HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-04-20ORDINANCE NO. 0-04-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING CITY
CODE SECTION 26-31(a) TO DESIGNATE 140 MPH MINIMUM WIND SPEED
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY,
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has enforced a design wind speed of 130 mph since enactment of
the Florida Building Code; and
WI:IEREAS, the portion of Indian River County adjoining the City utilizes a design
speed of 140 mph; and
WHEREAS, a heightened design speed will further protect the citizens of the City and
maintain consistency in the county;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. That section 26-3 l(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-31. Technical codes adopted.
(a) The city does hereby adopt as building codes for the city the below-listed
editions, copies of which are on file in the office of the buildine
~ department and the office of the city clerk and which shall be
accessible to the public upon request during the normal business hours of the
community development department and the city clerk. Such codes, which shall be
referred to as the standard 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) Florida Building Code.
(2) Florida Fire Prevention Code.
(3) Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, Southern Building Code
Congress, 1985 edition.
For vurnoses of determinine comvliance with the Florida Buildine Code. the City
adonts a design strenmh wind sneed three second ~,ust standard of 140 miles per
hour.
Section 2. APPLICABILITY. The wind speed standard set forth herein shall be
applied to all construction for which building permit applications are submitted on or after
February 7, 2005.
Section 3.
CONFLICT. All code provisions in conflict herewith are repealed.
Section 4. SEVERABIIlTY. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall
determine that any part of this Ordinance is invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be
affected and it shall be presumed that the City did not intend to enact such invalid provision. It
shall further be assumed that the City would have enacted the remainder of this Ordinance
without said invalid provision, thereby causing the same to remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon passage.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Councilmember ¢ o n i g 1. i o
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Mo n i e r and, upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Nathan B. McCollum a ¥ e
Vice-Mayor Joe Barczyk a y e
Councilmemb er Ray Coniglio a y e
Councilmember Lisanne Monier a y e
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 12th day of January,
2005.
ATTEST:
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
By: .~
Mayor Nathan B. McCollum
Approved as to form and legality for
reli~/~ th, e City of Sebastian only:
Rich Stringer:, City Attd~ey