Okaloosa County BOCC — July 7, 2015 — Ordinance Adopting 2014 Building Codes

ORDINANCE NO. 15- AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR A SHORT TITLE; REPEALING AND REPLACING SUBSECTION 100.1 OF SECTION 6-133, AND SECTION 6-135 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF OKALOOSA COUNTY TO ADOPT THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) BUILDING, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) RESIDENTIAL, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) EXISTING BUILDINGS, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) ENERGY CONSERVATION, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) FUEL GAS, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) MECHANICAL, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) PLUMBING, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) ACCESSIBILITY, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION (2014) TEST PROTOCOLS, AND 2011 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 6-134(a) TO REFERENCE 2014 BUILDING CODES AND 2011 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 6-137 PERTAINING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING REPEAL OF ALL OTHER CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS WHEREAS, Okaloosa County is a political subdivision of the State of Florida to which Chapter 125 of the Florida Statutes grants broad authority and provides for the adoption of ordinances to provide for self-governance; and WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has created through Chapter 553 of the Florida Statutes a unified Florida Building Code which is periodically updated and which must be adopted and enforced by all local enforcement agencies as that term is used in Chapter 553, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa County is a "local enforcement agency" with jurisdiction to make inspections of buildings and to enforce the codes which establish standards for design, construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities as that term is used in Chapter 553, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa first adopted the Florida Building Code created pursuant to Chapter 553 of the Florida Statutes by adopting Ordinance 07-32 in June 2007; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that it is necessary and in the public interest to adopt the most current version of the Florida Building Code as promulgated by the Florida Building Code Commission. Page 1 of 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the “Okaloosa County Florida Building Code Ordinance of 2015”. Section 2. Conformance with Applicable Laws. This ordinance is hereby adopted in conformity with Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, and all other applicable laws. Section 3. Section 100.1 of Section 6-133 of the Code of Ordinances of Okaloosa County is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following language: 100.1 Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish and adopt the non-technical and administrative requirements for all building codes including specifically, the Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Building, Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Residential, Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Existing Buildings; Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Energy Conservation, Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Fuel Gas, Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Mechanical, Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Accessibility,