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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)
(A) Pursuant to § 150.11(A), and Section 116.13 of the Broward County Amendments to the Florida Building Code, the City Unsafe Structures Board is hereby created, consisting of nine members who shall be appointed by the City Commission.
(B) The provisions of Section 116.13 of the Broward County Amendments to the Florida Building Code, to the extent the provisions were enacted prior to the effective date of this section, shall govern all matters pertaining to the Unsafe Structures Board, including, but not limited to the qualifications of Board members, terms of office, organization of the Board, duties and powers of the Board, duties of legal counsel to the Board, conflicts of interest, and any other matters pertinent to the Unsafe Structures Board, unless otherwise provided by ordinance.
('69 Code, § 6-14.1) (Ord. 640, passed 12-15-82; Am. Ord. 1715, passed 5-2- 12)
Any person violating any of the terms of the Building Code, as set out in §§ 150.10 through 150.24, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in § 10.99. Each day that a violation of the building code is continued or permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable upon conviction as provided in § 10.99. The imposition of any sentence for the violation of the building code shall not be construed as excusing or permitting the continuance thereof.
('69 Code, § 6-15) (Ord. 46, passed 11-2-61) Penalty, see § 10.99
FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS
(A) There is hereby established an assessment against all hotels, motels, commercial, industrial, and all nonresidential buildings within the city at the rate of $.10 per square foot of space within the building. This shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and shall be used for the purpose of purchasing fire- fighting and emergency equipment.
(B) In the event that a project of any nature shall include fire prevention designs such as sprinkler systems, standpipes, notification systems or any other life safety protective apparatus approved by the City Manager, Fire Chief and Building Official in accordance with the city and the South Florida Building Codes, Broward County edition, the builder shall receive a reduced assessment fee by 50% of the above stated fees. Annually, the City Commission may adjust by ordinance the fees set forth herein by the change of budget expenditures in the Fire or Police Departments directly related hereto.
(C) There is hereby established an assessment against all single-family detached dwellings and all multiple dwellings within the city at a rate of $60.00 per unit. This fee shall be paid at the time of issuance of the certificate of occupancy and shall be used for the purpose of purchasing fire- fighting, emergency, and rescue equipment and fire/rescue services as are deemed necessary by the City Commission from time to time.
(D) There is hereby established an assessment against all hotels, motels, commercial, industrial, and non-residential buildings within the city at the rate of $.07 per square foot of space within the building. This shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and shall be used for the purpose of purchasing police equipment.
(E) There is hereby established an assessment against all single-family detached dwellings and all multiple dwellings at the rate of $60.00 per unit. This fee shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and shall be used for the purpose of purchasing police equipment and services as are deemed necessary by the City Commission from time to time.
(F) There is hereby established an assessment against all residential dwelling units and business units, within the city at a rate of $12.00 per unit per year. The term "unit" shall be defined as each dwelling unit for residential buildings, and one unit for each Equivalent Residential Connection ("ERC's") based upon the number of ERCs calculated for the size of the water meter for commercial buildings. This assessment shall be paid in 12 equal monthly payments at the time of payment of the monthly water bill and shall be used for public safety, police, fire equipment and capital expenditures. Said assessment shall terminate when the Police Station, which is being funded by this fee, is fully paid off or ten years from the effective date of Ordinance 892, whichever occurs first.
('69 Code, § 6-2) (Ord. 350, passed 1-7-74; Am. Ord. 763, passed 11-13-85; Am. Ord. 808, passed 11-5-86; Am. Ord. 892, passed 5-17-89)
Cross-reference:
Responsibility for fire protection, see §§ 93.25 through 93.27
(A) Any structure which is the subject of new construction and occupancy after May 19, 1980, or any existing structure which is substantially altered in such a fashion as to require the issuance of a building permit for the alterations shall have smoke detectors installed therein.
(B) The Chief Building Official shall publish a list of approved smoke detectors for installation as required pursuant to this section. The Building Official shall determine the number of smoke detectors required for the structure and shall approve the location of the smoke detectors in the structure. All installations shall comply with the current edition of NFPA 74 of the National Fire Codes and must be approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
(C) The following smoke detectors shall be installed.
(1) Residential structure. A photo-electric battery or 110-volt electrically-operated device which emits alarm signals by light or sound indicating the presence of smoke emanating from combustible material. In the case of 110-volt electrically- operated smoke detectors installed in residential occupancies, the smoke detectors shall be installed without wall switches.
(2) Non-residential structure. A 110-volt electrically-operated device which emits alarm signals by light or sound indicating the presence of smoke emanating from combustible materials. The smoke detectors must activate an outside audible alarm when triggered by detection of smoke. This section shall not apply to structures which have been issued a certificate of occupancy prior to October 6, 1982. Such structures shall install battery-powered smoke detectors to be used in lieu of the 110 circuit type.
('69 Code, § 6-3) (Ord. 533, passed 5-19-80; Am. Ord. 631, passed 10-6-82; Am. Ord. 690, passed 4-18-84) Penalty, see § 10.99
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