114-85 ORDINANCE NO. 114-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAU BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 9, 'BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION', OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACB, FLORIDA, BY REPEALING ARTICLE
I, 'IN GENERAL', AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE I, 'GENERAL' WHICH
PROVIDES THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL KEEP RECORDS OF THE BUSINESS
OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER;
PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR DEFINING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS OF
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES; HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS AND INSPECTIONS;
PROVIDING THAT STREET GRADES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY
ENGINEER; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR SEAWALLS AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
SUCH PERMITS; BY REPEALING ARTICLE II, 'BUILDING CODE', AND ENACTING A
NEW ARTICLE II, "BUILDING CODE' WHICH PROVIDES THE CODES ADOPTED AND
THE AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; PROVIDING CERTAIN
DELF3TIONS TO THE CODES ADOPTED AND SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS
TO THE ADOPTED CODES WHICH INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT DRAWINGS AND
SPECIFICATIONS BE SEALED BY AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER, REGULATIONS
GOVERNING PLOT DIAGRAM, REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF
GRANTING A PERMIT, PROVIDING FOR LONG-TERM PERMITTING; PROVIDING A
SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES FOR ALL PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDING
CODE, INCLUDING PLAN-CHECKING FEES, REINSPECTION FEES AND FEES FOR
ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR WATER-PROOFING ROOFS
REQUIRING COPPER FLASHING EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL; PROVIDING
REGULATIONS FOR GUTTERS AND LEADERS, PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR COOLING
TOWERS, OMITTING THE SECTION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE WHICH
DESCRIBES STANDARDS FOR STANDPIPES REQUIRED, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOLLOW UNITS, PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR RELIEF
OPENINGS; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WOOD
CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING HURRICANE STRAPS AND ANCHORS AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR PREFABRICATED UNITS; PROVIDING THAT THE WOOD CONSTRUCTION MUST BE
OF NATURAL DECAY-RESISTANT OR PRESSURE-TREATED WOOD, AND OMITTING THAT
SECTION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE WHICH PERMITS MUD SILLS; BY
REPEALING ARTICLE III, "GAS CODE'AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE III "GAS
CODE" WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD GAS CODE,
PROVIDES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE GAS CODE; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS AND
LONG-TERM PERMITTING; PROVIDING FOR OWNER PERMITTING; AND SETTING
FORTH A SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES AND FEES FOR LONG-TERM PERMITTING;
REPEALING ARTICLE IV, "MECHANICAL CODE" AN ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE IV,
"MECHANICAL CODE" WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 1982 EDITION
OF THE STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE; TOGETHER WITH THE 1984 REVISIONS;
PROVIDING FOR OWNER PERMITTING; REPEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ADOPTED
CODE, PROVIDING PERMIT FEES INCLUDING REINSPECTION FEES AND LONG-TERM
PERMITTING FEES; PROVIDING REGULATIONS BY WORK DONE BY BOMEOWNERS;
REPEALING ARTICLE V, "PLUMBING" AN ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE
'PLUMBING" WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE 1982 EDITION OF THE STANDARD
PLUMBING CODE SHALL BE ADOPTED TOGETHER WITH THE 1984 REVISIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE,
PROVIDING PERMIT FEES, REINSPECTION FEES AND LONG-TERM PERMITTING
FEES, PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITED TRAPS, PROVIDING THE LOCATION OF
CLEAN-OUTS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER
HEATERS, PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR LAWN SPRINKLERS; PROVIDING FOR
APPEALS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR WELLS FOR POTABLE WATER, PROVIDING
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY;
PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR WORK DONE BY HOMEOWNERS; BY REPEALING
ARTICLE VI 'ELECTRICITY' AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE VI "ELECTRICITY"
WHICH PROVIDES DEFINITIONS; VIOLATIONS; PROHIBITS INTERFERENCE WITH
ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDES RESTRICTIONS ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; PROVIDES
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND INSPECTORS REGULATES
UNSAFE CONDITIONS; PROVIDES FOR APPEALS; REQUIRES PERMITS; STATES THAT
ONLY OWNERS OR LTCENSED ELECTRICIANS MAY OBTAIN PERMITS; REQUIRES
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; PROVIDES PERMIT FEES; PROHIBITS COVERING
UNINSPECTED WORK; REQUIRES NOTICE TO INSPECTOR TO INSPECT PROVIDING
T~E TIME FOR MAKING AN INSPECTION; ALLOWING TEMPORARY PERMISSION TO
FURNISH CURRENT; PROHIBITING THE USE OF UNINSPECTED APPARATUS;
PROHIBITING THE MISUSE OF AN ELECTRICIAN'S NAME; ALLOWING FOP WORK BY
A HOMEOWNER UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; PROVIDING CERTAIN TECHNICAL
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE CODE ADOPTED; ADDITIONAL SPECIAL
REGULATIONS; REQUIRING INSTALLATIONS NOT COVERED BY THIS ARTICLE TO BE
APPROVED BY THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR RADIO
AND TELEVISION ANTENNAE INCLUDING REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ANTENNAE REQUIREMENTS BY THE
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR REQUIRING PERMITS; SETTING FORTH PERMIT FEES;
PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTIONS OF FAULTY INSTALLATIONS; BY REPEALING
ARTICLE VII, "HOUSING' AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE VII, 'HOUSING' WHIC~
SETS FORTH THE CODES ADOPTED; REPEALS CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ADOPTED
CODES; PROVIDES FOR APPEALS OF THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDES FOR VIOLATION OF
THE CODE; PROVIDING A 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 ~. That Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction', Article
I, 'In General" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sect~Qn ~. That a new Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction',
Article I, 'General" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray,
Florida, be and the same is hereby enacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE I. GENERAL
Sec. 9-1. Records of department.
The Building Official shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record
of the business of the Building Department.
Sec. 9-2. Violations; penalties.
Any person who violates or assists in the violation of any
provision of this Chapter may, upon a finding of violation, be
punished as provided by Section 1-6 of this Code, and each day of
violation shall constitute a separate offense. However, whenever a
specific section of this Chapter sets forth a maximum fine or penalty
for violations of that section, the language contained in any specific
section of this Chapter shall prevail over Section 1-6. Violations of
this Chapter may be prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction.
The City may bring any violation of this Chapter before the Code
Enforcement Board unless a specific section specifically excludes
enforcement through the Code Enforcement Board. The Board may, upon a
finding of violation, assess a fine as provided by law.
Sec. 9-3. Conflict of interest of city employees.
An officer or employee connected with the Building Department
shall not have a financial interest in furnishing labor, material or
appliances for the construction, alteration, demolition, repair or
maintenance of a building, or in making plans or
specifications therefor, unless he is the owner of such building.
Such officer or employee shall not engage in any work which is
inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interests of the
department.
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Sec. 9-4. Maintenance of buildings and property; hurricane
precautions.
(a) Definition. Debris for the purpose of this section is defined
as follows: Remains of anything broken down or destroyed, ruins,
fragments, rubbish, trash, waste material, litter and rubble.
(b) Buildings.
(1) The requirements contained in this Code and incorporated
codes covering the maintenance of buildings, shall apply to
all buildings and/or structures now existing or
hereafter erected. Ail buildings and/or structures and all
parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition and
all devices or safeguards which are required by this Code
shall be maintained in good working order.
(2) This subsection shall not be construed as permitting the
removal or nonmaintenance of any existing devices or
safeguards unless authorized by the Building Official.
(c) Property. No debris of any kind shall remain on any lot or
on a contiguous sidewalk or street resulting from a fire, windstorm or
from demolition or partial demolition of any building; nor shall any
equipment, excess building materials, storage sheds or debris remain
upon any such lot, sidewalk or street, upon completion of any new
building upon such lot; nor shall any equipment, materials, toolshed
or debris be stored on any vacant or partially vacant lot, except as
provided for in the zoning ordinances. It is hereby made the duty of
the owner or his agent to remove or cause to be removed from such
sidewalk, subject tothe penalties specified herein, the certificate
of occupancy for the structure or structures may be revoked and the
Building Official shall have the work done and public property
restored and shall notify the legal authority, who shall institute the
necessary action to have the costs placed as a lien against the
property.
(d) Hurricane precautions.
(1) During such period of time as are designated by the
United States Weather Service as being a hurricane warning
or alert, the owner, occupant or user of a property shall
take precaution for the securing of buildings and equipment.
Canvas awnings and swing signs shall be lashed to rigid
construction, tents shall be taken down and stored or lashed
to the ground, and such other precautions shall be taken for
the securing of buildings or structures or material or
equipment as may be reasonably required.
(2) During such periods of time as are designated by the
United States Weather Service as being a hurricane warning
or alert, all construction materials or equipment'shall be
secured against displacement by wind forces; provided that
where a full complement of personnel is employed or
otherwise in attendance, or engaged for such protection
purposes, normal construction procedures or uses of
materials or equipment may continue allowing such reasonable
time as may be necessary to secure such materials or
equipment before winds of hurricane force are anticipated.
Construction materials and =guipment shall be secured by
guying and shoring, by tying down loose materials, equipment
and construction sheds.
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(3) During such periods of time as are designated by the
United States Weather Service as being a hurricane alert,
all furniture, display racks, material and similar loose
objects in exposed outdoor locations shall be lashed to
rigid construction or stored in buildings. Orders shall be
oral or written and shall be given to any person on the
premises most logically responsible for maintenance and such
orders shall be carried out before winds of hurricane
.velocity are anticipated.
(e) Special hurricane inspections.
(1) After winds of hurricane velocity are experienced and
have subsided, the Building Official shall investigate to
determine if damage has occurred to buildings or other
structures.
(2) No building or other structure or assembly or part
thereof which was damaged or collapsed or out of plumb or
line shall be repaired or altered or otherwise returned to
its original position without inspection and approval by the
Building Official or his designated representative.
Sec. 9-5. Street grades to be established on unpaved streets.
Where no permanent paving exists in front of the property, the
City Engineer shall establish the street grade for the purpose of
determining the minimum floor level.
Sec. 9-6. Permits for seawalls.
(a) Required; approval. Prior to the erection, construction or
alteration of any seawall or bulkhead, there shall first be submitted
to the City Engineer an application in such form as may be prescribed
by the City Manager, containing a detailed statement of the
specifications and plans for such structure, certified by an engineer
registered under the law of the State of Florida, together with a plot
plan showing the location of such contemplated structure or alteration
in conjunction with adjoining lands, waters and channels. No permit
shall be issued for such construction until approved by the City
Engineer. No permit fees shall be required in addition to the permit
fees otherwise required by this chapter; however, a separate permit
shall be required and will be issued on a no fee basis. No permit
shall be required for minor repairs to existing seawalls or bulkheads.
(b) Application contents. Application for a permit under this
section shall recite the full name, residence or business address of
the owners, the address or location of the owners, the address or
location of the premises upon which the structure is to be erected,
constructed or altered, the cost of the proposed work, and the address
of the contractor or other person authorized by the owner to perform
the contemplated work.
(c) Contractor responsible for permit. In addition to the duty
herein imposed on the owner, it shall also be unlawful for any person,
authorized by the owner to perform the contemplated work to perform
same until said permit has been issued.
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Section ~. That Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction", Article
II, "Building Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section ~. That a new Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction",
Article II, "Building Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby enacted as follows:
ARTICLE II. BUILDING CODE *
Sec. 9-16. Adopted.
(a) The 1982 edition of the Standard Building Code, complete
with 1984 amendments and Appendix A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N,
O, P, as compiled by the Southern Building Code Congress, of which not
less. than three (3) copies have been and are now filed in the office
of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if
set forth at length herein, except those sections repealed in
subsection (b) of this section and except as amended in Section 9-17
of this chapter. If a later edition of the above code or amendments
are made the applicable Minimum Code, they shall automatically become
the code adopted herein.
(b) That Section 111, 112, and 113 of the above referred to
Standard Building, pertaining to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals,
are hereby repealed.
(c) Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of this article shall be heard by the Board of Construction
Appeals established in Article XVII of this chapter.
(d) Violations; penalties.
See Article I, Sec. 9-2 of this Chapter.
Sec. 9-17. Amendments and additions to code.
The following amendments and additions are hereby made to the
building code adopted by this article:
Sec. 9-18. Work done by homeowner.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any bona fide owner from
performing work in his own home which would be subject to the
regulations of this Article. The Building Official may require that:
(a) File with Building Official or his designated
representative, approved plans and specifications.
(b) Satisfy the Building Official or his designated
representative, as to his ability to perform work.
(c) Apply for and secure a building permit.
(d) Pay required fee.
(e) Do work in accordance with this article.
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Sec. 105.3. Drawings and Specifications.
(c) All drawings and specifications shall bear the appropriate
seal of engineer or architect as required by state law Chapter 471 for
engineers and state law Chapter 481 for architects and Chapter 553
for threshold buildings. In general, these requirements are as
follows=
(1) Structural drawings for threshold buildings sealed
by a registered structural engineer.
(2) Projects with electrical service 600 amps or over
in residential or 800 amps or over in commercial,
shall bear the seal of a registered electrical
engineer.
(3) The drawings and specifications for plumbing and
air conditioning systems which serve a building
having an occupancy load over 100 or which have a
value of over $10,000, shall bear the seal of a
registered mechanical engineer.
(4) The drawings and specifications for any building to be
used for a school, auditorium or other building for public
use sba1! bear the seal of a registered architect.
(5) The drawings and specifications for any building
intended for human use or habitation with a value
exceeding $25,000 except single family residences
and two-family residences, shall bear the seal of
a registered architect.
Sec. 105.4. Plot Diagram.
(a) Before a building permit shall be issued, the Building
Department shall be supplied with the following=
(1) Drawings to scale showing the location of the proposed
building or structure and existing building or structure
on the site or lot. Building permit applicants for
developments having had either conditional use or site and
development plan approval shall submit two (2) copies of
the approved site plan.
(2) A certified sketch prepared by a Florida registered
land surveyor.or a Florida registered engineer, showing the
boundary line survey of said lot or site and existing
building and/or structure, if any.
(3) Unity of title declaration. When it is found.necessary
in order to obtain a building site plan of sufficient size
and dimension to meet the minimum yard requirements, setback
distances or plot area applicable thereto, that separate
lots, plots, parcels or portions thereof must be combined,
added or joined to the whole or portion of any other
recorded lot, parcel or acreage, the applicant for such
building permit shall first place on file or record as a
public document in the official records in the office of the
clerk of the circuit court of Palm Beach County, an
instrument hereinafter referred to as a unity of title
declaration. Such unity of title declaration shall be in a
form and content sufficient to unequivocally state that the
aforesaid combination of separate lots, plots, parcels,
acreage, or portions thereof shall be regarded as unified
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under one title as an indivisible building site. Where a
unity of title has been recorded and the owner abandons the
project before utilizing the unity of title, the Building
Official is authorized to release the unity of title.
(b) Before slab inspection or prior to framing, the Building
Department shall be supplied a certified sketch by a Florida
registered engineer showing setback distances from each property line
to the stem walls or sills of the building or structure under
construction. The Building Department shall be furnished by a Florida
registered engineer or land surveyor, a certificate stating the fact
that the top of the floor slab is above the 100-year flood plain and
shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above the crown of the road
or measured to the bottom of the wood joists which will be a minimum
of eighteen (18) inches above the crown of the road. Should the
property owner desire to set the floor elevation at less than eighteen
(18} inches above the crown of the road, but above the 100-year storm
or 'National Insurance minimum elevations, then a variance may be
granted by the City Engineer or Assistant City Engineer from an
engineering firm certifying the drainage conditions have been
investigated, and the proposed floor elevation is above the flooding
level. To determine whether the proposed floor elevation is above the
flooding level, it must be shown that the structure has adequate
drainage to insure that flooding will not occur in a 100-year storm.
No wall, however, shall be constructed which would exceed by over one
(1) foot the elevation of the floor slab before the stem wall survey
has been submitted to the Building Department.
(c) Any violations existing at this stage of construction must
be corrected before the construction may proceed and before other
inspections are made.
Sec. 106. Permits
Add the following: Work to be done by either a general
contractor, residential contractor or building contractor as
appropriate, holding a current Florida State registration or
certification. Nothing hereby shall prohibit homeowners from doing
this work in accordance with Section 9-18.
Sec. 106.3. Conditions of the Permit.
(a) The Building Official shall act upon an application for a
permit with plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or
unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a license
to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to
violate, cancel, alter to set aside any of the provisions of this
code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the Building
Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in.plans or
in construction, or of violations of this Code. Any permit issued
shall become invalid unless the work authorized shall have been
commenced within six (6) months after its issuance, unless twenty-five
per cent (25%) of the total cost of the construction has been
completed within one year after the date of the first city inspection
or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for
a period of six (6) months after the time the work is commenced;
grading and such improvements as streets, sewers, and water mains are
not included in the definition of construction.
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(b) The contractor shall submit an affidavit to the Building
Official affirming that the twenty-five per cent (25%) rule has been
compiled with no later than twelve (12) calendar months after the
date of the £irst city building inspection if a certicate of occupancy
has not been issued. For cause, one or more extensions of time, for
periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each, may be allowed in writing
by the Building Official.
Sec. 106.5.1 Permit Upon Affidavit; long-term permitting.
(a) When in the opinion of the Building Official a company
has presented documentation showing that it has adequate full-time
qua/if/ed professional staff to prepare drawings and supervise
construction for minor interim remodeling in accordance
with all applicable codes, the Building Official may grant the company
permission to start work on projects at the same time drawings or
project work orders are submitted to the Building Department. This
authority is granted under Section 106.J (b) of the Standard Building
Code, 1982 edition as modified in 1984 revisions. The architect or
engineer in charge shall submit the affidavits attesting to his/her
supervision of the project and compliance with all applicable codes
plus any other documentation required by the Building Official.
(b) The approved company may receive a long-term permit by
presenting to the City a schedule of yearly anticipated construction
description and costs. The Building Official shall determine whether
the schedule of alterations meets the standard for consideration as
continuous minor alterations. If the Building Official determines
that the schedule presented by the business meets that criteria, the
Building Official shall authorize that business to receive a long-term
permit. The permit shall allow the permit holder to proceed with
alterations included within the itemized list approved with this long-
term permit as soon as specific drawings or work orders are submitted
to the Building Official.
(c) It is understood that the holder of a long-term permit
proceeds without previous review, but may be required
upon review to bring all work into compliance with applicable codes.
Sec. 107.4. Schedule of Permit Fees
(a) On all buildings, structures, or alterations requiring a
building permit, a fee for each building permit shall be paid as
required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the
schedule as established herein.
(b) For new buildings, the value of construction for the
purposes of calculating permit fees shall be established by the
Building Department from recognized sources, such as the latest
edition of the Building Valuation Data with area modifiers as
published by the Southern Building Code Congress International in the
Southern Building Publication.
(c) For additions, remodeling or partial contracts, the Building
Department will accept signed contracts between the owner and
contractor as evidence of construction costs or in lieu thereof will
determine co,ts using Means Cost Estimating Publications.
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I. Permits for new buildings and additions.
A. Permit fees include:
1. Building
2. Electric
3. Plumbing
4. Mechanical
5. Roof
B. Single permit fee for the above will be=
1. Minimum Fee Total Valuation
$30.00 + $15.00 per $1,000 or less
required inspection
2. Construction over $1,000 of value:
The fee shall be $30.00 plus $10.00 for each
additional $1,000 of value over $1,000 or
portion thereof.
II. Miscellaneous Permits.
Miscellaneous permits include driveways, fences,
retools, pools, utility sheds, patios, sidewalks
A. Single miscellaneous building permit fee will be:
1. Minimum Fee Total Valuation
$21.00 + $15.00 per $1,000 or less
required inspection
2. Construction over $1,000 of value:
The fee shall be $21.00 plus $7.00 for each
additional $1,000 of value over $1,000 or
portion thereof.
III. Sub Trade Permit.
A. Sub Trades for, but not limited to:
1. Sitework
2. Structural Pest Control
3. Underground Fuel Tanks
4. General Construction
Subcontracts for General Construction
B. Minimum Fee Total Valuation
$30.00 + $15.00 per $1,000 or less
required inspection
C. Construction over $1,000 of value:
The fee shall be $30.00 plus $20.00 for each
additional $1,000 of value over $1,000 or portion
thereof.
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IV. Permit fees for ]~ng-term permitting.
The permit fee shall be based on $10.00 per $1,000
construction cost and shall be paid at the beginning of the yearly
period. Within 45 days after the end of the yearly period, the
business shall present to the City a statement of actual costs and
shall remit to the City, or receive a credit for the differance
between the project fees due and the actual fees due based on actual
construction. The holder of the long-term permit shall comply with
Sec. 108.2 (c) regarding inspections for general construction work and
shall call for final inspections for electrical and mechanical work
for small projects.
V. Permit for moving of building or structure.
For the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall
be t~o hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).
VI. Permit for demolition of building or structure.
For the demolition of any building or structure, the fee
shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
VII. Fee to be tripled where work begun without permit.
Where work for which a permit is required by this code is
started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees
herein specified shall be tripled, but the payment of such tripled fee
shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the
requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor from any
other penalties prescribed herein.
VIII. Plan-checking fees.
When the valuation of the proposed construction exceed
$20,000 and a plan is required to be submitted by Section 105.3, a
plan-checking fee shall be paid to the Building Department at the time
of submitting plans and specifications for checking. Said plan-
checking fee shall be equal to one-half (1/2) of the building permit
fee as set forth in Section 107.4. The first plan-checking fee shall
be credited to the cost of the permit at time of issue.
IX. Certificate of occupancy.
(1) For the issuance of an additional certificate of
occupancy, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
(2) For the issuance of a temporary certificate of
occupancy, the fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00).
X. Reinspection fee.
The permit fee set forth above includes the cost of
inspecting the work to be done under the permit; however, if
additional inspection trips are required, an additional inspection fee
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per trip shall be charged. For
example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, reasons necessitating
additional inspection fees include, but are not limited to, the
following:
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(1) The work, or correction to previously inspected work,
does not meet code requirements.
(2) An incorrect address is on the application by action of
the applicant.
(3) The work, or correction to previously inspected work,
is not ready for inspection at the time specified in the
application for inspection.
Sec. 109.5. Compliance with zoning requirements.
A certificate of occupancy will not be issued for any building or
structure 'or portion thereof which fails to meet all applicable zoning
requirements.
Sec. 706. Roof Coverings
Ail materials for waterproofing coatings for sloping or flat
roofs shall be considered roof coverings in accordance with Section
?06.1.
Sec. 706.8. Add to Section 113 of SBCCI 7-1, Standards for the
Installation of Roof Coverings.
In all areas east of the Intracoastal Waterway, the flashing
specified in this section shall be copper of appropriate weight for
the use intended.
Sec. 711. Gutters and leaders.
(a) Gutters and leaders hereafter placed on buildings other than
one or two-family dwellings, private garages, or buildings of Type VI,
wood frame construction, shall be of noncombustible material.
(See section 1406 for parapet wall relief opening requirements.)
(b) The water from the roof of any building which would flow by
gravity over a public sidewalk shall be carried by means of conductors
under the sidewalk and through the curb into the gutter, provided,
however, that if a storm sewer or catch basin is available, the
Building Official may require the roof drains to be connected to the
storm sewer.
Sec. 714. Cooling towers.
(a) Cooling towers in excess of two hundred and fifty (250)
square feet in base area or in excess of fifteen (15) feet in height,
when located on buildings more than fifty (50) feet in height in or
out of the fire district, shall be noncombustible construction; except
that drip boards may be of wood not less than one inch nominal
thickness and the enclosing framework may be of wood, if covered on
the exterior of the tower with noncombustibule material. Cooling
towers shall not exceed one-third (1/3) of the supporting roof area.
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(b) Positive provision shall be made for adequate disposal of
bleed water overflow and maintenance draining or properly designed
drywells. Ail cooling towers shall be sited or constructed to prevent
any nuisance due to spray, spatter, foaming, drainage or excessive
noise or the like on to any building, walk, alley, or street, or the
public in general. When after erection such nuisance is found in the
opinion of the Building Official to occur, it shall be abated within a
period of ninety (90) days.
Sec. 902.3. Omit entire section.
Sec. 1405. Hollow units.
Alternate methods from the following minimum standards may be
approved when adequate information is provided to determine the
struqtural adequacy of the proposed alternate method. The Building
Official may require calculations from a structural engineer and
special inspection by a qualified professional engineer or architect
when alternate methods of construction are approved.
(a) The minimum thickness of exterior bearing walls of hollow
masonry shall be eight (8) inches. Masonry walls (including walls of
plain concrete) shall be supported at such intervals that the wall
panel within the vertical and horizontal supports shall not exceed two
hundred fifty-six (256) square feet in area, provided, however, that
for solid masonry walls the distance from center to center to vertical
supports shall in no case exceed twenty (20) feet, and, for hollow
walls of masonry or walls of hollow masonry units, such distance shall
not exceed sixteen (16) feet.
(b) Such lateral support shall be obtained by reinforced
concrete columns at all corners and at intervals as specified above,
and by reinforced tie beams below each tier of floor or ceiling joist
and on top of all walls to form a coping. In one (1) story
residential buildings, the corner columns may be omitted.
(c) Reinforced concrete columns specified in (1405.2) shall be
not smaller than eight by twelve (8 x 12) inches and have not less
than four (4) five-eighths (5/8) inch reinforcing rods with one-
quarter (1/4) inch tiers spaced twelve (12) inches apart.
(d) Reinforced concrete tie beams specified in (1405.2) shall be
not smaller than eight by twelve (8 x 12) inches, and have not less
than four (4) five-eighths (5/8) inch reinforcing rods, two (2) at the
top and two (2) at the bottom. Minimum lap of steel shall be thirty
(30) diameters.
(e) Reinforced concrete coping beams specified in (1405.2) shall
be not less than six (6) inches thick but not less than sixty-four
(64) square inches in cross section and shall have not less than two
(2) one-half (1/2) inch reinforcing rods. Such beams shall be
anchored to the tie beams immediately underneath with reinforced
concrete struts not smaller than eight by twelve (8 x 12) inches
having not less than four (4) one-half (1/2) inch reinforcing rods and
placed one (1) strut over each column. Coping beams shall be
installed along the top of the rakes of gables if the area of the
gable is fifty (50) square feet or more.
(f) Masonry walls shall be thoroughly bonded and anchored at
points where they intersect and where they abut or join the
reinforced concrete or fire-proofed steel framework of a building.
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(g) Piers and buttresses relied on for lateral support shall
have sufficient strength and stability to transfer the wind forces to
the ground. When walls are dependent upon floors for their lateral
support, provision shall be made in the building to transfer the
lateral force resisted by all floors to the ground.
Sec. 1406.1.4. Relief openings.
Relief openings shall be provided greater than or equal to the
area of downspout or roof drain as specified in section 1505 of the
plumbing code.
Sec. 1700.1(A) - Add the following:
(a) Hurricane straps and anchors shall be installed and designed
to pkovide complete anchorage of structure to foundation as required
to resist all windload forces as specified in Section 1205 Windloads.
The Building Official may require calculations or manufacturer's
recommendations to evaluate adequacy of hurricane anchors.
(b) Structural design. All prefabricated structures, or parts
thereof, shall be designed by a registered engineer or architect. The
Building Official may, in his discretion, require the supervision of a
registered engineer or architect during construction of prefabricated
structures.
Sec. 1702.0. General.
All wood framing, furring, bucks, frames, sills, plates, or any
and all other woodwork below the actual roof framing, coming in
contact with masonry, whether the masonry is exterior or interior,
shall be approved wood of natural decay resistance or pressure treated
wood.
Sec. 1708.4. Mud Sills. - Omit Entire Section.
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Sect~0~ ~. That Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction', Article
III, ~Gas Code' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section ~. That a new Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction',
Article III, 'Gas Code' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby enacted as follows=
ARTICLE III. GAS CODE
Sec. 9-31. Adopted.
(a) The 1982 edition of the Standard Gas Code, together with
the 1984 revision thereto, as compiled by Southern Building Code
Congress International, Inc., of which not less than three (3) copies
have been and are now filed in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein,
and the provisions therein shall be controlling in the use,
maintenance and occupancy of all dwelling units and/or structures
within the area of jurisdiction of the city. If a later edition of
this code or subsequent amendments are made the applicable Minimum
Code, then those revisions or amendments shall automatically become
the adopted code under this article.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a)
above shall upon conviction be punished as provided in Section 1-6 of
this Code of Ordinances.
(c) The provisions of Article II of Building Code, Section 9-
17, subsection 106.5.1 regarding long-term permits shall also be
applicable to this article.
(d) Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of the Standard Gas Code as adopted herein shall be heard
by the Board of Construction Appeals established in Article XVII of
this chapter.
(e) Violations~ penalties.
See Article I, Sec. 9-2 of this Chapter.
Sec. 110. Permits.
Add the following: Work to be done by a licensed plumber or
certified liquid petroleum contractor, as appropriate, holding a
current Florida State registration or certification. Nothing hereby
shall prohibit homeowners from doing this work in accordance with
Section. 9-32.
Sec. 113.4. Schedule of Permit Fees.
(a) There shall be a minimum fee of $30.00 for $1,000 or less in
construction value plus $15.00 per required inspection. The fee shall
be $30.00 plus $20.00 for each additional $1,000 of construction value
over $1,000 as determined by the Building Department or by evidence of
a signed contract between the owner or his agent and contractor.
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(b) Reinspection fee= The permit fee set forth above includes
the cost of inspecting the work to be done under the permit; however,
if additional inspection trips are required, an additional inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per trip shall be charged. For
example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, reasons necessitating
additional inspection fees include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) The work, or correction to previously inspected work
does not meet code requirements.
(2) An incorrect address is on the application by action of
the applicant.
(3) The work, or correction to previously inspected work is
not ready for inspection at the time specified in the
application for inspection.
(c) Long-term permit fee.
The permit fee shall be based on $10.00 per $1,000 construction
cost and shall be paid at the beginning of the yearly period. Within
45 days after the end of the yearly period, the business shall present
to the City a statement of actual costs and shall remit to the City,
or receive a credit for the difference between the projected fees due
and the actual fees due based on actual construction. The holder of
the long-term permit shall comply with Sec. 108.2 (c) regarding
inspections for general construction work and shall call for final
inspections for electrical and mechanical work for small projects.
Sec. 9-32. Work done by homeowner.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any bona fide owner from
personally installing gas in his own home, provided that the owner
shall:
(a) File with plumbing inspector approved plans and
specifications.
(b) Satisfy the plumbing ~nspector as to his ability to
install gas.
(c) Apply for and secure a plumbing permit.
(d) Pay required fee.
(e) Do work in accordance with this article.
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Section 1. That Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction', Article
IV, 'Mechanical Code' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section ~. That a new Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction',
Article IV, 'Mechanical Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be, is hereby enacted to read as follows=
ARTICLE IV. MECHANICAL CODE
Sec. 9-42. Adopted.
(a) .The 1982 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code together
with the 1984 revisions thereto is hereby adopted as the mechanical
code for the City of Delray Beach except for Section 106.3 - Schedule
of Permit Fees, and except as amended herein. If a later edition of
this code or subsequent amendments are made the applicable Minimum
Code, then those revisions or amendments shall automatically become
the adopted code under this article.
(b) Section 110 of the above referred to Standard Mechanical
Code, pertaining to the Standard Mechanical Code Board and Appeals, is
hereby repealed.
(c) Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of the Standard Mechanical Code as adopted herein shall be
heard by the Board of Construction Appeals established in Article XVII
of this chapter.
(d) The permit fees to be charged for the type of work covered
by the Standard Mechanical Code are as set forth below and shall be
based upon the total cost of the work being performed, including
installation.
(e) The provisions of Article II, Building Code, Section 9-17,
subsection 106.5.1 regarding long-term permits shall also be
applicable to this article.
(f) Violations; penalties.
See Article I, Sec. 9-2 of this Chapter.
Sec. 104.1. Application for permit.
Add the following: Work to be done by a licensed mechanical
contractor holding a current Florida State registered or certified
mechanical license and registered by the City of Delray Beach,
Florida. Nothing hereby shall prohibit homeowners from doing this
work in accordance with Section 9-43.
Sec. 106.3. Schedule of Permit Fees.
(a) There shall be a minimum fee of $30.00 for $1,000 or less in
construction value plus $15.00 per required inspection. The fee shall
be $30.00 plus $20.00 for each additional $1,000 of construction value
over $1,000 as determined by the Building Department or by evidence of
a signed contract between the owner or his agent and contractor.
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(b) Reinspection fee= The permit fee set forth above includes
the cost of inspecting the work to be done under the permit; however,
if additional inspection trips are required, an additional inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per trip shall be charged. For
example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, reasons necessitating
additional inspection fees include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) The work or correction to previously inspected work
does not meet code requirements.
(2) An incorrect address is on the application by action of
the applicant.
(3) The work or correction to previously inspected work is
not ready for inspection at the time specified in the
application for inspection.
(c) Long-term permit fee.
The permit fee shall be based on $10.00 per $1,000 construction
cost and shall be paid at the beginning of the yearly period. Within
45 days after the end of the yearly period, the business shall present
to the City a statement of actual costs and shall remit to the City,
or receive a credit for the difference between the projected fees due
and the actual fees due based on actual construction. The holder of
the long-term permit shall comply with Sec. 108.2 (c) regarding
inspections for general construction work and shall call for final
inspections for electrical and mechanical work for small projects.
Sec. 9-43. Work done by homeowners.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any bona fide owner from
personally installing mechanical work in his own home, provided that
the owner shall:
(a) File with mechanical inspector approved plans and
specifications.
(b) Satisfy the mechanical 'inspector as to his ability to do
mechanical work.
(c) Apply for and secure a mechanical permit.
(d) Pay required fee.
(e) Do work in accordance with this article.
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Section ~. That Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction", Article
V, "Plumbing Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 10. That a new Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction",
Article V, "Plumbing Code" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby enacted to read as
follows:
ARTICLE V. PLUMBING*
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 9-53. Code adopted.
(a) The 1982 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code together with
the. 1984 revisions thereto as compiled by the Southern Building Code
Congress, with supplements, amendments, additions thereto, and any
revisions thereof, as amended by the City, is hereby adopted as the
plumbing code for the City. If a later edition of this code or
subsequent amendments are made the applicable Minimum Code, then those
revisions or amendments shall automatically become the adopted code
under this article.
(b) The provisions of Article II, Building Codes, Section 9-17,
subsection 106.5.1 regarding long-term permits shall also be
applicable to this article.
(c) Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of the Standard Mechanical Code as adopted herein shall be
heard by the Board of Construction Appeals established in Article XVII
of this chapter.
(d) Violations; penalties
See Article I, Sec. 9-2 of this Chapter.
Sec. 9-54. Code amended.
The following amendments and additions are hereby made to the
plumbing code adopted by this article:
Sec. 105.1. Action on application.
Add the following: Work to be done by a licensed plumbing
contractor holding a current Florida State registered or certified
plumbing license and registered by the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
Nothing hereby shall prohibit homeowners from doing this work in
accordance with section 9-70.
Sec. 113.4. Schedule of Permit Fees.
(a) There shall be a minimum fee of $30.00 for $1,000 or less in
construction value plus $15.00 per required inspection. The fee shall
be $30.00 plus $20.00 for each additional $1,000 of construction value
over $1,000 as determined by the Building Department or by evidence of
a signed contract between the owner or his agent and contractor.
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(b) Reinspection fees The permit fee set forth above includes
the cost of inspecting the work to be done under the permit; however,
if additional inspection trips are required, an additional inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per trip shall be charged. For
example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, reasons necessitating
additional inspection fees include, but are not limited to, the
following=
(1) The work or correction to previously inspected work
does not meeting code requirements.
(2) An incorrect address is on the application by action of
the applicant.
(3) The work or correction to previously inspected work is
not ready for inspection at the time specified in the
application for inspection.
(C) Long-term permit fee.
The permit fee shall be based on $10.00 per $1,000 construction
cost and shall be paid at the beginning of the yearly period. Within
45 days after the end of the yearly period, the business shall present
to the City a statement of actual costs and shall remit to the City,
or receive a credit for the difference between the projected fees due
and the actual fees due based on actual construction. The holder of
the long-term permit shall comply with Sec. 108.2 (c) regarding
inspections for general construction work and shall call for final
inspections for electrical and mechanical work for small projects.
Sec. 107.2 (c). Retesting.
(c) Reinspections: A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be
charged for each reinspection by the plumbing inspector made necessary
due to the working being condemned, not being ready or corrected at
the time specified in the application for inspection or incorrect
address being on the application by the action of the applicant.
Sec. 703.5. Prohibited Traps.
(a) No trap which depends for its seal upon the action of
movable parts shall be used.
(b) Tubular traps less than 17 gauge are prohibited.
Sec. 704.2. Location.
(a) Cleanouts shall be not more than 50 feet apart in
horizontal drainage lines of 4 inches nominal diameter or less and not
more than 100 feet apart for larger pipes. Line cleanouts which may
be rodded both ways shall be used whenever possible.
(b) A cleanout, 4 inches minimum must be installed in every
sewer line within 2 feet of the property line. It shall be extended
flush with the ground level. If in a parking area or such it must be
boxed in with a cover or protected.
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Sec. 922.1. General.
(a) A pan shall be underneath water heaters installed above the
first floor of any structure. A drain of not less than 3/4-inch
opening shall also be provided. Pan shall not have less than a 4-inch
turn up on all sides.
(b) All undercounter heaters shall have an access panel.
Sec. 1205. Lawn Sprinklers.
(a) Lawn sprinkler systems shall be equipped with an approved
backflow preventer on the discharge side of each of the last valves.
The backflow preventer shall be at least 6 inches above the highest
head, and at no time less than 6 inches above the surrounding ground.
Where combination control valves and backflow preventers are
installed, the bottom of the valve shall constitute the bottom of the.
backflow preventer.
(b) The following work must be performed by a person holding a
current Florida State registered or certified plumbing license and
registered with the City of Delray Beach, Florida. The plumber shall
cut the tee in the line for the sprinkler line take off. The
sprinkler firm may take it from there provided they follow the code
and have the proper inspections.
(c) An approved check valve shall be installed in the main
supply line on the meter side before the first sprinkler circuit take
off.
(d) All sprinkler systems shall also comply with the state
sanitary code and any current revisions.
(e) Sprinkler heads will be installed so that no water shall
spray on a public street or sidewalk. If after they are installed the
plumbing inspector should find such a condition exists at any time,
the contractor who installed same, shall correct the condition after
being notified by the plumbing inspector.
Sec. 9-55. Appeals.
Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of this article shall be heard by the Board of Construction
Appeals established in Article XVII of this chapter.
Division ~. Wells and SPrinkler ~¥stems
Sec. 9-67. Wells for potable water.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) Interim water treatment plant means a water
treatment plant approved by the Palm Beach County Health
Department and the Department of Environmental Regulation
for use by the operator of a public water supply system
until connection to the City water system is allowed.
(2) Potable water means water of quality satisfactory
for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes.
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(3) Public water supply system means any system for
the provision to the public of piped water for human
consumption if such system has at least fifteen (15)
service c_nnections or regularly serves at least
twenty-five (25) individuals daily at least sixty (60)
days out of the year.
(4) Well means any excavation that is drilled, cored,
bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted or otherwise
constructed when the intended use of such excavation is
for the location, acquisition or development of
groundwater.
(b) Scope. The provisions contained herein shall apply to all
land within the limits of the City.
(c) Applicability. No water wells for potable use shall be
allowed except in strict accordance with the provisions of this
division.
(d) Permit Required. Any person who desires to install a water
well for potable use, shall first make application to the City
Building Department and obtain the required permit therefor.
(e) All public water supply systems shall meet all of the
following requirements:
(1) Issuance of all permits required by the Palm Beach
County Health Department and the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation as evidence of compliance with
standards and regulations set by the State of Florida
relating to public water supply systems.
(2) Construction of an approved interim water treatment
plant in accordance with the requirements of the Palm Beach
County Health Department and the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation and approved by the City Engineer.
(3) If the subject development would ordinarily require
installation of water lines for connection to the City
system, these water lines will still be required except that
during the interim period while water wells are in use,
these lines shall be used for fire protection purposes only.
Connection to the City water supply system shall be by such
method as approved by the City Engineer and the City
Building Department.
(4) Execution of an agreement between property owner and
City for the operation, maintenance and of the removal of
any interim water treatment plant installed hereunder. Said
agreement shall be in form and content approved hereafter by
resolution of City Council.
(5) Receipt of a permit from the City Building Department,
which shall be issued if applicant complied with conditions
of (1) through (4) above and has paid the proper permit
fee.
(f) Non-Public Water Supply System Wells. All potable water
well uses not in the category of public water supply systems shall
meet all of the following requirements:
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(1) Ail rules adopted by the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation relating to water well construction
standards as found in Part II, Chapter 71-21, Florida
Administrative Co~e, (Minimum Water Well Construction
Standards) are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference
as part of this section as fully as if set forth completely
herein and shall be controlling in the construction' of
water wells for potable use under this section.
(2) Installation of water wells in accordance with the
approved drawing attached to Ordinance Number 25-78 and
declared to be a part hereof. If the subject development
would ordinarily require installation of water lines for
connection to the City system, these water lines will still
be required except that during the interim period while
water wells are in use, these lines shall be used for fire
protection purposes only. Connection to the City water
supply system shall be by such method as approved by the
City Engineer and the City Building Department.
(3) Submission with the application for the permit of a
detailed set of plans in form and content satisfactory to
the City Building Department with specifications meeting the
requirements of subparagraphs (1) and (2) above.
(4) Receipt of a permit from the City Building Department,
which shall be issued if applicant has complied with
conditions (1) through (3) above.
(5) Submission prior to final approval of any well of an
analysis of the water by a licensed sanitary laboratory
verifying that the water is of satisfactory quality for
potable use.
(g) Permit fees. Permit fee to be charged by the City for
drilling or driving a potable well is fifty dollars ($50.00).
(h) Inspection of Wells. During the construction or use of any
potable water well, the Building Official may cause to be made
periodic inspections as deemed necessary to insure conformity with
applicable standards as set forth herein.
(i) Connection to City Water Supply System Required. Permits
issued under this section shall become void and all permittees shall
be required, at their own expense, to connect to the City water supply
system within one hundred twenty (120) days after notification by the
City that connection is feasible and mandatory.
Sec. 9-68. Wells for nonpotable water and sprinkler systems.
(a) Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person or his
agents or employees, to drive or drill any water well for nonpotable
uses. or to install any sprinkler system within the City without first
having obtained a permit from the City Building Department to do such
work.
(b) Duties of City Building Department. Before such permit
shall be issued, the Building Official, or his designee, shall
ascertain whether or not said well or sprinkler system is to be
connected with the public water supply of said City in any way and
shall see that the requirements of all ordinances, rules and
regulations protecting the health and safety of the citizens of said
City are met. No well shall be permitted within a distance of
seventy-five (75) feet from any septic tank or drain field. The
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Building Official shall inspect a3! work including any sprinkler
system, that may be supplied by such well before the well is covered
and final connection is made.
(c) Work to be done by licensed plumber. The following work must
be performed by a person holding a current Florida State registered or
certified plumbing license and registered with the City of Delray
Beach, Florida. Nothing herein shall prohibit the homeowner from
performing this work in accordance with Section 9-70.
(1) The main water line shall rise a minimum of six (6)
inches above the highest sprinkler head with gate value
installed in line to control each sprinkler circuit.
(2) An approved backflow preventer shall be installed on
the discharge side of the gate valve controlling the
circuit.
(3) An approved check valve shall be installed in the main
supply line on the meter side of the first sprinkler circuit
takeoff.
(4) The house or building water supply shall be connected
to main supply pipe between meter and check valve.
(d) Applicability of State Sanitary Code. Ail sprinkler systems
shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 10-D of the
State sanitary code and current revisions.
(e) Permit Fees. Permit fees to be charged by the City are as
follows:
Permit fee for drilling or driving a well $50.00
Permit fee for sprinkler system $50.00 minimum
plus $10.00 per $1,000 of construction cost above $1,000
Sec. 9-69. Limitation on connection to public water supply.
No physical connection shall be permitted between a distribution .
system of the City public water supply and that of any other water
supply.
Sec. 9-70. Work done by homeowner.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any bona fide owner from
personally installing plumbing in his own home, provided that the
owner shall:
(a) File with plumbing inspector approved plans and
specifications.
(b) Satisfy the plumbing inspector as to his ability to
install plumbing.
(c) Apply for and secure a plumbing permit.
(d) Pay required fee.
(e) Do work in accordance with this article.
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Section 11. That Chapter 9, ~Buildings and Construction", Article
VI, ~Electricity~ of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby r~gealed.
Section 12. That a new Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction',
Article VI, 'Electricity' of the Code of Oruinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby enacted to read as
follows=
ARTICLE VI. ELECTRICITY
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 9-80. Definitions.
As used in this article:
Electrical construction shall be held to include and govern all
work and material used in installing, maintaining and extending a
system of electrical wiring for lights, heat or power, and all
appurtenances thereto~ and all apparatus or equipment used in
connection therewith, inside of, or attached to any building, lot or
premises, done by licensed electricans, public utlities companies, or
firms, corporations or individuals.
Electrical contractor is defined to mean a person engaging in the
business of electrical contracting. The individual in charge of the
electrical installations for said person shall have passed the
Department of Professional Regulation or Palm Beach County competency
test and registered same with the State of Florida or have passed the
State of Florida certification examination.
Electrician shall be held to mean a person who is engaged in the
trade or business of electrical construction, and who is qualified
under the terms and provisions of this article.
Licensed sign electrician shall be held to mean a person who
possesses the necessary qualifications, training and technical
knowledge to plan, build, lay out and supervise the installation of
all types of electrical signs.
Sec. 9-81. Violations, penalties.
See Article I, Sec. 9-2 of this Chapter.
Sec. 9-82. Interfering with enforcement.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere with
the City electrical inspector or any of his deputies, in the discharge
of their duties under this article.
Sec. 9-83. Conflict of interest of enforcement personnel.
It shall be unlawful for the electrical inspector or any of his
assistants to engage in the business of the sale, installation or
maintenance of electric wiring, devices, appliances, fixtures or
equipment, either directly or indirectly, and they shall have no
financial interest in any concern engaged in such business in the City
at any time while holding such office as herein provided for.
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Sec. 9-84. Authority of Building Officials and Inspectors.
The Building Official and his authorized assistants shall have
the authority to issue permits for, and inspect, all electric wiring,
apparatus or equipment for lights, heat and power, inside of, or
attached to, any building, structure, lot or premises within the
limits of the City, and may enforce the laws, rules and regulations
relating to same, and to exercise a general supervision over all
electrical construction.
Sec. 9-85. Unsafe conditions.
(a) The Building Official and his authorized assistants are
hereby enpowered to inspect or reinspect, at his option, all interior
or exterior wiring and apparatus, conducting or using electrical
current for lights, heat or power, and, when the conductors or
apparatus are found to be unsafe to life or property, he shall notify
the person owning, using or operating them, to place the same in
safe and secure condition within forty-eight (48) hours, or within
such further times as the inspector shall determine is necessary,
after the receipt of such notice, shall be guilty of a violation of
this Code.
(b) The Building Official and his assistants are hereby given
authority to order the power company to disconnect its service wires
from any building, structure, lot or premises, containing any
electrical installation which the electrical inspector shall consider
defective.
(c) The Building Official and his assistants are hereby
given the power to disconnect extension cords, temporary wiring,
branch circuits, switch feed conductors, or the main service supplying
electrical energy to any portion of an electrical wiring system, on or
in buildings, or on premises, if this wiring is deemed by the
inspector to be hazardous to life or property.
Sec. 9-87. Appeals.
Appeals concerning interpretation or administration of the
provisions of this article shall be heard by the Board of Construction
Appeals established in Article XVII of this chapter.
Division ~. Permits and Inspections
Sec. 9-97. Permit required.
A permit shall be required to do any electrical construction of
any character, install any electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment,
or make any extensions or any changes to existing wiring systems for
light, heat, or power within, or attached to, any building. The
electrical inspector shall be notified promptly by the contractor of
the repairing of damaged or broken fixtures apparatus or equipment,
and of ordinary work for the maintenance of the same.
Not more than one permit shall be issued for any one job at any
one time.
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Sec. 9-98. Who may receive permits.
Permits to do electrical work will be issued to licensed
electricians only, who shall have a bona fide place of business, or
address, and shall have complied with all provisions of this article.
Exception for owner-builders - see Sec. 9-138.
Sec. 9-99. Plans and specifications prerequisite to permit.
(a) No electrical construction of any character, or alteration
to existing wiring, exceeding the cost of fifty dollars ($50.00),
shall be started until duplicate legible plans and specifications,
with complete descriptions of all proposed electrical work, shall be
submitted to the Building Official or his authorized representative at
the same time application is made for building permit. The plans must
be legibly drawn or printed to a definite scale by a registered
architect, registered engineer, general contractor, electrical
contractor, as applicable under State law, or owner, one floor plan
being sufficient, provided it shows all the proposed electrical work;
otherwise, two (2) or more plans shall be submitted.
(b) The plans shall show the outline of the total floor area,
the square feet of the building under consideration, the point at
which the service connection is to be made with the public utility or
isolated plant, or with another building, the size of service and
subfeeder wires, the location of service switches and center, or
centers, of distribution, and the arrangement of circuits showing the
number of outlets connected thereto, together with location and size
of all appliances, motors and space heating units.
(c) The plans must be stamped approved by the Building Official
or his duly authorized representative before the building permit or
the electrical permit can be obtained and before any electrical work
can be started. All blueprints or drawings of this nature are filed
in the office of the Building Official for safekeeping and future
reference.
(d) The installation of the wiring, apparatus or equipment for
light, heat or power, within or attached to any building or premises,
whether for private or public use, must be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications submitted as described in this article.
(e) Any changes or omissions in the wiring system shown on the
plans must be made by the owner in the form of a letter setting for
the changes and accepting the responsibilities for the changes. This
letter must be addressed to the Building Official or his authorized
assistants and shall be filed in his office.
Sec. 9-100. Permit fees generally.
(a) There shall be a minimum fee of $30.00 for $1,000 or less in
construction value plus $15.00 per required inspection. The fee shall
be $30.00 plus $20.00 for each additional $1,000 of construction value
over $1,000 as determined by the Building Department or by evidence of
a signed contract between the owner or his agent and contractor.
(b) Reinspection fee: The permit fee set forth above includes
the cost of inspecting the work to be dons under the permit; however,
if additional inspection trips are required, an additional inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per trip shall be charged. For
example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, reasons necessitating
additional inspection fees include, but are not limited to, the
following:
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(1) The work or correction to previously inspected work
does not meet code requirements.
(2) An incorrect address in on the application by action of
the applicant.
(3) The work or correction to previously inspected work is
not ready for inspection at the time specified in the
application for inspection.
(c) Long-Term Permit Fees.
The permit fee shall be based on $10.00 per $1,000 construction
cost and shall be paid at the beginning of the yearly period. Within
45 days after the end of the yearly period, the business shall present
to the City a statement of actual costs and shall remit to the City,
or receive a credit for the difference between the projected fees due
and the actual fees due based on actual construction. The holder of
the long-term permit shall comply with Sec. 108.2 (c) regarding
inspections for general construction work and shall call for final
inspections for electrical and mechanical work for small projects.
To secure an electrical permit for a state-approved modular home,
the fee for building the service shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
Sec. 9-103. Final inspection and approval; covering uninspected
work.
Upon making an inspection of any electrical wiring or equipment,
and the same is found to have been installed in a satisfactory manner
and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the electrical
inspector shall place a notice at service switch, or other suitable
place, stating that the electrical work has been inspected and found
to be in accordance with the rules as prescribed, and the provisions
of this article. It shall be unlawful to lath, ceil or in any manner
conceal, any electrical wiring or equipment until the same has been
inspected and a notice posted as herewith required.
Sec. 9-104. Notice calling for inspection.
When the electrical work in any building for which a permit has
been obtained is completed, notice must be given to the office of the
electrical inspector, giving the name of the owner, his street
address, the lot and block number on which the building is located, by
the holder of the permit desiring the inspection, as well as the
permit number.
Sec. 9-105. Notice when work ready for final inspection;
approval.
After the entire completion of the work, a notice the same as the
foregoing shall be given the electrical inspector for final
inspection, and if the electrical inspector finds that the work has
been done in a satisfactory manner, he shall indicate approval by
indicating approved and signing job record card and and office record
card for the permit.
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Sec. 9-106. Time for making inspection.
The electrical inspector will have the same inspected and tested
within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of filing proper notice,
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, in such way neCessary to
satisfy himself that the work has been installed in a proper manner,
and in accordance with the provisions of this article. In large and
complicated jobs, the work may be inspected and tested in sections.
Sec. 9-108. Temporary permission to furnish current.
The Building Official or his authorized assistants may before a
certificate of final approval is issued, give temporary permission to
connect and furnish electric current to any wiring, apparatus of
fixtures for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) days, if in his
opinion, such wiring, apparatus, or fixtures are in such condition
that current may be safely connected therewith, and there exists an
urgent necessity for such use, when written application is filed with
him requesting such permission.
The person or company requesting temporary electrical power shall
sign an affidavit stating the it is understood that the service is
temporary and may be disconnected upon 48 hours notice at the
expiration of the temporary period upon the request of the Building
Official. The Building Official may at his/her option extend the
temporary power for and additional 30-day time period. The Building
Official shall have the authority to order the power company to
disconnect its service wires from any building, structure, lot or
premises when the time period has expired.
Sec. 9-109. Using uninspected apparatus.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any electrical current
in, or through, any wiring apparatus or fixtures for lights, heat or
power in, or on, any building, structure, lot or premises within the
City without having first received written approval from the
electrical inspector to furnish current for such wiring, apparatus or
fixtures. Such approval shall be given by the electrical inspector at
any time after the certificate hereinafter provided shall have been
issued.
Division ~, ~lectric~ans
Sec. 9-137. Permitting misuse of name.
No licensed electrician shall allow his or its name to be used
by any person or party, directly or indirectly, either for the purpose
of obtaining a permit or to do any work under his license.
Sec. 9-138. Work done by homeowner.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any bona fide owner from
personally installing electrical wiring in his own home, provided that
the owner shall:
(a) File with electrical inspector approved plans and
specifications.
(b) Satisfy the electrical inspector as to his ability to
install electric wiring.
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(c) Apply for and secure an electrical permit.
(d) Pay required fee.
(e) Do work in accordance with this article.
Division 4, Technical Requirements*
Sec. 9-151. Code adopted.
Except as in this article otherwise provided, all electrical
construction and all material and appliances used in connection with
electrical work and the operation of all electrical apparatus within
the City shall conform to the rules and regulations of the National
Electrical Code, 1984 edition, as recommended and published by the
National Fire Protection Association for the installation of wiring
and electrical apparatus for electrical purposes, of which copies are
on file in the office of the City Clerk, which rules and regulations
are hereby adopted and approved and made a part of this article as
fully as if set out in length herein; provided that the rules and
regulations of the National Electric Code are not in any respect in
conflict with the provisions of this article, this Code, the laws of
the State or subsequent ordinances and resolutions of the City. If a
later edition of this code or subsequent amendments are made the
applicable Minimum Code, then those revisions or amendments shall
automatically become the adopted code under this article.
Sec. 9-152. Special regulations generally.
(a) Ail service conductors shall be encased in a U.L. approved
raceway. This shall not apply to single-family dwellings or primary
cable on any building so long as these services are installed,
operated and maintained by a public utility company or a
communications company. They shall be required to submit a plot plan
showing the secondary service layout. The raceway may be:
(1) Galvanized or sherardized threaded conduit.
(2) Electrical metallic tubing.
(3) Rigid nonmetallic raceways on load side of meter.
(b) Ail feeder conductors, except existing service entrance
cable, shall be encased in U.L. approved raceway. The raceway may be:
(1) Galvanized or sherardized threaded conduit.
(2) Electrical metallic tubing may be used only above grade.
(3) Rigid nonmetallic raceways.
(c) The service for a store shall be a minimum one and one-half
(1 1/2) inch raceway, 100 ampere capacity, 4W 115/230 V, single phase.
(d) Conductors in commercial buildings from meter to panelboards
shall be a minimum 100 ampere capacity, 3W 115/230, single phase
installed in one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch raceway.
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(e) All main switches and submain switches and branch circuits
must be plainly marked so that the division, subdivision or separate
occupancies of the building which they control can be quickly and
positively identified.
(f) In multiple meter installations, only one set of service
conductors shall be installed in service raceways beyond the assembly
of meter sockets, gutters or other approved wire enclosures used
exclusively for wiring of meters.
(g) That the service conductors from the point of entry into the
building to the main service disconnects shall be no more than six (6)
feet.
(h) U.L.- approved rigid metal conduit, nonmetallic conduit,
surface metal raceway or electrical metallic tubing or other materials
approved by the electrical inspector shall be required to encase
conductors for lights, heat or power in the wiring of all buildings.
U.L.- approved noncorrosive raceways, fittings, boxes and
related accessories shall be used on marine docks and sea
walls and other similar type and related structures.
(i) In all stores, office buildings, public assembly halls, and
commercial buildings, all receptacle circuit outlets shall be rated at
3.75 amperes each. Ail general lighting circuits shall be rated at
2.5 amperes for each outlet. All combination receptacles and general
lighting circuits shall be rated at 3.5 amperes for each outlet.
(j) The maximum number of Mogul base light sockets shall not
exceed three (3) per 15 ampere circuit or four (4) per 20 ampere
circuit. No convenience receptacle shall be permitted on a branch-
circuit supplying Mogul base light sockets.
(k) New outlets for all electric stoves, water heaters,
dishwashers, disposals and washing machines shall be equipped with an
approved receptacle which must be located within the length of a five
(5) foot cord of stove, water heater, dishwasher, disposal or washing
machine, and must be of sufficient size. These units shall be
connected to the receptacle provided by use of proper detachable plug
and cord.
(1) All water heaters, except the fully automatic type, shall be
equipped with a pilot light and indicating switch. The switch and
pilot light must be located in a conspicuous place inside the
building, preferably in the kitchen or hall.
(m) Bell or signaling transformers shall not be installed in
clothes closets. In new CBS construction, the same provisions shall
apply for low voltage installations that apply to circuit wiring.
(n) Any kitchen, bathroom, utility room, workshop, garage, or
equivalent car storage space shall be provided with an electrical
outlet to provide proper illumination.
(o) In each branch circuit panelboard of any residential
occupancy, there shall be a minimum of two (l) extra fuse holders or
breakers. An empty raceway originating in an accessible place either
under the floor or to the exterior of the bu~.lding above finished
grade shall be installed.
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(p) Any flood light or display so located that they blind the
motorist on the public highway or detract from traffic signals shall
be readjusted or removed by the order of the electrical inspector.a
Ail flood lights within seven (7) feet of finish .grade used
for exterior lighting shall be properly grounded.
(q) Built-in ranges, broiler ovens, and grill shall each be
controlled by a disconnect or breaker of proper size for each section.
They shall be connected to branch circuit conductors by approved
receptacles, attachment cap and cord.
(r) All lighting outlets in bathrooms, toilets or over sinks or
washbowls shall be controlled by a wall switch.
(s) Grounding type receptacles shall be installed on all new
installations.
(t) Aluminum conductors of any size and type shall not be used
anywhere in the City.
(u) Nonmetallic sheathed cable (Romex) shall not be used to
conduct current in or on any building or structure, for any use or
purpose only, and in accordance with the directions issued by such
authority, except that Romex shall be permitted in one- and two-family
residences, providing that on concrete walls bonding type Romex shall
be sleeved with EMT and run on the inside face of the wall. Where
Romex leaves the concrete block wall, it shall extend six (6) inches
beyond the inner surface.
(v) Electrical metallic tubing (EMT) may not be used outside of
building, unless embedded in two (2) inches of concrete.
(w) All metals on or about swimming pool area, such as
supporting columns, etc., or screen enclosures or patio roofs within
four (4) feet of pool perimeter shall be grounded.
Sec. 9-153. Special regulations for services.
(a) Approved rigid metal conduit or electrical metallic tubing
required for certain types of buildings. Approved galvanized rigid
metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing or approved rigid
nonmetallic conduit with metal detector strip shall be required,
except as hereinafter provided, for all wires used to conduct current
for lights, heat or power in the wiring of new buildings, the re-
wiring of old buildings and in the installation of new wiring in old
buildings, or additions thereto, within the fire limits of the City,
as they now are, or may be hereafter established, and in apartment
houses to be occupied by three (3) families or more, or where three
(3) or more dwelling units are on the same lot; in churches,'schools,
hotels, theaters, public buildings, commercial buildings,
manufacturing establishments, unfinished basements and all garages of
three (3) cars or more, public or private, outside of the fire limits,
but within the city limits of the City.
(b) Service wires from the outside of a building. Overhead
service entrance conductors must be installed in rigid metal conduit
or as approved by the electrical inspector. Direct buried service is
permitted for Florida Power and Light Company and any approved utility
company. The direct buried service shall be installed and maintained
at a minimum depth of not closer than twenty-four (24) inches to the
surface of the ground. Such service shall be restricted to single
family and duplex dwellings only. All such service shall be
installed, operated and maintained by a public utility company or a
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communication company. No direct buried cable shall be installed
under any construction unless in conduit and in conformance with the
National Electrical Safety Code.
(c) Location of service conductors and meters. All meters shall
be located and installed according to the rules of the local power
company and code of ordinances of the Building Department.
Service conductors shall terminate at point of building
designated by local power company and the electrical inspector.
Service conductors between service head and meter must be
installed on the outside surface of building, with the exception that,
where installed in rigid conduit, this may be concealed in poured
cement walls when approved by the local power company and electrical
inspector.
(d) Main service switch to be installed. In each building
served, there shall be installed service equipment as defined in the
National Electrical Code. Where installed outside the building wall,
rain-tight equipment shall be used.
(e) Additional wiring. Whenever additional wiring is required
in any building, the feeders for the wiring must originate at the
original building service or panel. If necessary, in the opinion of
the electrical inspector, new service wires and switch must be
installed. In no case shall additional wiring be installed in any
building in such a manner as to require more than one service of the
same class.
(f) Three-wire service. A three- (3) wire service shall be
installed on any building having over two (2) circuits of lighting.
All three (3) wires in a single phase service shall be of the same
size. Size of conductors shall comply with the requirements of the
National Electrical Code.
(g) Separately metered conductors. Separately metered
conductors shall not be insalled in the same raceway, but shall be
isolated so that cross-connections cannot easily be made, except in
load troughs.
Sec. 9-154. Special regulations for wiring.
(a) Concealing unsoldered joints. It shall be unlawful for any
person to place tape upon or otherwise conceal, any joint in any
electrical circuit which joint has not been properly made up with
pressure connectors, or other material approved for the purpose.
(b) Insulation of electrical light or power wires. It shall be
unlawful for any plumber, steam or gas fitter, or any other person, to
install or fix or place any metal pipe in a building nearer than three
(3) inches from an electrical light or power wire, unless such
electric light or power wires are insulated under the requirements of
the electrical inspector.
(c) Separate circuit required for space heaters. A separate
two- (2) wire circuit shall be installed for each permanent space
heater. Each permanently installed bathroom heater shall be so placed
as to provide ample protection between the heater and adjacent
combustible materials such as toilet tissue, towels, clothing, etc.
Ceiling cable heating units shall comply with National Electrical Code
requirements.
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(d) Separate circuit for appliances. A separate circuit shall
be installed for each motor or motor driven appliance of 1/2 h.p. or
greater rating and for each major appliance and a minimum of number
twelve (%12) conduct¢i and without a common neutral. Range outlets
shall be 50 amperes with 3 %6 wires. Cooking tops shall be 40 amperes
or over with a minimum of 3 %8 wires. Ovens and driers shall be 30
amperes or over with a minimum of 3 %10 wires.
(e) Grounding. Grounding-type outlets shall be installed in any
location where outlet may supply equipment used by persons standing on
the ground or on grounded conductive materials. The grounding
contacts of the grounding receptacle shall be connected to the metal
raceway or grounding conductor of cable assemblies.
(f) Two-wire lighting circuits. In the interior of any
building, only two-wire branch circuits shall be permitted, except
when special permission is obtained from the Building Official or his
authorized assistants.
(g) Supplementary grounds. At the discretion of the electrical
inspector, supplementary driven grounds may be required.
(h) Panels in closets. No panels may be installed in closets or
toilets.
(i) Meter troughs in apartments. Meter troughs or multi-units
shall not be used to carry load wi=es except separate outlets to each
disconnect. Individual nipples from meter troughs must be installed
for raceways.
(j) Temporary services. Ail temporary services shall be
provided with a rain-tight switch and polarized receptacle.
(k) Terrazzo floor grinders. All terrazzo floor grinding
machines shall be provided with a suitable fused disconnect switch and
shall only be connected to existing temporary service switches on the
load side with suitable connectors.
(1) Feeder wire. When more than one panel is installed, change
of feeder wire size is prohibited unless suitable fuse protection is
provided for smaller feeder.
(m) Metals to be galvanized. The use of enameled, or similarly-
treated conduit, fittings, boxes, or panels, is prohibited in the
City.
(n) Steel wire protection. Ail wiring on masonry walls shall
have mechanical protection and any steel to be installed for
mechanical protection of wires must be continuous from outlet.
Junction boxes shall not be installed in attic space unless within 6
feet of scuttle or at least 24" clear crawl space
from scuttle to junction box.
(o) Wiring cold-storage plants. In wiring of refrigerators,
iceboxes, cold-storage plants and rooms or buildings of similar
character, all wires used for light, heat or power shall be installed
in rigid galvanized or sherardized metal conduit, and galvanied metal
boxes. Ail cutout and distribution cabinets, fittings, lights, etc.,
shall be of vapor-proof construction when they are installed in the
refrigerated space. Conduits shall be installed in such a manner that
they will drain to the outlets and cabinets. Conductors installed in
conduit must comply with the National Electrical Code standard for
damp or wet locations. All conduits passing from the inside to the
outside of refrig'ration boxes, must have an approved "seal-off"
fitting.
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TABLE
Maximum Number Outlets Per Circuit for
Lights and Receptacles
Light Outlets~ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 i 0
Receptacles: 0 0 i i 2 2 3 3 4 4 5
Sec. 9-155. Special regulations for grounding.
(a) Wiring troughs. Connections between metal cabinets of
all service switches, disconnecting switches and fuse cabinets in any
building shall be made by means of wiring troughs of approved
manufacture, or by means of approved conduit and conduit fittings, so
as to provide a continuous ground connection for all such apparatus,
and conduits for cables connected thereto.
(b) Size for ground wire. Minimum size for ground wire
shall be number (6) electrical trade size.
Sec. 9-156. Special regulations for power company.
(a) Issuance of certificate. The Florida Power and Light
Company or any person licensed to furnish electric current for lights,
heat, or power, shall have the right to install and connect,
disconnect, or remove, meters and their protective devices at their
option, after certificate has been issued on the job.
(b) Approval of electric wiring. The electrical inspector
is authorized under this article to refuse to approve electrical
wiring which does not fulfill the requirements of any reasonable rules
and regulations issued by the power company, regarding wiring
connected to its mains.
Sec. 9-157. Installations not covered by article.
In any electrical installations not covered by the provisions of
this article, and where the National Electric Code (current i~sue)
does not directly apply, the electrical inspector shall be consulted
by the electrical contractor before beginning work, and the decision
of the electrical inspector shall be final. In case the electrical
inspector feels that he should have further expert advice on any
electriCal problem, he shall apply to the Building Official.
Radio ond ~ Antennae
Sec. 9-168. Construction and material regulations.
The following specifications shall apply to all television and
radio antenna installations:
(a) Masts and towers shall be of corrosion- resistant material
and approve type. When a mast or antenna is installed on a roof, it
must be supported on its own platform and securely anchored with guy
wires.
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(b) Guy wires shall be of colrosion-resistant material and when
anchored into masonry, shall be mounted with lead anchors or lead
expansion shields.
(c) Transmission lines must be of approved type, and must be
kept at all times free from electric and telephone wires and must be
so secured that they cannot swing closer than two (2) feet to power
lines carrying two hundred fifty (250) volts or less, or closer than
ten (10) feet to lines carrying over two hundred fifty (250) volts.
(d) Guy wire interval. Guy wires shall be placed at intervals
close enough to guarantee support sufficient to withstand hurricane
winds.
(e) Guy wire spacing. Minimum spacing for guy wires shall be as
follows=
2" pipe every 20' in 3 directions;
i 1/2' pipe every 15' in 3 directions;
l' pipe every 10' in 3 directions.
(f) Grounding. Every mast or antenna shall be permanently
grounded by approved methods.
(g) Mast restriction. No mast for the support of antennas shall
be erected within the distance of its height plus six (6) feet of any
wi=es operating in excess of six hundred (600) volts, unless the
antenna is lower than the wires opertive in excess of six hundred
(600) volts or by written consent of the Building Department.
Sec. 9-169. Enforcement by electrical inspector.
Permits for antenna installations shall be obtained from the
office the electrical inspector. All installations shall be inspected
by the electrical inspector.
Sec. 9-170. Permits required.
It shall be unlawful to install or substantially alter any radio
or television antenna on the exterior of any building without having
first obtained a permit therefor from the electrical inspector.
Sec. 9-171. Permit fees.
The fee for permits required by this division shall be thirty
dollars ($30.00) except that reinspections caused by:
(a) Condemned work;
(b) Work or corrections not ready for inspection at the time
specified in the application for inspections;
(c) Incorrect address being on the application by action of the
applicant;
(d) Shall be subject to a reinspection fee of twenty-five
($25.OO).
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Sec. 9-172. Inspection, correction of faulty installations.
All outside antennas for television receiving apparatus or
equipment maintained and in use within the City shall be subject to
inspection by the electrical inspector, and when the installation of
such antenna is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the
person owning, using or operating the same shall be notified in
writing and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required to
place such installation in safe condition and have such work completed
within thirty (30) days or any longer period specified by the
electrical inspector in the notice. After completion of repairs, the
electrical inspector shall be notified. The electrical inspector will
then perform a final inspection to determine that repairs or
corrections have been completed. However, in the event subsequent
inspections are required, the reinspection fee hereinabove specified
shall be paid.
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Section 13. That Chapter 9, 'Buildings and Construction',
Article VII, 'Housing' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 14. That a new Chapter 9, "Buildings and Construction',
Article VII, 'Housing' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby enacted to read as follows=
ARTICLE VII. HOUSING*
Sec. 9-183. Code adopted.
(a) With the exception of those sections repealed in subsection
(b) of this section, the 1982 edition of the Standard Housing Code,
together with the 1983 and 1984 revisions thereto, as compiled by
Southern Building Code Congress International Inc., of which not less
than three (3) copies have been and are now filed in the office of the
City Clerk, is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set
forth at length herein, and. the provisions therein shall be
controlling in the use, maintenance and occupancy of all dwellings,
dwelling units and/or structures within the area of jurisdiction of
the City. If a later edition of this code or subsequent amendments
are made the applicable Minimum Code, then those revisions or
amendments shall automatically become the adopted code under this
article.
(b) Sections 106 and 107 of the above-referred to Standard
Housing Code, pertaining to the housing board of adjustments and
appeals, are hereby repealed.
(c) Appeals concerning interpretaion or administration of the
provisions of the Standard Housing Code as adopted herein, shall be
heard by the Board of Construction Appeals established in Article XVII
of this chapter.
Sec. 9-184. Violation of code.
Any person who shall violate a provision of the code adopted
hereby, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter, demolish or move any
structure, or has erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved or
demolished a building or structure in violation of such code, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed 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 of any such violation such
person shall be punished in accordance with section 1-6 of this Code
of Ordinances.
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Section 15. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 16. That should any section or provision ~f 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 effect the validity of the remainder hereof as a
whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 17. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10)
days after its passage on second and final reading.
P~SED A~ A~PTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 3rd day of December , 1985.
ATTEST:
Cit~lerk
First Reading October 22t 1985
Second Reading December 3, 1985
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