Bradenton, FL Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

Sec. 18-34 sits in Article II, Buildings, of Chapter 18, right after the section that adopts the Florida Building Code. The wording is short. The City of Bradenton adopts the State of Florida Model Energy Efficiency Code, most recent edition, so the ordinance names no year and the edition is not frozen. The adoption is expressly subject to any amendments, deletions or changes that the city adopts, which leaves the City Council free to modify the state model text by a later ordinance. The section also requires one copy of the model energy efficiency building code to be kept on file for reference by the public.

The neighboring sections show how the rule fits together. Sec. 18-31 adopts the current Florida Building Code, including appendices A through J, keeps a copy in the city planning and community development department, and says that when the Florida Legislature adopts a new code it automatically takes the place of the previous code without further action by the city council. Sec. 18-35 then amends section 104.5 of the Florida Building Code on conditions of the permit: a permit becomes invalid unless the city inspects the work within six months after issuance, or if the building official finds the work suspended or abandoned for 90 consecutive days, and a one-time 180-day extension is authorized only where the cause was beyond the control of the applicant or property owner.

Sec. 18-34 itself prints no numeric insulation, glazing or equipment thresholds and no penalty clause of its own. The Code-wide penalty in Sec. 1-15 is the default where no specific penalty is provided.