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ORDINANCE NO. 20 -95
AN ORDINANCE OF '1'HE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE VII, GAS
CODE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BY ADOPTING THE 1994 REVISIONS OF THE
STANDARD GAS CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS; REPEALING
ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
E1 FECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 82, Building and Building Regulations, Article VII, Gas Code,
is hereby amended by repealing Sections 82 -171 and 82 -173 of Article VII in their entirety and
replacing same with the following:
Sec. 82 -171. Adopted. The Standard Gas Code, 1994 edition, published by the
Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., including all appendices
except appendix B which is deleted, is adopted by reference as though it were
copied in this article in full.
Sec. 82 -173. Amendments.
The gas code adopted by reference in this article is amended as follows:
(1) Section 102.2.1 is amended to read as follows:
102.2.1 Building Official Qualifications The building official shall have at
least ten (10) years' experience or equivalent as an architect, engineer, inspector,
contractor or superintendent of construction or any combination of these, five (5)
years of which shall have been in responsible charge of work. The building
official should be certified as a building official through a recognized certification
program. The building official shall be appointed or hired by the city manager
and shall not be removed from office except for cause after full opportunity has
been given to be heard on specific charges before the city manager.
(2) Section 102.2.2 is amended to read as follows:
102.2.2 Chief Inspector Qualifications. The building official, with the
approval of the city manager, may designate chief inspectors to administer the
provisions of the building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing codes. They
shall have at least ten (10) years' experience or equivalent as an architect,
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engineer, inspector, contractor, or superintendent of construction or any
combination of these, five (5) years of which shall have been in responsible
charge of work. They should be certified through a recognized certification
program for the appropriate trade. They shall not be removed form office except
for cause after full opportunity has been given to be heard on specific charges in
accordance with the city Code of Ordinances.
(3) Section 102.2.3 is amended to read as follows:
102.2.3 Inspector Qualifications. The building official, with the approval of
the city manager, may appoint or hire such number of officers, inspectors,
assistants and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. A
person shall not be appointed or hired as inspector on construction who has not
had at least five (5) years' experience as a building inspector, engineer, architect
or as a superintendent, foreman or competent mechanic in charge of construction.
The inspector should be certified through a recognized certification program for
the appropriate trade.
(4) Section 108.1 is amended to read as follows:
108.1 Appointment. There is hereby established a board to be called the
Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals, which shall consist of five (5)
members. The board shall be appointed by the city council.
(5) Section 108.2 is amended to read as follows:
108.2 Membership and Terms.
108.2.1 Membership. Members of the Construction Board of Adjustment and
Appeals should be composed of individuals with knowledge and experience in the
technical codes, such as design professionals, contractors or building industry
representatives. A board member shall not act in a case in which he has a
personal or financial interest.
108.2.2 Terms. The terms of office of the board members shall be two (2)
years from the date of appointment. Continued absence of any member from
required meetings of the board shall, at° the discretion of the city council, render
any such member subject to immediate removal from office.
• 108.2.3 Quorum and Voting. A simple majority of the board shall constitute
a quorum.
102.2.4 Secretary of Board. The building official or designee shall act as
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secretary of the board and shall make a detailed record of all of its proceedings,
which shall set forth the reasons for its decision, the vote of each member, the
absence of a member and any failure of a member to vote.
SECTION 2. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. Any ordinance, or parts of an
ordinance, in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION 3. 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
with such unconstitutional or invalid part.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 15th day
of August , 1995
APPRO •fD AS TO FORM:
NAME FOR AGAINST
BERGER X
NICHOLAS X
✓ ' 1 PETSOS ABSENT _
Kohn Bennett, C ATTORNEY
IIIPORTER X _.
RANDELS X
c: Jim Morgan, Building Official; Municipal Code Corporation
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First Reading: 8 -10 -95
Posted: 8 -11 -95
Published: 8 -5 -95
Second Reading: 8 -15 -95