Daytona Beach, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- Florida Building Code, including Plumbing, by reference
- Administered by
- City staff / City building official
- Local flood amendment
- Utilities elevated +1 ft above base flood elevation
- Backflow authority
- Plumbing inspector, City Code § 98-202
- Legal basis
- F.S. §§ 553.73, 553.73(5)
Summary
Daytona Beach adopts the Florida Building Code, including its Plumbing chapter, by reference as its construction code, administered by City staff instead of a separate local plumbing code. The city's own local amendment goes further in flood hazard areas: plumbing, HVAC, ductwork and electrical equipment must sit at or above the base flood elevation plus one foot.
Sec. 9.1. - Florida Building Code and Local Amendments. A. Florida Building Code Adopted. The Florida Building Code, as referenced in F.S. § 553.73, with the local amendments set forth in subsection B below, is hereby adopted by reference, including all codes incorporated therein and including all revisions that may from time to time be made by administrative rules promulgated by the Florida Building Commission in accordance with F.S. ch. 553. ... 5. Utilities (including electrical equipment and facilities other than utility meters), and heating, ventilating, ductwork, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment, shall be elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus 1 foot ( ... 305 mm) ... in all flood hazard areas.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Daytona Beach does not write its own plumbing code from scratch. ch. 553. B assigns administration of that adopted code to City staff, so every reference in the state code to a 'building official' means the city's own building official for a Daytona Beach permit. The city layers one significant local amendment on top of the state baseline. C rewrites the Florida Building Code, Residential elevation rule to require that all utilities, including plumbing, ductwork, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, sit at or above the base flood elevation plus one additional foot in every flood hazard area, including Coastal A Zones.
Separately, the Utilities Department's plumbing inspector, under Section 98-202 of the Code of Ordinances, is responsible for administering the adopted plumbing code for cross-connection and backflow-prevention purposes, and can require an approved backflow-prevention assembly at a customer's water service connection whenever the water system's safety calls for one.
Violations & Fines
Installing plumbing, HVAC, or utility equipment below the required elevation in a flood hazard area violates the local amendment in Section 9.1.C and can block issuance of a certificate of occupancy or as-built approval. Failing to install a required backflow-prevention assembly after written notice from the utilities director, under Section 98-202, is grounds for the city to shut off water service until it is installed and tested.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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