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ORDINANCE NO. 27 -83
AN ORDINANCE OF
FLORIDA AMENDIN
A NEW CHAPTER T
SPECIAL INSPECT
BY DEFINING THR
THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
THE CITY CODE BY ESTABLISHING
BE ENTITLED "CHAPTER 623
R FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS ";
SHOLD BUILDINGS AND PROVIDING
GUIDELINES FOR '{rHE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
SPECIAL INSPECT R; ADOPTING FLORIDA CHAPTER
83 -160 OF THE L WS OF FLORIDA; REPEALING ALL
PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING AN EF ECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, as fo#Llows:
SECTION 1. The City Code of the City of Cape Canaveral is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new chapter to be numbered
Chapter 623, entitled "Special Inspector - Threshold Buildings ",
which new chapter shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 623
SPECIAL INSPECTOR- THRESHOLD BUILDINGS
- Sec. 623.01 Ch
Threshold Building I
as though it were c
Sec. 623.02 Th
in addition to the s
pter 83 -160, Laws of Florida, Special
spector, is hereby adopted by reference
pied here in full.
following definitions are adopted
atute:
Special Inspector: The Inspector shall be a person
certified, licensed, or registered under the Building
Officials Association of Florida; the Southern
Building Code Congress International; Chapter 471,
as an engineer; Chapter 481, as an architect; or
the Council of American Building Officials. All
such persons must have demonstrated and proven
capability to inspect structural components of
threshold buildings as defined herein.
Threshold Building: "Threshold Building" means any
building or structure which:
(a) has a total floor area exceeding 25,000
square feet, or
(b) is greater than 2 stories or 25 feet in height,
or
(c) has an assembly occupancy greater than 5,000
square feet, or
(d) is of unusual design or construction as
determined by the Building Official.
Exception: Residential structures 3 stories or
less in height and any building defined in 5.481-
203(7) or S.481.229, F.S. (agricultural buildings
on farms; single family dwellings and duplexes;
and buildings costing less than $25,000 except
schools, auditoriums and other public use buildings).
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General Contractor: The term "General Contractor"
is specifically defined in Section 489, F.S.
and cannot be construed to include building
contractors.
*Fabrication: Defined as pertaining to those
fully assembled components which constitute
designed structural integrity as shown by
engineering specifications .(i.e., piling place-
ment, ready to pour beams- columns, slabs, shoring,
etc.) .
Sec. 623.03 The following general provisions are
adopted in addition to the State Statute:
A) The building owner shall negotiate for and
pay the salary of any required special inspector.
The salary for the special inspector will
be certified as paid, by letter, to the
Building Department. The letter shall be
submitted at the end of each two (2) week
period and shall include the name, location,
permit number, hours and dates worked and
amount paid.
B) Any special inspector shall be qualified by,
and acceptable to, the City's Building
Official.
C) There must be an Errors and Omissions Bond
for one million dollars posted by and for the
special inspector, to the City of Cape
Canaveral.
The special inspector will notify the Building
Official in order that a dual inspection can be
made of all structural components prior to
"cover up" or pouring of concrete, etc.
The project engineer will sign a suitable form,
addressed to the Building Official, which
indicates he has inspected prior to the dual
inspection and states that "the plans have been
complied with" for whatever stage of construct-
ion is occurring, facts and signature attested
to by special inspector.
F) The building plans for threshold buildings
must bear the notation "these plans comply
with minimum building codes ", and in .addition,
an owner's certificate prepared by an,?engineer
or architect must state the "construction
complies with applicable codes and the intent
and design specified in permitted documents ".
G) The project engineer and general contractor
shall certify on a suitable form addressed
to the Building Official, that all shoring
and reshoring meets the sealed engineer
design prior to pouring any concrete.
Sec. 623.09 Penalty. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as
provided in Section 801.01 of the City Code of the City
of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SECTION 2. All portions of the code in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
*Attended on Second Reading
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MICROFILMED 415.85
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida., this 17 day of January , 1984.
City Attorney
PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE: 12 -6 -83
First Reading, 12 -20 -83
Posted: 12-7-83
Advertises' 12-12-83
Second Reading: 1 -17 -84
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