60-80 ORDINANCE NO. 60-80
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30, "ZONING", SECTIONS
30-6(D)(4)(a)(1), "RM-6 MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DIS-
TRICT", 30-7(D) (4) (a)(1) "RM-10 MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING
DISTRICT", AND SECTION 30-8(D) (-4) (a) (1) "RM-15 MULTIPLE
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA
FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENSION OF PARTY WALLS BETWEEN TWO
'DUPLEX UNITS AND WHEN SUCH EXTENSION MUST BE A FIRE RATED
WALL; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 30-6(D)(4)(a)(1), "R~-6 Multiple Family
Dwelling District", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Conditions
(1) The pe~ey common wall separating the two duplex units
must be a fire rated wall, as required for resi-
dential separations in the Seuehe~n Standard
Building Code, as adopted by the City. Whenever
a screen porch.enclosure at~ached to said duplex
units is set back from the dividing line between
the two units in such duplex by three(3) feet or
more~ then a screenin~ wall located on the common
property line between the duplex units shall be
extended the same distance as the screen porch
enclosure. Whenever the side of a screen porch
enclosure is closer than 3 feet to the dividinq
line between the two units in such dup.lex, then
a fire rated wall shall be extended the same dis-
tance as the screen porch enclosure.
Section 2. That Section 30-7(D)(4)(a)(1), "RM-10 Multiple Family
Dwelling D~Strict", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Conditions
(1) The p~ey common wall separating the two duplex units
must be a fire rated wall, as required for resi-
dential separations in the ~e~e~e~m Standard
Building Code, as adopted by the City. ;~enever
a screen porch enclosure attached to said duplex
units is set back from the dividing line between
the two units in such duplex by three(3) feet or
more, then a screening wall located on the common
propert~ line between the duplex units shall be
extended the same distance as the screen porch
enclosure. .Whenever the side of a screen pgrch
enclosure is clOser than 3' feet to the dividing
line between the two units in such duplex,. ~hen
a fire rated wall shall be extended the same dis-
tance as the screen porch enclosure.
Section 3. That Section 30-8(D)(4)(a)(1), "RM-15 Multiple Fami
Dwelling District", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beaci
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Conditions
(1) The pa~e~ common wall separating the two duplex units
must be a fire. rated wall, as required for resi-
dential separations in the ~e~e~ Standard
Building Code, as adopted by the City. %fhenever
a screen porch enclosure attached to said dup.!ex
units is set back from the dividing line between
the two units in such duplex by three(3)feet or
more, then a screening wall located on the common
property line between the duplex units shall be
extended the same distance as the screen porch
enclosure. Whenever the side of a screen porch
enclosure is closer than 3 feet to the dividing
line between the two units in such d~plex~ then
a fire rated wall shall be extended the same dis-
tance as the screen porch enclosure.
Section 4. That should any section or provision .of this ordi-
nance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declare¢
by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect .the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereo~
other than the part declared to be invalid. ·
.Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
after passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in. regular session on second and final reading.
on this the 13th day of January, , 1981.
LEON M. WEEKES
ATTEST -
- ~ City Clerk
First Reading December 16, 1980
Second Reading January 13, 1981
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