Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1779 Building Maintenance — reading text

READING DATE 1st 2nd ORDINANCE 1779 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 3. 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO RECONCILE CERTAIN PROVISIONS REGARDING BUILDING MAINTENANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE; ESTABLISHING CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. AUTHORITY The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166.021 ( 1), Florida Statutes ( 2007). SECTION II. INTENT q The Council adopted its revised Land Development Code on September?, 2008. Certain provisions within Chapter 3. 10 of the City' s Code of Ordinances are better contained in the revised Land Development Code. Therefore, this ordinance is intended only as an editorial revision to the provisions of Chapter 3. 10 of the Code of Ordinances that are amended below to make it consistent with the similar provisions of the revised Land Development Code. SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3. 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO RECONCILE PROVISIONS REGARDING BUILDING MAINTENANCE WITH THE REVISED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. Chapter 3. 10, Building Maintenance, of the Code of Ordinances is amended as follows. 8e6. 3. 10. 01. Purpose and 86ope. It i& the purpo&e of thi& ohapter to provide a jU& t, equitable and praotioable method v: hereby 311 buildings or from 3ny 03use struotures ': thioh endanger the life, limb, health, mOfal&, property, safety or \ velf3re of the gener31 publio or their oooup3nts, diminish property v3lue& or detract exoeG&ively from the appropriate appearanoe of the 3rea shall be required to be repaired, \' ao3ted or demolished. The provisions of this ch3pter 3re oumulati'.'e '.'/ ith 3nd in 3ddition to 3ny other remedy pro'.'ided by la'N, inoluding the ourrent editions of the st3ndard oodes. The provisions of this chapter Gh311 3pply to all buildings or struotures '-" hioh 3re no\':in existenoe or 'Nhioh may be built or pl30ed ' A'ithin the oity limits or 3nnexed therein. 8eG. 3. 10. 02. Definitions. Mullion" means 3 vertioal dividing pieoe in 3 windo'lJ. lof9  Muntin" means a strip separating panes of glass in a sash. SeG. 3. 10. 03. Applisation. E'.'ery building 3nd the premises on VJhioh it is situated 'J/ ithin the oity limits shall oomply ' Nith the provisions of this ohapter. This ohapter establishes minimum standards for the initial and oontinual oooupanoy and use of all such buildings, as ' Iell as the maintenance of '/ 3oant buildings and properties, and does not replace or modify standards other\\'ise established for the oonstruotion, repair, alteration or use of the building, equipment or faoilities oontained therein. '.^.'here there is mixed oooupanoy, all oooupancies therein shall be regulated by and subjeot to the provisions of this chapter. 8es. 3. 10. 04. Conflisting Pro.Jisions. In any oase \..~here the provisions of this ohapter impose a higher or 10'l/ er standard than that set forth in any other ordinanoe of the oity or under the la'Ns of the state, then the higher standard shall prevail. 8eG. 3. 10. 0&. O.>>ner, Operator Complianse. It shall be the duty of eaoh and every O'Nner and operator of a building or premises \..(ithin the oity to oomply ' J: ith the regulations and requirements set forth in this ohapter. No lioense, permit or oertifioation of oooupancy shall be issued unless and until all applioable sections of this oh3pter have been complied ''' lith. No land or building, or oombination thereof, shall be ith the requirements of used in a manner inoonsistent 'Mith or in oonfliot '...( th is ohapte r. 8es. 3. 10. 0&. Responsibilities of O."Jner. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the o\":ner of the premises to maintain the premises so that: 1) The premises shall be free of all nuisances and any hazards to the safety of the oooupants, 3ny persons utilizing the premises or to podoGtrianG paGGing by. 2) The premises shall be free of loose and overhanging objeots, v: hioh, by reason of looation above ground level, oonstitute a danger of falling on persons in the vioinity thereof. 3) The premises shall be free of holes, exoavations, breaks, projeotions or obstruotions of \ valks, drive'.\'ays, parking lots and parking areas and other parts of the premises '-" hioh are intended to be aooessible to and used by persons on the premises. All such holes and e>EGavtions shall be filled and repaired, alks v.( and steps replaoed and other oonditions hazards or unsafe Gonditions, ':: ith ed, 'Nhere neoessary to oliminate remo'.~ reasonable dispatoh by tho O!Jtnor upon thoir disoovory. This subsootion applios to occupiod and unoccupiod proporty. 2of9 1) Tho oxtorior of tho premises and struoture shall bo in good repair and free from doterioration so as not to oonstitute a nuis3noe. 6) 1\ 11 surfaoes on the property and on the right of 'Nay immediately adjaoent said to property, inoluding thoso of parking lots, shall be maintained freo of or3oked or brokon glass, loose shingles, loose \":ood, crumbling stone or brick, asphalt, oonorete, stuooo, loose or broken plastio or other similar hazardous oonditions. 6) .^.II structures and docorati'/ e elements of buildings shall be repairod or replaoed in a '.\~orkmanlike mannor to matoh as olosely as possible tho original materials and oonstruotion techniques. 7) 1\ 11 floors, interior ' Nalls and oeilings of e'/ ery be structure shall struoturally sound and shall bo maintained in a oondition oompatible ' Jtith its use, and shall be maintained in a condition so as not to oonstitute a hazard to the oooupants. 8) Struotures at tho roar buildings or else'tlhere, attached or of the unattaohed to tho prinoipal struoture, v/ hioh are structurally doficiont, shall be properly repairod or demolished. oxisting unused or nonfunotional olements on building ' f.'alls and 9) /\ 11 roofs and surrounding premises, suoh as empty eleotrioal oonduits, unused sign brackets, eto., shall be removed. 10) All foundation ' alls shall be kept struotur311y sound and oapable of bearing imposed safely. Refer to pro'.'isions or requirements loads ostablished for footings and foundations in tho Standard Building Codo. 11) .^. l1 material usod to maintain or reoonstruot a ' all or part thereof, inoluding the applioation of sidings or other surfacing material, shall be of Gtandard quality and in oomplianoo ':tith tho ourront applioablo oodos. 12) ' A' hore a viall of a building has beoome oxposed as a result of demolition of adjaoont buildings, tho ' Nail must have all doors, ' Jtindo'.vs, vents or other similar openings olosed ' ith material of the type oomposing the \":all. No protrusions or loose material shall be in the 'Nail. The exposed all shall be painted, stuccoed or brioked so as not to detr3ct from the aosthetios and valuo of adjaoent proporty, and ' eathorproofod. 13) All 'Nindo'lJs and doors must be tight fitting and have Gashes of proper size and dosign. Sashes \\' ith rotten \ vood, broken joints or broken or loose mullions or muntins shall be replaoed. .^.II brokon and missing ' Jindo'NG shall bo replaoed ' Nith glass or an approved plastio glazing matorial in 3of9 aooordance '."Jith the ourrent St3ndard Building Code rogulations All oxposod wood shall be repaired and paintod. . 1.<1) All \\( indo\":s shall be maintained free of broken glass '^' h ere a IRaS'''' class I ar~er tR an ~our square feet beoomes oraoked to an extent ~ . .. that the largest slnglo portion of the '}lindo'/.' froo of a oraok is less than 90 percont of the total surfaoe aroa of the \\findo' l.' glass the "" indo'''' I lass shall be roplaGed by a pane froo of GraGka. ,.... € openings originally designed as \"Jindo\\' s shall be ma.I nt.alne d as 1. 6) .^.II S ss mp I e t e' ':.( 1 II IRaS"'~ sills, lintels, frame, Garcon and glass unless ta..... speclfloally e~ appro\' . by the building inspeotion chapter for o~ olosure Refo~,to tho Glty bwldlAg Gode and fire GOgo.) Whoro a window ha€geo~ a~ PFO. ed f~ r onGlos!Jr~, it must 130 onGlosoa ! Jsing mffierials similar to t oso of \\' hloh the '.\'allls made inoluding the extorior finish. indo'N opening may be boarded for a period 16) If glas~ is broken, the ' J.' not oxoeedlng 60 days. '.^.'hen boarding is used, it shall be of trim fit sealed to. prevent '/Jater intrusion, 3nd painted or stained to p ro p erl: ~ lth the other exterior portions of the building. conform 't.' 7) All ext? rior surfacos, VJhioh require paint or sealing in order to proteot t e underlYing surfaoe from detoriofation shall be so painted or sealed. 18~ J\~ I exterior surfac~ s, '.vhioh have been uniformly paintod, shall bo maintained free of poellng and flaking. '.^/ hore large areas ( greator than of the. aggregato of any paintod 'Nail shall ha'/ e peeling or no. sq!Jaro fo09 a~ lng o~ prevIous P~ lnt \\' orn a\'.(ay, the entiro ' all shall bo repainted stained by exterior watering is oxompt !JnlosG it is peeling, flaking, 0; ithin 18 hours of its appoarance and 19) Any graffiti shall be remo'led v.~ tho sUrfaoo rostorod to itG original stato. 20) ^ I~ advertising and a\\' nings and thoir aooompanying struotures supp~ rtlng shall be maintained in good repair and shall not mef1!bers oons.tltute a nUlsan? e or safety hazard. /\ 11 nonopefative signs shall be repalre?, or s~ all ' J.(lth thoir supporting members, be removod forth'/: ith. If Gh Signs, billboards, marq~ oo~ or awnings inGI!Jding thoir supporting emb:: s. are not properly maintained, they shall bo romo'.~ ith. If ed forth'*\~ suoh nI~ gs or marquoes 3ro made of oloth, plastio or a similar material a.. S~~ h awnings ~ r ma.rq~ ees shall bo maintainod so as not to sh~ n~~ ~ f. tearing, ~IPPlng,. fraying, I1olos, fading or other dotorioratioA n IC Imlnlsho,s tholr funotlon. Whoro suoh supporting mombors have b~ en left fro~ slg~ removal prior to adoption of tho ordinanco from VJhich