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2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
3 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
4 PART III, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,
5 CHAPTER 20, BUILDINGS, HOUSING AND
6 CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS, ARTICLE I, IN
7 GENERAL, BY AMENDING SECTION 4, FEES,
8 SUBPARAGRAPH A; PROVIDING FOR BUILDING
9 DIVISION FEES.
10 WHEREAS, staff has recently reviewed Chapter 20 of the Land Development
11 Regulations, titled Building, Housing and Construction Regulations; and staff has reviewed
12 Ordinance No. 06-084, Boynton Beach Administrative Amendments to the 2004 Florida
13 Building Code; and
14 WHEREAS, as a result of this review, staff recommends removing the ICC Building
15 Valuation Data Table as the sole reference for construction valuation due to the lack of
16 regional adjustments; therefore, the ICC Table does not reflect the current construction market
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18 WHEREAS, the implementation of this Ordinance will ensure more accurate building
19 valuation for building permit fee, and other fee, calculations and be a more equitable form of
20 building and systems valuation for owners, contractors and developers.
21 NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMISSION
22 OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, THAT:
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Section 1.
Each Whereas clause set forth above IS true and correct and
24 incorporated herein by this reference.
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Section 2.
Part III, Chapter 20, Buildings, Housing and Construction Regulations,
26 Article I, Section 4, Fees, Subparagraph A is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
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"Section 4. Fees.
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A. Fees assessable by the City of Boynton Beach for the administration and
enforcement of the Florida Building Code and the City of Bovnton Beach
Administrative Amendments to the Florida Building Code. pursuant to this Chapter
and F.S.553.79. 553.80 & 166.222. shall be established by the City Commission by
resolution from time to time.
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Building Division permit fees shall be based upon the valuation of buildings
and systems and shall represent the total replacement value to include structural,
electric. plumbing. mechanical. interior finish. normal building related site work
(excavation and backfill for buildings). architectural and design fees. overhead and
profit: excluding only land value. Building valuation shall be based upon bona fide
executed construction contracts. proprietary builder documentation. or other nationally
recognized construction cost analysis service. which would include regional
adiustments. such as the most current edition of RS Means Construction Estimating
Cost Data.
A revision to a permit shall not be issued until the additional fee. if any. due to
an increase in estimated cost of the building. electrical. plumbing. gas. mechanical,
landscaping or site development. has been paid. "
Section 3.
Each and every other provision of Chapter 20, not herein specifically
l4 amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted.
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Section 4.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
l6 same are hereby repealed.
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Section 5.
Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
18 paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
19 such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
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Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
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This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
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FIRST READING this ~ day of J~_, 2008.
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Commissioner - Woodrow 1,
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Commissioner - Marlene Ross
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