HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-92-17ORDINANCE NO, 0-92-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN PERTAINING TO
TECHNICAL CODES~ AMENDING SECTION 7-16 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ADOPTION OF UPDATED ADDITIONS OF VARIOUS BUILDING CODES~
AMENDING SECTION 7-35 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN TO ADOPT AN UPDATED EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE~ AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN TO ~DOPT UPDATED
NEW FIRE PREVENTION CODES~ PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH~
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN~ PROVIDING ~ SEVERABILITY CLAUSE~ AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE D&TE.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Sebastian has
determined that it is in the best interests of the City and its
residents to provide for updated technical codes, including
building codes, electrical codes, and fire prevention codes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. Section 7-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended by deleting the
existing Subsection (a) in its entirety and adding the following
new provisions in lieu thereof to read as follows:
"(a) The city does hereby adopt as building codes
for the City the below-listed additions of the Southern
Building Code Congress International, Inc. Three (3)
copies of which are on file in the offices of the
Community Development Department and which shall be
accessible to the public upon request during normal
business hours of the Community Development Department.
Such codes are hereby made a part of the Code of
ordinances of the city subject only to specific
additions, deletions or amendments set out in the Code
of Ordinances.
(1) Standard Building Code, 1991 edition.
(2) Standard Mechanical Code, 1991 edition.
(3) Standard Gas Code, 1991 edition.
(4) Standard Plumbing Code, 1991 edition."
Section 2. Section 7-35 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended by deleting the
existing Section 7-35 in its entirety and adding the following new
provisions in lieu thereof to read as follows:
"Sec. 7-35. &doption of National Electrical Code.
It is hereby adopted by reference the 1993 edition of the
National Electrical Code as published by the National
Fire Protection Association, subject to such additions,
deletions or amendments which may appear elsewhere in
this Article and except insofar as any such provisions
of the National Electrical Code, by their nature, could
have no application within the city."
Section 3. Section 11-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the
city of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended by deleting the
existing Section 11-18 in its entirety and adding the following new
provisions in lieu thereof to read as follows:
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,,sec. il-18. &doptlon of Fire Prevention Codes.
It is hereby adopted by reference the Standard Fire
Prevention Code, 1991 edition, as adopted by the Southern
Building Code Congress International, the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) Pamphlet 1, 1987 edition,
and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101,
Life Safety Code, 1991 edition, subject to only specific
additions, deletions or amendments set out in the Code
of ordinances, and except insofar as such provisions, by
their very nature, could have no application in the
city."
Section 4. CONFLICT. Ail Ordinances or
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
parts of
Section 5. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the City
Council of the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, and
it is hereby provided that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Sebastian, Florida; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; and the word
"Ordinance" may be changed to "Section," "Article" or other
appropriate designations.
Section 6. SEVE~BILITY. In the event a court of
competent jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of
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this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of
this Ordinance shall not be affected and it shall be presumed that
the city Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to enact
such invalid or unconstitutional provision. It shall further be
assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of
this Ordinance without said invalid and unconstitutional provision,
thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Council
member ~~
Council member ~~
vote, the vote was as follows:
The motion was seconded by
and, upon being put to a
Mayor Lonnie R. Powell
Vice-Mayor Frank Oberbeck
Council member Peter R. Holyk
Council member George G. Reid
Council member Carolyn Corum
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and
adopted this /~ day of 0~</~ , 1992.
CITY OF.. SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
- ATTEST: . . Lonnle R. Powe~ll,~ayor
Ka. thry,~ M.' O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
city Clerk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that notice of public hearing on this
Ordinance was published in the Veto Beach Press Journal as required
by State Statute, that one public hearing .~as held on this
Ordinance at 7.00 p.m. on the l~ day of ~'~/~ , 1992,
and that following said public ~-~ring this Ordinanc~ was passed
by the City Council.
Kathr~n-f4- O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
city Clerk
Approved~~nd,. Content:
Charles ~an Nash, City At~'~rney
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