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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
4 FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "FIRE PROTECTION
5 AND PREVENTION",ARTICLE I,"GENERAL",SECTION 9-
6 3,"EXAMINATION OF BUILDING PERMITS"TO INCLUDE
7 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL
8 OF LAWS IN CONFLICT,SEVERABILITY,CODIFICATION
9 AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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11 WHEREAS, Section 9 of the City Ordinances pertaining to fire prevention and control
12 must remain consistent with the latest edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code which is
13 revised every three(3) years; and
14 WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statutes, local government is required to ensure that
15 they are consistent with the latest edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
17 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,FLORIDA THAT:
18 Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
19 as being true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
20 Section 2. Chapter 9 entitled"Fire Protection and Prevention",Article I,"General",
21 Section 9-3(c)of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
22 ARTICLE I. GENERAL
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24 Sec. 9-3. Examination of building permits.
25 (a) No building permit shall be issued by the Building Department for new
26 construction, demolition, moving of existing buildings or renovation of existing
27 structures normally requiring a building permit until a complete set of plans and/or
28 specifications have been examined and approved by the Fire and Life Safety Division.
29 (b) No building that requires a certificate of occupancy (CO) from the Building Official
30 shall be occupied for any purpose until a Fire Department fire final inspection has been
31 approved.
32 (c) Nothing in this section shall apply to single-family or duplex residential
33 units. Exceptions: fire sprinkler systems,generators,e+-gas installations and
34 Photovoltaic systems.
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(d) When work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started prior to
2 issuance of a permit,the fees herein specified shall be four (4) times the original fees.
3 (e) The payment of such fees shall not relieve any person from fully complying with
4 the requirements of this chapter in the execution of the work,nor from any other
5 penalties prescribed herein.
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7 Section 3. Each and every other provision of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
8 Boynton Beach not herein specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as
9 previously enacted.
10 Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same
11 are hereby repealed.
12 Section 5. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
13 paragraph,sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,such
14 decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
15 Section 6. Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
16 Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
17 FIRST READING this a day of February, 2021.
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19 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE thisIay of F , 2021.
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21 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
22 YES NO
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24 Mayor—Steven B. Grant
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26 Vice-Mayor—Ty Penserga ✓
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28 Commissioner—Justin Katz ✓
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30 Commissioner—Woodrow L. Hay ✓
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32 Commissioner—Christina L. Romelus
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34 • VOTE 5 -G
35 ATTEST: s `
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37 • /AO1it
38 Tammy Stanzi'ne
39 Deputy City Clerk 1,)).0
40 (Corporate Seal)
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