§ 14-27. Amendments to the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC).

The following sections and subsections of the current edition of the IPMC are hereby amended to read as follows:

(1)

101.1 Title is amended to read as follows:

These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code (PMC), also referred to as "this code.

(2)

102.3 Application of other codes is amended to read as follows:

Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the current edition of the Florida Building Code, Florida Fuel Gas Code, Florida Plumbing Code, Florida Mechanical Code, Florida Residential Code, Florida Existing Building Code, and the National Electrical Code NFPA 70. Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify, or set aside any provision of the City of Port Orange Land Development Code. All references in the IPMC to the International Model Codes are hereby deleted and replaced with the equivalent currently adopted edition of the Florida Codes, as follows:

a.

"International Building Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Building Code";

b.

"International Plumbing Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Plumbing Code";

c.

"International Mechanical Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Mechanical Code";

d.

"International Fuel Gas Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Fuel Gas Code";

e.

"International Residential Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Residential Code";

f.

"International Existing Building Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Existing Building Code";

g.

"International Electrical Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "National Electric Code NFPA 70";

h.

"International Fire Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "Florida Fire Prevention Code"; and

i.

"International Zoning Code" is hereby deleted and replaced with "City of Port Orange Land Development Code".

(3)

103.1 General is amended to read as follows:

The City Manager or his or her designee is hereby charged with the primary responsibility of enforcing this code.

(4)

103.2 Appointment is amended to read as follows:

The Code Official shall be the City Manager or his or her designee.

(5)

103.5 Fees is hereby deleted.

(6)

106.2 Notice of Violation is hereby deleted.

(7)

106.3 Prosecution of Violation is hereby deleted.

(8)

SECTION 107 NOTICES AND ORDERS is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(9)

SECTION 110 DEMOLITION is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(10)

SECTION 111 MEANS OF APPEAL is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(11)

201.4 Terms not defined is amended to read as follows:

Words not defined herein or in the referenced Florida Codes shall have meanings defined in the City's Land Development Code or Code of Ordinances. Words not defined in those documents shall have the meaning stated in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, as revised.

(12)

302.4 Weeds is amended to read as follows:

All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 42-26 of the Code of Ordinances, and the owner thereof shall be subject to the imposition of costs and liens under Section 42-27 of the Code of Ordinances for violations of this section.

(13)

304.14 Insect Screens is amended to read as follows:

Year-round, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored, shall be supplied with approved, tightly fitting screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25mm), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.

(14)

309.5 Occupant is hereby deleted.

(15)

404.2 Minimum room widths is amended to read as follows:

A habitable room, other than a kitchen, shall not be less than 7 feet (2134 mm) in any plan dimension. For purposes of this Code, "habitable room" does not include space occupied by built-in equipment, including but not limited to wardrobes, cabinets, closets, utility spaces, storage areas, appliances, and other similar areas. Kitchens shall have a clear passageway of not less than 3 feet (914 mm) between counter fronts and appliances or counter fronts and walls.

(16)

404.4.1 Room area is amended to read as follows:

Every living room shall contain at least 120 square feet, and every bedroom shall contain at least 70 square feet of habitable floor area. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of habitable floor area for each occupant. For purposes of this subsection, "occupant" is defined as a person 18 years or older. Also, for purposes of this code, "habitable floor area" does not include space occupied by built in equipment, including but not limited to built-in wardrobes, cabinets, closets, storage, or appliances, and other similar built-in areas. At the time of the enactment of this Ordinance, dwelling units with bedrooms less than 70 square feet may be occupied by no more than one occupant per substandard sized bedroom.

(17)

404.4.5 Other Requirements is hereby deleted.

(18)

602.3 Heat Supply is amended to read as follows:

Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases, or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 15th to March 15th sufficient to maintain a temperature of not less than 68° Fahrenheit in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms.

(19)

602.4 Occupiable Work Spaces is amended to read as follows:

Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October 15th to March 15th sufficient to maintain a temperature of not less than 68° Fahrenheit during the period the spaces are occupied.

(Ord. No. 2010-16, § 3, 6-22-10; Ord. No. 2015-15 , § 2, 4-21-2015)