51-77 ORDINANCE NO. 51-77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 9-2 of CHAPTER 9 "BUILDING CODE"
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH BY ADOPTING THE 1976 EDITION OF THE STANDARD
MECHANICAL CODE; EXCEPT FOR SECTION 106.3 -SCHEDULE
OF PERMIT FEES; ESTABLISHING FEES; 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 Examiner~, a committee
of local architects and the Chief Building Official have reviewed
the 1976 edition of the Standard Mechanical 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 ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
~HE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 9-2. of Chapter 9 "Building
Code" of the"Code of Ordinances, be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 9-2. $~W~KERN STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE; FEES.
(a) The ~9~ 1976 edition of the SeH~keF~ Standard
Mechanical Code is hereby adopted as the mechanical code
for the City of Delray Beach except for Section 106.3-
Schedule of Permit Fees.
(b) The Schedule of fees to be changed under the
8eH~ke~ Standard Mechanical Code is as follows:
(1) Issuing each permit, five dollars ($5.00).
(2) Fees shall be five dollars ($5.00) for each
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of valuation or
portion thereof of the work to be done new, repairs
or alterations.
(3) Fees for all inspectfons and reinspections
shall be eight dollars ($8.00).
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect
i~ediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and
final reading on this the 25th day of July , 1977.
VICE M A Y 0 R '
ATTEST:
'~%sst. City Clerk
First Reading July 1 l, 1977
Second Reading Ju~y.25, 1977
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