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5 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
6 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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8 ORDINANCE NO. 021 -2025
9
10 AN ORDINANCE BY MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
11 COMMISSIONERS AMENDING MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
12 CHAPTER 6 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION, ARTICLE II — BUILDING
13 CODE, DIVISION 4. FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS, TO
14 ELIMINATE THE RESTRICTION OF ENCLOSED AREAS BELOW THE
15 REQUIRED BASE FLOOD ELEVATION TO NOT MORE THAN 299 SQUARE
16 FEET IN AREA AND TO RE-ADOPT THE REMAINING ADMINISTRATIVE
17 AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE;
18 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
19 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE
20 FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
21 PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
22
23
24 WHEREAS, Monroe County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6 — Buildings and
25 Construction,Article 11—Building Code,govern the administration and enforcement of the Florida
26 Building Code and associated technical construction standards and regulations within the
27 unincorporated limits of the county; and
28
29 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recognizes
30 that the work of ordinance codification is an ongoing process that requires a continuing effort by
31 various County officials and staff, and it is the goal of the BOCC to ensure that Monroe County
32 Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 is kept current and of maximum use and clarity; and
33
34 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 125 — County
35 Government,Florida Statutes, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations
36 designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry; and
37
38 WHEREAS,pursuant to Article 8 of the Florida Constitution and Section 125.66, Florida
39 Statutes, Monroe County possesses the police powers to enact ordinances in order to protect the
40 health, safety, and welfare of the County's citizens; and
41
42 WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified special flood
43 hazard areas within the boundaries of unincorporated Monroe County and such areas may be
44 subject to periodic inundation which may result in loss of life and property, health and safety
45 hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for
46 flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public
47 health, safety and general welfare; and
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48
49 WHEREAS, Monroe County was accepted for participation in the National Flood
50 Insurance Program on June 15, 1973, and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
51 desires to continue to meet the requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 59
52 and 60, necessary for such participation; and
53
54 WHEREAS,the National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP)is a federally-subsidized flood
55 damage insurance program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)
56 enabling property owners in participating communities to purchase flood insurance in exchange
57 for the community's adoption of floodplain management regulations to reduce future flood
58 damages; and
59
60 WHEREAS,the participating communities floodplain management regulations must meet
61 or exceed the minimum administrative and technical requirements in the NFIP regulations (44
62 CFR Part 59 and Part 60); and
63
64 WHEREAS, Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, was adopted by the Florida Legislature to
65 provide a mechanism for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation and
66 enforcement of a state building code, called the Florida Building Code; and
67
68 WHEREAS, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM), Bureau of
69 Mitigation, State Floodplain Management Office developed a Model Floodplain Management
70 Ordinance for communities, written explicitly to rely on the flood provisions in the Florida
71 Building Code; and
72
73 WHEREAS, since the 2010 edition, the flood provisions of the Florida Building Code
74 meet or exceed the minimum NFIP requirements for buildings and structures; and
75
76 WHEREAS,the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the State's
77 Model Floodplain Management Ordinance in 2013; and
78
79 WHEREAS, in 2002, Monroe County adopted Resolution 187-2002, approving an
80 Implementation Plan for Monroe County Flood Insurance Inspection and Compliance Program
81 (commonly referred to as the "remedial plan") which was amended from time to time, most
82 recently by the adoption of Resolution 193-2014; and
83
84 WHEREAS, the "remedial plan" included a requirement that enclosed areas below the
85 required base flood elevation be limited in size to not more than 299 square feet in area; and
86
87 WHEREAS, on April 16, 2025, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
88 adopted Resolution 166-2025, rescinding Exhibit 1 of Resolution No. 193-2014, directing County
89 staff to prepare amendments to the Monroe County Code of Ordinances and Land Development
90 Code to eliminate the size restriction of 299 square feet for enclosed areas below elevated buildings
91 to be used for limited storage,parking or building access only,the required inspections of enclosed
92 areas below elevated residential structures prior to the transfer of ownership, the Floodplain
93 Certificate of Compliance Program, and any other code provisions related to the "remedial plan;"
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94 and
95
96 WHEREAS, amendments are necessary within Monroe County Code of Ordinances,
97 Chapter 6 —Buildings and Construction, Article II—Building Code, Division 4. Florida Building
98 Code Amendments, to update sections for local amendments to the Florida Building Code; and
99
100 WHEREAS, Section 553.73, Florida Statutes, governs the adoption of local amendments
101 to the Florida Building Code; and
102
103 WHEREAS, Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, allows for local administrative and technical
104 amendments to the Florida Building Code that provide for more stringent requirements than those
105 specified in the Code and allows adoption of local administrative and local technical amendments
106 to the Florida Building Code to implement the National Flood Insurance Program and incentives;
107 and
108
109 WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 553.73(4)(f),following an update to the Florida Building
110 Code, local governments must readopt amendments adopted under a previous version of the
111 Florida Building Code; and
112
113 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners previously adopted a
114 local amendment to the Florida Building Code to limit the size of enclosed areas under elevated
115 buildings in flood hazard areas and has determined it appropriate to repeal that local amendment;
116 and
117
118 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners previously adopted
119 Ordinance No. 027-2022, to establish the minimum foundation requirements, require declarations
120 of land restriction (nonconversion agreements) for enclosures below elevated buildings, and
121 require the replacement of mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, equipment and
122 components to be located at or above the base flood elevation identified on the FIRM that was
123 effective when the building was originally permitted, for buildings and structures in flood hazard
124 areas for the purpose of participating in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community
125 Rating System; and
126
127 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners is maintaining and re-
128 adopting previously adopted requirements to establish the minimum foundation requirements,
129 require declarations of land restriction (nonconversion agreements)for enclosures below elevated
130 buildings, and require the replacement of mechanical,plumbing and electrical systems, equipment
131 and components to be located at or above the base flood elevation identified on the FIRM that was
132 effective when the building was originally permitted, for buildings and structures in flood hazard
133 areas for the purpose of participating in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community
134 Rating System and, pursuant to Section 553.73(5),Florida Statutes, is formatting that requirement
135 to coordinate with the Florida Building Code; and
136
137 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has determined that it
138 is in the public interest to maintain and re-adopt the proposed local technical amendments to the
139 Florida Building Code, without the inclusion of the technical amendments limiting the size of
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140 enclosed areas under elevated buildings, and the proposed amendments are not more stringent than
141 necessary to address the need identified, do not discriminate against materials, products or
142 construction techniques of demonstrated capabilities, are in compliance with section 553.73(4),
143 Florida Statutes; and
144
145 WHEREAS,on September 10,2025,the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
146 held a public hearing, and provided for public comment and public participation in accordance
147 with the requirements of state law and the procedures adopted for public participation in the
148 planning process; and
149
150 WHEREAS, recognizing that where an extant legislatively approved law is repealed by a
151 subsequent legislative act that substantially reenacts that repealed extant law,the prior legislatively
152 approved law and the subsequent legislative act shall be regarded as one continuous law
153 uninterrupted in its operation, see McKibben v.Mallory, 293 So.2d 48, 52-53 (Fla. 1974), see also
154 Goldenberg v. Dome Condo. Assn, 376 So.2d 37, 38 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), it is the express
155 legislative intent and purpose of the BOCC, in relation to or in connection with subsequent
156 administrative and judicial construction, that all recodified or reenacted provisions of Monroe
157 County Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 shall be deemed to have been in operation continuously
158 from their original enactment whereas the changes or substantial modifications are treated as
159 amendments effective from the time they go into legal effect;
160
161 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
162 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
163
164 Section 1.Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
165 as if fully stated herein.
166
167 Section 2. The text of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 —Buildings and
168 Construction, Article II — Building Code, Division 4. Florida Building Code Amendments, is
169 amended as shown and stated herein. Proposed Amendments are shown with deletions semen
170 thr-eugh and additions are underlined.
171
172 CHAPTER 6—BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
173 ...
174 ARTICLE II—BUILDING CODE
175 ...
176 DIVISION 4. FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS
177
178 Sec. 6-146. Florida Building Code, Building,Administrative Amendments.
179
180 (a) Modify Section 107.3.5 as follows for additional flood requirements:
181
182 107.3.5 Minimum plan review criteria for buildings.
183 The examination of the documents by the building official shall include the following minimum
184 criteria and documents: a floor plan; site plan; foundation plan; floor/roof framing plan or truss
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185 layout; all fenestration penetrations; flashing; and rough opening dimensions; and all exterior
186 elevations:
187
188 * * * * *
189
190 Commercial Buildings:Building. [partial shown];
191 8. Structural requirements shall include:
192 Soil conditions/analysis
193 Termite protection
194 Design loads
195 Wind requirements
196 Building envelope
197 Impact resistant coverings or systems
198 Structural calculations (if required)
199 Foundation
200 Flood requirements in accordance with Section 1612, including lowest floor elevations,
201 enclosures, nonconversion agreement, V-Zone and Coastal A Zone Construction
202 Certification Form, flood damage resistant materials
203 Wall systems
204 Floor systems
205 Roof systems
206 Threshold inspection plan
207 Stair systems
208
209 107.3.5 Minimum plan review criteria for buildings.
210 The examination of the documents by the building official shall include the following minimum
211 criteria and documents: a floor plan; site plan; foundation plan; floor/roof framing plan or truss
212 layout; all fenestration penetrations; flashing; and rough opening dimensions; and all exterior
213 elevations:
214 * * * * *
215
216 Residential(one-and two-family). [partial shown]
217 6. Structural requirements shall include:
218 Wall section from foundation through roof, including assembly and materials connector
219 tables wind requirements structural calculations (if required)
220 Flood hazard areas, flood zones, design flood elevations, lowest floor elevations,
221 enclosures, nonconversion agreement, V-Zone and Coastal A Zone Construction
222 Certification Form, equipment, and flood damage-resistant materials.
223
224 (b) Modify Section 110.3 as follows:
225
226 110.3 Required inspections.
227
228 The building official upon notification from the permit holder or his or her agent shall make the
229 following inspections, and shall either release that portion of the construction or shall notify the
230 permit holder or his or her agent of any violations which must be corrected in order to comply with
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231 the technical codes. The building official shall determine the timing and sequencing of when
232 inspections occur and what elements are inspected at each inspection.
233
234 Building. [partial shown]
235 1. Foundation inspection. To be made after trenches are excavated and forms erected and
236 shall at a minimum include the following building components:
237 • Stem-wall
238 • Monolithic slab-on-grade
239 • Piling/pile caps
240 • Footers/grade beams
241 1.1. In flood hazard areas, upon placement of the lowest floor, including basement, and
242 prior to further vertical construction, the FEMA Elevation Certificate shall be submitted to
243 the authority having jurisdiction.
244
245 5. Final inspection. To be made after the building is completed and ready for occupancy.
246 5.1. In flood hazard areas, as part of the final inspection, final FEMA Elevation Certificate
247 of the lowest floor elevation shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
248
249 Sec. 6-147. Florida Building Code, Building, Technical Amendments.
250 (a) Add a new Sections 1612.4.3, 1612.4.3.1 and 1612.4.3.2 as follows:
251
252 1612.4.3 Minimum and Alternate Engineered Foundation Requirements. Design and construction
253 of foundations in Special Flood Hazard Areas shall be in accordance with the minimum
254 requirements as set forth in 1612.4.3.1 or 1612.4.3.2.
255
256 1612.4.3.1 Minimum Foundation Requirements. Design of the foundation system shall be
257 provided by a Geotechnical Engineer registered in the State of Florida in a site-specific
258 geotechnical report submitted per requirements of Section 1803.6. The foundation design
259 shall be the more stringent of recommendations of the report and meet the following
260 minimum requirements:
261
262 1. All structures or building foundations shall be anchored/socketed into
263 natural rock. This includes, but is not limited to, auger cast concrete piles, precast
264 concrete piles or wooden piles.
265 2. All concrete piling shall have full depth reinforcing to effectively resist the
266 internal forces induced by the design loads, without failure.
267 3. All piling shall be anchored to the natural rock with a 14 inch minimum
268 diameter augured socket and a minimum embedment of 3 feet.
269 4. The pile foundation support system shall be designed to resist the required
270 lateral loading for an unsupported height defined by a full scour condition. The
271 construction documents shall include a statement that the design has been
272 completed and certified for a full scour condition for lateral stability to the elevation
273 of the supporting rock and in accordance with ASCE 24.
274 5. Pile embedment shall include consideration of decreased resistance capacity
275 caused by scour of soil strata surrounding the piling and have adequate rock
276 penetration to resist the combined wave and wind loads (lateral and uplift).
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277
278 1612.4.3.2 Alternate Engineered Foundation Requirements. Acceptance of a designed pile
279 foundation system which deviates from the minimum requirements of Section 1612.4.3.1
280 will be considered, provided a site-specific geotechnical investigation is performed,
281 followed by a report certifying the designed foundation system is prepared and submitted
282 by a Geotechnical Engineer registered in the State of Florida, which includes an
283 engineering evaluation and recommendations for supporting the structure. The
284 geotechnical report shall include the following minimum information:
285
286 1. The requirements of Section 1803.6 shall be satisfied.
287 2. Resistance of the foundation system shall be no less than the governing
288 structural design loads. The design loading for the building or structure which is to
289 be supported by the foundation system, as provided by the engineer of record, shall
290 be included as an attachment.
291 3. A site-specific scour analysis using equations for contraction scour which
292 considers any proposed fill material and final ground elevation upon project
293 completion. An estimated depth of scour shall be provided for each isolated
294 support. For a design considering a full scour condition in the absence of the site-
295 specific analysis, the construction documents shall include a statement that the
296 design has been completed and certified for a full scour condition for lateral
297 stability to the elevation of the supporting rock and in accordance with ASCE 24.
298 4. A certified survey of the subject property which include, but not limited to,
299 the following information:
300 a. Legal description of the property.
301 b. The property owner's name.
302 C. All vertical data specified on the survey shall be referenced to
303 NAVD 88.
304 d. The location of the property in relation to bordering roads and
305 streets.
306 e. Property boundaries and rights-of-way.
307 f. The proposed location of the foundation elements.
308 5. A site plan, which includes a physical feature or reference survey marker
309 indicated on the certified survey, indicating the location, configurations, and
310 minimum depths of foundation elements, and proposed grades. Locations of fill
311 material shall be clearly delineated.
312
313 The geotechnical report shall be provided to the County for their records. A cover sheet
314 shall be provided, attached to the report submittal, which includes or explicitly references
315 the above items. This report shall consider local scour and all applicable design loads as
316 outlined in the Florida Building Code. Pile embedment shall include consideration of
317 decreased resistance capacity caused by scour of soil strata surrounding the piling and have
318 soil and/or rock anchored resistance to resist the design combined wave and wind loads
319 (lateral and uplift).
320
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333 Sec. 6-148. Florida Building Code, Residential Technical Amendments.
334
335 (a) Modify Sections 322.2.2 and 322.2.3 as follows:
336
337 R322.2.2 Enclosed area below design flood elevation.
338 Enclosed areas, below new and substantially improved one- and two-family dwellings, and below
339 lateral additions to one- and two-family dwellings, including crawl spaces, that are below the
340 design flood elevation shall:
341 1. Be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage.
342 2. Be provided with flood openings that meet the following criteria and are installed
343 in accordance with Section R322.2.2.1:
344 2.1. The total net area of non-engineered openings shall be not less than I square
345 inch (645 mm2) for each square foot (0.093 m2) of enclosed area where the
346 enclosed area is measured on the exterior of the enclosure walls, or the openings
347 shall be designed as engineered openings and the construction documents shall
348 include a statement by a registered design professional that the design of the
349 openings will provide for equalization of hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls
350 by allowing for the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters as specified in Section
351 2.7.2.2 of ASCE 24.
352 2.2. Openings shall be not less than 3 inches (76 mm) in any direction in the plane
353 of the wall.
354 2.3 The presence of louvers, blades, screens and faceplates or other covers and
355 devices shall allow the automatic flow of floodwater into and out of the enclosed
356 areas and shall be accounted for in the determination of the net open area.
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362
363 R322.2.3 Foundation design and construction.
364 Foundations walls for buildings and structures erected in flood hazard areas shall meet the
365 requirements of Chapter 4 and R322.2.3.1 or R322.2.3.2. The design and construction of
366 foundations located in flood hazard areas shall be in accordance with Chapter 5 of ASCE 7 and
367 with ASCE 24.
368
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369 (b) Add new sections 322.2.3.1 and 322.2.3.2 as follows:
370
371 R322.2.3.1 Minimum Foundation Requirements.
372 Design of the foundation system shall be provided by a Geotechnical Engineer registered in the
373 State of Florida in a site-specific geotechnical report submitted per requirements of Section 1803.6
374 (Florida Building Code, Building). The foundation design shall be the more stringent of
375 recommendations of the report and meet the following minimum requirements:
376 1. All structures or building foundations shall be anchored/socketed into natural rock.
377 This includes, but is not limited to, auger cast concrete piles, precast concrete piles or
378 wooden piles.
379 2. All concrete piling shall have full depth reinforcing to effectively resist the internal
380 forces induced by the design loads, without failure.
381 3. All piling shall be anchored to the natural rock with a 14 inch minimum diameter
382 augured socket and a minimum embedment of 3 feet.
383 4. The pile foundation support system shall be designed to resist the required lateral
384 loading for an unsupported height defined by a full scour condition. The construction
385 documents shall include a statement that the design has been completed and certified for a
386 full scour condition for lateral stability to the elevation of the supporting rock and in
387 accordance with ASCE 24.
388 5. Pile embedment shall include consideration of decreased resistance capacity caused
389 by scour of soil strata surrounding the piling and have adequate rock penetration to resist
390 the combined wave and wind loads (lateral and uplift).
391
392 R322.2.3.2 Alternate Engineered Foundation Requirements.
393 Acceptance of a designed pile foundation system which deviates from the minimum requirements
394 of Section R322.2.3.1 will be considered, provided a site-specific geotechnical investigation is
395 performed, followed by a report certifying the designed foundation system is prepared and
396 submitted to the County by a Geotechnical Engineer registered in the State of Florida, which
397 includes an engineering evaluation and recommendations for supporting the structure. The
398 geotechnical report shall include the following minimum information:
399 1. The requirements of Section 1803.6 (Florida Building Code, Building) shall be
400 satisfied.
401 2. Resistance of the foundation system shall be no less than the governing structural
402 design loads. The design loading for the building or structure which is to be supported by
403 the foundation system, as provided by the engineer of record, shall be included as an
404 attachment.
405 3. A site-specific scour analysis using equations for contraction scour which considers
406 any proposed fill material and final ground elevation upon project completion. An
407 estimated depth of scour shall be provided for each isolated support. For a design
408 considering a full scour condition in the absence of the site-specific analysis, the
409 construction documents shall include a statement that the design has been completed and
410 certified for a full scour condition for lateral stability to the elevation of the supporting rock
411 and in accordance with ASCE 24.
412 4. A certified survey of the subject property which include, but not limited to, the
413 following information:
414 a. Legal description of the property.
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415 b. The property owner's name.
416 C. All vertical data specified on the survey shall be referenced to NAVD 88
417 d. The location of the property in relation to bordering roads and streets.
418 e. Property boundaries and rights-of-way.
419 f. The proposed location of the foundation elements.
420 5. A site plan, which includes a physical feature or reference survey marker indicated
421 on the certified survey, indicating the location, configurations, and minimum depths of
422 foundation elements, and proposed grades. Locations of fill material shall be clearly
423 delineated.
424 The geotechnical report shall be provided to the County for their records. A cover sheet
425 shall be provided, attached to the report submittal, which includes or explicitly references
426 the above items. This report shall consider local scour and all applicable design loads as
427 outlined in the Florida Building Code. Pile embedment shall include consideration of
428 decreased resistance capacity caused by scour of soil strata surrounding the piling and have
429 soil and/or rock anchored resistance to resist the design combined wave and wind loads
430 (lateral and uplift).
431
432 (c) Modify Sections 322.3.3 aatiEJ '2 ,3,6 as follows:
433
434 R322.3.3 Foundations.
435 Buildings and structures erected in coastal high-hazard areas and Coastal A Zones shall be
436 supported on pilings or columns and shall be adequately anchored to such pilings or columns. The
437 space below the elevated building shall be either free of obstruction or, if enclosed with walls, the
438 walls shall meet the requirements of Section R322.3.5. Pilings shall have adequate soil
439 penetrations to resist the combined wave and wind loads (lateral and uplift). Water-loading values
440 used shall be those associated with the design flood. Wind-loading values shall be those required
441 by this code. Pile embedment shall include consideration of decreased resistance capacity caused
442 by scour of soil strata surrounding the piling. Pile systems design and installation shall be certified
443 in accordance with Section R322.3.9. A foundation design shall be in accordance with Section
444 R322.2.3.1 or R322.2.3.2. The design and construction of foundations located in coastal high
445 hazard areas, including Coastal A zones, shall be in accordable with Chapter 5 of ASCE 7 and
446 with ASCE 24.
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452 Sec. 6-149. Florida Building Code, Existing Building Technical Amendments.
453
454 (a) Modify Section 503.2 as follows:
455
456 [BS]503.2 Flood hazard areas.
457 For buildings and structures in flood hazard areas established in Section 1612.3 of the Florida
458 Building Code,Building, or Section R322 of the Florida Building Code,Residential, as applicable,
459 any alteration that constitutes substantial improvement of the existing structure shall comply with
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460 the flood design requirements for new construction, and all aspects of the existing structure shall
461 be brought into compliance with the requirements for new construction for flood design.
462
463 For buildings and structures in flood hazard areas established in Section 1612.3 of the Florida
464 Building Code,Building, or Section R322 of the Florida Building Code,Residential, as applicable,
465 any alterations that do not constitute substantial improvement of the existing structure are not
466 required to comply with the flood design requirements for new construction, except any exterior
467 replacement mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, equipment and components shall be
468 required to be located at or above the base flood elevation identified on the FIRM that was effective
469 when the building was originally permitted. If the lowest floor of an existing building is located
470 below the base flood elevation identified on the FIRM that was effective when the building
471 originally permitted,the replacement mechanical,plumbing and electrical systems, equipment and
472 components shall be located to or above the lowest floor elevation of the building.
473
474 (b) Modify Section 701.3 as follows:
475
476 [BSJ 701.3 Flood Hazard Areas.
477 In flood hazard areas, alterations that constitute substantial improvement shall require that the
478 building comply with Section 1612 of the Florida Building Code, Building, or Section R322 of the
479 Florida Building Code, Residential, as applicable. Alterations that do not constitute substantial
480 improvement shall be required to have any exterior replacement mechanical, plumbing and
481 electrical systems, equipment and components located at or above the base flood elevation
482 identified on the FIRM that was effective when the building was originally permitted. If the lowest
483 floor of an existing building is located below the base flood elevation identified on the FIRM that
484 was effective when the building originally permitted, the replacement mechanical, plumbing and
485 electrical systems, equipment and components shall be located to or above the lowest floor
486 elevation of the building.
487
488 Secs. 6-150-6-197. Reserved.
489
490
491 Section 3. Fiscal Impact Statement. In terms of design, plan application review,
492 construction and inspection of buildings and structures, the cost impact as an overall average is
493 negligible in regard to the local technical amendments because all development has been subject
494 to the requirements of the local floodplain management ordinance adopted for participation in the
495 National Flood Insurance Program. In terms of lower potential for flood damage, there will be
496 continued savings and benefits to consumers.
497
498 Section 4. Applicability. For the purposes of jurisdictional applicability, this ordinance
499 shall apply in all unincorporated areas of Monroe County. This ordinance shall apply to all
500 applications for development, including building permit applications and subdivision proposals,
501 submitted on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
502
503 Section. 5. Construction and Interpretation. This Ordinance and its interpretation shall
504 be liberally construed and enforced in favor of Monroe County to effectuate its public purpose(s)
505 and policy(ies)of the County. The construction and interpretation of this Ordinance and all Monroe
506 County Comprehensive Plan provision(s), Florida Building Code, Florida Statutes, and Monroe
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507 County Code(s) provision(s) whose interpretation arises out of, relates to, or is interpreted in
508 connection with this Ordinance shall be liberally construed and enforced in favor of Monroe
509 County to effectuate its public purpose(s), obj ective(s), and policy(ies) of the County, and shall be
510 construed in favor of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, and such
511 construction and interpretation shall be entitled to great weight in adversarial administrative
512 proceedings, at trial, bankruptcy, and on appeal.
513
514 Section 6. Inconsistency, Partial Invalidity, Severability, and Survival of Provisions.
515 If any provision of this Ordinance, or any portion thereof, is held to be invalid or unenforceable in
516 or by any administrative hearing officer or court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or
517 unenforceability of such provision, or any portion thereof, shall neither limit nor impair the
518 operation, enforceability, or validity of any other provision of this Ordinance, or any remaining
519 portion(s) thereof. All other provisions of this Ordinance, and remaining portion(s) thereof, shall
520 continue unimpaired in full force and effect.
521
522 Section 7. In recognition that where an extant legislatively approved law is repealed by a
523 subsequent legislative act which substantially reenacts that repealed extant law, the prior
524 legislatively approved law and the subsequent legislative act shall be regarded as one continuous
525 law uninterrupted in its operation, see McKibben v.Mallory, 293 So. 2d 48, 52-53 (Fla. 1974), see
526 also Goldenberg v. Dome Condo. Assn, 376 So. 2d 37, 38 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1979), it is the express
527 legislative intent and purpose of the BOCC, in relation to or in connection with of subsequent
528 administrative and judicial construction and review of this ordinance and Chapter 6, that all
529 recodified or reenacted provisions of Monroe County Code of Ordinances Chapter 6, which
530 includes those provisions of Chapter 6 unchanged or not substantially modified by this ordinance,
531 shall be deemed to have been in operation continuously from their original enactment whereas the
532 changes or substantial modifications are treated as amendments effective from the time they go
533 into legal effect.
534
535 Section 8. Conflicting Provisions. Consonant with Section 7, all ordinances or parts of
536 ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. The
537 repeal of an ordinance herein shall not repeal the repealing clause of such ordinance or revive any
538 ordinance which has been repealed thereby.
539
540 Section 9. Captions and Paragraph Headings. Captions and paragraph headings, where
541 used herein, are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to descriptively limit the scope
542 and intent of the particular paragraph or text to which they refer.
543
544 Section 10. Inclusion in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances. The provisions of this
545 Ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe,
546 Florida, as an addition to amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform
547 to the uniform marking system of the Code.
548
549 Section 11. Effective Date. This ordinance shall transmitted to the Florida Building
550 Commission and filed with Department of State and shall be effective as provided by Sections
551 125.66(2)(b) and 553.73, Florida Statutes.
552
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553 : PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
ggl Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of September, 2025.
556 Mayor James K. Scholl, District 3 Yes
:.. 557 Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Lincoln, District 2• Yes
558 Commissioner. Craig Cates, District 1 Yes
559 Commissioner David Rice, District 4 Yes
gg? Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5 Yes
562 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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The legal advertising representative of the Key West Citizen,a five day newspa-
per published in Key West,in Monroe County, Florida;that the attached copy of
advertisment,being a legal notice in the matter of was published in said newspa-
per in the issues of:
Saturday,August 23,2025
Affiant further says that the Key West Citizen is a newspaper published in Key
West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto-
fore been continuously published in said Monroe County, Florida Tuesday thru
Saturday weekly,and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in
Key West, in said Monroe County, Florida,for a period of 1 year next preceding
the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement;and affiant further says
that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person,firm or corporation any
discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertise-
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Owrt, Dghway,Islamorsds,Flodda.'Ih,Firpot,ofm,Filch,h,arhrg.tov—d,rm,foll.ngl,. MONROE COUNTY BOARD OFCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FLORI DA,CONSIDERING THE REQUEST BY JOSE A.DOCAMPO AND VIVIAN A.
FERNANDEz FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FROM THE VILLAGE BUILDING PERMIT NOTICE OF CHANGETOTHEMONROECOUNTYCOMPREHENSIVEPLAN
ALLOCATION SYSTEM(BPAS)FORPROPERTYLOCATED ATl]2IROQUOISDRI VE,LOWER
MATECUMBE,ASLEGALLYDESCRIBEDIN ExHIBIT' ;PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL NOTICE OF CHANGE TO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AT 'f 'f
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, SEPT EMBER 10,2025
FLORIDA, CONSIDERING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATIONOFTHEVILLAGESBIOLOGISTFILEDBYBARTON W SMITH,AGENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday,September 10,2025,the Monroe
FOR BONEFISH HOLDINGS LLC(APPELLANT)FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON OLD
HWY, HAVING REAL ESTATE NUMBERS 00404520-000000;00404260-000000;00404270- County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing,beginning at 9:00
000000;00404280-000000;00404290-000000;00095045-000300;00095045-000100 AND 00095045- AM.The BOCC meeting will be held in hybrid format,allowing the public to attend either
000201,ON UPPER MATECUMBE KEY;AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN;PROVIDING FOR
N THE TRASMITTAL OP THIS RESOLUTION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE via Zoom Webinar or in person.The in-person meeting will be held at the Murray Nelson
ANDPROVIDING FOR ANEFFECTIVE DATE UPONTHE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION Government Center, located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL.
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. The fol l Owl ng Items wIII be considered at the PUBLIC HEARING:
A RP.SYILDTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS,
FLORIDA,CONS I DERING THE REQUEST OF LAH ISLANDER LLC FOR A TRANSFER OF aS SOOn thereafter as may DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS OF FIVE ORMORE HOTEL/MOTEL UNITS FROMTHEPROPERTY PUBLIC HEARINGS:9:OQAM(or Y be heard):
LOCATEDAT 814500VERSEASHIGHWAY ON UPPERMATECUMBEKEY WITH REALESTATE
NUMBER 0040400-000000 AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
82100 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY ON UPPERMATECUMBE KEY,WITH REALESTATENUMBERS
00400810-000000 ASLEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN;PROVIDING FORTHETRANSMITTAL ELIMINATING POLICY 301.7.2 OF THE MONROE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH
OFTHIS RESOLUTIONTOTHE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE;ANDPROVIDING COULD ALLOW FOR SEGMENTS OF US]TO BE EXPANDED UP TO FOUR LANES,AS REQUESTED
ANEFFECTIVEDATE.
BY THE BOCC AT THEIR FEBRUARY 19,2025,REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING;PROVIDING
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, FOR SEVERABIUTY;PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR
FLORIDA,CONSIDERING THE REQUEST OF 90184 OVERSEAS HWY,UC.FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THEMAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL PLCUP20210151 TO ALLOW TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE;
FOR THE REMOVAL OF SIX CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL UNDER RESOLUTION 22-12-138 PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO AND INCORPORATION IN THE MONROE COUNTY
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 90184 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY ON PLANTATION KEY,WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN;PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE(FILE N0.2025-047)
REAL ESTATE NUMBER 00,01870 000000,AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN;PROVIDING
FOR THE TRANSMITTAL OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, ADOPTING AMENDMENTSTO MONROE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 6—BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION,
FLORIDA,RECONSIDERING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL NO.PLADA20DO026 FILED BY SMITH HAWKS,PL(AGENT)ON BEHALF OF WHAT A GOOD CATCH LLC(APPELLANT) ARTICLE II—BUILDING CODE,DIVISION 4.FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS,TO ELIMINATE
RELATING TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION AND INTERPRETATION BY THE THE RESTRICTION OF ENCLOSED AREAS BELOW THE REQUIRED BASE FLOOD ELEVATION TO NOT
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING(DENIAL OF A TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT) MORE THAN 299 SQUARE FEET IN AREA AND TO RE-ADOPT THE REMAINING ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 81912 OVERSEAS HWY(REAL ESTATE NUMBER 00399300
00000)AND 82601 OLD HIGHWAY(REAL ESTATE NUMBER 00401260 000000),ON UPPER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
MATECUMBE KEY,ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS,FLORIDA,AS LEGALLY PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFUCTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE
DESCRIBEDHEREIN;PROV(DINGFORTHETRANSMITTALOFTHISR SYI=lT TOTHE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
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86800 Owrt, thghway,Lis...ds,Florida. Please visit the Monroe County Website at www.monroecounty-fl.gov for meeting
Aff„red Tarn„may appear st m,paba,hearing or as m,zoom vld,,co Ar—rrg roof for m,Arch, agenda updates and information regarding the various options available to the
h,adng,is,heard srdsab.t—d—,with retpe,t v m,appli,st-. public to view the live meeting and/or to make public comments on certain agenda
Pendantrose,tl 286.0105,FIoddsStstat,a,sUvr,wlshmg v appeal arty d,dslon mad,by m,Llamorads items.
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whl,n m,appeal I,v b,baa,d. Board ofCounty Commissioners,with respectto any matter considered at the meeting or hearing,
ADA Aaalatao,,:ma«ordsr,,-thm,Are,—sc-mDkabilr-A, f 1990,all persons who st,dltabl,d he or she will need a record ofthe proceedings,and that for such purpose,he or she may need
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ADA ASSISTANCE:Ifyou are aperson with a disability who needs special accommodations
in order to participate in this proceeding,please contact the County Administrator's
Office,by phoning(305)292-4441,between the hours of830 a.m.-5:00 p.m,no later
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GVS COURTq°
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September 19, 2025
Department of State
Administrative Code & Register
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is a copy of Ordinance 021-2025 by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending Monroe County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6—Buildings and
Construction, Article II—Building Code, Division 4. Florida Building Code Amendments, to
eliminate the restriction of enclosed areas below the required base flood elevation to not more
than 299 square feet in area and to re-adopt the remaining Administrative and Technical
Amendments to the Florida Building Code; providing for severability; providing for repeal of
conflicting provisions; providing for transmittal to the Florida Building Commission and the
Department of State; providing for codification; providing for an effective date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
regular meeting, held in formal session, on September 10, 2025. Should you have any questions
please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of
the Circuit Court& Comptroller&
ex-officio to the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
by: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: County Administrator
County Attorney
MuniCode
BOCC
File
KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of$ ATE
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RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD
Governor Secretary of State
September 19, 2025
Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Kevin Madok,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 021-2025, which was filed in this office on September
19, 2025.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Leijon
Administrative Code and Register Director
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R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270