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ORDINANCE NO. 19 -84
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 623, "SPECIAL
INSPECTOR - THRESHOLD BUILDINGS" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 623 IN ITS
ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING, THEREFORE, A NEW
CHAPTER 623, "SPECIAL INSPECTOR - THRESHOLD
BUILDINGS "; DEFINING THRESHOLD BUILDINGS
AND PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS
OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR; ADOPTING FLORIDA
CHAPTER 83 -160 OF THE LAWS OF FLORIDA AS
AMENDED BY SENATE BILL 399; REPEALING ALL
PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 623, "Special Inspector -
Threshold Buildings ", of the City Code of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, is hereby repealed in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
CHAPTER 623
SPECIAL INSPECTOR - THRESHOLD BUILDINGS
Sec. 623.01 Laws of Florida Adopted. Chapter 83 -160,
Laws of Florida, Special Threshold Building Inspector, as
amended by Senate Bill 399, is hereby adopted by reference
as though it were copied here in full.
Sec. 623.03 Definitions. The following definitions are
adopted in addition to the statute:
(A) Special Inspector shall be a person certified,
licensed or registered under Chapter 471, as an engineer or
Chapter 481, as an architect. All such persons must have
demonstrated and proven capability to inspect structural
components of threshold buildings as defined herein.
(B) Threshold Building means any building which is
greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or which
has an assembly occupancy classification that exceeds 5,000
square feet in area and an occupant content of greater than
500 persons.
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(C) Structural Components - Structural components are
as follows: Compaction of fill, footings, piling, pile caps,
grade beams, floor slabs, bearing walls, columns, tie beams,
lintels, reinforcing steel, shoring, reshoring, roof slabs,
roof assembly, stair assembly, all structural elements de-
pending upon one another for continuity or support, and fire
resistive structural components are included, and any other
specific requirements of Chapter 83 -160, Laws of Florida.
Sec. 623.05 General Provisions. The following general
provisions are adopted in addition to the State Statute:
(A) The Special Inspector shall be retained by the
owner of the Threshold Building and shall be
approved by all parties prior to the construction
of any structural components.
(B) Any person, other than the state certified Special
Inspector, who is sent to the job site as a.duly
authorized representative of the Special Inspector
to perform inspections, must meet the requirements
of the Standard Building Code, Section 102.2 and be
approved by the Building Official.
(C) The Special Inspector shall be on the job at ALL
times structural components are being constructed
or placed. ALL elements of structural installation
must be observed and approved by the Special
Inspector.
(D) The Special Inspector shall possess an insurance
policy for Errors and Omissions with the minimum
limits of $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000
aggregate. Special Inspector shall provide a
copy of his certificate of insurance and specific
policies involved to the City Building Official
prior to commencing performance of his duties and
responsibilities. Said insurance policies shall
provide that the City shall be entitled to fifteen
(15) days prior written notice of any changes or
cancellation of said policies. Said policies shall
remain in effect for three (3) years from the
completion date on the last project on which the
Inspector has performed services. In lieu of said
insurance coverage, a surety bond for one million
dollars may be posted by and for the Special Inspector.
(E) The structural inspection plan prepared by the
engineer or architect of record must be approved
by the Building Official and must contain at least
the following requirements:
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(1) Spot checks, at least daily, of all
structural operations and all operations
relating to the structural integrity of the
building.
(2) Inspection of all materials and procedures
to be used during any structural operation, done
when that operation is commencing.
(3) Inspection of any and all structural
components before they are "covered up ".
(F) The shoring and reshoring plans must be approved
and sealed by the engineer of record and submitted
to the Building Official prior to the issuance of
the building permit.
(G) Only those plans and specifications carrying the
Building Department's stamp shall be used for
inspections. No changes or deviations from the
permitted plans and specifications will be per-
mitted until the architect or engineer of record
has cleared same through the Building Department.
(H) The Special Inspector shall submit daily
inspections /progress reports in writing to the
City for all time on the job site, related to
structural inspections.
(I) The City will accept any daily report from the
Special Inspector that provides the following
information:
a. Report on company letterhead
b. The date and time of inspection
c. Job name and complete address
d. Detailed report noting any and all changes
and /or corrections
e. The Inspector's approval
f. The signature of the Inspector under his /her
printed name
(J) The City will maintain a copy of the daily reports
as submitted by the Special Inspector. These
records will be sworn evidence of the Inspector's
findings during his review of the project work.
(K) The contractor shall schedule a dual inspection
with both the Special Inspector and the City
Building Inspector, of all structural components
prior to "cover up" or pouring of concrete, etc.
(L) The Special Inspector shall notify the Building
Department immediately when non - compliance is
discovered and noted.
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(M) The City hereby agrees to convene a meeting with
all interested parties whenever a Stop Work Order
is issued. Said meeting shall be at a reasonable
hour, within 24 hours of the Stop Work Order
issuance.
(N) The Special Inspector shall cooperate fully with
the Building Department and its authorized agents
in the execution of its duties and responsibilities.
Sec. 623.07 Penalty. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this Chapter shall be punished as provided in
Sec. 801.01.
SECTION 2. All portions of the code in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, this 2nd day of October
1984.
NAME
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CALVERT
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FISCHETTI
NICHOLAS
X
RUTHERFORD
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WINCHESTER
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