2023 Florida Building Code 8th Edition

Florida residential plan review
done right before you submit.

Built by a residential designer with 15 years in Florida plan review.

Less RFI, more life.

Upload your plan set. PlanClear AI™ reviews it against the 2023 Florida Building Code for your specific jurisdiction — wind zones, flood requirements, termite notation, energy compliance — and delivers a full report typically in 3–8 minutes.

1 free review included — no credit card required.

Review Complete
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County
Issues Found
72/100
Score 72/100
2 flagged · 1 advisory

No design wind speed noted on plans.

FBC R301.2.1Add wind speed notation to cover sheet.

Radon-resistant construction notation absent.

FBC App. FAdd radon mitigation method.
Cover Sheet & Title Block Issues
Site Plan Passed
Florida-Specific Requirements Issues
2023 FBC 8th Edition
Results in 3–8 minutes
Florida wind zones built in
Downloadable PDF report

The Cost

One missed code reference in Florida can cost you weeks.

A resubmittal, another round of RFIs, your client left waiting. Most plan rejections come down to small, Florida-specific notations — the kind that take ten minutes to add but two to four weeks to come back from.

Every rejection adds weeks to your project

Resubmittal queues at building departments are long. A rejection for a missing notation that takes 10 minutes to add can delay a permit by 2–4 weeks. That delay costs your client and costs you.

Florida code has layers most designers miss

The FBC is not just the IRC with a Florida cover page. Radon. Termite protection. Wind-borne debris regions. Flood zone compliance. Product approval numbers. These are Florida-specific and trip up experienced designers every day.

There is no quick check before you submit

You either know it from experience, pay a plan reviewer to check it, or find out from the building department when it is too late. PlanClear AI™ is the check you run before any of that happens.

How It Works

Florida residential plan review in three steps. Minutes, not weeks.

PlanClear reviews every sheet against the 2023 Florida Building Code for your jurisdiction, across 10 categories, and gives you each issue with its sheet reference and a plain-language fix.

01

Upload your plan set

Drag and drop your PDF. Select your project type, address, and jurisdiction. PlanClear AI™ covers all 67 Florida counties and their cities.

02

AI reviews against FBC

Our AI examines your plan set across 10 review categories using the 2023 Florida Building Code 8th Edition plus jurisdiction-specific wind zones, flood requirements, and local permit information.

03

Get your report

View results on-screen instantly. Download a professional PDF report with flagged items, FBC code references, severity ratings, and suggested resolutions for every issue found.

What We Review

Ten review categories. Every time.

Cover Sheet & Title Block

Designer info, project data, code edition, and required signatures all verified.

Site Plan Review

Setbacks, easements, lot coverage, and required notation checks.

Floor Plans

Room dimensions, door/window schedules, structural call-outs, and labels.

Egress & Life Safety

Bedroom egress windows, smoke alarms, CO detectors, and stair geometry.

★ Where Florida plans fail

Florida-Specific Requirements

Wind speed notation, wind-borne debris compliance, radon mitigation, termite treatment, flood zone documentation, product approvals, hurricane straps, and energy compliance. This is where most Florida plans fail.

Structural Notes & Details

Connector schedules, framing notes, foundation specs, and beam call-outs.

Where We Review

Coverage across Florida.

PlanClear reviews plans against the 2023 Florida Building Code and local requirements across these jurisdictions — with more added regularly.

Daytona BeachEdgewaterHolly HillNew Smyrna BeachOak HillOrmond BeachPonce InletPort OrangeSouth DaytonaVolusia County

Pricing

Free to start. Pay when you scale.

1 free review included — no credit card required.

Important Disclaimer

This report is generated using artificial intelligence and is intended as a preliminary plan review tool only. It does not replace review by a licensed building official, plans examiner, engineer, or architect of record, and does not constitute approval of any construction documents. Local building departments retain full authority over permit issuance and code interpretation. Always verify current requirements with the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) before permit submission.

Why PlanClear

Built by an insider, for Florida.

We are gathering named client testimonials. In the meantime, here is what makes PlanClear different.

Built by an insider

15 years designing residential plans in Florida, tired of resubmittals over small things. PlanClear is the pre-submission check I always wished I had.

Florida-specific, not generic

2023 FBC, jurisdiction overrides, wind, flood, and coastal requirements — not a generic national code tool. PlanClear speaks Florida's code the way Florida's AHJs do.

See a real sample report

Review the format, severity ratings, and plain-language fixes before you upload a thing.

The Relief

Florida residential plan review that lets you submit knowing it's right.

Stop losing weeks to things you never saw coming. Run PlanClear before the building department does — and send in a plan set you can stand behind.

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