HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-13 Const. Brd. of Adj. to serve as Fire Code BoardORDINANCE 13-2002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 108.3, POWERS, OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, AS ADOPTED IN
SECTION 6-17, CODES ADOPTED, ARTICLE II, MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS, OF CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH; PROVIDING
FOR THE SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 108.3, Powers, of the Florida Building Code, as adopted in Section 6-17,
Codes Adopted, Article II, Minimum Construction Standards, of Chapter 6, Buildings and
Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of North Palm Beach, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"108.3 Powers
The Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall have the power, as further defined
in 108.4, to hear appeals of decisions and interpretations of the building official and consider
variances of the technical codes. The Board shall constitute the local contractor regulatory board
of Chapter 489 F.S. for hearings on the performance of state licensed, Certified contractors.
The same powers shall apply to the construction requirements only of the codes that apply to
bulkheads, docks, piers, dolphin poles, paving and drainage structures, signs, swimming pools
and housing.
The Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall also serve as the Fire Code Board of
Appeals as outlined in Section 1-8, Board of Appeals, Chapter 1, Administration and
Enforcement, NFPA 1, Fire Prevention Code, as part of the Florida Fire Prevention Code."
Section 2. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for
any reason held by a Court to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herein are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 25th DAY OF APRIL, 2002.
PLACED ON PUBLIC HEARING THIS 9th DAY OF MAY, 2002.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 9th DAY OF MAY, 2002.
AYOR
VILLAGE CLERK