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Building Permits in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

City in Broward County

Verified July 2026

Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for Florida. They apply in Fort Lauderdaleunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

Code	Edition	Adoption
FBC-Building —	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IBC base), Fla. Stat. 553.73 · source ↗
FBC-Residential —	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IRC base) · source ↗
IEBC — International Existing Building Code	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IEBC base) · source ↗
IECC — International Energy Conservation Code	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IECC base) · source ↗
IFGC — International Fuel Gas Code	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IFGC base) · source ↗
IMC — International Mechanical Code	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IMC base) · source ↗
IPC — International Plumbing Code	2023	FBC 8th Edition (2021 IPC base) · source ↗
NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)	2020	FBC 8th Edition, Chapter 27 · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for Fort Lauderdale (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the city building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

Building Department

Building department website ↗

Phone: 954-828-6520

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