THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - City of Coral Springs

113.14 Review of Board Decisions:
113.14.1 Any person aggrieved by a decision of the BORA,
whether or not a previous party to the decision, may file an
appeal pursuant to Section 553.775(3) (c) Florida Statutes.
Appeals of decisions within the review jurisdiction of the
Florida Building Commission shall be to the Florida Building
Code in the manner prescribed in the referenced statute.
Review of other decisions of the Board shall be as provided
in the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure for judicial review
of administrative action.
113.15 Amendments to Code
113.15.1 The provisions of the South Florida Building Code
Broward Edition, Broward Local Amendments to the FFPC,
and the Florida Building Code as applicable to Broward
County, shall be amended only by the BORA and only to the
extent and in the manner specified in the Code, and in Section
553.73(4), Florida Statutes. For fire code related
amendments see FFPC and section 633.0215 Florida Statutes.
113.15.2 Neither the Board of County Commissioners nor
any municipality within Broward County may enact any
ordinance in conflict with Chapter 71-575, as amended, the
Florida Building Code, or the South Florida Building Code
Broward Edition.
SECTION 114
VIOLATIONS
RESERVED
SECTION 115
STOP WORK ORDER
115.1 Authority Whenever any work is being done in
violation of the provisions of this Code or is being installed
in a manner that it would create a hazard (unsafe or
dangerous manner) to life or property, the Building Official
or his/her duly authorized representative may order
such work to stopped or may order the violation corrected
within a reasonable period of time, by notice in writing
served on the person or persons engaged in the doing or
causing of such work to be done. Such person shall immediately
stop such work until provisions have been made
with the Building Official or his/her duly authorized representative
to bring such work into compliance with this
code, at which time the Building Official or his/her duly
authorized representative may authorize the work to proceed.
If the Fire Chief or his/her duly authorized representative
becomes aware of a hazardous condition, which presents
immediate danger to life, he/she shall be authorized to order
the hazard removed or remedied immediately, and
shall be empowered to order the closing of the building or
place where such danger to life violation exists, until such
time as same has been corrected. Any failure of immediate
compliance shall empower the Fire Chief or his/her duly
authorized representative finding such hazardous condi-
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tion creating immediate danger to life, to close such building
or cause same to be closed and the people herein
evacuated and barred from reentering until such time as
such immediate danger to life has been corrected. The
Fire Chief or his/her duly authorized representative is given
the authority to order any gas company, power company,
or other utility company, to disconnect its service to
any building or buildings containing gas or power installations,
where such installations, in the opinion of the Fire
Chief or his/her duly authorized representative, creates an
immediate danger to life, and to otherwise close or evacuate
such building and to bar reentry thereto, until such installation
is repaired or replaced and such hazard to life
ceases to exist.
Rejections shall include specific reference to the Code
Section upon which rejection is based in writing.
115.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall
be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner’s
agent, or to the person doing the work, or posted on the job site
in a conspicuous location. Upon issuance of a stop work order,
the cited work shall immediately cease by such persons. The stop
work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions
under which the cited work will be permitted to resume.
115.3 Unlawful continuance. Any person who shall continue
any work after having been served with a stop work order, except
such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a
violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as
prescribed by law.
SECTION 116
UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT
116.1 General.
116.1.1 Buildings or structures that in the opinion of the
Building Official are, or hereafter shall become unsafe, unsanitary
or deficient in adequate facilities for means of
egress, or which constitute a fire or windstorm hazard, or
illegal or improper use, occupancy or maintenance, or which
do not comply with the provisions of the applicable Minimum
Housing Code, or which have been substantially damaged
by the elements, acts of God, fire, explosion or otherwise,
shall be deemed unsafe buildings and a permit shall be
obtained to demolish the structure or bring the building to
comply with the applicable Codes.
116.1.2 Incomplete buildings or structures commenced
without a permit or the permit for which has expired, or
completed buildings or structures commenced without a
permit or the permit for which expired prior to completion
and no Certificate of Occupancy has been issued, shall be
presumed and deemed unsafe.
116.1.3 Unsafe buildings or structures shall be demolished
and removed from the premises concerned, or made safe,
sanitary and secure in a manner required by the Building
Official and as provided in this Chapter, provided that where
replacement, repair, alteration or demolition is required on
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