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Commission updates building codes, electrical/plumbing chapters and land-development rules; creates misdemeanor for stop-work violations
Summary
On first reading the commission amended Chapter 7 (building and housing codes) and related code sections, repealed obsolete construction licensing and plumbing language, clarified electric code references, updated land-development design-review language (Section 33-94), and approved removal of one historic tree with a 100% replacement condition.
The City Commission approved several code changes on first reading that update building, electrical and plumbing references to current state and national codes, clarify administrative procedures, and tighten land-development standards for design review.
Larry Heights, chief building official, briefed the commission on amendments that remove outdated local licensing language, align code references with the Florida Building Code and the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), and incorporate recent changes to Florida statutes affecting permit-review timeframes (staff cited Florida Statute 553.792 during the presentation). Heights said the updates also create a local municipal misdemeanor to enforce stop-work…
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