50-77 ORDINANCE NO. 50-77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 9~1 and 9-1.2 OF CHAPTER 9 "BUILDING
CODE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH BY ADOPTING THE 1976 EDITION OF THE
STANDARD BUILDING CODE, READOPTING, REPEALING,
PARTIALLY KEADOPTING, AND PARTIALLY REPEALING
AMENDMENTS THEREOF; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Contractors Board of Examiners, a committee
of local architects and the Chief Building Official have reviewed
the 1976 edition of the Standard Building Code and recommended that
it be adopted with amendments thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the City Administration concurs with the
recommendations of the Contractors Board of Examiners, a committee
of local architects and the Chief Building Official; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach
deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens of Delray
Beach to make the changes recommended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT QRDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 9-1, Chapter 9 "Building Code"
of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, be further amended to read
as follows (complete rewording of Section 9-1):
Section 9-1. Standard Building Code adopted by
reference as amended by the Delray Beach Supplement.
The 1976 edition of the Standard Building Code 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, of the City
of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby adopted and in-
corporated as fully as if set forth at length herein,
except as amended in Section 9-1.2 of this Chapter,
and from the date from which this Ordinance shall take
effect, the provisions therein, as amended, shall be
controlling in the construction, alteration, repair,
equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance,
removal and demolition, of every building or structure
or any appurtenances connected or attached to such
buildings and structures within the area of Jurisdic-
tion of the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
Section 2. That Section 9-1.2 of Chapter 9 "Building
Code" of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, be further amended
to read as follows:
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Section 9-1.2. (a) Amendments and Additions to 1976
Edition of the Standard Building Code.
(b) That the following amendments and additions in
Section 9-1.2 shall remain in full force and effect as to the
~9~ 1976 Edition of the Se~he~m Standard Building Code:
SECTION 105.3. DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
SECTION 105.4. PLOT DIAGRAM.
SECTION 106.3. CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT
SECTION 107.4. REINSPECTION FEE.
SECTION 902.3. STANDPIPES REQUIRED.
SECTION 1126. FIRE ALARM.
SECTION 1702.0. GENERAL.
SECTION 1707.0. ROOF FRAMING AND SHEATHING.
SECTION 1707.7 ACCESS TO ATTIC SPACE.
SECTION 2201.3. MOVEABLE AWNINGS (METAL OR CANVAS)
APPENDIX "M" RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE 'OF PERMIT FEES.
(c) That the following amendments and additions in
Section 9-1.2 shall not remain in full force and effect as to
the 1976 Edition of the Standard Building Code, but a~e hereby
repealed in their entirety:
SECTION 412.4. FIRE RESISTA~NCE RATING OF SEPARATION.
SECTION 1203.2 ROOF LIVE LOAD. ·
SECTION 1409.2. CHASES AND SLEEVES.
(d) That the last digit of the Section number 706.3
and the first full sentence in the body of the following amend-
ment in Section 9-1.2 is hereby repealed, but the Section
number 706. and designation "Class 2 Roof Coverings", along
with the second and last sentence of the body of the amendment
shall remain in full force and effect as to the 1976 Edition of
the Standard Building Code, as shown below:
SECTION 706.~- CLASS 2 ROOF COVERINGS.
FeAESW~N~--6~RR~A~EB-~R~N-~EE~S,
~AAVAN~EEB-~R~N-g~EE~v-~AAVAN~ZED-~R~N
~H~N~EESv-~HEE~-~PPER?-~AEVAN~ZE~-~R~N,
~H~N~AE$. A TWO AND ONE HALF (2 1/2) INCH
IN TWELVE (12) INCH PITCH MAY BE USED WITH
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE (235) POUND ASPHALT
SHINGLES.
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(e) That the following amendments and additions in
Section 9-1.2 shall remain in full force and effect as to the
1976 Edition of the Standard Building Code, except for a change
in the Section numbers as indicated below:
SECTION §gS. 405.4 (d) AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS.
SECTION ?~t. 712 GUTTERS AND LEADERS.
SECTION 7t4. 715 COOLING TOWERS.
SECTION 1302.3 {~) (c) FOOTING DESIGN
SECTION 1405.9 HOLLOW UNITS.
SECTION t4967½ 1406.1 (e) ROOF OUTLETS.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of Section 1 above, shall upon
conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-6 of the Code.
of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of
this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence
or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part
declared to be invalid.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon passage.
PASSED ANDADOPTED in regular session on second and
final reading on this the 25th day of July , 1977.
ATTEST:
A'~s~'. City 1 :
First Reading July 11, 1977
Second Reading July 25, 1977
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