Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 757 — reading text

ORDINANCE 757 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE (5) "BUILDING REGULATIONS" ADOPTING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the Standard Building Code is changed annually by those who promulgate the various codes, and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida that its ordinance be updated, and that the copy of the Southern Standard Code or Codes referred to in the ordinance be at all times that which is the most current, and WHEREAS, the existing ordinances of the City of Fort Walton Beach duplicate items within the Building Code and in some instances are at variance with it, and WHEREAS, finally it is the intent of the City Council to provide a system which eliminates duplication and minimizes variation of the terms of the several Codes, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: SECTION I section 5-1 "Standard Building Code Adopted" shall hereby be amended to read: ‘here is hereby adopted by the city, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy of buildings and structures, that certain building code known as’ the Standard Building Code, +979-Edttiern current edition, and subsequent revisions to and-edtttens-of said code. SECTION Il seetten-5-4+2-“Commeneing-—eonstruetten—-witheut—permit+—repert+—dis— tptinary—aetion;"! which reads: {a}-When-eonstruetion-is—diseevered—te-have-been-started-and-ne-buiidine permit-—seeured-prier—te-start—ef-—eonstruetion;—the-eity—inspeetion—department—witt repert—the-oeeurrenee~—te-the-eity—managers {b}-Fhe-report-wiit—summarize-the-ceeurrenee—and-tist-any—vietations—ef-eity codes A-tetter—-witi-be-prepared-fer-the-signature—of-the-eity-manager-advising—that a-permit-—is—required—by-—City—Cede-and-stating—that—if—the—permit—is—net-—obtained within-ten-{i0}-days;—the-eest-of-the-permit—witt—be-deubled_and-any-eonstruetion th-precess-—must-eease-until—a—preper—permit—is-—ebtaineds {e}~in-the-event~the-eeeurrenee-warrants—mere-severe-aetion;—a-reeemmendation wiii—be-made—te-eeuneii-—by—the-eity—manasers shall hereby be rescinded and each of its parts. SECTION ITI section 5-2, (2) shall hereby be amended to read: (2) (a) All buildings constructed in the City of Fort Walton Beach four (4) stories, or forty (40) feet in height or greater, shall be protected by automatic sprinkler systems throughout the entire building. (b) All such sprinkler systems shall be installed in strict accordance with standards set forth by the National Fire Protection Association +1979-80-Gede; current edition, and subsequent amendments, and NFPA No. 13 and subsequent amendments. (c) Automatic sprinkler systems shall be provided with separate pumps. The pumps shall be physically located in a separate building apart from sprinklered structures, or have a four (4) hour fire wall to protect the pump from fire in the main building. A door shall be installed to the pump room to gain entrance from the outside. SECTION IV section 5-2.1 "Dwelling code, housing code, dwelling house construction pamphlet adopted" shall hereby be amended te read: There are hereby adopted by the city for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for compliance with various codes, the latest editions of and subsequent revisions to the following: Standard Housing Code, +979 Edition current One and Two-Family Dwelling Code, +979 Edition current Dwelling House Construction Pamphlet, 4979 Edition current SECTION V seettoen—-5-4~-UExterter—-watis—within-fire-limits” which reads: Fhe-exterter-watis—of-—any-—and-altli-butidings—ereeted—in—areas—zened—G-15 €-2,-P-1,-and-P-2,-within-the-eerperate-limits—ef-—the-eity—shaii—generaily—be-of masenry—-eenstruetiens Exeeptiens—mey—be-made-provided—eonstruction—is—aeeomplished under—the-previstoens—ef-Seetioen—-301~3—{£}-ef-the-Standard-Buitding—-CGede> Buterier— waits—ef—any—and—aii-buiidings—ereeted—in—areas—zened-M-i-—may—be-of-masonry—eon- struetion—exr—metai—or-—metai—franinges shall hereby be rescinded. SECTION VI seetteon-5-5-“Beers—of-—buttdings—intended—foer—publie-—use'-—whieh-reads: 4ti-butdidines—itntended-for-publie—use—or-eeeupaney—shaii-—heve—at—least—twe-2) evtside—deers—teeated—-st-eppesite—ends—oef—the-buiiding-—end—ait—eutside—deers—shatt epen-te-the-eutside-of-—the-butiding: Where-leadine-deors—are-provided;—the-leading deors—shaii—be-net—Lessa—than-six—feet—{61}-in-width-and-shatl-—epen-—by-sliding—te the--right—-oer-left;—meving-everhead;—or—by-opening—te-the-eutsides shall hereby be rescinded. SECTION VII section 5-6 "Violations, penalty" shall hereby be amended as follows: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Southern Standard Building Code as modified or supplemented by this chapter, or who shall fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, or violate a detailed statement or plans submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed or continued, and upon conviction in the veeorder+s—eourt-of-the-etty county court for any such violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars (200.00) or imprisonment for a term of not more than thirty (30) days, or both. SECTION VIII seetten—5-1£0--URequired—fleer-elevation—of—eommereiat—butidéings" which reads: Ati-~eommereitat—buiidings—hereafter—-eonserueted—-within—-the-Gity—ef-Fert—Watten Beaeh-shail—be-se-eonstructed-that-—the-first-fleer—elevation—is—net-—less-—than twetve-{i2}-inehes—abeve—-the-surfaee—-of-the-eenter—of—the-street-upen—whieh-sueh— butiding—is——feeines shall hereby be rescinded - SECTION IX seetton—5-44+-“Construetton-—en—land—abuttinge-oepen—diteh—Blevation ef-heuse-generatiy<" which reads: (a} Ne-buiidine—permit—shati—be-issued—by-the-City—of—Fert-Waltten—Beaeh fer-eonstruetion-on-a-pareed+—ef—land-abutting—an-—open—diteh-uniess-—sueh—diteh-—is #e—-be-eltesed-in—a-manner-aeceeptable—te—-the-City-—ef—-Fert-—Walten-—Beaeh+ (2}--A-butidine-—peremit—shati-net—be-issued-for-eonstruction—ef-a—buiiding within-the-City—ef-Fert—Walton—-Beaeh-uniess—the-elevation—of-the-fleer—ef-—sueh- heuse-or—buitdine-is—at—least—twelve-{i2}-inehes—abeve-the-elevation—ef-the eernter—of-the-street-abuttine-or—adjaeent—te-said-—preperty-—where-the-buididing-+s te-be-eonstrueted. shall hereby be rescinded and each of its parts. SECTION X section 5-11.1,(b) shall hereby be amended to read; (b) A building permit shall not be issued for construction of a commercial building within the City of Fort Walton Beach unless the elevation of the floor of such building is at least twelve (12) inches above the eltevatten-ef-—the-eurb ef-the-street—abutting—-er-adjacent—to—satd-property higher of the elevation of the surface of the center of the street or of the curb of the street abutting or adjacent to said property where the building is to be constructed. When, in the opinion of the city building inspector, an examination of the plans submitted for a dwelling unit require the same elevation requirements as stated for commercial buildings, the inspector will make such elevation requirements a condition of the issuance of the building permit. SECTION XI section 5-12 "Standard Plumbing Code; adoption " shall hereby be amended to read: There is hereby adopted by the city, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, installation, alteration, and maintenance of properly designed, acceptably installed, and adequately maintained plumbing systems, that certain plumbing code known as the $979 current Standard Plumbing Code, and subsequent revisions to and-edtttens-ef said code; and the provisions of this plumbing code shall be controlling in the construction, installation, alteration, and maintenance of plumbing systems in the corporate limits of the city. SECTION XII section 5-13 "Violations; penalty" shall hereby be amended f° read: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions thereof, or violate a detailed statement or plans submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed or continued, and upon conviction in the reeorder+s--eourt—of—the-efty county court for any such violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars (200.00) or imprison~ ment for a term of not more than thirty (30) days or both. SECTION XIII section 5-14 "Definition" shall hereby be amended to read: When the word plumbing inspector is used it means any person charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this article. A master plumber is a person who assumes responsible charge and direction of other persons in the installation of plumbing and holds a master plumber's certificate and license issued within the current calendar year by the board of plumbing examiners of the city certifying his fitness to assume such responsibility. A_journeyman_plumber_is_a—person_whe-performs—the-manual-work-of-installing plumbing_under_the_direction_of_a_master-—plumber,-—and-who-hoelds-—a-journeyman— plumber/s_certificate-issued—-within-the-current-ealendar-year-—by—the-board—ef- ptumbing-examiners-of-the-city-certifying-hts-fitness-to—perform-such-manuat—work> 3 SECTION XLV seetien-2-15-—"Plumbing-Departments—exeaced" which reads: Fhere—-is—hereby—established-in-the-etty—a—department—te—be-eatted—the—Plumbing Department;-whteh-shaii—be-in-—eharge—of—a—ptumbing-tnspeetors shall hereby be rescinded. SECTION XV seetton-5-19-“Same-Step-werk-orders—te—be-issued—by" which reads: Upen-netiee—-frem-the-piumbine-inspeetor—that—werk-oer-—any—plumbine-instaiiation 49~beine-—dene—contrary—te—the-previsions—ef—this-—eede—-or—in—a—dengereus—er-ungafe menner,—sveh-—work-shatt—be—-immediately—stepped+—Sueh-nettee-shali-be-in—-wrtting and-shalti-—be-given—te—the-ewner—ef—sueh—property-—or-his—agent—er—te-the-persen deing-the-woerk—and—-shaii-state-the-eonditioens—under-—whieh—work—may—be-resumed. Where-eny-emergeney—exists;—oral—netiee—given-—by—the-plumbine—-inspeeter—shaii-be suffteient. shall hereby be rescinded. SECTION XVI seetion—5-20--“Same-Reveestion-ef-permtts” which reads: The-piumbing-inspeecter—may—reveke—a~-permtit—or-approvat,;—tissued-under—the provistens-ef-this—aet;—in—-ease-there—has—been—any-—fatse-statement—or-misrepresentatior as-te-the-materiel—faet-—in-the-applieation—or—plans—on—-whieh-—the—permit—er-—apprevel was-based. tn-ati-sueh-eases—ne-permit—fees—shail—be-refunded. shall hereby be rescinded. SECTION XVII seetion-5-23--"“Bond—-oexr-lLiabitity—insurernee-—a-prerequisite—te—ensasing— tn-piumbine-bustness" which reads: Befere-any—persen—shett-—engase—in—the-business—of—plumbine-in—-the-etity,-—they shaii-firgt-obtain-the—-proper—lieense;—and—depestit—with-the-eity—a-—zeed—and suffietent—bend-in-—the-sum-ef-five-theusand—doliars-—{$5,000}-—te-be-approeved—by the-eity-atterney—-eonditioned-that-—the-persen;—firm—-or—eorperation—engaged—in—-the piumbing—business—will-faeithfully—observe—aii—the-laws—pertainine-—te—plumbing, dratn—laying,—blasting-and-—exeayetings-—-further;—that—the-eity—shall-—be-indemnified and-saved—-harmiess—froem—aii-—elaims—aerising—from—aeeidents—and—damasce—ef-—any eheracter—whetseever—eaused—by—the-neplisenee—of-—sueh-person;—firm-—er—eerporation engaged—in—the-piumbing—-buginess;—or—by—eany—other—-unfetthfuli—tnedequate—work—dene