16-86 ORDINANCE NO. 16-86
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "BUILDINGS AND
CONSTRUCTION", ARTICLE II, "BUILDING CODE", OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 9-21, "DOOR WIDTHS", TO REQUIRE THAT
BATH AND TOILET ROOM DOORS SHALL ALSO HAVE A MINIMUM
OF 29 INCHES CLEAR OPENING; PROVIDING A GENERAL
REPEALER; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction", Article Ii,
"Building Code", Section 9-21, "Door widths", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-21. Door widths.
Ail interior doors, including bath and toilet room doors, on floors in all
dwelling units including single family units and duplexes which are otherwise accessible
from ground level by ramp or elevator, and hotel rooms and motel rooms, and similar
structures, on first floor only or floors serviced by elevators, shall have a minimum of
twenty-nine inches (29") clear opening, with the exception of storage rooms and
closets.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any
portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder
hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its
passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 25th day of March , 198 6
ATTEST:
City ~erk ~
First Reading March 11, 1986
Second Reading. March 25, 1986
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