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RESOLUTION NO. 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-
ICIPAL LEAGUE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE 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 Resolution 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 immediately
upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 13 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973.
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
/s/ H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
MAYOR
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BUILDING CODE
An Act relating to Palm Beach County;
providing for several county -wide Building Codes
8 for construction; providing for their applicabil-
9 ity to municipalities and unincorporated areas;
10 providing for building inspectors; providing for
11 minimum standards; providing for repeal of any
12 conflicting laws; providing for Addendums; pro-
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viding for the availability of Building Codes and
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Addendums; providing a means of interpretation
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16 and Regional Inspectors ; providing for a Building
17 Code Advisory Board; providing for application to
18 all construction; providing for the deletion of
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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 Build--
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 Beach County, Florida.
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Section 2. Definitions:
(a) "Governmental Unit" as hereinafter
used shall mean any one of the Municipal Governing
Bodies in 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 Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners shall be responsible for
building inspection and the enforcement of the
several Building Codes adopted in Section 1 of
this Act and any Addendums thereto in the unin-
corporated areas of 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.
1 Section 5. No residence or'commercial
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building or other structure shall be erected within
Palm Beach County in violation of the minimum
standards and specifications of the several Build-
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6 ing Codes adopted in Section 1 of this Act and
7 the Addendums thereto.
8 Section 6. Any laws, ordinances, or
9 resolutions now in existence in the unincorporated
10 areas of Palm Beach County or in any municipality
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in Palm Beach County in conflict herewith are
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hereby repealed.
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14 Section 7. Neither the Palm Beach County
15 Board of Commissioners nor any municipality shall
16 enact any law lowering the standards of the sev-
17 eral Building Codes adopted in Section 1 of this
18 Act. However, each Governmental Unit may adopt
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ordinances providing Addendums to modify the sever-
al Building Codes to meet local conditions and to
improve the several Building Codes. Said Adden-
�3 dums hereby are made a part of this Act to apply
24 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 with any Addendums. Such Ad-
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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-
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tors shall be appointed within thirty (30) days
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of the effective date of this Act by the Palm
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14 one (1) such Regional Inspector for each of the five
15 (5) Palm Beach County Commission Election Dis-
16 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-
ing upon the parties to the dispute subject to
final review and adjudication at the next public
meeting by the local Board of Appeals of the
Governmental Unit having jurisdiction of the con-
struction.
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Section lu.
Within sixty (60) 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, written
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 quar-
ter, adopt rules of procedure and elect a Chairman
and Vice -Chairman. A quorum of this Advisory
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Board is to be eight (8) members with a vote of
seven (7) members required to approve any action.
The purpose of this Advisory Board is to advise
Governmental Units:
(a) How 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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