Florida Building Code Preemption — §553.73 (FL)
Tracked preemption from the Florida overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2002-03-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:FL
Other Florida preemptions
Florida Live Local Act — 2024 Amendments (SB 328)Florida Live Local Act — SB 102 (2023)Florida HB 1339 — Preemption for SAIL/SHIP-Funded Affordable HousingFlorida Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) — Ch. 163.3178Florida Short-Term Rental Preemption — Ch. 509.032Florida Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act — §70.001Florida Comprehensive Plan Consistency — Ch. 163.3180Florida Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) — Ch. 161
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
always true
Preempted fields
1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | florida_building_code_compliance | The Florida Building Code is the exclusive statewide building code; local technical amendments require state approval under §553.73(4). |
Citation
Authority source
Fla. Stat. §553.73 (Florida Building Code)
Research notes
Statewide building code preempts local building-code amendments. Zoning-level field values (height, setbacks, use) are not directly preempted, but construction-standard field values are.