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1676 ORDINANCE NO. 1676 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, TO ADOPT THE 1983 REVISIONS TO THE BUILDING, PLUMBING, GAS, HOUSING ANDMECHANICAL CODES AND FURTHER TO AMEND THE MECHANICALCODE PERTAINING TO DUCT CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHERF~S, it is the desire of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, to adopt the 1983 revisions to the various Standard Codes relating to building, plumbing, gas, housing and mechanical codes; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the amendments to these Codesis done to facilitate proper inspection activities by the City of Sanford, Florida, relating to construction and to maintenance of buildings within the corporate limits of said city and relatingto the prevention of hazards such as fire. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, that the following amendments to the Codes are hereby adopted by reference as though they were copies herein fully: SECTION 1: That Section 6-1 (a) is added to Chapter 6 entitled "Buildings" of the Sanford City Code, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 6-1 (a) Adoption of 1983 Revisions and Appendix D. The 1983 Revisions and Appendix D to the Standard Building Code, 1982 edition, prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress,are hereby adopted in its 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 19-1 (a) is added to Chapter 19 entitled "Plumbing" of the Sanford City Code, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 19-1 (a) Adoption of 1983 Revisions. The 1983 Revisions to the Standard Plumbing Code, 1982 edition, as prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress Internations, Inc., are 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 3: That Section 12-1 (a) is added to Chapter 12 entitled "Gas Code" of the Sanford City Code, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 12-1 (a) Adoption of 1983 Revisions. The 1983 Revisions to the Standard Gas Code, 1982 edition, prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress, are hereby ad9pted by the city, one copy of which 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 4: That Section 14-1 (a) is added to Chapter 14 entitled "Housing Code" of the Sanford City Code, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 14-1 (a) Adoption of 1983 Revisions. The 1983 Revisions to the Standard Housing Code, 1982 edition, prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress, are 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 16%-1 (a) and Section 16%-i.I (a) are added to Chapter 16 entitled "Mechanical Code" of the Sanford~ City Code., be. and ~he same'is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 16~-1 (a) Adoption of i983 Revisions. The 1983 Revisions to the Standard Mechanical Code, 1982 edition, as prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., 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 contents there~ 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. Sec. I6~-1.1 (a) ~endment to Sec. 5: S~-Section "A" of Section 504, entitled "Duct Construction and Installation", is hereby amended to read as follows: (A) Joints and seams shall be securely fastened and made s~stantially air-tight with glass-fab and mastic. All slip joints shall have at least a one-inch lap which is mechanically fastened. SECTION 6: 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 ~pair the validity, force, or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance. SECTION 7: All ord~ances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are her~y repealed. SECTION 8: his ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ~OPTED this 27thday of December , A. D., 1983. ATTEST: City of Sanford, Florida. 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. 1676, PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 27th day of December, 1983, was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 28th day of December, 1983.