1618 ORDINANCE NO. 1618
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
TO ADOPT AND AMEND THE BUILDING, GAS, HOUSING,
MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING CODES RELATING TO IN-
SPECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
AND ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING PROVISIONS AS PRO-
VIDED IN SAID CODES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICTS, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of
the City of Sanford, Florida, to adopt in all respects the
various Standard Codes relating to Building, Gas, Housing,
Mechanical and Plumbing; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of these Codes, with current
amendments, is 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 relating to the prevention of hazards such
as fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE 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, 6-1.1, 6-6, and 6-6.1
of Chapter 6 entitled "Buildings" of the Sanford City Code,
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-1. Adoption of Standard Building Code.
The Standard Building Code, 1982 edition, prepared
by the Southern Building Code Congress, is 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.
Sec. 6-1.1. Building Code amended.
Sections 102.i and 102.2 of the Standard Building
Code entitled "Building Official and Inspectors" are hereby
deleted in their entirety.
Chapter XXIII of the Standard Building Code, entitled
"Signs and Outdoor Displays" is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 403.2 of the Standard Building Code, entitled
"Tenant Separation", is hereby amended to read as follows:
"In a building, or portion of a builidng of a single
occupancy classification, when enclosed spaces are provided for
separate tenants, such spaces shall be separated by not less
than one-hour fire resistance. EXEMPTION: Regardless of type of
construction, nonrated partitions may be constructed within
rooms or spaces in buildings not exceeding 3,000 total square
feet in area of Group B-Business and S-Storage occupancies,
provided smoke detectors are located within each tenant area."
Section 901.6 of the Standard Building Code, entitled
"General" is hereby amended to read as follows:
"In all buildings constructed over forty-five (45)
feet from ground level approved sprinkler equipment and smoke
detection devices meeting the requirements of the Standard
Building Code shall be installed on all floors."
Sec. 6-6. Adoption of Sanford Energy Efficiency Code.
The State of Florida MOdel Energy Efficiency Building
Code, dated September, 1982, prepared for the State of Florida
Departme~ of Administration State Energy Office, as amended,
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
therein are made a part of this section by reference as fully
and completely as if set forth herein. Such copy shall remain
on file in said office, available for public inspection.
Sec. 6-6.1. Energy efficiency code amended.
Section 101.3 of the Florida Model Energy Efficiency
Building Code, entitled "Scope" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2. Exempt buildings.
f. Any commercial building with a heated or cooled
area of less than 1500 square feet.
SECTION 2: That Sections 12-1 and 12-2 of Chapter
12 entitled "Gas Code" be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 12-1. Adopted.
The Standard Gas Code, 1982 edition, prepared by the
Southern Building Code Congress, is hereby adopted 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.
Sec. 12-2. Penalty for violation.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter
shall be punished as provided by Section 1-8.
SECTION 3: That Sections 16~-1 and 16½-1.1 of Chapter
16½ entitled "Mechanical Code" be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 16~-1. Adopted.
The 1982 edition of the Standard Mechanical Code
as prepared by the southern Building Code Congress International,
Inc., as amended, 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 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.
Sec. 16½-1.1. Amendments.
Section 106 of the 1976 edition of the Standard
Mechanical Code, the same being entitled "Fees" is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
Sections 111 and 112, being entitled "Board of
Adjustment and Appeals" and '~Decisions of the Board of
Adjustment and Appeals" are hereby deleted in their entirety.
Section 302.2, subsection (A) 3 of the Standard
Mechanical Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(A) 3. Where such appliance is located in an
equipment room, such room shall have an opening or door or
passageway thereto large enoughto permit removal of the
largest piece of the appliance."
Section 504, Subsection (A) entitled "Duct Construction
and Installation," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(A) Joints and seams shall be securely fastened
and made substantially air-tight with glass-fab and mastic.
All slip joints shall have at least a one-inch lap
which is mechanically fastened."
Section 512, entitled "Plenum Chambers," first
paragraph, of the Standard Mechanical Code, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"No room, attic, void, hollow or concealed space
shall be used as an integral part of a duct system, or "plenum,"
unless the component parts of such space are constructed
entirely of noncombustible mate~l and/or properly protected
by means of fire dampers and/or fan cut-off controls so as
to restrict the spread of fire, and arranged so as to protect
the fire-resistiveness of the assembly; for exception see
Section 509. Such chambers shall not be used for storage or
occupational purposes. Public exit halls in hotels, hospitals,
institutions and similar occupancies and in multifamily houses
shall not be used as plenums. Stairway enclosures connecting
two (2) or more stories shall not be used as plenums.
Section 603.1 entitled "General" is hereby amended
to delete the words, "Sanitary Sewer Drain" from the first
sentence.
Subsection 605.2 entitled "Bleed-Off," is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"All cooling tower, water-cooled air conditioner,
and heat pump bleed-off and drain lines shall be extended to
a storm sewer drain unless connectedto laws sprinkler system.
Such drains shall not in any case be allowed to drain into
sanitary sewer drain. Cooling tower drains shall not in any
case be allowed to drain into yards, streets, or alleys, or
on the roof of a building which drains into such areas."
Section 608(g)(3) is amended by deleting the words
"Schedule 40 PVC" and adding the words "ASTM 27-29,"
Chapter VIII, entitled, "Electrical Requirements"
is deleted in its entirety and replace with the following
amendment:
Chapter VIII. Electrical Requirements.
All electrical requirements shall conform to the
National Electrical Code NFPA 70.
SECTION 4: That Sections 14-1,14-2~ & 14~3~of=Chapter
14 eneitled, "Housing Code" be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 14-1. Adopted.
The 1982 edition of the Standard Housing Code, 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.
Sec. 14-2. Amendments.
The requirements of Section 307-4 of the Southern
Standard Housing Code, as amended, and as set forth in Ordinance
No. 1019 (Section 14-1) be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"307.4 Care of Premises.
(a) 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, ice box, refrigerator, stove,
glass building material, building rubbish or similar items.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of every such owner
or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property
clean and to remove from the premises all such abandoned items
as listed above, including but not limited to weeds, dead trees,
trash, garbage, etc., upon notice from the Building Official.
(b) For the purpose of this section, an abandoned
motor vehicle is defined as one that is in a state of disrepair
and incapable of being moved under its own power.
(c) In the event the item to be moved as designated in
the notice is not removed within ten (10) days of the date of
such notice, the City of Sanford shall have the authority to
remove the item from the property and a statement shall be sub-
mitted to the property owner or occupant for the amount of
the expenses incurred by the City of Sanford in removing such
item. If the statement is not paid within thirty (30) days
of the date of the statement the City of Sanford ~ai1 have the
right to file a lien against the property from which the item
was removed for the amount of the statement submitted to the
property owner or occupant and said lien shall be valid and
in full force and effect until payment in full."
Sec. 14-3. Penalty for violation.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to the penalties provided by section 1-8.
SECTION 5: That Sections 19-1, 19-2, and 19-3 of
Chapter 19 entitled, "Plumbing" be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19-1. Adoption of Standard Plumbing Code.
The 1982 edition of the Standard Plumbing Code, as
amended, as prepared by the Southern Building Code Congress
Internations, Inc., 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.
Sec. 19-2. Qualification of Plumbers.
No personshall engage in the business or trade of
plumbing in the city unless he is qualified to do so as
evidenced by a current certificate issued by the central
contractors examining board created by section 7-31 of this
Code.
Sec. 19-3. Amendments to code.
Section 102.2 of the plumbing code, entitled
"Inspectors," is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 1212.1, subsection (b) entitled "Materials,"
of the code adopted in section 19-1 is amended to read as follows:
(b) Underground-Inaccessible water distribution piping
under slabs shall be copper water tube minimum type L, brass,
cast iron pressure pipe or galvanized steel pipe, all to be
installed with approved fittings and bends. Any material
subject to corrosion shall be protected when used in corrosive
soils. Copper water tube under slab shall be a continuous
loop, or all approved fitting must be silver soldered.
Table 505 of the Standard Plumbing Code entitled,
"Materials for Plumbing Installations" is amended by deleting
from the list of materials "concrete sewer pipe."
Section 1213.7. Safety Pans and Relief Valve Waste.
(a) When water heaters or hot water storage tanks
are installed above the ceiling level, the tank or heater shall
rest in a galvanized steel or metal pan of equal corrosive
resistance having a thickness at least equal to a 24-gauge
galvanized sheet steel, and add: "except in garages, whether
or not on the same floor level as residence."
SECTION 6: BE tT FURTHER ORDAINED that within said
Codes when reference is made to the duties of certain officals
named therein that designated offical 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 7: 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 effedt of any other section or part of
this ordinance.
SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9: This ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of November ,
A.D., 1982.
ATTEST:.
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 1618, passed and adopted by the City Commission
of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the eighth day of Novem-
ber, 1982, was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall
in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the ninth day of Novem-
ber, 1982.
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City of Sanfor , F~orida