Ordinance 75-38 O~I)IIIAt~CE 140. 75-3_8 __
Ail OI',i)]NANC. I'I I'.:,qTAI~L1SI{ING A MIMIHUH BUII,DII;G
FLOOR ELEVATION OF EIGHTEEN (].8") INCHES
A~()VE '.PILE CROWN OF THE NEAREST FINISHED STreET
OR TWENTY-FOUR (24") INCHES Al]eVE THE CROWN OF
TIIE IJICARI::f;T GRAI)I,iD OR (.)TILER UNI,'INISIIE[) STREE'C,
SEVEN (7') FEET AEOVE HI,IAN DEA LEVEL ([,ISL),
AND A Iq[NII.III~4 et,' FOUR FEI. iT (4') ABOVE TIlE
WATER TAnLE DURING THE WETTEST SI,:ASOI,I OF T}IE
YEAR; WlllCIIEVER IS TIIE HIGIIEST, BY A~qENDI!IG
~].05.a Or.' OI1DINANCE 73-2, TIIE COLLIER COUNTY
1.1U i [,DIII(: CODE.
BE IT ORDAIr;ED BY TIlE BOARD OF ~OUIITY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUIIT¥, FLORIDA:
,qECTION ONE:
That Section 105.8 of the "Collier County Building Code"
Ordinance 73-2 be: and Js hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section ]05.8 Minimum Floor Elevation
a. No building permit shall be issued for, and no
residential., .'ii. oep]ag or living quarter units of construction
shall be per£ormcd, unless the plans therefor show that con-
struction of thc finished floor elew~tton is established, a
m.inJmum of eighteen inchon (18") above tile crown of the neareqt
st:re:et if fini:;hcd wi, th paving, or twenty-four inches (24")
the crown if graded or otherwise unfinished, and seven
feet (7') above mean sea level (MSL) -1929 datum (National
Geodetic Vertical Datum) os such higher elevation as may be
en~ab]i,~hc, d ........by law whichever is tho highest; butldi~el~a-~
tion.% shall be gradually 'sloped a minimum of two penni ~%~
for thc: first 20 feet away from the building and on~rc~t ~
(1%) ti ereaft.r to effectively drain water from the ~ldi~.
Porches, carporks and garages may be at finished lot'~rade.
b. In addition if the building is to be connected to
an ind.ivJdual sewage disposal system, the floor elevation
..;hall. be a minimum of forty-eight inches (48") above the
mean high ground water table during the wo. ttest season
of the year. IIi~.th ground watur table will be r~:ferenced to
a l)m~ch mark sl~own on the plans based on U.S.G.S. data.
TWO:
The provi~ion:~ of th.is Ordinance shall be liberally
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con;~trur~.d t:o c,f.t':mctiw?]y carry oul: itr~ purpone in Lhe
int:r.,r(:r~L o~ thc: p,lbl, tc boa]th, ~afety, we]fare and convenience.
Con fl ict
In Lilt cvcmt t:h~ Ordinance con[lict~ with any other
ordin~nce of Collier County or other applicabl(} law, the
m()re r(~stricti, ve sha].l ~q}p].y. If any portion of t'.h[s Ordinance
is in conflict w~th an ordinance of any municipality within
Collier County, Jt s}~a].], not be effective within th~ municipality
to t],e extent of such conf]J, ct.
Severance
If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction such portion shall be deemod a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect, the wllid~ty of the remaining portion.
Pcnalty.
The provisions of th~s Ordinanca shall be deemed an
cxercJse of the police powers of Collior County for the pro-
tectioi~ of the public health, safety and welfare, and there-
fore, ~ha]] be liberally construad to accompl~nh %hat purpose
m%d implement the legi~lative intent and declaration. If such
vlolatJon is continuing, each day's violatJon or separate ac~
shall be a separate offense.
Effect[vo Date
This Ordinance shall take effect ~pon receipt of notice
that it has been filed with the Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Co~is-
.,].on_r.. of Collier County, Florida, this _23friday of .Septembe~
].975.
A'I'TEST:
MARGARET T. SCOTT
C]¢,rk of Circuit; Court
Deputy Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY CO~.I}IISSIO:.IERS
COI,LIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Stepho2~G. Mitchell, Chai. r~}{a~
Approved an to form and lo. gality:
,'&'.c."d' '
17'~'~]~' Emerson Brunet
Collier County Attorney