Building Safety in Palm Beach County, FL (2026)

EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule

EPA's RRP Rule requires that anyone paid to perform work that disturbs painted surfaces in homes, childcare facilities and preschools built before 1978 be certified and their employees be trained (either as a certified renovator or on-the-job by a certified renovator) in the use of lead-safe work practices that minimize occupants’ exposure to lead hazards. In general, the RRP Rule does not appl...

Palm Beach County Code § 14-55(d)

(d)Elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters.(1)General. Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained to sustain safely all imposed loads, to operate properly, and to be free from physical and fire hazards.(2)Elevators. In buildings equipped with passenger elevators, at least one (1) elevator shall be maintained in operation at all times when the building is occupied. Exception: Buildi...

Palm Beach County Code § 14-23

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain, or operate in Palm Beach County, Florida, a child care facility, large family child care home, or family day care home without first obtaining a permit therefor from a board, to be designated as the Child Care Facilities Board, and without permanently posting such permit in the child care facility, large family ch...

Palm Beach County Unified Land Development Code, Art. 5.C.1.E.3

Type 1 Waiver – Green Architecture... This Section provides for Type 1 Waivers from the architecture design guidelines, provided the Applicant can achieve the minimum points necessary to be classified as Green Architecture... the Applicant shall obtain a minimum of 30 out of a total of 50 points from Table 5.C.1.E, Green Architecture Designation Rating Program. If a minimum of 30 points cannot ...

Palm Beach County Code § 7-52 (Florida Building Code § 105.1, Required)

Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any impact-resistant coverings, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing, fire protection system, or accessible or flood resistant site element, the installation of whic...

Palm Beach County Code § 7-36

The Florida Building Code and the National Electrical Code, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as the minimum construction standards for all municipal and unincorporated areas within Palm Beach County, Florida. The county may adopt amendments to the administrative and technical provisions of the Florida Building Code pursuant to F.S. § 553.73.(c)Applicability. The Florida Building...

Palm Beach County Code § 7-52 (Florida Building Code § 105.1)

Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any impact-resistant coverings, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing, fire protection system, or accessible or flood resistant site element, the installation of whic...

Palm Beach County Code § 7-52 (Florida Building Code § 110.6)

Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of the building official. The building official, upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply w...