Florida Building Code: Current Edition for Permit Review

The Florida Building Commission states that the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code became effective on December 31, 2023. As of September 2026, the Commission's Building Code Information System still lists the 8th Edition as the current code and the 9th Edition (2026) as a draft update in development.

For permit coordination, the code edition should be recorded with the project file so plan review comments, revised drawings, and responses are tied to the same code basis used by the design team and reviewing jurisdiction.

Commercial permit review can involve more than the main Building volume. The 8th Edition includes separate code volumes for Building, Existing Building, Accessibility, Energy Conservation, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, and other regulated areas.

Which volumes matter depends on the project scope. A commercial interior renovation may involve building, accessibility, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, energy, and fire-related review rather than one single code reference.

The Florida Building Commission maintains a code-resources page with supplements and updates to the 8th Edition. The site currently lists 2024 and 2025 supplements in addition to the base 2023 code materials.

A permit team reviewing a code comment should confirm that it is using the current code resource rather than relying only on an older saved PDF, prior project notes, or a code section copied from another job.

When a municipality issues plan review comments, record the cited code section, reviewing discipline, responsible architect or engineer, drawing or document affected, response, and revised sheet. This creates a clean correction record for resubmittal.

Code comments should stay connected to the permit application and current plan set so the team can see what has been answered, what is still open, and which revised documents belong in the next submission.

Clear Property Records uses code information to support permit organization, comment tracking, document control, and city coordination. The goal is to keep the administrative permit record aligned with the work being prepared by the project's licensed professionals.

For an active commercial permit, the useful question is not only which code exists. It is which code issue is holding the file, who owns the response, what document must change, and when the correction is ready to go back to the city.