Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1877--dissolves boa — reading text

improvements on the parcel. Market value may be established by a qualified independent appraiser, Actual Cash Value ( replacement cost depreciated for age and quality of construction), or tax assessment value adjusted to approximate market value by a factor provided by the Property Appraiser. New construction: For the purposes of administration of Section 3. 01. 00 and the Florida Building Code, structures for which the " start of construction" commenced on or after July 27, 1976, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. New manufactured home park or subdivision: A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the n manufactured homes are to be affixed ( including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of o concrete pads) is completed on or after July 27, 1976. ma Nonresidential: Any building or structure or portion thereof that is not classified > residential in accordance with the Florida Building Code, Building ( Residential N o Group R or Institutional Group 1) and ASCE 24. [ Also see definition in ASCE 24. 1 o Park trailer: A transportable unit which has a body width not exceeding fourteen U 14) feet and which is built on a single chassis and is designed to provide seasonal or of temporary living quarters when connected to utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and appliances. [ Defined in 15C- 1. 0101, F.A. C.] a E Recreational vehicle: A vehicle, including a park trailer, which is: [ Defined in section 320. 01( b), F.S.) o, 1. Built on a single chassis; 2. Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal W projection; `- 3 Designed to be self propelled - or permanently towable by a light -duty truck; and F 4. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. Sand dunes: Naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach. Special flood hazard area: An area in the floodplain subject to a one ( 1) percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. Special flood hazard areas are shown on FIRMS as Zone A, AO, Al -A30, AE, A99, AH, VI- V30, VE or V. The term also includes areas shown on other flood hazard maps, if such maps are adopted by the City of Fort Walton Beach or otherwise legally designated. [ Also defined in FBC, B Section 1612. 2.] General Pro' kionx Page 7 - lS  F13 1.. a Fun AA anon sca, h MM Start of construction: The date of issuance for new construction and substantial improvements to existing structures, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement is within a. 180 days of the date of the issuance. The actual start of construction means either the first placement of permanent construction of a building ( including a manufactured o home) on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the a construction of columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation ( such as clearing, N grading, or filling), the installation of streets or walkways, excavation for a basement, n footings, piers, or foundations, the erection of temporary forms or the installation of M accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main buildings. For a substantial improvement, the actual " start of 2N construction' means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. [ Also defined in FBC, B Section 1612. 2.] A Substantial damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a building or structure whereby the cost of restoring the building or structure to its before -damaged om condition would equal or exceeds fifty ( 50) percent of the market value of the 0 building or structure before the damage occurred. [ Also defined in FBC, B Section 1612. 2.] oN E Substantial improvement: Any repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a building or structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty o 50) percent of the market value of the building or structure before the improvement y or repair is started. If the structure has incurred " substantial damage," any repairs are w considered substantial improvement regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section ti 1612. 2.] 1. Any project for improvement of a building required to correct existing health, sanitary, or safety code violations identified by the building official and that are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. N 2. Any alteration of a historic structure provided the alteration will not preclude u the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the alteration is v approved by variance issued pursuant to variance requirements set forth in v Chapter 8. Variance: A grant of relief from the requirements of Section 3. 01. 00, or the flood load and flood resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code, which permits construction in a manner that, would not otherwise be permitted by this d LDC or the Florida Building Cade. n n Watercourse: A river, creek, stream, channel, or other topographic feature in, on, through, or over which water flows at least periodically. c r Floor: The top surface of an enclosed area in a building ( including basement), i. e. top of slab in concrete slab construction or top of wood flooring in wood frame construction. The term does not include the floor of a garage used solely for parking vehicles. i,, al Procisimu Pape I - N  13. 1. a tvn NN " 11" n Rcaeh nm Floor area ratio ( FAR). A measurement of the intensity of development on a site. The floor area ratio is the relationship between the total floor area of all buildings on a site and the gross site area. The FAR is calculated by adding together the floor areas of all floors except mechanical areas and dividing this total by the gross site area. FAR = Total building floor area divided by total lot area. Frontage: The length of the property line of any one ( 1) premises parallel to and along a public right -of -way, excluding alleyways. 1>6 Grade: The established average level of ground exclusive of mounds and berms. Groundwater: Water beneath the surface of the ground whether or not flowing through known and definite channels. X1. 6 Historic resource: Any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, object, or other real $ or personal property of historical, architectural, or archaeological value. These properties or 0A resources may include, but are not limited to, monuments, memorials, Indian habitations, E ceremonial sites, abandoned settlements, engineering works, architectural interiors, artifacts, o or other objects with intrinsic historical or archaeological value, or any part thereof, relating to the history, government, and culture of the City. Historical site: Any place, building, or district of historical, architectural or E archaeological significance or value which has been officially identified in the National < Register of Historic Places, or by the State Division of Archives, History and Records m Management or by the City.