2001-27 Adopts Standard Housing Code, 97 EditionORDINANCE 27-2001
• AN ORllINANCE OP THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH I'AI,M
BRACH, FLORIDA, RESCINDING AND REPEALING SECTION ]5-1 OF CHAPTER 15,
I IOIJSING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE, WHICH ADOPTED THE
STANDARD I IOUSING CODE, 1991 EDITION, AS THE HOUSING CODE OF THE VILLAGE.;
CKI;ATING A NEW SECTION 15-1 OF CHAPTER 15, HOUSING, OF THE CODI; OF
ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE, POR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING THE STANDARD
IIOUSING COU}i, 1997 };DITION, OF THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS
INTIiRNATIONAL, INC., AS TIIE HOUSING CODE FOR THE VILLAGE; AMENDING
SI?C"I70N 15-2 OF CHAPTER 15, HOUSING, TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE.
S'I~ANDAKll HOUSING CODE;, 1997 EDITION, BE[NG ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
OR PAR'I'S OI~ ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
1?FFEC7IV1? llATF,.
BE 17' ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 15-1 of Chapter 15, Housing, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village, which
adopted the Standard Housing Code, 1991 Edition, as the housing code of the Village, is hereby
rescinded and repealed.
Section 2. "1'he Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, does hereby create a new
Section 15-1 of Chapter 15, Housing, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village, and to read as follows:
"Section 15-1. Housing code -- Adopted by reference.
The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, does
hereby adopt by reference the Standard Housing Code, 1997 Edition, of the Southern
Building Code Congress International, Inc., as the housing code for the Village.
There have been for at least ten (]0) days last past and shall be during the time that
this code is in effect, three (3) copies of such code and recommended amendments
kept available for public use, inspection and examination."
Section 3. The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, does hereby amend
Section 15.2 of Chapter 15, Housing, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village, and to read as follows:
"Section ] 5-2. Same -- Amendments.
a 7'he following amendments and additions are hereby made to the housing
code adopted by section 15-1 of this code:
102.1 Enforcement Officer.
There is hereby established by the applicable governing body
provisions for the enforcement of this code by the housing official. The
director of Public Services shall serve as the housing official.
106.1 Appointment.
There is hereby established a board to be called the housing board of
adjustments and appeals. The board shall be appointed by the village
council. The construction board of adjustments and appeals established by
Chapter 6 of the village Code shall act as the housing board of adjustments
and appeals.
Section 107. Appcal.
Any person receiving written notice from the housing official of
deficiencies in his property under this Code may within thirty (30) days
following the date of such notice enter an appeal in writing to the housing
board of adjustments and appeals. Such appeal shall state the location of the
property, the date of the notice of violations, and the number of such notice.
The appellant must state the variance or modification requested, the reasons
therefor, and the hardship or conditions upon which the appeal is made.
Appeals shall be on forms provided by the department of public services, and
shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
Section 202. Definitions
7'he definitions for "dwelling" and "family" contained within Section
202, Definitions, are hereby amended to read as follows:
llwellina is any building or structure designed exclusively for residential
occupancy. A dwelling may be designed for one-family, two-family or
multiple-family occupancy, but not including hotels, clubs, motels, boarding
or lodging houses or house trailers whether such trailers be mobile or located
in stationary fashion as when on blocks or other foundation.
Fancily shall mean one or more persons living in the same single or multiple
family dwelling unit, all of whom are related by blood, marriage or adoption,
or a group of persons all of whom are not so related which does not exceed
two (2) unrelated persons in number. This term shall not include the
occupants of a rooming or boarding house, group home/congregate living
facility or other similar use with shared cooking or sanitary facilities.
305.15. Accessory Structures
• Garages, storage buildings, docks, piers, boat hoists, dolphin poles,
bulkheads, swimming pools and the waters therein, screen enclosures, fences,
walls, driveways, sidewalks, antennas and all other accessory structures shall
be maintained and kept in good repair and sound structural condition. All
sections of this code are applicable as determined by the building official
subject to standard appeal as outlined in section 107.
• 307.4. Care of Premises.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential
building, structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential
property for the open storage of any abandoned motor vehicle, abandoned
boat, abandoned trailer, ice box, refrigerator, stove, glass, building material,
building rubbish or similar items. It shall be the duty and responsibility of
every owner or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property
clean and to remove from the premises all such abandoned items listed above.
Landscaping.
7'he entire yard where exposed to public view must be landscaped.
flay areas, flowerbeds, driveways, walks, etc., not intended to have
vegetative cover should be clearly defined and maintained free of
uncultivated growth.
landscaping shall be maintained so as to present a healthy, neat and
orderly appearance at least equal to the original installation and shall
be mowed or trimmed in a manner and at a frequency so as not to
detract from the appearance of the general area. Any grass and brush
growing in excess of nine (9) inches in height, dead trees, trash and
garbage shall be removed from the premises. Landscaping shall be
maintained to minimize properly damage and public hazards, including
the removal of low hanging branches over sidewalks and paved areas
and those obstructing street lighting and traffic control signs.
landscaping shall be kept free of visible signs of insects and disease
and appropriately irrigated and fertilized to enable landscaping to be
in a healthy condition.
All roadways, curbs and sidewalks shall be edged to prevent
encroachment from the adjacent turf areas.
Buildings, Structures:
The exterior of all premises and every structure thereon where
exposed to public view, shall be maintained in condition that shall not
show evidence of deterioration. All screened enclosures shall be
properly fitted and maintained. All surfaces shall be maintained free
of weathering, discoloration, ripping, tearing or other holes or breaks,
broken glass, crumbling stone, brick or stucco or other conditions
reflective of deterioration or inadequate maintenance.
All building exterior wall surfaces shall be kept free of faded or
chipped paint, and shall be maintained in repair and condition to
prevent deterioration, and must be repainted, recovered or cleaned
when twenty-five (25) percent or more of any exposed surface
becomes discolored or is peeling.
• All off=street parking spaces and driveways shall be asphalt, concrete,
block, brick or similar smooth durable surface and shall be kept in repair.
308.1 Compliance Exceptions
No person shall operate a rooming house, or shall occupy or
let to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house,
except in compliance with the provisions of every section of this code
except the provisions of 301 and 302 .
Section 4. ]f any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any
reason held by a Courl to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the
remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 5. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
]'LACED ON FIRST READING THIS 23rd DAY OF AUGUST, 2001.
I'I,ACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 13th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2001.
(VILi.AGE SEAL)
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