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(A) Whenever an application is made for a building permit in the city, it shall be the duty of the Building Official to determine whether the improvement is to be erected on a lot or tract in a section served by public sidewalks or public curbs, and whether there is a probability that the public side-walks or public curbs and gutters may be damaged by moving supplies and materials to the proposed location. If, in the opinion of the Building Official, it appears probable that, in the course of construction, the public sidewalks or public curbs and gutters in front of or adjacent to or in the neighborhood of the proposed improvement may be damaged by moving supplies and materials to the proposed location, the Building Official shall require a cash bond of $250 to be posted with him by the applicant, to guarantee during the construction, before issuing the permit.
(B) The Building Official shall give a receipt for the sum of money on a form to be prepared by him. The receipt form shall contain a provision that any part or all of the sum shall be used by the city and its employees, if necessary, in the replacement of curbs, sidewalks, and gutters broken or damaged in construction.
(C) Before final approval of any building or structure constructed, whether there has been posted a cash bond or not, the Building Official shall require the necessary replacements or repairs to sidewalks, curbs, and gutters and shall refuse final approval of the construction unless replacements and repairs are made.
('69 Code, § 6-22) (Ord. 268, passed 11-15-71; Am. Ord. 542, passed 8-18-80)
The Building Official shall be authorized to institute procedures that may be necessary and adequate to streamline the permitting process when requested by the builder, developer, or contractor involved. These procedures shall be designed to facilitate permitting of similar categories of homes and shall specifically permit builders, developers, and contractors when they so request in writing to pay the highest fee for that style home in any tract or subdivision development.
('69 Code, § 6-25) (Ord. 461, passed 1-16-78; Am. Ord. 626, passed 10-6-82)
(A) A certificate of occupancy fee shall be charged at the time of issuance, in accordance with the following fees.
(1) Residential: $25 for each dwelling unit.
(2) Commercial: $0.01 per square foot of floor area of all enclosed or semi-enclosed areas; minimum fee of $25.
('69 Code, § 6-19)
(B) All certificates of occupancy fees shall be deposited into a special fund to be used and expended solely for the improvement, enlargement, purchase of buildings or land or both, and repair of capital facilities or public works. Any sums unexpended from the fund at the end of the city's fiscal year shall be considered encumbered for the use and purposes of the special fund for the ensuing fiscal year.
('69 Code, § 6-20)
(C) The City Commission shall have the authority to waive the certificate of occupancy fee to those persons, firms, or corporations who have previously donated lands or funds for city purposes or uses.
('69 Code, § 6-21)
(Ord. 210, passed 8-18-69; Am. Ord. 386, passed 2-3-75; Am. Ord. 461, passed 1-16-78; Am. Ord. 626, passed 10-6-82)
(A) Prior to the issuance of a building permit for or commencement of construction of a threshold building, the owner of real property desiring to build a threshold building shall retain the services of a design professional, being a registered engineer, a registered architect, or a firm of registered architects or registered engineers, to provide special inspection services during the construction of the threshold building in accordance with F.S. § 553.79, and certification of construction upon completion of construction of and prior to the actual occupancy and the issuance of a certificate of occupancy of any threshold building, in accordance with F.S. § 553.79.
(B) The owner shall require that the design professional perform his services in the following prescribed manner and the design professional shall perform his services in the following prescribed manner. Failure of the services to be performed in the following prescribed manner shall cause denial of building permits for the threshold building, issuance of stop work orders on all phases of construction of the threshold building, or denial of a certificate of occupancy for the threshold building by the Chief Building Official.
(1) The owner shall require the design professional have in force at all times during construction, professional liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 issued by an insurance company acceptable to the city. The insurance company shall provide a certificate of insurance to the city.
(2) The owner shall require the design professional to inspect all structural components of a threshold building that are related to the public health, safety, or welfare, and to have present at all times when these components of a threshold building are being constructed a qualified special inspector, or a person registered under F.S. Ch. 471, as an engineer or under F.S. Ch. 481 as an architect.
(3) The owner shall require the design professional to maintain adequate written records of the performance of special inspection services on the threshold building at the actual job site during construction. These records shall be available for inspection by the owner, contractor, subcontractor, and all regulatory agencies, including the city.
(4) The owner shall require the design professional to permanently retain, after completion of the threshold building and after the certificate of occupancy is issued, all records provided for in division (B)(3) above at his permanent place of practice.
(5) The owner shall require the design professional, upon completion of the building and upon application for a certificate of occupancy from the city, to certify to the city that the construction of all structured components which are related to the public health, safety, and welfare were inspected at all times when the components were being constructed, that the person performing the inspection was qualified as a special inspector in accordance with law, and that, to the best of his knowledge, the construction of the threshold building complies with the application codes and the intent and design specified in the permitted documents.
(6) The owner and the design professional shall certify to the city that the design professional and his agents and employees have no business relationship with the owner, developer, financiers, general contractor, or subcontractors of the threshold building and that he has been retained as an independent professional to perform services on the threshold building. This provision is intended to prohibit the use of a design professional who has a commodity of interest with the owners, stockholders, directors, officers, employees or other persons interested in the threshold building. The design professional's fee shall not be contingent upon financial aspects of the threshold building but shall be a fixed fee, hourly fee, or a percentage of value fee. The design professional may be, but is not required to be, the architect or engineer who designed the threshold building.
(7) The owner shall submit with his application for a building permit, a true copy of a written agreement with a design professional providing for the services required in division (B)(1) through (B)(6) above and providing for adequate compensation for all special inspection services to be rendered. The owner shall cease all work on the project at any time that the design professional is not rendering the services provided for in this section and in the agreement. In the event the design professional resigns from the threshold building, the owner shall cease all work until a successor design professional is retained and a new agreement is provided to the city. The owner and successor design professional shall be responsible for providing all the certifications for the total construction required in division (B)(5) above. The owner and design professional shall notify the city in writing immediately, and not later than 24 hours later, of any temporary or permanent cessation of special inspection services to the threshold building.
(Ord. 683, passed 2-15-84) Penalty, see § 10.99
The terms and conditions of this subchapter shall be administered by the Building Department of the city. Any reference in this subchapter to Building Official shall mean the Building Department of the city. Zoning functions shall be within the Planning Department. The City Planner shall also be known as the Director of Zoning and the Director of Zoning shall supervise all zoning functions within the city. Any reference to the Board of County Commissioners, the County Board of Rules and Appeals, or the County Advisory Board of Rules and Appeals shall mean the city, which shall have the same rights, powers, and duties as the County Board of Rules and Appeals when acting as such.
('69 Code, § 6-14) (Ord. 46, passed 11-2-61; Am. Ord. 958, passed 6-5-91)
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