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ORDINANCE NO. 03 -95
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO
THE LIST OF AMENDMENTS IN SECTION 82 -32, AMENDMENTS OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO PLACE A TIME LIMIT ON THE
VALIDITY OF BUILDING PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Sec. 82 -32, Amendments of the city code of
ordinances, is hereby amended to add the new following subsection
(9). Section 103.6.1 is amended to read as follows:
Section 103.6.1. Permit Intent.
A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to
proceed with the work and not as authority to violate, cancel,
alter or set aside any of the provisions of the technical
codes, nor shall issuance of a permit prevent the Building
Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in
plans, construction, or violations of this code. Every permit
issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such
permit is commenced within six (6) months after its issuance,
or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or
abandoned for a period of six (6) months after the time work
is commenced. The permit shall become invalid after three (3)
years from the date of its issuance in zoning districts of the
City, unless the building or buildings subject to the permit
have exteriors and landscaping which are in complete
compliance with the plans and specifications and comply with
the provisions of Section 34 -96, Section 34 -97, subsections
34- 98(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (11), Section 34-
99, and Section 34 -122 of the City Code of Ordinances.
Extensions of time for building permits may be granted only by
the City Council. Further, any unfinished buildings or
structures for which a permit has lapsed or otherwise become
invalid, and where the appearance and other conditions of such
unfinished building or structure substantially detracts from
the appearance of the immediate neighborhood, or reduces the
value of property in the immediate neighborhood, or is a
nuisance shall be deemed to be a violation of the above
referenced code sections, which violation may be enforced by
the Code Enforcement Board.
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida
Ordinance No. 03 -95
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SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph,
phrase, or word of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such portion shall not affect the remaining portions
hereof and it shall be construed to have been a legislative intent
to pass this Ordinance without such unconstitutional or invalid
part.
SECTION 3.
Conflicting Provisions. Any ordinance, or
parts of an ordinance, in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION 4.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
immediately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County,
Florida, this 21st day of Februaxv , 1995.
ATTEST:
John K. Porter, MAYOR
Faith' 'd. Miller, `'CITYLERK
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Approved
Kohn Beith
First Reading: 2/7/95
Posted: 2/8/95
Advertised 2/10/95
Seed Read'= 2/21/95