§ 22-258. Florida Building Code.

Notwithstanding the amendments to the Florida Building Code all building permits issued in the city are subject to the requirements of the most current version of the Florida Building Code in effect on the date of application for said building permit; and shall be subject to the requirements of versions of the Florida Building Code enacted subsequent to the date of application for said building permit as may be required by the Florida Building Code.

The City amends a portion of the Florida Building Code to add the following administrative amendment to the Florida Building Code, Building.

Modify Sec. 107.3.5 as follows:

107.3.5 Minimum plan review criteria for buildings.

Commercial Buildings: Building

8.

Structural requirements shall include:

Flood requirements in accordance with Section 1612, including lowest floor elevations, enclosures, declaration of land restriction (non-conversion agreement), flood damage-resistant materials.

Residential (one- and two-family)

6.

Structural requirements shall include:

Flood hazard areas, flood zones, design flood elevations, lowest floor elevations, enclosures, declaration of land restriction (non-conversion agreement), equipment, and flood damage-resistant materials.

The City amends a portion of the Florida Building Code to add the following technical amendment to the Florida Building Code, Building.   

Modify a definition as follows:

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. The term also includes flood-related damage sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a 10-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

Add Section 1612.4.2 as follows:

1612.4.2 Additional requirements for enclosed areas. In addition to the requirements of ASCE 24, enclosed areas below the design flood elevation shall not be partitioned or finished into separate rooms except for stairwells, ramps, and elevators.

The City amends a portion of the Florida Building Code to add the following technical amendment to the Florida Building Code, Residential.

R322.2.2 Enclosed areas below design flood elevation. Enclosed areas, including crawl spaces, that are below the design flood elevation shall:

1.

Be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage. The interior portion of such enclosed areas shall not be partitioned or finished into separate rooms except for stairwells, ramps, and elevators, unless a partition is required by the fire code. The limitation on partitions does not apply to load bearing walls interior to perimeter wall (crawlspace) foundations. Access to enclosed areas shall be the minimum necessary to allow for the parking of vehicles (garage door) or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in connection with the premises (standard exterior door) or entry to the building (stairway or elevator).

Remainder unchanged

The City amends a portion of the Florida Building Code to add the following technical amendment to the Florida Building Code, Existing Building.

Modify a definition as follows:

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. The term also includes flood-related damage sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a 10-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

( Ord. No. 2014-0702, 2-18-2014 ; Ord. No. 2018-40 , § 2, 10-2-2018)