Ordinance 87-019 ORDINANCE NO. 87- 19
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1986 REVISIONS TO
THE 1985 EDITION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING
CODE; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 86-49 BY
DELETING APPENDIX N IN ITS ENTIRETY; ADDING
DEFINITIONS IN SECTION 202; AMENDING
SECTION 1104.4 REGARDING EMERGENCY EGRESS
OPENINGS, OR SECOND MEANS OF ESCAPE OR
ALTERNATE PROTECTION; ADDING SECTION 1302.4
· SETTING FORTH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCRETE
~ 'FOOTINGS; AMENDING SECTION A103.6.1 PERMIT
INTENT; PROVIDING CONFLICT AND SEVERANCE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Collier County has adopted the "Standard Building
Code, 1985 Edition" including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, I, L,
N, and P, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress
International, Inc., as amended, to be known as the "Collier
County Standard Building Code"; and
WHEREAS, Collier County desires to adopt the 1986 revisions
to the 1985 Edition of the "Standard Building Code" thereby
incorporating s~ch revisions into the Collier County Standard
Building Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE: ADOPTION OF THE 1986 REVISIONS TO THE 1985 EDITION
OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE.
The 1986 revisions to the Standard Building Code, 1985
Edition, including revisions to Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, I,
L, and P, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress
International, Inc., are hereby adopted by reference as part of
the "Collier County Standard Building Code" to protect the
health, welfare, safety, common interest and convenience of the
citizens, visitors and residents of Collier County, Florida.
SECTION TWO: AMENDMENTS TO COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 86-49.
Collier County Ordinance No. 86-49, which adopted the
Standard Building Code, 1985 Edition with Appendices A, B, C, D,
E, F, I, L, N, and P is hereby amended as follows:
Section One of County Ordinance No. 86-49 is hereby amended
by deleting Appendix N in its entirety and to read as follows:
Words underlined are added; words se~uek-eh~ough are deleted.
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The "Standard Building Code, 1985 Edition", including
Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, I, L, N? and P, as published by the
Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. and as
amended herein, is adopted by reference as the "Collier County
Standard Building Code" to protect the health, welfare, safety,
co,non interest, and conveniences of the citizens, visitors, and
residents of Collier County, Florida.
Section Two of County Ordinance No. 86-49 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
The "Standard Building Code, 1985 Edition", including
Appendices A, B. C, D, E, F, I, L, N7 and P, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 202 - Definitions is hereby amended by adding the
following:
MINI STORAGE - is the use of a building divided into storage
compartments. These units or compartments are strictly for dead
storage. These units shall not be used to conduct business.
Therefore, telephones are prohibited and only minimum electrical
service shall be provided~ which shall be a switch for lighting.
(Electrical receptacle not permitted.) Plumbing for individual
units will be prohibited~ but may be required for the overall
complex. The storage unit or bay shall not exceed a 10' x 20'
dimension.
Section 1104.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1104.4 - EMERGENCY EGRESS OPENINGS, OR SECOND MEANS OF
ESCAPE OR ALTERNATE PROTECTION
1104.4.1 - In any dwelling or living unit of two or more
rooms, every bedroom and living area shall have either a second
~e~s of escape, such as emergency egress openings or alternative
protection. The second means of escape or alternative protection
shall be one of the following:
1) A door, stairway, passage or hall providing a wa~
independent of and remote from the primary means of escape, of
unobstructed travel to the outside of the dwelling at street or
~round level~ orr
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2) A passage through adjacent non-lockable spaces indepen-
dent of and remote from the primary means of escape to an~
approved means of escape; or~
3) An outside window or door operable from the inside
without the use of tools and providing a clear opening of not
less than 20 inches '(50.8 cm) in width, 24 inches (61 cm) in
height and 5.7 square feet (.53 sq m) in area. The bottom of the
9pening shall not be more than 44 inches (112 cm) off the floor.
Such means of escape shall be acceptable if:
a) The window is within 20 feet (6.1 m) of grade{ or
b) The window is directly accessible to fire department
rescue apparatus as approved by the authority having
jurisdiction, or
c) The window or door opens onto an exterior balconyr or
d) The bedroom or living area shall be separated from all
other parts of the living unit by construction having a fire
resistance rating of at least 20 minutes and shall be
equipped with a door that will resist passage of fire for at
least 20 minutes~ and is designed and installed to minimize
smoke leakages.
A means of providing smoke venting and fresh air to the
occupants shall be provided.
Exception No. 1: A second means of escape or alternate
protection is not required:
a) If the bedroom or living area has a door leading
directly to the outside of the building, at or to grade
level; or
b) If the dwelling unit is protected throughout by an
approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA
13~ Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems{ or
NFPA 1.3D~ Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
in One and Two Family Dwellings and Mobile Homes~ as
applicable.
Exception No. 2: Existing approved means of escape may be
continued in use.
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Section 1302 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Section 1302.4 - CONCRETE FOOTINGS
1302.4.3 - The minimum requirements for footings for one and
two family homes not more than three (3) stories in height and
not designed by an architect or enqineer are as follows:
Monolithic footinqs for single residence must be 16 inches
~eep by 12 inches wide with two (2) #5 reinforcinq bars. A
two story monolithic must be at least 24 inches deep by 16
inches wide with three (3) ~5 reinforcinq bars. Stemwall
footings for sinqle story residence must be 10 inches deep
by 16 inches wide with two (2) ~5 reinforcing bars. A two
story stemwall must be at least 12 inches deep by 24 inches
wide with three (3) ~5 reinforcinq bars. (See iljustrated
supplement) .
Section A103.6.1 - PERMIT INTENT is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Permit Intent; General
The Building Official shall act upon an application for a
permit with plans as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable
or unnecessary delay. A permit issued shall be construed to be a
license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as
authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside any of the
provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance of a permit
prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring a
Correction of errors in plans or in construction, or of
violations of this code.
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Permit Intent; Tim~' Limitations
(a) Buildinq permits shall expire and become null and void
if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within six
(6) months from the date of the issuance of the permit. In
addition~ for all buildinq permits applied for after the
effective date of this Ordinance, the building permit shall
expire if the work authorized by such permit is not completed
within eighteen (18) months from the date of issuance of the
per~lit~ unless prior to the issuance of the buildinq permit a
time schedule has been submitted to and approved by the Buildinq
Official, predicated upon customary time for construction of like
buildings indicating completion of construction in excess of
eighteen (18) months. In the event a time schedule has been
submitted by the contractor~ the building permit shall expire
thirty (30) days after the date of completion set forth in the
time schedule.
Any building permit which has been issued prior to the
effective date of this ordinance and which is currently an
active, valid permit shall be subject to all requirements of this
section A103.6.1, Permit Intent, in the same manner as thouqh
said permit had been originally issued immediately after the
effective date of this ordinance.
(b) The Buildinq Official may authorize a maximum of two
(2) extensions of an active, valid building permit for a period
of ninety (90) days each, upon payment by the contractor of a
filing fee for each extension. As a condition to grantin~ a
permit extension~ the Building Director may require a buildinq
schedule from the contractor setting forth the date of
completion. The filing fee for each permit extension will be
equal to ten (10) percent of the original building permit fee or
one hundred dollars ($100.00), whichever is greater, but will not
exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The filing fee will cover
the cost of reviewing existing or amended building plans to
determine and verify code compliance.
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No further extension may be granted by the Building Official
and the permit shall ex,)ire and become null and void unless the
building permittee requests in writing that the Community
Development Administrator schedule a hearing before the Board of
County Commissionersr said hearing to be held prior to expiration
of the building permitr in order for the contractor to provide
evidence to the Board as to reasons for the suspension~ delay or
abandonment of the project. If the Board finds that ~ood cause
has' been shown for the suspension! delay or abandonment of said
project, the contractor shall be allowed to continue said project
under the original permit, subject to the extension filing fee
set forth above. As a condition of the continuance of the
permit, the Board shall be authorized to place such time
restrictions or conditions on the permit as may be deemed
appropriate by the Board.
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Permit Intent~ Suspension Or Abandonment
If construction has co~enced within six (6) months from the
date of issuance of the permit~ and is s~bsequently abandoned or
suspended as determined by the Building Officialr the permit
shall expire and become null and void. Once construction has
commenced on a building or projectr it shall be prima facia
evidence of abandonment or suspension of the prgject if the
contractor during any six month period fails to actively engage
in construction and fails to complete at least 60% of the
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construction that would be considered average for the industry
for that six-month time period predicated upon a customary time
for construction of like buildings. Such project shall not be
considered abandoned or suspended if the contractor furnishes the
Buildinq Official satisfactory evidence~ in writing! that the
delay is occasioned' due to unavailability of construction
supplies or materialsr and every effort has been made to obtain
substitute materials equal to those called for in
the specifications, or due to delay in delivery of construction
supplies or materialsr or due to fire! weather conditions~ civi!.
co,notion or strike. Increased cost of building materials or
supplies or financial hardship shall not be considered by the
Building Official as evidence that the project has not been
abandoned or suspended.
In the event that the Building Official declares a permit to
be null and void as the result of abandonment or suspension of
the project~ the contractor shall be so notified, in writing, at
his usual place of business. Within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of the Building Official's decision, the contractor or
owner may appeal the decision of the Building Official to the
Board of County Commissioners by requesting in writing to the
Community Development Administrator a hearing before the Board.
The contractor or owner shall have the burden of establishing
that the project has'not been abandoned or suspended and that the
Board should reverse the decision of the Building Official.
SECTION TWO: CONFLICT AND SEVERANCE
In the event this ordinance conflicts with any other
ordinance in Collier County or other applicable law, the more
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion.
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Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice
from the Secretary of State that this Ordinance has been filed
with the Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Collier County, Florida, this-~//"~/~ day-- of ~~ , 1987.
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Appr~.:~g~6 form and
legal ~uffi~iency:
Ke'nneth B.-CuYler
County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLI~E~ COUNTY, FLORIDA
This ordlnonce filed with the
Secretary of.~o.te's Office. ~e..~
crud acknowled'geme, gt~aj~ that
f/I/nfl received t.hj~'~a~L day
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SUPPLEMENT:
CHAPTER: 13: 1302.4
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF COLLIER )
I, JAMES C. GILES, Clerk of Courts in and for thc Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, Coll'ier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true .copy of:
ORDINANCE 87-19
Which ~.~as adopted by'the Board of County Commissioners on the 21st
day of April, 1987 during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 24th day of April,
1987,
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JAMES C. GI~ES.' . ". ~-'-,
Clerk of..Co.urts:'and Cl~r~.,~
Ex-offtc~6"ft'O~Board "of ~ '~%~
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