HomeMy WebLinkAbout1571 ORDINANCE NO. 1571
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
TO ADOPT VARIOUS STANDARD CODES AND AMENDMENTS
AND REVISIONS THERETO RELATING TO INSPECTION
ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF SANFORD AND ENFORCE-
MENT OF BUILDING PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED IN SAID
CODES, PROVIDING FOR SETtERABILITY, CONFLICTS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
WHEREAS,~it is the desire of the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, to adopt in all respects the various Standard
Codes relating the building, gas, electrical, housing, plumbing,
mechanical, and
WHEREAS, the adoption of these Codes with current
amendments is done to facilitate proper inspection activities
by the City of Sanford, relating to construction and to mainten-
ance of buildings within the corporate limits ofsaid c~tyand
relating to the prevention of hazards such as fire;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BYTHE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, that the following Codes are hereby adopted
by reference as though they were copied herein fully:
SECTION 1: That Section 6-1 of Chapter 6, entitled
"Buildings" of the Sanford City Code be amended to read as follows:
The Standard Building Code, 1979 edition, and Appendix
D, prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress,
together with the 1980 and 1981 revisions to the 1979
edition are hereby adopted in their entirety by the
city. One copy of same is filed in the office of the
city clerk as a matter of permanent record of the city,
and the matters and contents therein are made a part
of this section by reference as fully and completely
as if set forth:herein, and such copy shall remain on
file in said office available for public inspection.
SECTION 2: That Section 12-1 of Chapter 12 entitled
"Gas Code" of the Sanford City Code be amended to read as follows:
The Standard Gas Code, 1979 edition, prepared by the
Southern Building Code Congress, together with the
1980 and 1981 revisions to the 1979 edition, are
hereby adopted by the city, one copy of which is
in the office of the city clerk as a matter of permanent
record of the city, and the matters and contents
therein are made a part of this chapter by reference
as fully and completely as if set forth herein, and
such copy shall remain on file in said office avail-
able for public inspection.
SECTION 3: That Section 8-3 of Chapter 8 entitled
"Electricity" of the Sanford City Code be amended to read as
follows:
The NationalsElectrical Code of 1981 as prepared by the
National Fire Protection Association, as amended by
Central Florida Advisory Code Committee Notice G, and
further amended as follows:
"Aluminum conductors shall not be installed and
used in any residential, commercial or other
structures hereafter altered, built, constructed,
erected, repaired or moved into the City of Sanford,
Florida, with the exception of No. 6 AWG and larger
conductors for circuits which originate from a
panel and terminate at a single de~ice'~",
is hereby adopted as the electric code of the city, one
copy of which code is on file in the office of the city
clerk as a matter of permanent record of the city and
the matters and contents therein are made a part of
this chapter by reference as fully and completely as if
set forth herein, and such copies shall remain on file
in said office available for public inspection.
SECTION 4: That Section 14-1 of Chapter 14 entitled
"Housing Code" of the Sanford City Code be amended to read as
follows:
The 1979 edition of the Standard Housing Code, together
with the 1980 and 1981 revisions to the 1979 edition,
prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress, is
hereby adopted by the city, and one copy of said code
is filed in the office of the city clerk as a matter
of permanent record of the city and the matters and
contents therein are made a part of this chapter by
reference as fully and completely as if set forth
herein, and such copy shall remain on file in said
office available for public inspection.
SECTION 5: That Section 19-1 of Chapter 19 entitled
"Plumbing" of the Sanford City Code be amended to read as follows:
The 1979 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code, as
amended, as prepared by the Southern Building Code
Congress International, Inc., together with the 1980
and 1981 revisions to the 1979 edition, is hereby
adopted by the city and a copy of which is filed in the
office of the city clerk as a matter of permanent record
of the city, and the matters and contents therein are
made a part of this chapter by reference as fully and
completely as if set forth herein, and such copy shall
remain on file in said office available for public
inspection.
SECTION 6: That Section 19-4 be added to Chapter 19
of the Sanford City Code as follows:
19-4 Amendments to the 1980 and 1981 revisions to the
1979 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code.
Chapter IV, General Regulations - 407.4 is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
Chapter XII - 1210.0(b)- "Type M" is hereby amended
to read "Type L - with no fittings under slab ex-
cept where silver solder is used," and the phrase,
"Polybutelene (PB) plastic pipe or tubing" is here-
by deleted.
Section 1211.8, the following phrase is added, "Air
chambers of minimum size 1/2 x 1 x 12 will be allowed
in lieu of mechanical water hammer arresters."
SECTION 7: That Section 16 1/2 - 1 of Chapter 16 1/2
entitled "Mechanical Code" of the Sanford City Code be amended to
read as follows:
The 1979 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code as
prepared by the SOuthern Building Code Congress
International, Inc., as amended, together with the
1980 and 1981 revisions to the 1979 edition, is hereby
adopted by the city, and a copy of same, as amended, is
filed in the office of the city clerk as a matter of
permanent record of the city, and the matters and con-
tents therein are made a part of this chapter by
reference as fully and completely as if set forth here-
in, and such copy shall remain on file in said office
available for public inspection.
SECTION 8: That Section 16 1/2 - 1.1 of Chapter 16 1/2
of the Sanford City Code is hereby amended to add the following
section:
Section 608 (g) (3) The words "Schedule 40 PUC" are
deleted and the words "ASTM 27-29",.are added.
SECTION 9: BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that within said
Codes when reference is made to the duties of certain officials
named therein that designated official in the City of Sanford, who
has duties corresponding to those of the named official in said
Code shall be deemed to be the responsible official insofar as
enforcing the provisions of said Code are concerned.
SECTION 10: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional,
it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force
or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 11: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are herby repealed.
SECTION 12: This ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of September, A.~D.,
1981. ~
Mayor
Attest:
A- ' sio.n of the
, or~da.'
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of San-
ford, Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct
copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 1571, PASSED and
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford,
Florida, on the 14th day of September, 1981, was POSTED
at the front door of the City Hall in the City of San-
ford, Florida, on the 15thday of September, 1981.
City of Sanford, Florida