2025) — aggressive preemption enabling multifamily in commercial zones. Manufactured housing protected. Restricts locals: preempts local STR regulation and rent control. True dual pattern.
Governance
Statewide
Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.
Adopted building codes
Statewide — FL Building Code 7th ed
City-level IBC adoptions (20)
| City | IBC | Amendment notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 2021 | |
| DeFuniak Springs | 2021 | |
| Destin | 2021 | |
| Fort Myers | 2021 | |
| Fort Walton Beach | 2021 | |
| Gainesville | 2021 | |
| Hollywood | 2021 | |
| Jacksonville | 2021 | |
| Lakeland | 2021 | |
| Lehigh Acres | 2021 | |
| Miami | 2021 | |
| Miramar | 2021 | |
| Naples | 2021 | |
| Navarre | 2021 | |
| Niceville | 2021 | |
| Orlando | 2021 | |
| Pembroke Pines | 2021 | |
| St. Petersburg | 2021 | |
| Tallahassee | 2021 | |
| Tampa | 2021 |
View building-code adoption for Florida →
5 of 5 codes adopted (IBC, IRC, IECC, IFC, NEC)
Profiled counties
Okaloosa County4 citiesBroward County4 citiesLee County3 citiesMiami-Dade County2 citiesWalton County1 cityAlachua County1 cityDuval County1 cityPolk County1 cityCollier County1 citySanta Rosa County1 cityOrange County1 citySt. Lucie County1 cityPinellas County1 cityLeon County1 cityHillsborough County1 city
Cities
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| City | Population | Code | Status | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | — | Cape Coral Land Development Code (LDC) · 11 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatile |
| Crestview | — | City of Crestview Land Development Code (LDC), Chapter 4 · 7 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| DeFuniak Springs | — | Chapter 3 — Land Development Code · 6 districts | V2 ✓ | cohort:needs-dom-retrievalblocker:municode |
| Destin | — | City of Destin Land Development Code (LDC) · 28 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-present |
| Fort Lauderdale | — | — | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present |
| Fort Myers | — | City of Fort Myers Land Development Code (LDC), Chapter 118 · 21 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatile |
| Fort Walton Beach | — | City of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 (Zoning) + Land Development Code · 7 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Gainesville | — | Chapter 30 — Land Development Code (transect zones + traditional Euclidean districts) · 33 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatileblocker:municode |
| Hialeah | — | Hialeah Code of Ordinances, Chapter 98 — Zoning · 8 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-present |
| Hollywood | — | City of Hollywood, Florida — Zoning and Land Development Regulations (ZLDR) · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:amlegal |
| Jacksonville | — | Jacksonville Ordinance Code, Chapter 656 — Zoning Code · 33 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatiledata:gaps-presentretrieval:elaws-503-2026-05-18retrieval:wayback-503-2026-05-18 |
| Lakeland | — | Lakeland Land Development Code (Code of Ordinances — Part II Land Development Code); major code rewrite with form-based/context-subdistrict standards; amendments via Ord. 24-034 and Ord. 24-035 (Sept 2024) adding Transit-Oriented Corridor (TOC) affordable-housing pathway · 22 districts | Pending · low | schema:v1-legacypriority:lowdata:gaps-present |
| Lehigh Acres | — | Lee County Land Development Code, Chapter 34 — Zoning (Lehigh Acres is an unincorporated census-designated place; zoning is administered by Lee County) · 15 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatileblocker:municode-spadata:dimensional-table-partial |
| Miami | — | Miami 21 — Your City. Your Plan. (Form-Based Code) · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present |
| Miramar | — | City of Miramar Land Development Code (Chapter 4 — Zoning) · 29 districts | V2 ✓ | blocker:municode-spadata:dimensional-table-gapcohort:dimensional-via-comp-plan-fallback |
| Naples | — | Code of Ordinances, City of Naples, Florida — Part II, Chapter 58 (Zoning) · 15 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-presentplatform:municode-spa-blockerplatform:elaws-503-blocker |
| Navarre | — | No municipal zoning. Navarre is an unincorporated community (CDP) in Santa Rosa County. Land use is governed by (a) the Santa Rosa County Land Development Code (LDC) under county home-rule / Fla. Stat. Ch. 125 / Ch. 163, with peninsula-specific NB-prefix districts (NB-SF, NB-MHD, NB-MD, NB-HD, NB-C, NB-H, NB-PMUD, NB-Con/Rec, NB-U) codified directly in LDC Chapter 2; (b) the LDC Chapter 4 §4.02.09 Navarre Beach development standards and §4.06.03 Navarre Beach parking standards; (c) the Navarre Beach Commercial Core Area overlay defined in LDC §7.07.02; (d) FAC 28-42 / DoD AICUZ via LDC Chapter 8 §8.03.00 Military Airport Zones for the Eglin AFB east reservation, Hurlburt Field, NAS Whiting Field, NOLF Choctaw / Site X / Spencer / Harold / Santa Rosa / Pace; and (e) federally-administered floodplain regulation per LDC Chapter 3 §3.02.00 (FIS dated 2021-11-19) for the Santa Rosa Sound / Gulf shoreline and Navarre Beach peninsula. · 11 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Niceville | — | City of Niceville Code of Ordinances, Appendix D Land Development Code, Article 7 · 5 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Orlando | — | City of Orlando Land Development Code (LDC), Title III, Chapters 58–66 (Ch. 58 Zoning Districts & Uses; Ch. 60 General Development Standards; Ch. 61 Traffic and Transportation; Ch. 62 Special Plan Overlays; Ch. 63 Administrative Procedures; Ch. 64 Design Standards; Ch. 65 Sign Code; Ch. 66 Concurrency) · 30 districts | V2 ✓ | cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:municodedata:gaps-present |
| Pembroke Pines | — | City of Pembroke Pines Land Development Regulations, Chapter 155 · 18 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Port St. Lucie | — | Chapter 158, Title XV — Land Usage, Code of Ordinances (Zoning Code) · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatileblocker:municode-spablocker:elaws-503-botdata:rm5-rm8-rm15-standards-pending |
| St. Petersburg | — | City of St. Petersburg Land Development Regulations (LDRs), Chapter 16 · 29 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatile |
| Tallahassee | — | Tallahassee Land Development Code (LDC), Chapter 10 — Zoning · 16 districts | V2 ✓ | freshness:volatile |
| Tampa | — | City of Tampa Code of Ordinances, Chapter 27 — Zoning and Land Development · 22 districts | Pending · low | priority:lowcohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:municode |
Research status
Data quality
92%completeness22 confirmed2 partial