1973-51 Recommending Legislature Sponsor a Minimum Building Code
RESOLUTION N0. 51-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
TO THE 1974 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE SPONSOR LEGISLATION FOR A MINIMUM
BUILDING CODE AS PER THE SUGGESTED DRAFT OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MUN-
ICI PAL LEAGUE.
BE IT RESOLVEll BY THI: VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation to
the 1974 Florida Legislature is hereby requested to adopt legislation
incorporating the proposed "Building Code" for Palm Beach County as
suggested by the Palm Beach County Municipal League. A copy of said
proposal is attached. to this Resolution.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is directed to forward copies of
this Kesolution to the Chairman of the Palm Beach County Legislative
' Delegation and to the President of the Palm Beach County Municipal
League.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect irrunediately
upon passage.
PASSFll AND ADOPTED THIS 13 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973.
/s/ H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
MAYOR
ATTfiST
/s/ llolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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BUILDING CODE
An Act relating to Palm Beach County;
providing for several county-wide Building Codes
for construction; providing for their applicabil-
ity to municipalities and unincorporated areas;
providing for building inspectors; providing for
minimum standards; providing for repeal of any
conflicting laws; providing for Addendums; pro-
viding for the availability of Building Codes and
Addendums; providing a means of interpretation
and Regional Inspectors providing for a Building
Code Advisory Board; providing for application to
all construction; providing for the deletion of
any provisions that are unconstitutional; and pro-
viding for an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Southern Standard Baild--
ing Code, 1973 Edition; the Southern Standard Gas
Code 1973 Edition; the Southern Standard Plumb-
ing Code, 1973 Edition; and the National Electric
Code, 1972-73 Edition, hereby are adopted as the
several Building Codes for all municipalities and
unincorporated areas of Palm Eeach County, Florida.
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Section 2. Definitions:
(a) "Governmental Unit" as hereinafter
used shall mean any one of the Municipal Governing
Bodies i.n Palm Beach County or the Palm Beach
County Board of Commissioners.
(b) "Addendums" as hereinafter used shall
mean additional stipulations, rules, regulations
and requirements to the aforesaid several Build-
ing Codes which are adopted by ordinance by any of
the Governmental Units.
Section 3. Building Inspections and the
enforcement of the several Building Codes adopted
in Section 1 of this Act and any Addendums thereto
shall be the responsibility of each of the respec-
tive Municipal Governing bodies. The Palm Beach
ty Board of Coi~unissioiiers shall be responsible for
building inspection and the enforcement of the
several Building Codes adopted in Section 1 of
this Act attd any Addendums thereto in the unin-
corporated areas o£ Palm Beach County.
Section 4. For the purposes of inspec-
tion, qualified building inspectors whose compe-
tency shall be determined, by each Governmental
Unit shall be employed by each Governmental Unit
charged with the responsibility of enforcing this
Act.
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Section 5. No residence or 'commercial
building or other structure shall be erected within
Palm Beach County in violation of the minimum
standards and specifications of the several Build-
ing Codes adopted in Section 1 of this Act and
the Addendums thereto.
Section 6. Any laws, ordinances, or
resolutions now in existence in the unincorporated
areas of Palm Beach County or in any municipality
in Palm Beach County in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 7. Neither the Palm Beach County
Board of Commissioners nor any municipality shall
enact any lava lowering the standards of the sev-
oral Building Codes adopted in Section 1 of this
Act. However, each Governmental Unit may adopt
ordinances providing Addendums to modify the sever-
al Building Codes to meet local conditions and to
improve the several Building Codes. Said Adden-
dums hereby are made a part of this Act to apply
only within the jurisdiction of each Governmental
Unit where enacted.
Section 8. Each Governmental Unit shall
have available for public inspection in its prin-
cipal office three (3) copies of the several Build-
ing Codes together w;_th any Addendums. Such Ad-
dendums must be printed or otherwise suitably
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duplicated and copies must be available for sale
at reasonable cost to the public.
Section 9. In the event of a dispute in
the interpretation of the provisions of the several
Building Codes and any Addendums thereto, the
Governmental Unit inspector or the builder or con-
tractor, may ask for an opinion from the Regional
Inspector for that region. Such Regional Inspec-
tors shall be appointed within thirty (30) days
of the effective date of this Act by the Palm
Beach County Board of Commissioners on the basis of
one l11 such Regional Inspector for each of the five
(5) Palm Beach County Commission Election Dis-
tricts. Such Regional inspectors must be employed
as a full time Chief. Municipal Inspector in the
respective Election District in which they serve
as a municipal employee. They shall serve at no addi-
tional salary but with expenses paid by their employer.
Said opinion shall be given only after telephone
verification by the issuing Regional Inspector
with any two (2) other Regional Inspectors, all
of whom shall maintain a written record of the
date and parties to the dispute and shall be bind-
inq upon the parties to the dispute subject to
final review and adjudication at the next public
meeting by the local Board o£ Appeals of the
Governmental Unir having jurisdiction of the con-
struction.
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Section lu. Within sixty (6u) days of
the effective date of this Act, the Palm Beach County
Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Palm Beach
County Building Code Advisory Board and supply it with
a meeting place, office supplies including stationery,
legal. counsel, mechanical recording of its meetings, wri
transcripts of the minutes of its meetings, part-
time secretarial service and storage space for its
records. Said Advisory Board is to have twelve (12)
members composed of the aforesaid five (5) Regional
Inspectors, five (5) members appointed from nominees
submitted by the Construction Industry Management
Council of Palm Beach County, one (1) member who shall
be a Registered Architect appointed from nominees
submitted by the Palm Beach Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects and one (1) member who shall
be a Professional Engineer appointed from nominees
submitted by the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida
Engineering Society. The terms of all members
shall expire on January 1 of each year and each
member shall serve until his successor is appoint-
ed. This Advisory Board shall hold meetings open
to the public at least once in every calendar quay-
,ter, adopt rules of procedure and elect a Chairman
land Vice-Chairman. A quorwn of this Advisory
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IIoard is to be eight (8) members with a •rote of
seven (7) members required to approve any action.
The purpose of this Advisory Roard is to ad.~ise
Governmental Units:
(a) Ilow to adopt Addendums and adminis-
ter the several Building Codes
adopted in Section 1 of this Act;
(b) Where their Addendums may be
amended to unify them with other
Addendums in Palm Beach County;
(c) How their building inspections can
be improved;
(d) How to prevent the reoccurrence of
disputes; and
(e) Concerning products that are ac-
ceptable for use in construction.
Section 11. The several Building Codes
adopted in Section 1 of this Act shall apply to
all structures built in Palm Beach County and
shall include all public buildings and public
schools.
Section 12. Should any provision of this
Act be declared to be unconstitutional, the re-
maining portions of the Act shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 13. This Act shall take effect ninety
(90) days after becoming law.
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