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Charter 1969 & Supp 5-24-1971 Part 2 of 2
Fire Protection CHAPTER 9 . FIRE PROTECTION . 1 Article I. In General . § 9 - 1 . False alarms . § 9 - 2 . Reward for information leading to conviction of arsonists . Article II. Fire Prevention Code . § 9 - 3 . Adoption . § 9 -4 . Enforcement . § q -5 . Establishment of districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents , storage of flamirlable liquids in outside aboveground tanks and bulk storagq of liquefied petroleum gases restricted . § ? - 6 . Modifications . § 9 - 7 . Appeals from actions of chief of fire department . § 9 -8 . Penalty; imposition of penalty not to excuse violation; separate offenses ; removal of prohibited conditions . Article III. Fire Department . Division 1 . Generally. § 9 -9 . Issuance of cards to members , § 9 - 10 . Police powers of members . § 9 - 11 . Duties of chief of police and other peace officers to respond to fire alarms . Division 2 . Officers . § 9 - 12 . Enumeration . § 9 - 13 . Appointment , term of office , residence requirements and qualifications of chief. § 9 - 14 . Appointment and removal of other officers . 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to provide fire pro - tection , see Char. , § 4 (16 ) . For state law authorizing city to pass necessary laws to guard against fires , see Fla . Scats . , § 167 . 21 . As to building bonfires near buildings , see Fla . Stats . , § 823 . - 02 . As to prohibition against signs constituting fire hazards , see § 20 - 7 of this Code . As to prohibition against signs which obstruct doors , windows and fire escapes , see § 20- 11 . 99 § 9 -- 1 Atlantic Beach City Code § 9 - 3 Division 3 . Duties of Chief of Fire Department . § 9 - 15.. Establishment of rules and regulations ; responsibility for personnel , morale and efficiency. § 9 - 16 . Determination of number of companies and response of companies to alarms . § 9 - 17 . Drills and instruction . § 9 - 18 . Investigation of causes , etc . , of fires . § 9 - 19 . Inspection of premises ; orders to abate hazards . § 9 - 20 . Records to be kept . § 9 - 21 . Monthly reports to city commission . § 9 - 22 . Annual reports to city commission . Division 4 . Membership . § 9 - 23 . Number ; qualifications . § 9 - 24 ., Suspension or discharge ; hearing before city commission on charges . Division 5 . Apparatus and Equipment . § 9 - 25 . Generally . § 9 - 26 . Recommendations for purchases . § 9 - 27 . Housing . § 9 - 28 . Equipment for turning in alarms and notifying members of alarms . § 9 - 29 . Private use of equipment prohibited ; concealing equipment . § 9 - 30 . Unauthorized entry into buildings and handling of equipment . Article 1 . In General . Sec . 9 - 1 . False alarms . No person shall maliciously turn in or cause to be turned in a false alarm of fire . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 5 , art . 5 . ) Sec . 9 - 2 . Reward for information leading to conviction of arsonists . The city will pay as a reward to any person an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for any one occurrence , for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of maliciously setting a fire within the city . (Ord . No . 57 - 62 - 4 , § 1 . ) Article II . Fire Prevention Code . Sec . 9 - 3 . Adoption . 2 There is hereby adopted , for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing 2 . For state law authorizing city to adopt Fire Prevention Code by reference , see Fla . Stats . , § 165 . 191 . 100 § 9 -4 Fire Protection § 9 - 7 conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion , that certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code , Abbreviated Edition , recommended by the Ameri - can Insurance Association , being particularly the 1965 edition thereof and the whole thereof , of which code not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the city clerk , and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein , and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the city . (Ord . No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 4 . Enforcement . The Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article shall be enforced by the chief of the fire department . (Ord . No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 2 . ) Sec . 9 - 5 . Establishment of districts in which storage of explosives and blasting agents . , storage of flammable liquids in outside aboveground tanks and bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases restricted . The limits referred to in section 53b of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article , inwhich storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited ,. the limits re - ferred to in section 74a of such code , in which storage of Class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited , and the limits referred to in section 114 of such code , in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are hereby es - tablished as follows : All areas of the city except those completely zoned as Business " B" or Industrial , as provided in chapter 28 of . this Code . (Ord . No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 3 . ) Sec . 9 - 6 . Modifications . The chief of the fire department shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention. Code adopted by this article upon application in writing by the owner or lessee , or his duly authorized agent , when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code ; provided , that the spirit of the code shall be observed , public safety secured and substantial justice done . The par- ticulars of such modification , when granted or allowed , and the decision of the chief of the fire department thereon , shall be entered upon the records of the department , and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant , (Ord . No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 4 . ) Sec . 9 - 7 . Appeals from actions of chief of fire department . Whenever the chief of the fire department shall disapprove an application or re - fuse to grant a permit applied for , or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of such code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted , the applicant may appeal from the decision of the chief of the fire department to the city commis - sion within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed . (Ord . No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 5 . ) 101 § 9 - 8 Atlantic Beach City Code § 9 - 11 Sec . 9 - 8 , Penalty ? imposition of penalty not to excuse viola - tion ; separate offenses ; removal of prohibited conditions . Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article or fail to comply therewith , or who shall violate or fail to com - ply with any order made thereunder , or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certi- ficate or permit issued thereunder , and from which no appeal has been taken , or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the city commission or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein , shall , severally , for each such violation and noncompliance respectively , be punished as provided in section 1 - 6 . The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue . All such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time . When not otherwise specified , each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense . The application of any such penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced re - moval of prohibited conditions . (Ord , No . 57 - 65 - 6 , § 6 . ) Article III . Fire Department . 3 Division 1 . Generally. Sec . 9 - 9 . Issuance of cards to members . Each member of the fire department shall be issued a card designating his rank . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 5 , art . 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 10 . Police powers of members . All regularly appointed members of the fire department may be given the neces - sary special police powers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. (Ord , No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 6 , art . 2 . ) Sec . 9 - 11 . Duties of chief of police and other peace officers to respond to fire alarms . The chief of police and other peace officers who may be on duty and available for fire duty shall respond to all fire alarms and assist the fire department in the protection 3 . For charter provisions as to fire department , see Char. , § § 35 , 39 , 40 . For state law as to municipal firemen' s pension trust fund , see Fla . Stats . , § 175 . 011 et seq . As to designation of director of public safety , see § 2 - 1 of this Code . 102 § 9 - 12 Fire Protection § 9 - 16 of life and property , regulation of traffic , maintaining order and enforcing observance of all provisions of this Code and other city ordinances . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 6 , art . 3 . ) Division 2 . Officers . Sec . 9 - 12 . Enumeration . The fire department shall consist of a chief , assistant chief , captain , lieutenants and other officers as the chief and director of public safety may deem necessary for the effective operation of the department . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 1 , art . 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 13 . Appointment , term of office , residence require - ments and qualifications of chief . 4 The chief of the fire department shall be appointed by the director of public safe - ty , with the approval of the city commission , and shall serve at the pleasure of the director of public safety and the city commission . The chief shall be technically qual - ified by training and experience , shall have ability to command men and hold their respect and confidence and shall be a resident of the city during the time of his em - ployment . (Ord , No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 1 , art . 2 . ) Sec . 9 - 14 . Appointment and removal of other officers . The assistant chief and all other department and company officers shall be ap- pointed by the chief of the fire department . Such officers shall be accountable only to the chief, and subject to removal by him . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 1 , art . 3 . ) Division 3 . Duties of Chief of Fire Department . 5 Sec . 9 - 15 . Establishment of rules and regulations ; responsi - bility for personnel , morale and efficiency . The chief of the fire department shall formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern the department , and shall be responsible for the personnel , morale and gen - eral efficiency of the department . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 16 . Determination of number of companies and response of companies to alarms . The chief of the fire department shall determine the number and kind of compa- nies of which the department is to be composed , and shall determine the response of such companies to alarms . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 2 . ) 4 . For charter provision as to appointment and removal of chief of fire department , see Char . , § 39 . 5 . For charter provision as to duties of chief of fire depart - ment , see Char. , § 40 . 103 § 9 - 17 Atlantic Beach City Code § 9 - 22 Sec . 9 - 17 . Drills and instruction . The chief of the fire department shall , at least once a month , conduct suitable drills or instruction in the operation and handling of equipment , first aid and rescue work , salvage , a study of buildings in the city , fire prevention , water supplies and all other matters generally considered essential to good firemanship and safety of life and property from fire . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 3 . ) Sec . 9 - 18 . Investigation of causes , etc . , of fires . The chief of the fire department shall assist the proper authorities in suppressing the crime of arson by investigating or causing to be investigated the cause , origin and circumstances of all fires . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 2 . ) Sec . 9 - 19 . Inspection of premises ; orders to abate hazards . The chief of the fire department is hereby empowered to enter all buildings and premises , with the consent of the owner or occupant , at any reasonable hour , for the purpose of making inspections and to serve written notice upon the owner or occupant to abate , within a specified time , all fire hazards that may be found . If entry is re - fused by the owner or occupant , such entry shall be made only pursuant to authority granted by a properly issued search warrant . Any person so served with a notice to abate any fire hazard shall comply therewith and promptly notify the chief of the fire department . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 2 , arts . 5 , 6 . ) Sec . 9 - 20 . Records to be kept . The chief of the fire department shall see that complete records are kept of all fires , inspections , apparatus and minor equipment , personnel and other information about the work of the department . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 7 . ) Sec . 9 - 21 . Monthly reports to city commission . The chief of the fire department shall report monthly in writing to the city com - mission the conditions of the apparatus and equipment , the number of fires during the month , their location and cause and date of the same and the loss occasioned thereby , the number and purpose of all other runs made , the number of members responding to each fire or other run and any changes in membership . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 8 . ) Sec . 9 - 22 . Annual reports to city commission . The chief of the fire department shall make a complete annual report to the city commission within one month after the close of the fiscal year. Such report shall include the information specified in section 9 - 20 , together with comparative data for previous years and recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the depart - ment . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 2 , art . 9 . ) 104 § 9 - 23 . Fire Protection § 9 -28 Division 4 . Membership . Sec . 9 - 23 . Number ; qualifications . The membership of the fire department shall consist of such persons as may be appointed by the chief of the fire department , and shall be able-bodied citizens . De - termination of whether candidates for appointment are able-bodied shall be made by the chief after a medical and physical examination has been made in a manner pre- scribed by the chief and approved by the director of public safety . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 3 , art . 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 24 . Suspension or discharge ; hearing before city com - mission on charges . Any member of the fire department may be suspended or discharged from the department by the chief of the fire department at any time he may deem such action necessary for the good of the department . On written request ofj sucfinember to the city commission , he shall be given a public hearing on the charges brought by the chief. (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 3 , art . 2 . ) Division 5 . Apparatus and Equipment . Sec . 9 - 25 . Generally . The fire department shall be equipped with such apparatus and other equipment as may be required from time to time to maintain its efficiency and properly protect life and property from fire . (Ord . No . 57 -58 -2 , § 4 , art . 1 . ) Sec . 9 - 26 . Recommendations for purchases . Recommendations for purchase of apparatus and equipment needed shall be made by the chief of the fire department , in accordance with appropriate purchasing pro - cedure . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 2 . ) Sec . 9 - 27 . Housing . All equipment of the fire department shall be safely and conveniently housed in such places as may be designated by the chief of the fire department . (Ord . No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 3 . ) Sec . 9 - 28 . Equipment for turning in alarms and notifying. members of alarms . Suitable arrangement or equipment shall be provided for citizens to Crurn in an alarm , and for notifying all members of the department so that they may promptly respond . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 4 . ) 105 § 9 - 29 Atlantic Beach City Code § 9 - 30 Sec . 9 - 29 . Private use of equipment prohibited ; concealing equipment . No person shall use any fire apparatus or equipment for any private purpose , nor shall any person wilfully and without proper authority take away or conceal any article used in any way by the fire department . (Ord . No . 57 -58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 5 . ) Sec . . 9 - 30 , Unauthorized entry into buildings and handling of G` equipment . No person shall enter any place where fire apparatus is housed or handle any apparatus or equipment belonging to the fire department unless accompanied by , or having the special permission of , an officer or authorized member of the fire depart - ment , (Ord , No . 57 - 58 - 2 , § 4 , art . 6 . ) 106 § 10- 1 Licenses § 10- 3 CHAPTER 10 , LICENSES . 1 § 10- 1 . Half-year licenses . §. . 10- 2 . Businesses falling under more than one classification ; businesses operated at more than one location . § 10 -3 . Licensees to comply with city ordinances . § 10-4 . Revocation . § 10 -5 . Schedule of fees . Sec . 10 - 1 . Half - year licenses . The city clerk , upon proper showing that the issuance of a license for a full year would work a hardship in any instance during the period from July 1 to December 31 , may issue a half-year' s license . Persons applying for a license after December 31 may be issued a half-year' s license . (Ord . No . 45 -58 - 1 , § 7 . ) Sec . 10 - 2 . Businesses falling under more than one classifi - cation ; businesses operated at more than one location . Each license classification and the amount of the license tax , as set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to be cumulative to any license taxes otherwise imposed , and when any occupation , business , profession or commercial activity shall fall into more than one of the classifications , such occupation , business , profession or commercial activity shall be required to comply with the license requirements of each such clas - sification or provision . Whenever any person operates any of the businesses provided for herein at more than one location , each location shall be considered a separate business . (Ord . No . 45 - 58 - 1 , § 8 . ) Sec . 10 - 3 . Licensees to comply with city ordinances . Issuance of a license by the city clerk shall in no wise relieve the holder thereof of responsibility for compliance with all provisions of this Code or other -city ordi- nances or parts thereof heretofore passed or which may hereafter be passed by the city commission regulating the conduct of such business . (Ord . , No . 45 -58 - 1 , § 4 . ) 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to license busi - nesses , professions and occupations , see Char. , § 4 (7) . See also Char. , § 125 . For state law authorizing city to license businesses , professions and occupations , see Fla . Stats . , § 167 . 43 . See also Fla . Stats . , § 205 . 041 . As to state and county license taxes , see Fla . Stats . , ch . 205 . As to licensing of dogs and cats , see 4 -3 of this Code . As to finance and taxation generally, see ch . 8 . 107 . § 10 -4 Atlantic Beach City Code § 10- 5 Sec . 10 - 4 . Revocation . The city commission , by a three -fourths vote of all members present , sitting in regular session , by hearing , after notification to the holder that such hearing will be held , may revoke the license of any person found guilty of fraud or conduct involv- ing moral turpitude . (Ord . No . 45 - 58 - 1 , § 5 . ) Sec . 10 - 5 . Schedule of Fees . The amount of license tax which shall be paid by persons engaging in or managing businesses , trades , professions or occupations in the city are as follows : ADVERTISING : (a) Agencies $ 75 . 00 (b) Outdoor (General license covering all phases of advertisement , as defined in chapter 479 , Florida Statutes , relating to outdoor advertisers , and including erecting , servicing , and maintaining of electrical and Neon signs ) 50 . 00 (1 ) Sign shop (Fabrication and painting of signs only . Not to include outdoor erection or maintenance of signs) 15 . 00 (2 ) Billboard , highway and wall signs (covering fabrication , erection , and/or maintenance of any type sign which is located on private property , exclusive of neon , which is covered under general license (b) ) 35 . 00 AGENCIES : (a) Insurance company , home office , branch office , claim office 75 . 00 (b) Insurance , each agent or solicitor 10 . 00 (c ) Real estate , each registered broker 15 . 00 Each Salesman 10 . 00 (d) Manufacturer' s agent , wholesale 20 . 00 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES : Vendors of beer , wines and liquors shall pay to the city that fee set and provided for by the laws of the state , 2 in addition to any other required licenses . 2 . For state law as to amount of license fees city may charge vendors of alcoholic beverages , see Fla . Stats . , § 561 . - 36 . 108 § 10-5 Licenses § 10- 5 ANTIQUE SHOP $ 7 . 50 ATTORNEY , each 15 . 00 AUCTION HOUSE 500 . 00 AUTO DEALERS (Including storage) 25 . 00 AUTO : (a) Garages (including right to do cleaning , auto storage , repairs and service station) 35 . 00 (b) Service station , gas and oil service only , no repairs , etc . 15 . 00 (c ) Service station (including right to do cleaning , auto storage , repairs , accessories , gas & oil services ) 35 . 00 (d) Wrecker service 20 . 00 BAIL BONDSMAN 50 . 00 BAKERIES : (a) Bakery shop with retail sales at one location and retail delivery permitted 7 . 50 (b) Each bakery truck delivering products inside city from a plant operated outside city 25 . 00 BARBERSHOP 25 . 00 BEAUTY SHOP 25 . 00 BILLIARDS & POOL 20 . 00 BICYCLE RENTING , only 10 . 00 BICYCLE SHOP , rental & repair 15 . 00 BLACKSMITH OR WELDING SHOP (Including transient or mobile ) 25 . 00 BOOK AGENTS 25 . 00 BOWLING ALLEYS , per alley 20 . 00 BROKERS : (a) Money lenders negotiating small loans up to $ 600 . 00 200 . 00 109 § 10 - 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 10 - 5 (b) Stocks and bonds $ 25 . 00 BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS (Local concerns soliciting loans , etc . ) - 25 . 00 BUILDING SUPPLIES (Including sash , doors , windows , paints , retail , not hardware) 7 . 50 CANDY MANUFACTURERS (Including right to sell retail or wholesale) 25 . 00 CARPENTER OR CABINET SHOP 10 . 00 CEMENT OR ARTIFICIAL STONE (Mfgs . ) 25 . 00 CLOTHING (Men , women or children) 25 . 00 CLUB , night 500 . 00 CLUB , private 50 . 00 CLUB , country 50 . 00 COAL AND WOOD 20 . 00 COIN MACHINES : (a) Music or phonographs 15 . 00 (b) Marble type and shuffleboards 15 . 00 (c ) Vending machines , five cents and up 5 . 00 CONTRACTORS : (a) General . Each person who contracts or subcontracts to construct , alter , repair , dismantle or demolish buildings , roads , bridges , viaducts , sewers , water and gas mains or engages in the business of construction , alteration , repairing , dismantling or demolition of buildings , roads , bridges , viaducts , sewers , water and gas mains shall pay a license tax determined by the maximum number of persons actually employed , or to be employed during the license year , in the county and shall be at the following rates : For lto 10 4 . 50 For 11to20 - 9 . 00 For 21 to 30 13 . 50 For 31 to 40 18 . 00 For 41 to 50 22 . 50 For 51 to 100 75 . 00 110 § 10- 5 Licenses § 10- 5 For 101 to 150 $ 112 . 50 For 151 to 200 150 . 00 For 201 or more employees 187 . 50 In determining the number of persons employed , all principals shall be deemed employees and be included in the calculation . (b) Electrical 50 . 00 (c) Fences , metal 20 . 00 (d) Landscaping or lot cleaning 25 . 00 (e) Minor contractors (tile , painting , plasterers , floor sanding & waxing , all other miscellaneous small contractors) 20 . 00 (f) Plumbing , including steam & hot water heating 50 . 00 (g) Hot air heating , sheet metal , air conditioning - f 25 . 00 (h) Roofing . and siding 20 . 00 (i) Well diggers 20 . 00 (3 ) Septic tank , installation and . repair - 25 . 00 (k) Crane service , steel erection 25 . 00 CURIOS & NOVELTIES 7 . 50 DANCE HALLS or any place of amusement where dancing is permitted , including establishments licensed under beverage laws of this state (except ballrooms at motels or hotels ) 75 . 00 DELICATESSEN 7 . 50 DEPARTMENT STORES (Including 5 & 10K stores) 7 . 50 DEALERS : (a) Used cars , sales only 7 . 50 (b) Secondhand merchandise 7 . 50 DRY CLEANING PLANTS , right to go from door to door 20 . 00 DRUGSTORES , including drugs , sundries & fountain 7 . 50 111 § 10 - 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 10 - 5 EATING PLACES : (a) Restaurant , cafe , snack bar , dining room , drive - in eating establishment or other public eating place , whether operated in conjunction with some other line of business or not , except dining rooms in licensed public lodging establishments : 1 to 30 seats $ 7 . 50 31 to 74 seats 15 . 00 75 to 149 seats 22 . 50 150 or more seats 30 . 00 (b) Snack counters which maintain no seats or take - out service 7 . 50 (c ) Drive - in restaurants where customers are served while seated in vehicles , in addition to the fees specified in paragraph (a) above - 15 . 00 EXPRESS COMPANY 15 . 00 ELECTRIC APPLIANCES , retail (including repairs ) 7 . 50 FLORIST , cut flowers , plants , no landscaping 7 . 50 FRUIT STANDS 7 . 50 FRUIT PEDDLERS (Or vegetables or both) 7 . 50 FURNITURE STORES 7 . 50 FUEL OIL SERVICE (Including delivery) 25 . 00 GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTORS 25 . 00 GAS , Fuel , bottled , tank or otherwise , dealers in 25 . 00 GROCERIES , (Including meat markets and fish markets ) 7 . 50 HARDWARE STORE (Not including heavy electric appliances ) 7 . 50 HOTELS (Including dining room) , per room . 375 (Minimum $ 3 . 75 . State license prerequisite) HOUSE MOVERS 100 . 00 ICE CREAM , retail 7 . 50 ICE : (a) Retail , including house to house - - 25 . 00 112 § 10- 5 Licenses § 10- 5 (b) Retail , no delivery $ 7 . 50 (c ) Ice manufacturers , wholesale -- 50 . 00 (d) Ice , delivery for outside 10 . 00 INTERIOR DECORATING AND SUPPLIES SHOP 25 . 00 JEWELERS 7 . 50 LAUNDERETTE 25 . 00 LAUNDRIES , steam or otherwise , including right to solicit house to house , including dry cleaning 35 . 00 LAUNDRY AGENT , including right to solicit house to house 20 . 00 LINEN SUPPLY (Rental of linens) 20 . 00 LUMBER YARDS 25 . 00 MILK , ICE CREAM , retail 7 . 50 MOTELS & ROOMING HOUSES , per rental unit . 375 (Minimum. $ 3 . 75 . State license prerequisite . ) MOTION PICTURE ESTABLISHMENT 30 . 00 MUSIC SHOP (Including records , instruments , etc . ) 7 . 50 NEWSPAPER , MAGAZINE , PERIODICAL STAND OR AGENCY 7 . 50 NOVELTY PEDDLERS 7 . 50 OIL & GASOLINE DEALERS , wholesale . & retail 50 . 00 OFFICE SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT , wholesale & retail 25 . 00 OPTICIANS , each - - 15 . 00 PARKING LOTS 25 . 00 PEDDLERS , house to house 25 . 00 PHOTOGRAPHERS , established place of business 25 . 00 113 § 10 - 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 10- 5 PHOTOGRAPHERS , itinerant or not having permanently established place of business in city $ 25 . 00 PHYSICIANS , SURGEONS , CHIROPRACTORS , OSTEOPATHS , CHIROPO- DISTS , NATUROPATHS , DENTISTS , VETERINARIANS , and persons otherwise engaged in the occupation or profession of treating the ail - ments of man or beast 15 . 00 POPCORN OR PEANUTS 7 . 50 PLUMBING SUPPLIES , retail 7 . 50 POULTRY & EGGS , retail 7 . 50 PRESSING CLUB 20 . 00 PRINTING SHOP 25 . 00 PRO SHOP , golf - - - - 25 . 00 RADIO & TV REPAIR SHOP (Including sales) 25 . 00 REPAIRMEN AND REPAIR SHOPS (Repairing household furnishings or household appliances ) 25 . 00 RIDING ACADEMIES OR STABLES (Instruction or rental horses ) 25 . 00 RINKS (Skating , roller , amusement , including rental of skates & equipment for profit) 50 . 00 SCALES , weighing , coin-operated 2 . 00 SCHOOLS , private , including dancing , nursery & kindergarten 10 . 00 SECONDHAND MERCHANDISE , store , dealer 7 . 50 SEED STORE , retail 7 . 50 SHEET METAL SHOP 25 . 00 SHOE REPAIR 20 . 00 STORAGE WAREHOUSE 25 . 00 TAXICAB & BUS , First cab 15 . 00 Each additional cab 5 . 00 Each bus under 4000 pounds 20 . 00 Each bus over 4000 pounds - - - 50 . 00 114 § 10 - 5 Licenses § 10- 5 TELEPHONE COMPANY : First 1 , 000 phones or instruments or fraction thereof , per phone or instrument operated or installed $ . 075 Second 1 , 000 phones or instruments or fraction thereof over 1 , 000 , per phone or instrument operated or installed • 06 All over 2 , 000 phones or instruments , per phone or instrument operated or installed . 045 TRAILER PARK OR TOURIST CAMP : 1 to 10 trailer spaces 25 . 00 10 to 20 trailer spaces 35 . 00 20 or more trailer spaces 50 . 00 TRUCK TRANSFER : Established place of business 25 . 00 No established place of business , per truck 10 . 00 WATER SOFTENER 25 . 00 ANY BUSINESS , PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION NOT LISTED ABOVE - - - - 25 . 00 (Ord No . 45 -58 - 1 , H 1 , 3 ; Ord . No . 77 - 68 - 1 , § 4 . ) 115 § 11 - 1 Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 11 - 2 CHAPTER 11 . MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC . 1 § 11 - 1 . Adoption of Florida Model Traffic Ordinance . § 11 - 2 . Schedules of designated streets , districts and zones . Sec . . 11 - 1 . Adoption of Florida Model Traffic Ordinance . 2 For the purpose. of regulating the movement of all vehicular , pedestrian and all other traffic within the city , there is hereby adopted chapter 186 , Florida Statutes , known as the " Florida Model Traffic Ordinance , " and the whole thereof , except sec - tions 186 . 38 , 186 . 193 and 186 . 194 ; provided , that wherever the words " city manager" are used in the Model Traffic Ordinance hereby adopted , the same are hereby changed to read "director of public safety . " Such Model Traffic Ordinance , with the exceptions noted aforesaid and as modified as aforesaid , is hereby adopted and incorporated here - in as fully as if set forth at length . (Ord . No . 75 -58 - 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 11 - 2 . Schedules of designated streets , districts and zones . The schedules of designated streets , districts and zones , referred to in the Florida Model Traffic Ordinance adopted by this chapter are hereby declared to be as follows : 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to regulate and control streets , roads , etc . , see Char. , § 4 (15 ) . For state law as to regulation of traffic on highways , see Fla . Stats . , § 317 . 01 et seq . As to prohibition against use of vehicles on beach during certain periods , see § 5 - 6 of this Code . As to prohibi- tion against use of sirens , whistles , etc . , on vehicles , see § 12 -4 . As to prohibition against signs constituting traffic hazards , see § 20 - 7 . As to prohibition against signs which obstruct vision at intersections , view of traffic signs or signals or which cause confusion with traffic signs or signals , see § 20 - 8 . As to streets and sidewalks generally , see ch . 22 . As to permits for parades and processions , see § 22 -2 . As to taxicabs , see ch . 25 . 2 . For state law authorizing city to adopt Florida Model Traffic Ordinance by reference , see Fla . Stats . , § 186 . 02 . 117 § 11 - 2 Atlantic Beach City Code § 11 -- 2 Insert for Section 186 . 194 SCHEDULE I. SPEED LIMITS . Street Speed Limit Time Beach Avenue 15 MPH At all times Seminole Road 25 MPH At all times Mayport Road As established At all times from time to time by state road department SCHEDULE IL ONE - WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS . Street Direction of Traffic Plaza , north side , between East Coast Drive and Sherry Drive West Plaza , south side , between East Coast Drive and Sherry Drive East Selva Marina Drive , east side , from Seminole Road intersection north to city limits North SeIva Marina Drive , west side , from Seminole Road intersection north to city limits South SCHEDULE III. THROUGH STREETS. Street Portions Affected Mayport Road All Ocean Boulevard All East Coast Drive All Seminole Road All 118 § 11 - 2 Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 11 - 2 SCHEDULE IV. PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES ON CERTAIN STREETS . Name of Street Portions Affected Ocean Boulevard East side from Atlantic Boulevard north to Ahern Street East Coast Drive Atlantic Boulevard north to 11th Street SCHEDULE V. PARKING TIME LIMITED ON CERTAIN STREETS . Street or District Time Atlantic Boulevard , north side , from Ocean Boulevard west to East Coast Drive 30 Minutes Ocean Boulevard , west side , from Atlantic Boulevard north to Ahern Street 30 Minutes (Ord . No . 75 - 58 - 1 , § 2 ; Ord . No . 75 - 67 - 2 , § 1 . ) 119 § 12 - 1 Noise § 12- 3 CHAPTER 12 . NOISE . 1 § 12 - 1 . Unnecessary noise generally prohibited . . § 12- 2 . Use of noise -producing instruments outdoors on own premises . § 12 - 3 . Noise in public places generally . § 12 -4 . Use of sirens , whistles , etc . , on vehicles prohibited . § 12 -5 . Regulations as to playing of musical instruments . § 12 - 6 . Building operations at night . § 12 - 7 . Muffling of blowers , power fans and engines . § 12 - 8 . Permit required for use of loudspeaker for advertising purposes ; hours when use of loudspeakers permitted . § 12 - 9 . Noise by animals or birds . § 12 - 10 . Noise interfering with schools , courts or churches . Sec . 12 - 1 . Unnecessary noise generally prohibited . It shall be unlawful for any person to make , continue or cause to be made or con- tinued any unnecessary or unusual noise between the hours of 6 : 00 A . M . , and 8 : 00 P , M. , which either annoys , injures or endangers the comfort , repose , health or safety of others , or to make , continue or cause to be made or continued between the hours of 8 : 00 P . M. , and 6 : 00 A . M. , whether in the operation of any machine or the exercise of any trade or calling or otherwise , any noise which either annoys , injures or endan- gers the comfort , repose , health or safety of others , unless the making and continuing of the same is necessary for the protection or preservation of property or of the health , safety , life or limb of some person . (Ord . No . 34 , § 1 . ) Sec . 12 - 2 . Use of noise - producing instruments outdoors on own premises . It shall be unlawful for any person to install , maintain , harbor or play , at a physical location in anywise outside of any building comprising the whole or any part of such person' s residential , business or professional premises , any musical or noise - producing instrument or portion thereof whatsoever; provided , that such installation , maintenance , harboring or playing shall not , if in keeping with all other provisions of this chapter , be prohibited at such location if the aforesaid musical or noise-producing instrument is not allowed to face upon any public or private street , avenue or way with- in the city . (Ord . No . 34 , § 2 . ) Sec . 12 - 3 . Noise in public places : enerall . It shall be unlawful for any person to ring any hand bell , beat or strike any pan , pail or other like article , sound any gong or blow any whistle or horn , or other than 1 . For law review comments as to regulation of sound am - plifiers by municipalities , see 2 Fla . L . Rev . 103 and 2 Fla . L . Rev . 257 . 121 § 12 -4 Atlantic Beach City Code § 12 - 7 musical instruments when used as part of a band of music , except to give necessary signals upon a motor vehicle , motorcycle , bicycle or similar vehicle , or to hawk , cry or call out the sale of goods at auction or otherwise , or to gain passengers for any cab , hack , taxi or other vehicle , or to make , aid , continue , encourage or assist in making any other or unusual noise upon any street or other public place or in close proximity thereto so as to be distinctly and loudly audible upon any such street or place in the city . (Ord . No . 34 , § 3 . ) Sec . 12 - 4 . Use of sirens , whistles , etc . , on vehicles pro - hibited . It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or use upon any vehicle any gong , siren or whistle similar to that used on ambulances or vehicles of the police and fire departments . (Ord . No . 34 , § 4 . ) Sec . 12 - 5 . Regulations as to playing of musical instruments . It shall be unlawful for any person using or performing upon any bugle , hand o rgan , barrel - organ , barrel - accordian , barrel -piano , hurdy-gurdy or other musical o r wind instrument upon any street or other public place in the city to solicit , ask or request any money for such use or performance in any way , shape or manner , direct- ly or indirectly . No person shall use or perform upon such instruments in any street o r public place before 9 : 00 A . M . nor after 6 : 00 P . M. , of any day , nor during any part of any Sunday , nor within a distance of two hundred fifty feet of any tenement or apartment house or dwelling when directed or requested by any occupant thereof to refrain or discontinue using or performing upon such instrument . (Ord . No . 34 , § 5 . ) Sec . 12 - 6 . Building operations at night . It shall be unlawful for any person , in conducting any building operations between 7 : 00 P . M . and 7 : 00 A . M , , to operate or use any pile driver , steam shovel , pneumatic hammer , derrick , steam or electric hoist or other apparatus , the use of which is at- tended by loud or unusual noise , except by written permission of the city manager , and then only in case of. emergency . (Ord . No . 34 , § 7 . ) Sec . 12 - 7 . Muffling of blowers , power fans and engines . It shall be unlawful to operate or cause to be operated any noise - creating blower or power fan or any internal combustion engine , the operation of which causes noises due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids , unless the noise from such blower o r. fan is muffled and such engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to dead- en such noises so that the same shall not cause annoyance to the public or disturb the rest and quiet of persons residing or occupying property near enough thereto to be an- noyed by the unmuffled blower , fan or exhaust of any such engine . (Ord . No . 34 , § 8 . ) 122 § 12- 8 Noise § . 12 - 10 Sec . 12 - 8 . Permit required for use of loudspeaker for advertising . purposes ; hours when use of loud - speakers permitted . It shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate any public address or loud - speaker equipment for advertising or sales purposes in any street or public place before 4 : 00 P . M . or after 5 : 00 P . M . of any day . No such loudspeaker equipment shall be operated within the city without a written permit from the city manager to operate the same . (Ord . No . 34 , § 9 . ) Sec . 12 - 9 . Noise by animals or birds . It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any animal or bird which , by causing frequent or long continued noise , shall disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity . Sec . 12 - 10 . Noise interfering with schools , courts or churches . It shall be unlawful for any person to create any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school , institution of learning , church or court , while the same are in use , which unreasonably interferes with the workings of such institution ; provided , that conspicuous signs shall be displayed in such streets indicating that the same is a school or court street . 123 § 13 - 1 Nuisances § 13 - 2 CHAPTER 13 . NUISANCES . 1 § 13 - 1 . Certain acts , occurrences and conditions prohibited . § 13 - 2 . Contents and service of notice to remove , suppress or abate prohibited act , occurrence or condition . § 13 - 3 . Action by city commission following notice to remove , suppress or abate . § 13 -4 . Levy of special assessment against property for cost of work; costs constitute lien on land . § 13 - 5 . Penalty in addition to other remedies . Sec . 13 - 1 . Certain acts , occurrences and conditions pro - hibited . It shall be unlawful for any person , natural or corporate , to do , perform , have , allow , suffer or permit any of the following acts , occurrences or conditions within the city , the enumerations of which are merely indicative of the nature and type of acts , occurrences or conditions sought to be prohibited hereunder , and shall not be deemed to be exclusive : (a) To allow , suffer or permit any building or structure which , by act of God , fire decay or other cause , may become structurally dangerous , unsafe , dilapidated or unsanitary , to remain in such dangerous , unsafe , dilapidated or unsanitary con- dition without forthwith doing and performing all things necessary to cause such build- ing or structure to be reconstructed , restored , torn down or removed in conformity with applicable laws or regulations of the city which may now or hereafter be appli - cable in respect thereto . (b) To allow , suffer or permit any stagnant water to accumulate or stand upon the surface of the ground or upon or within any receptacle or structure deposited or erected either above or below the ground , without exercising necessary precaution to prevent the propagation of mosquitoes therein . (c) To neglect or fail to keep in a state of good repair any sidewalk , footway or foot pavement situated upon any public lands lying immediately. adjacent to the abut - ting private property by the party owning , occupying or having the custody of such abutting premises . (Ord . No . 25 - 67 - 6 , § 1 . ) Sec . 13 - 2 . Contents and service of notice to remove , sup - press or abate ; prohibited act , occurrence or condition . Whenever it is made to appear to the city manager , after investigation , that any of the acts , occurrences or conditions prohibited by section 13 - 1 have happened 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to define , prevent and abate nuisances , see Char. , § 4 (11) . For state law authorizing. city to prevent and abate nui - sances , see Fla . Stats . , § 167 . 05 . 125 § 13 -3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 13 - 3 o r exist within the city , he shall forthwith prepare an estimate of the total cost of re - moving , suppressing or abating such prohibited act , occurrence or condition , and cause to be served upon the person owning , occupying or having the care or custody of any lot or parcel of land upon or in connection with which such prohibited act , oc - currence or condition exists or is maintained , a written notice to remove , suppress o r abate the prohibited act , occurrence or condition involved within twenty days after service of such. notice as hereinafter provided , which notice shall (1 ) describe the prohibited act , occurrence or condition in sufficient detail to plainly identify the same , ( 2) state the legal description of the property on which the same exists or is maintained , (3) state the estimated total cost which will , in the opinion of the city manager , cover the total cost of removing , suppressing or abating the same , (4) the proportion of such cost proposed to be borne by the city , if any , (5 ) the proportion of such estimated amount which shall be borne by the owner or occupant of the premises involved , (6 ) designate a time and place conforming to the first regularly scheduled meeting following expiration of such twenty day notice period at which the city com - mission shall meet to permit any owner , occupant of the premises involved or other interested person to present to the city commission any objections which he may have o r assert to either the removal , suppression or abatement of such prohibited act , oc - currence or condition , or to the assessment of the cost as provided for in such notice , (7 ) state that unless such prohibited act , occurrence or condition has been effectively removed , suppressed or abated on or before the time of such meeting , the city com - mission may thereupon exercise its power to order the same forthwith removed , sup - pressed or abated in such manner as the city commission may , in its discretion , de - termine and assess the cost of so doing , or such proportion thereof as it may deem equitable or just , against the owner or occupant of the premises involved ; provided , that such assessment shall in no event exceed the proportion of the estimated amount set forth in aforementioned notice to be borne by the owner or occupant of the prem - ises involved , and (8 ) state that any person owning or occupying any property so in- volved , or otherwise interested , who shall not at such meeting present in writing to the city commission his objections to the proposed removal , suppression or abatement o r levy of special assessment to finance and defray the cost thereof , shall be deemed to have consented thereto . Such notice shall be served upon the owner , occupant or person having the care or custody of the particular property involved , if he is found upon such premises or within the city , and in case such owner , occupant or custodian cannot be found within the city after reasonable and diligent inquiry , such notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon such premises and a copy thereof mailed to the last known address of such owner , occupant or person having the care or custody of the land involved . (Ord . No . 25 - 67 - 6 , § 2 . ) _Sec . 13 - 3 . Action by city commission following notice to remove , suppress or abate . If , at the time of the meeting specified in the notice provided for in section 13 - 2 , the prohibited act , occurrence or condition has not been removed , suppressed or abated , the city commission after considering any written objections which may have been filed and accorded a full hearing to the owner , occupant or other interested per- sons , thereupon , determine and declare the necessity and propriety of enforcing the removal , suppression or abatement of the prohibited act , occurrence or condition re - ferred to in such notice , or revise , modify or abandon the proposed action set forth 126 § 13 - 4 Nuisances § 13 - 5 in the aforesaid notice , in such manner as the city commission , in the exercise of its discretion , may deem the circumstances to warrant , but no such determination , revision or modification shall increase the amount set forth in the aforesaid notice to be specially assessed against the owner or occupant of the property involved . (Ord . No . 25 - 67 - 6 , § 3 . ) Sec . 13 - 4 . Levy of special assessment against property for cost of work ; costs constitute lien on land . The city commission shall , as soon as practicable and within thirty days after the completion of any work as authorized pursuant to this chapter , ascertain and de - termine the actual cost thereof and the respective portions to be borne by the city , if any , and the owners or occupants of the property involved , and thereupon , by resolu - tion , fix , levy and impose a special assessment against the property involved at an amount not exceeding either the actual cost of the work or the estimated special as - sessment stated in the notice , which resolution shall specify (1 ) description of the work performed , (2) date of completion , (3 ) total cost , (4 ) the proportion of such cost to be financed and defrayed by special assessment , (5 ) the unit or basis for distribu - ting the amount to be specially assessed among the several parcels of property where more than one parcel is liable for assessment , (6) the fact that a lien has been assessed by the city with a complete schedule or breakdown of the specific amount of special as - sessment levied and imposed against and upon each respective particular parcel of property involved , showing in detail the description of the property , name of owner and amount of assessment as severally and respectively levied and imposed , (7) that such liens shall bear interest at rate of eight percent per annum unless paid within thirty days after publication of such resolution , (8 ) that the city clerk shall forthwith have prepared and entered in a lien book maintained in his office as an official record , the amount of such lien assessed against each parcel of property , the date of comple - tion of such work and such other information as may be deemed appropriate , (9) that the city clerk shall cause such resolution to be published by posting or publication in a newspaper , as required by law , (10) that the city shall have , assert and possess a lien , superior to all. other claims , except taxes , against and upon the property as there- in described for the respective amounts of such special assessments as indicated above , together with interest and costs of collection , and ( 11) commanding the city treasurer to enforce collection thereof. (Ord . No . 25 - 67 - 6 , § 4 . ) Sec . 13 - 5 . Penalty in addition to other remedies . In addition to the remedy provided in this chapter for the removal , suppression or abatement of the acts , occurrences or conditions prohibited by section 13 - 1 , any person , or in the case of a corporation , the officers thereof, who , after service of notice as provided by section 13 - 2 , is convicted in municipal court of violating any of the provisions of section 13 - 1 , shall be punished as provided in section 1 - 6 . (Ord . No . 25 - 67 - 6 , § 5 . ) 127 § 14 - 1 Offenses - - Miscellaneous § 14- 3 CHAPTER 14 . OFFENSES - - MISCELLANEOUS . 1 § 14 - 1 . Aircraft- -Use of beach for landing and taking off prohibited . § 14 - 2 . Same- -Minimum altitude over city . § 14 - 3 . Disorderly conduct . § 14 -4 . Indecent exposure - -Prohibited . § 14 - 5 . Same - -Aiding , abetting or procuring . § 14 - 6 . Same - -Allowing use of premises , etc . , for prohibited acts . § 14 - 7 . Loitering in , obstructing , etc . , streets , public places , etc . § 14 - 8 . Malicious injury to public or religious buildings or property . § 14 - 9 . Minors - - Definitions . § 14 - 10 . Same- - Sale to child of material harmful to children prohibited . § 14 - 11 . Same - -Admission to or exhibition of show , motion picture , etc . , harmful to children . § 14 - 12 . Same- -Delinquent children . § 14 - 13 . Obscenity- - Participation in obscene shows , exhibitions , etc . § 14 - 14 . Questioning of persons in public places ; dangerous weapons search . § 14 - 15 . Registration , fingerprinting and photographing of taxicab drivers and persons employed in places of amusement or places selling alco- holic beverages for consumption on premises . § 14 - 16 . State misdemeanors . § 14 - 17 . Weapons - - Discharge of firearms , air guns , etc . , prohibited . Sec . 14 - 1 . Aircraft - - Use of beach for landing and taking off prohibited . It shall be unlawful for any person to start , take off or land an airplane or any heavier-than- aircraft on the ocean beach within the city , or to use the ocean beach as a landing field for any such airplane or heavier-than- air craft . (Ord . No . 22 , § 1 . ) Sec . 14 - 2 . Same - - Minimum altitude over city . It shall be unlawful for any person to fly an airplane or any heavier-than - air craft over any portion of the city at an altitude of less than one thousand feet . (Ord . No . 22 , § 2 . ) Sec . 14 - 3 . Disorderly conduct . (a) Any person who shall do or engage in any of the following shall be guilty of disorderly conduct : (1 ) Any person who shall act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward anoth - er , whereby any person is placed in fear of safety of his life , limb or health . 1 . As to noise , see ch . 12 of this Code . As to nuisances , see ch . 13 . 129 § 14 - 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 14 - 3 (2 ) Any person who shall act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward anoth - er , whereby public property or property of any other person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged . (3 ) Any person who shall endanger lawful pursuits of another by acts of vio - lence , angry threats and abusive conduct . (4 ) Any person who shall cause , provoke or engage in any fight , brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life , limb , health or property of another or pub- lic property . (5 ) Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of causing , provoking or engaging in any fight or brawl . (6) Any person who shall be found jostling or roughly crowding or pushing any person in any public place . (7 ) Any person who shall collect in bodies or in crowds for unlawful purposes . (8 ) Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of or with the intent to engage in gaming . (9) Any person who shall frequent any public place with intent to obtain money from another by an illegal and fraudulent scheme , trick , artifice or device . (10 ) Any person who assembles with another or others for the purpose of en - gaging in any fraudulent scheme , device or trick to obtain any valuable thing in any place or from any person in the city , or who shall aid or abet therein . (11 ) Any person who utters , while in a state of anger , in the presence of an- other , any lewd or obscene words or epithets . (12 ) Any person who frequents any place where gaming or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic beverages or narcotics or dangerous drugs is practiced , al - lowed or tolerated . ( 13 ) Any person who shall act in a dangerous manner toward others . ( 11) Any person who shall use " fighting words " directed towards any person who becomes outraged and thus creates turmoil . (15 ) Any person who shall assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of doing bodily harm to another. (16 ) Any person who shall , by acts of violence , interfere with another' s pur- suit of a lawful occupation . ( 17 ) Any person who shall congregate with another or others in or on any public 130 § 14 -4 Offenses - - Miscellaneous § 14 - 7 way so as to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such public way when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other person having authority . (18 ) Any person who makes any unreasonably loud and unnecessary noise . (19 ) Any person who damages , befouls or disturbs public property or the prop- erty of another so as to create a hazardous , unhealthy or physically offensive condi - tion . (b) Any person convicted of disorderly conduct , as defined in this section , shall be punished as provided in section 1 - 6 . Sec . 14 - 4 . Indecent exposure - - Prohibited . 2 It shall be unlawful for any person , in any public place or private place to which the public is invited , to wilfully expose his or her person or private parts thereof, including in the case of any female person above the age of twelve years the wilful ex- posure in any such place of her bosom or breasts , in the presence of one or more per- sons of the opposite sex . (Ord . No . 95 - 67 -8 , § 1 . ) Sec . 14 - 5 . Same - - Aiding , abetting or procuring . It shall be unlawful for any person to aid or abet or to procure another to commit any act made unlawful by section 14 -4 . (Ord . No . 95 - 67 -8 , § 2 . ) Sec . 14 - 6 . Same - - Allowing use of premises , etc . , for pro - hibited acts . It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the land , buildings or premises of which he is owner , lessee or tenant to be used for the commission of any act made unlawful by section 14 -4 or section 14 - 5 or for any immoral purpose . (Ord . No . 95 - 67 - 8 , § 4 . ) Sec . . 14 - 7 . Loitering in , obstructing , etc . , streets , public places , etc . (a) No person shall loiter , lounge or sleep in or upon any street , park or public place or in any public building , or obstruct the access to any public building or any part thereof , or obstruct passage through or upon any public street , park or public place . (b) For the purposes of this section , the term "loiter" shall encompass , but shall not necessarily be limited to , one or more of the following acts : 2 . For state law as to indecent exposure , see Fla . Stats . , § 800 . 03 . As to undressing or changing clothes on beach , see § 5 - 2 of this Code . 131 § 14 - 8 Atlantic Beach City Code § 14 - 8 (1 ) Obstruction of the free , unhampered passage of pedestrians or vehicles . (2 ) Obstructing , molesting or interfering with any person lawfully upon any street , park or other public place . (3 ) Remaining idle in essentially one location without being able to establish having a legitimate business or purpose in so remaining idle , or , by general conduct , exhibiting the absence of a lawful purpose in so . remaining idle . (4 ) Conduct involving the concept of standing idly by , loafing , walking about aimlessly without purpose and including the colloquial expression of "hanging around . " (5 ) Refusing to move on when so requested by a peace officer , provided the peace officer has exercised his discretion reasonably under the circumstances in order to preserve or promote public peace and order . (c) For the purpose of this section , the term " other public place " shall be deemed to include the quasi -public area in front of or adjacent to any store , shop , restaurant , luncheonette or other place of business , and shall also include any parking lot or other vacant private property not owned or under the dominion of the person charged with a violation of this section . Sec . 14 - 8 . Malicious injury to public or religious buildings or property . 3 (a) No person shall do any of the following acts : (1 ) Wilfully destroy , defile , deface or otherwise injure any public building or property or part thereof or appurtenance thereto . (2 ) Wilfully destroy , defile , deface or otherwise injure any building or struc - ture used or designed for use as a place of religious worship or instruction or any part thereof or appurtenance thereto , or any book , religious vestment , furniture , or- nament , musical instrument , article of silver or plated ware or other chattel or prop - erty kept therein . (3 ) Brand , write , mark or paint any sign , letters or characters of an ob- scene or disparaging nature on any public building or monument or upon any building or structure used or designed for use as a place of religious worship or instruction or upon any part of such buildings , whether such part is interior or exterior . (4 ) Attempt to commit any acts prohibited by this section . (b) The possession of paint , ink , stain , varnish , dye or any other substance which leaves a mark , without authority of the owner , lessee or agent of the owner , 3 . For state law as to malicious injury to buildings and struc - tures , see Fla . Stats . , § § 822 . 01 to 822 . 23 . 132 § 14 - 9 Offenses - - Miscellaneous § 14 - 9 by a person apprehended upon public property , in a public building or upon the grounds of any building or structure used or designed to be used as a place of religious wor- ship or instruction shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to defile , deface , brand , write , mark or paint such structure or building as is prohibited by this section. Sec . 14 - 9 . Minors - - Definitions . For the purposes of sections 14 - 10 to 14 - 12 , the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section : Child . Such term shall have the same meaning as that set out in section 39 . 01 , Florida Statutes . Harmful to children . That quality of any description or representation , in what- ever form , of nudity , sexual conduct , sexual excitement or sado -masochistic abuse , when it : (1 ) Predominantly appeals to the prurient , shameful or morbid interest of children; and (2) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for children ; and (3 ) Is utterly without redeeming, social importance for children . Knowingly. Having general knowledge of, or reason to know , or a belief or ground for belief , which warrants further inspection or inquiry of both : (1 ) The character and content of any materials described herein which is reasonably susceptible of examination by the defendant ; and (2) The age of the child ; provided , that an honest mistake shall constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if the defendant made a reasonable bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such child . Nudity . The showing of human male or female genitals , pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering , or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple , or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state . Sado -masochistic abuse . Flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments , a mask or bizarre costume or the condition of being fettered , bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of the one so clothed . Sexual conduct . Acts of masturbation , homosexuality , sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person ' s clothed or unclothed genitals , pubic area , buttocks or, if such person is a female , breast . 133 § 14 - 10 Atlantic Beach City Code § 14 - 13 Sexual excitement . The condition of human male or femal genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal . (Ord . No . 95 - 68 - i1 , § 1 . ) Sec_ . 14 - 10 . Same - - Sale to child of material harmful to children prohibited . It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to permit , give or sell or loan for monetary consideration to a child : (a) Any picture , photograph , drawing , sculpture , motion picture film or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity , sexual conduct or sado -masochistic abuse and which is harmful to children ; or (b) Any book , pamphlet , magazine , printed matter , however reproduced , or sound recording which contains any matter enumerated in subsection (a) of this sec - tion , or explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual ex - citement , sexual conduct or sado -masochistic abuse and which , taken as a whole , is harmful to children . (Ord . No . 95 - 68 - 11 , § 2 . ) Sec , 14 - 11 . Same - - Admission to or exhibition of show , motion picture , etc . , harmful to children . It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit for a child , or knowingly to admit a child to premises whereon there is exhibited , a motion picture , show or other presentation which , in whole or in part , depicts nudity , sexual conduct or sado - masochistic abuse and which is harmful to children . (Ord . No . 95 - 68 - 11 , § 3 . ) Sec . 14 - 12 . Same - - Delinquent children . A child is to be considered delinquent child , as defined in section 39 . 01 , Flori - da Statutes , who purchases , possesses or views any picture , photograph , drawing , sculpture , motion picture film or similar visual representation , motion picture , show or other presentation , or any book , pamphlet , magazine , printed matter , however reproduced , or sound recording , as defined in section 14 - 10 or section 14 - 11 . Any child in violation hereof shall be referred to the juvenile court authorities of Duval County , Florida . (Ord . No . 95 - 68 - 11 , § 4 . ) Sec . 14 - 13 . Obscenity - - Participation in obscene shows , exhibitions , etc . 4 It shall be unlawful for any person to take part in any obscene or immoral show , exhibition or performance where indecent , obscene , immoral or lewd dances or plays are conducted in any public or private place to which the public is invited . (Ord . No . 95 - 67 -8 , § 3 . ) 4 . As to prohibition against obscene signs , see § 20 - 9 of this Code . 134 § 14 - 14 Offenses - - Miscellaneous § 14 -- 16 Sec . 14 - 14 . Questioning of persons in public places ; dan - gerous weapons search . (a) A police officer may stop any person abroad in a public place whom he has probable cause to believe may be committing , may have committed or is about to corn - mit a felony , and may demand of him his name , address and an explanation of his ac - tions . (b) When a police officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this section and when such police officer has probable cause to believe he is in danger of life or limb , he may search such person fora dangerous weapon . If the police officer finds such a . weapon , the possession of which may constitute a crime , he may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning , at which time he shall either re- turn it , if lawfully possessed , or arrest such person . Sec . 14 - 15 . Registration , fingerprinting and photographing of taxicab drivers and persons employed in places of amusement or places selling alco - holic beverages for consumption on premises . Every person employed in any place handling liquor , beer or wine in any form for consumption on the premises or places of amusement , and all drivers of taxicabs , the owners of which hold certificates of convenience and necessity to operate in the city , are required to register within forty- eight hours from the time of their employ- ment in a book of registration to be kept by the chief of police , and to be also finger- printed and photographed by the chief of police . Upon registration , as required by this section , identification cards shall be issued to each person so registered , unless it is found that the person so registered has been convicted of a crime . involving moral turpitude , and such identification card shall be carried on the person obtaining the same at all times while engaged in such employment. In the event such registration card shall be lost or cannot be produced upon reasonable notice , such person shall promptly reregister and secure a new card from the chief of police . (Ord . No . 95 - 67 - 9 , § § 1 , 2 . ) Sec . 14 - 16 . State misdemeanors . 5 It shall be unlawful for any person to commit within the city any act which is or shall be recognized by the laws of the state as a misdemeanor , and the commission of such acts is hereby prohibited . (Ord . No . 173 , § 1 . ) 5 . Municipalities have authority to make unlawful within their boundaries those acts which are misdemeanors under state law , Orr . v . Quigg , 135 Fla . 653 , 180 So . 726 . Adoption of state misdemeanors includes existing as well as future laws enacted by the state legislature . State v . Smith , 189 So . 2nd 846 . 135 § 14 - 17 Atlantic Beach City Code § 14 - 17 Sec . 14 - 17 . Weapons - - Discharge of firearms , air guns , etc . , prohibited . It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm or any loaded air gun , air rifle , air pistol or similar device within the city . (Ord . No . 122 , § 1 . ) 136 Parks and Recreation CHAPTER 15 . PARKS AND RECREATION . 1 (Reserved for Future Legislation) 1 . As to beaches , see ch . 5 of this Code . 137 § 16- 1 Personnel § 16- 2 CHAPTER 16 . PERSONNEL . 1 Article I. Personnel Policy . § 16- 1 . Personnel program- - Adoption. § 16- 2 . Same— Amendments . § 16- 3 . Promotion to higher grade pay levels . Article II. Social Security , § 16-4 . Statement of policy . § 16- 5 . Execution of agreements by mayor- commissioner . § 16- 6 . Withholdings from wages . § 16- 7 . Appropriations and payment of contributions by city . § 16- 8 . Records and reports . § 16- 9 . Exclusions . § 16- 10 . Acceptance of Social Security Act . § 16- 11 . Designation of custodian of funds and withholding and reporting agent . Article III . Annuities . § 16- 12 . General fund to include payment of annuities . § 16- 13 . Qualifications of employees . § 16- 14 . Minimum monthly payment . § 16- 15 . Payment effective upon employee retirement , § 16- 16 . Cessation of payment upon death of employee . Article L Personnel Policy . 2 Sec . 16 - 1 . Personnel program - - Adoption . "A Personnel Program for the Municipal Service of Atlantic Beach , Florida, " dated December 5 , 1960 , with positions described and classified , is approved and adopted by the city commission as an orderly procedure for the employment , re- tention, advancement , disciplining and termination of employees by the appointing authority of the city . (Ord. No . 50- 61 - 1 , § 1 , ) Sec . 16 - 2 . Same - - Amendments . The personnel rules and regulations adopted by section 16- 1 are amended as follows : 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to establish a de- partment of personnel , see Char , , § 77 . 2 . For charter provision authorizing city to establish a uni- form system of employment practices , see Char. , § 4 (18) . 139 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 16- 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 16- 4 (a) Sections 5 . 1 and 5 . 2 are amended to show the following holidays and such others as the mayor- commissioner may fix as holidays with pay for all regular em- ployees in the municipal service : New Years Labor Day Washington ' s Birthday Veteran ' s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving 4th of July Christmas Holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday will be recognized on the Friday pre- ceding or Monday following respectively . (b) Fire Chief (056) " MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE " is amended to read : "Graduation from a standard high school and ten years of progressively respon- sible fire- fighting experience including some supervisory experience . The require- ment of training and experience may be modified or waived at the sole discretion of the city commission. " ( c) Police Chief (046) "MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE " is amended to read: "Graduation from high school and other courses in police functions and adminis - tration and ten years of progressively responsible experience in a variety of police functions including supervisory police duties . The requirement of training and ex- perience may be modified or waived at the sole discretion of the city commission. " (Ord. No . 50 - 65- 3 , H§ 3 to 5 . ) Sec . 16 - 3 . Promotion to higher grade levels . Employees shall be eligible for promotion to higher grade pay levels upon the recommendation of department heads , with the concurrence of the city manager. (Ord. No . 50- 68- 7 , § 2. ) Article IL Social Security . Sec . 16 - 4 . Statement of policy . It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the city to extend, effective as of January 1 , 1951 , to the employees and officials of the city not excluded by law, and whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary function, the benefits of the system of Old Age and Survivor ' s Insurance , as. authorized by the Federal Social Security Act and amendments thereto , including Public Law 734 of 81st Congress , and by Chapter 26841 , Florida Statutes , 1951 ; and to cover by such plan all services which constitute employment as defined in section 2 of Chapter 26841 , Laws of Florida , 1951 , performed in the employ of the city by employees thereof. In pursuance of such policy , and for that purpose , the city shall take such action as may be required by applicable state or federal laws or regulations . (Ord . No . 143 , § 1 . ) 140 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 16- 5 Personnel § 16- 10 Sec . 16 - 5 . Execution of agreements by mayor - commissioner . The mayor- commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to execute all neces- sary agreements and amendments thereto with the chairman of the Florida Industrial Commission as the state agency for the state or his authorized representative for the purpose of extending the benefits provided by the system of Old Age and Surviovor ' s Insurance to the employees and officials of this city , as provided in section 16-4 , which agreement shall provide for such methods of administration of the plan by the city as are found by the state agency to be necessary for the proper and efficient ad- ministration thereof, and shall be effective with respect to services in employment covered by such agreement performed after December 31 , 1950 . (Ord. No . 143 , § 2 . ) Sec . 16 - 6 . Withholdings from wages . Withholdings from salaries , wages or other compensation of employees and of- ficials for the purpose provided in section 16- 4 are hereby authorized to be made , and shall be made , in the amounts and at such times as may be required by applicable state or federal laws or regulations , and shall be paid over to the state agency desig- nated by such laws or regulations to receive such amounts . (Ord . No . 143 , § 3 . ) Sec . 16 - 7 . Appropriations and payment of contributions by city . There shall be appropriated from available funds , derived from such amounts , at such times , as may be required to pay promptly the contributions required of the city as employer by applicable state or federal laws or regulations , which shall be paid over to the lawfully designated state agency at the times and in the manner pro- vided by law and regulations . (Ord. No . 143 , § 4 . ) Sec . 16 - 8 . Records and reports . The city shall keep such records and make such reports as may be required by applicable state or federal laws or regulations , and shall adhere to the rules and reg- ulations of the state agency for the enforcement of such laws and regulations . (Ord. No . 143 , § 5 . ) Sec . 16 - 9 . Exclusions . There is hereby excluded from this article any authority to make any agreement with respect to any position or any employee or official now covered , or authorized to be covered , by any other ordinance or law creating any retirement system for any employee or official of the city . ( Ord. No . 143 , § 6 . ) Sec . 16 - 10 . Acceptance of Social Security Act . The city hereby adopts the terms , conditions , requirements , reservations , ben- efits , privileges and other conditions thereunto appertaining of Title II of the Social Security Act , as amended by Public Law No . 734 , 81st . Congress , for and on behalf 141 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 16- 11 Atlantic Beach City Code § 16- 15 of all the officers and employees thereof and of its departments and agencies , save and except any of such officers and employees now covered or authorized to be covered by any retirement system provided by law, and further excepting any official or em- ployee who occupies any position, office or employment not authorized to be covered by applicable state or federal laws or regulations . (Ord . No . 143 , § 7 . ) Sec . 16 - 11 . Designation of custodian of funds and withhold - ing and reporting agent . The city treasurer is hereby designated the custodian of all sums withheld from the compensation of officers and employees and of the appropriated funds for the con- tribution; of the city and the city treasurer is hereby made the withholding and report- ing agent and charged with the duty of maintaining personnel records for the purposes of this article . (Ord. No . 143 , § 8 . ) Article III . Annuities . Sec . 16 - 12 . General fund to include payment of annuities . The general fund of the city shall be so set up as to include payment of annuities to city employees who meet the qualifications of section 16- 13 . (Ord . No . 4269- 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 16 - 13 . Qualifications of employees . Annuities shall be paid to city employees who meet the following qualifications : (a) Have attained the age of sixty- five . (b) Have been an employee of the city ( except for active military service in the armed forces of the United States during times of national emergencies) for a con- tinuous period of at least twenty- five years . (c) The annuity shall be payable to employees of the city who are not covered by any other pension plan of the city . (Ord. No . 42- 69- 1 , § 2. ) Sec . 16 - 14 . Minimum monthly payment . The annuity shall provide for a minimum monthly payment of one hundred dollars , the exact amount to be at the discretion of the city commission. (Ord. No . 42- 69- 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 16 - 15 . Payment effective upon employee retirement . The payment of this annuity shall only be effective upon the retirement of the city employee . (Ord. No . 42- 69- 1 , § 4 . ) 142 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 . § 16- 16 Personnel § 16- 16 Sec . 16 - 16 . Cessation of payment upon death of employee . The payment of the annuity shall cease upon the death of such city employee . (Ord. No . 4269- 1 , § 5 . ) 142 . 1 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 17- 1 Plumbing § 17- 3 CHAPTER 17 . PLUMBING . 1 § 17m ;. Adoption of Southern Standard Plumbing Code . § 17- 2 . V Repealed by Ordinance No . 2570- 9 . § 17- 3 . Appointment and qualifications of plumbing inspector . § 17®4 . Board of examiners of plumbers . § 17- 50 Examination required of master , employing and journeyman plumbers . § 17- 6 . Applicants for certificates to appear in person. § 17- 7 . Issuance of certificates ; doing plumbing work without certificate . prohibited. § 17- 8 . Occupational license and bond required of master plumbers . § 17© 9 When certificates and bonds expire ; certificate , bond and occupational license prerequisite to issuance of plumbing permit. § 17-40 . Plumbing permitsm ® Required. § 17- 11 . Same=— Determination of ownership of secondhand fixtures prior to issuance . § 17- 12 . Same- - Fee . § 17-43 . SameaTo whom issued. § 17-44 . Prior rights , liabilities , etc . , not affected. Seca 17 - 1 . Adoption of Southern Standard Plumbing Code . 2 There is hereby adopted "the Southern Standard Plumbing Code , " 1967 edition , and amendments to "the Southern Standard Plumbing Code , " 1968 revision to 1967 edition, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, maintenance and repairs on plumbing, including permits and penalties . (Ord. No . 2570- 9 § 1 . ) Sec < 1 7 - 2 . Repealed by Ordinance No . 25- 70® 9 . Sec . 1. 7 - 3 . Appointment and qualifications of plumbin " inspector . The plumbing inspector shall be appointed by the city manager . He shall not be directly or indirectly engaged in any way with any firm or corporation engaged in the business of contracting or installing plumbing. (Ord. No . 55® 58- 1 , § 8 . ) 10 For state Plumbing Control Law, see Fla. Stats . , § 553 . 01 et seq . As to license fees for plumbers , see § 10- 5 of this Code . As to sewers and sewage disposal , see ch . 19 . As to swimming pools , see ch . 24 . As to water supply , see ch . 27 . 2. For state law authorizing city to adopt Plumbing Code by reference , see Fla. Stats . , § 165 . 191 . 3 . For charter provision authorizing city manager to ap® point city officers and employees , see Char . , § 26 . 143 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 17-4 Atlantic Beach City Code § 17- 5 Sec . 17 - 4o Board of examiners of plumbers . There shall be a board of examiners of plumbers , consisting of three members , one of whom shall be the city manager . A second member shall be a master plumber and a third member shall bea journeyman plumber . The second and third members of the board of examiners shall be appointed by the city commission for the term of one year from the first day of July in the year of appointment and thereafter annually before the first day of July . ( Ord. No . 55- 5819 § 2 . ) Sec . 17 - 5o Examination required of master , employing and journeyman plumbers . The board of examiners of plumbers shall hold examinations in the first week of June and December, and at any other time as directed by the city commission, for both master and journeyman plumbers . Journeyman plumbers only applying for a li- cense shall be given a temporary working permit until the next examination is held. The board shall examine applicants as to their practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage and plumbing ventilation, and if satisfied as to the competency of such applicant , shall issue a certificate of competency to such applicant authorizing him to engage in or work at the business of plumbing, either as a master plumber or em- ploying plumber or as a journeyman plumber. The fee for examination for a master plumber or employing plumber shall be ten dollars and for a journeyman plumber it shall be five dollars . Such certificate shall be valid for the term of one year, but the same can be renewed without further examination if application is made to the board before the date of expiration of such certificate . The fee for the renewal shall be one dollar, it being expressly understood this renewal fee does not supplant or replace the annual license fees collected by the city. Such certificate shall be revocable at 144 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 § 17 - 6 Plumbing § 17 - 8 any time by the board for cause . All money received by the city hereunder shall be paid into the general fund of the city . Any person desiring to engage in or work at the business of plumbing , either as a master plumber or an employing plumber or as a journeyman plumber , shall make application to the board of examiners of plumbers at such times and places as the board may designate . Such examination shall be made in whole or in part in writing , and shall be of a practical and elementary char- acter , but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant . (Ord . No . 55 -58 - 1 , § 2 . ) Sec . 17 - 6 . Applicants for certificates to appear in person . Every master , employing or journeyman plumber carrying on his business or trade in the city shall appear in person before the board of examiners of plumbers and pass an examination as to his competency as required by law. (Ord . No . 55 - 58 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 17 - 7 . Issuance of certificates ; doing plumbing work without certificate prohibited . It shall be the duty of the board of examiners of plumbers to issue to plumbers found competent upon examination proper certificates of competency and it shall be unlawful for any person not the holder of a certificate thus issued to engage in the business or trade of plumbing within the city . (Ord . No . 55 -58 - 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 17 - 8 . Occupational license and bond required of master plumbers . It shall be required of every person obtaining a master plumber' s certificate , before engaging in the business of master plumber , to pay to the city an annual occu - pational license tax , as set out in chapter 10 of this Code , to conduct such business , and to execute a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with a responsible surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety , conditioned to protect the city and the owner of any premises against all loss or damage occasioned by the neg - ligence of the principal therein in failing to properly execute and protect all work done by him or his employees or under his direction or supervision and from all loss or damage occasioned by or arising in any manner from any such work done by such principal or his employees or under his direction or supervision , which is not caused by the negligence of the city , its agent or employees , and conditioned further that the principal therein will keep and observe all provisions of this Code and other or- dinances at any time enacted by the city commission relating in any way to plumbing or plumbing work . . Such bond shall be approved by the city manager before the same becomes effec - tive , and may be sued on by the city , relating in any way to plumbing or plumbing work , and in the case of the owner of any premises damaged by such work , such own- er shall be authorized to bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the city , for his use and benefit ; provided , that in any action by the owner of any premises , the same shall not involve the city in any expense whatever . (Ord . No . 55 - 58 - 1 , § 5 . ) 145 § 17 - 9 Atlantic Beach City Code § 17 - 14 Sec . 17 - 9 , When certificates and bonds expire ; certificate , bond and occupational license prerequisite to issuance of plumbing permit . All certificates issued by the board of examiners for plumbers and all bonds required by this chapter shall expire on and be null and void after June 30 of each year , and no plumbing work shall be done and no permits shall be issued to any master or employing plumber who does not have such certificate and bond and a city occupational license in full force and effect . (Ord . No . 55 -58 - 1 , § 6 . ) Sec . 17 - 10 . Plumbing permits - - Required . A permit is required to do plumbing work of any character , make any changes , extensions or disconnect plumbing or change the location or type of any fixture , ex - cept the repair of leaks or relieving temporary stoppages . (Ord . No . 55 - 58 - 1 , § 7 . ) Sec . 17 - 11 . Same - - Determination of ownership of second - hand fixtures prior to issuance . Before the issuance of any plumbing permit , the plumbing inspector shall ascer- tain whether new or secondhand fixtures are to be used in the work . Whenever sec - ondhand fixtures are proposed , the plumbing inspector shall require of the applicant satisfactory evidence in writing of the ownership of such fixtures and keep a record of the same . (Ord . No . 55 - 58 - 1 , § 7 . ) Sec . 17 - 12 . Same - - Fee . A fee of one dollar per fixture , including washing machines , water heaters and dishwashers , shall be paid to the city clerk when plumbing permit is issued . The minimum charge for qny permit shall be two dollars . (Ord . No . 55 - 58 - 1 , § 7 . ) Sec . 17 - 13 . Same - - To whom issued . Permits to do plumbing work shall be issued to master plumbers only . (Ord . No . 55 -58 - 1 , § 9 . ) Sec . 17 - 14 . Prior rights , liabilities , etc . , not affected . Nothing in this chapter or in the rules and regulations adopted by this chapter shall be construed to affect any rights acquired or liability incurred , nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing under any prior act or ordinance , nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost , impaired or affected by this chapter. (Ord . No . 55 -58 - 1 , § 11 . ) 146 § 18- 1 Refuse , Garbage and Weeds § 18- 1 CHAPTER 18 . REFUSE , GARBAGE AND WEEDS . 1 Article I. In General . § 18- 1 . Definitions . § 18- 2 . Garbage cans and trash containers . § 18 = 3 . Burial of garbage . § 18- 4 . Deposit of garbage , trash , etc . , on vacant lots , streets , parks , etc . , prohibited ; compost piles . § 18- 5 . License for collection, removal , transportation and disposal of garbage . § 18- 6 . Permit required to transport garbage . § 18- 7 . Fees to be charged by city for collection of garbage and trash . § 18- 8 . Certain wastes not to be removed by city . § 18- 9 . Prima facie evidence of production of garbage ; duty of city to inspect premises . § 18- 10 . Service to persons outside regular service area. Article IL Accumulations of Weeds or Trash. § 18- 11 . Maximum permissible height of weeds . § 18- 12 . Duty to keep premises clean and free of accumulations of trash , weeds , etc . § 18013 . Notice to clean premises ; time for compliance with notice . § 18- 14 . City may have work done when owner fails to do so ; assessment of costs against property ; assessment constitutes lien on property . § 18- 15 . Maximum assessment per year. Article L In General . Sec . 1 8 - 1 . Definitions For the purposes of this article , the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section : City . The area !encompass edby the legal city limit lines of the City of Atlantic Beach . Commercial A unit . Any business establishment , store , house or shop , other 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to provide sanitary services , see Char . , § 4 ( 16 ) . For state law authorizing city to provide for collection and disposal of garbage and other waste , see Fla. Stats . , § 167 . 06 . As to leaving refuse on beach , see § 5 -4 of this Code . As to license fees for garbage and trash collectors , see § 10 - 5 . 147 Supp . # 1 , 5 = 70 § 18- 2 Atlantic Beach City Code § 18- 2 than a grocery , food store or ban Within this classification are , by way of example , amusement houses , drug and sundry stores , dry goods and hard goods stores , pack- age houses , filling stations and offices . Commercial B unit . Any food processing plant , light manufacturing plant , bar or any restaurant seating less than twenty- five persons , or any small food or gro - cery store . Commercial C unit . Any restaurant seating over twenty- five but less than one hundred persons , any drive- in restaurant or any large grocery store or supermarket , Commercial C - 1 unit . Any restaurant seating one hundred or more persons , Commercial D unit . Any building with a business establishment and apartments or living units under the same roof, or on the same lot . Commercial E unit . Any tourist court or trailer parka Commercial F unit . Any hotel . Garbage . Every refuse accumulated from cooking, cleaning and housekeeping. Garbage can. A can of the t to commonly sold as a garbage can, in good con- dition and covered with a tight- fitting lido Garden trash. All the refuse accumulated from the care of lawns , shrubbery or vines , and tree limbs . Residence A unit . A residence occupied by and the place of abode of a single family where one kitchen only is provided and maintained . Residence B unit . Duplex residences under a single roof, or apartments con- sisting of two or more units under a single roof, or a primary and secondary dwell- ing on the same lot . (Ord. Noa 55- 60- 5 , § 1 ; Ord° No , 55- 69- 12 , § 2 . ) Sec . 18 - 2 . Garbage cans and trash containers . (a) Required. All residents or occupants of residences , apartments or places of business within the city shall provide garbage cans of sufficient capacity to hold two days accumulation of garbage . (b) Storage . Garbage cans set out for garbage collection shall not be placed closer than twenty feet to the street from which garbage service is rendered , nor farther back than the building line . Garbage can blinds , which are in architectual harmony with the building, or underground containers , may be placed anywhere be- tween the building and the street from which garbage service is rendered , but in no case shall they be located on public property . Any residence or commercial unit to which this section creates a hardship to either the resident of the property or the city sanitation department for placement of containers for garbage service shall 148 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 18- 3 Refuse , Garbage and Weeds § 18- 5 apply to the building inspector , who shall thereupon determine the location at which garbage cans shall be placed . Garbage cans not in underground containers or blinds shall not be left in a front yard overnight. Garbage cans located other than as herein- above described shall not be emptied. In cases where lots run from street to street, the provisions of this section applicable to front yards shall also apply to rear yards . (c) Inspection and approval . All garbage and trash cans shall be subject to in- spection and approval or condemnation by the inspectors of the sanitation department of the city, and no appeal from such condemnation shall be possible except to the city commission. (d) All garbage cans and trash containers. shall be emptied at least once each day , except Sunday, and the contents thereof shall be disposed of at least once each day , except Sunday , in residential districts and as designated by the city manager in the business districts . ( Ord . No . 55 - 60 - 5 , § 2 . ) Sec . 18. ® 3 .; ' Burial of . garbage . No garbage shall be buried upon the premises of the person by whom such gar- bage is accumulated. No garbage shall be buried elsewhere in the city except upon written permit of the city manager. (Ord . No . 55- 60- 5 , § 2 . ) Sec . 18 - 4 . Deposit of garbage , trash , etc . , on vacant lots , streets , parks , etc . , prohibited ; compost piles . ( a) It shall be unlawful to deposit garbage , trash , bottles , cans or containers upon any vacant or unoccupied premises of the city , or upon any street , alley or park. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit garden trash upon any adjoining lot or premises , whether vacant or improved , occupied or unoccupied, or upon any other lot or premises , or a street , plaza, alley or park , or in any canal , waterway , lake or pool within the city . Garden trash containing no combustible matter or mat- ter which will , during decay, give off offensive odors , may be accumulated by the owner as a mulch or compost pile in the rear of the premises upon which accumulated . (Ord. . No . 55- 60- 5 , H§ 2 , 5 . ) Sec . 18 - 5 . License for collection , removal , transportation and disposal of garbage . 2 ( a) No person shall remove garbage or trash from any premises in the city , or transport garbage or trash through the streets or alleys or public ways of the city , or dump , incinerate or in any other manner dispose of garbage or trash originating in the city , or contract for or permit himself to be employed or engaged for any such removal , transportation or disposal , without first having secured a license for such 2 . As to license fee for garbage collectors , see § 10- 5 of this Code . 149 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 18- 6 Atlantic Beach City Code § 18- 7 services from the city treasurer. Before issuing such license , the city treasurer shall require the execution of an application form, to be furnished by him, showing the names of the principal officers and the names of the persons who are to actually perform such services for the corporation, together with the business and home ad- dresses of each of such persons , a description of the equipment to be used in such removal , transportation and disposal and the exact location of and the method of dis - posal , which application shall be submitted to and approved by the city commission as a prerequisite to the issuance of the license . When such application specifies a point of disposal beyond the limits of the city , the city manager shall determine that the disposal of garbage at the point named, and by the method described in the appli- cation are satisfactory to the proper authorities of Duval County or of the municipal- ity , if such point is within a municipality . No licensee under this section shall change any of the personnel names in such application, nor any of the equipment used for removal or transporation, nor the location or method of disposal , as described in such application, without first having reported such changes to the city manager and secured his approval and permission therefor, and in the cases of changes in the location and method of disposal , if beyond the limits of the city , such changes shall also be approved by the proper authorities of Duval County or of the municipality within which such disposal point is located . (b) The city reserves the right to reject any such application without the neces- sity for showing cause of such actions provided such contractor undertakes to per- form work not in the best interests of the city . (Ord. No . 55- 60- 5 , § 3 . ) Sec . 18 - 6 . Permit required to transport garbage . In all cases in which garbage is removed and disposed of by persons other than the employees of the sanitation department of the city , the owner or occupant of the premises from which such removal is made shall first secure a written permit from the city manager, showing the name and address of the person by which such removal is to be made , the nature of the vehicle in which it is to be transported , the location at which and the manner in which the ultimate disposition of the garbage is to be ac- complished. No person shall contract or permit himself to be employed for such private disposition of garbage unless he shall have first procured a license or per- mit therefor from the city , as provided in this article . (Ord. No . 55- 60® 5 , § 2 . ) Sec . 18 - 7 . Fees to be charged by city for collection of garbage and trash . ( a) All residents , occupants and owners of premises in the city who have not arranged for private disposal of garbage and trash as elsewhere authorized in this article shall have accumulations of garbage and trash removed and disposed of by the sanitation department of the city, and for such service of garbage and trash re- moval shall pay the city treasurer the sums shown below for each service : (1 ) Residence A Unit . For each residence A unit, the fee for the collection of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents per quarter. 150 Suppo # 1 , 5® 70 § 18- 7 Refuse , Garbage and Weeds § 18- 7 ( 2) Residence B unit . For each residence B unit , the fee for the collection of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents quarterly for the first living unit, plus the sum of three dollars and seventy- five cents quarterly for each and every living unit in excess of the one unit for which the seven dollars and fifty cents fee is levied. (3 ) Residence C unit . For each residence C unit that provides central pick- up of trash and garbage and also provides sufficient city approved containers , the fee for collection of garbage and trash is hereby fixed at seven dollars and fifty cents quarterly for the first living unit , plus the sum of three dollars quarterly for each and every living unit in excess of one unit for which the seven dollars and fifty cents fee is levied. (4) Commercial A unit . For each commercial A unit , the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents quarterly . (5) Commercial B unit . For each commercial B unit , the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed at the sum of nine dollars and fifty cents quarterly . (6) Commercial C . unit . For each commercial C unit , the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of twenty- four dollars and fifty cents quarterly . ( 7) Commercial C - 1 unit . For each commercial C- 1 unit , the fee for the collection of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of forty- five dollars quarterly . ( 8) Commercial D unit . For each commercial D unit, the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum as herein above shown for such business unit, plus the sum of three dollars and seventy- five cents quarterly for each and every living unit . (9) Commercial E unit . For each commercial E unit, the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents quarterly for the first unit with kitchen facilities , three dollars and seventy- five cents quarterly for each additional unit with kitchen facilities and one dollar quarterly for each unit without kitchen facilities . (10) Commercial F unit . For each commercial F unit , the fee for the collec- tion of garbage and trash is hereby fixed and levied at the sum of forty- five dollars quarterly . (11 ) Commercial units with container service . Commercial units required to install container service by the head of the sanitation department shall pay three dollars per month rental per container (credit on private owned container based on seven years life . ) 151 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 18- 8 Atlantic Beach City Code § 18- 10 (b) Every such garbage collection fee shall be computed for a three month period beginning July 1 , 1960 and shall be payable in advance for each three month period thereafter. Every such fee shall be due and payable on July 1 , October 1 , January 1 and April 1 of each year, and shall become delinquent if not paid within thirty days thereafter . (c) In residential or commercial districts , wherever there exists any exceptional condition of occupancy or use , the city commission may enter into an agreement with the owner, lessee , renter or tenant as to the proper charges to be paid by such per- sons ; except , that all such agreements shall provide that such charges shall be made in a uniform manner and proportional to the other charges for similar service as set forth in this article . (d) The garbage collection fees levied by this article shall become delinquent if not paid within thirty days after the same become due and payable , and in the event of any such delinquency, the city shall discontinue its garbage collection services to any property or unit , the owner , lessee , permittee or agent in charge of which has allowed any such fee imposed hereunder to become delinquent , and the city may re- cover the amount of any such delinquent fee by due process of law. (Ord . No . 55- 60 - 5 , § 4 ; Ord. No . 55 - 64- 9 , § 1 ; Ord , No . 55- 66- 11 , § 1 ; Ord. No . 55- 69- 12 , § 1 . ) Sec . 18 - 8 . Certain wastes not to be removed by city . Trash and debris caused from the operation of lot cleaning or clearing and con- tractors ' debris caused from building, rebuilding or otherwise altering of buildings or structures shall be removed by the owner or contractor performing such work . Spent oils or greases accumulated at garages , filling stations or similar establish- ments will not be removed by the city . (Ord. No . 55- 60- 5 , § 4 . ) Sec . 18 - 9 . Prima facie evidence of production of garbage ; duty of city to inspect premises . Any place of abode or any place of business occupied or in operation shall be prima facie evidence that garbage is being produced and accumulated on such prem- ises . It shall be the duty of the proper representatives of the city to inspect and su- pervise such premises and remove therefrom all refuse and garbage found thereon, provided the required fees have been paid by such resident or occupant , or to notify the proper persons if such removal is not the duty of the city . (Ord. No . 55- 60- 5 , § 5 . ) Sec . 18 - 10 . Service to persons outside regular service area . Any person located within the corporate limits of the city , but outside the area defined in section 18- 1 as " city , " may, on request and upon payment of the fees set forth in section 18- 7 , avail themselves of the services of the sanitation department . (Ord . No . 55- 60- 5 , § 6 . ) 152 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 18- 11 Refuse , Garbage and Weeds § 18- 11 Article II. Accumulations of Weeds or Trash. 3 Sec . 1. 8 - 11 . Maximum permissible height of weeds . It shall be unlawful for any person who owns , controls or occupies any lot , par- cel of land or premises in the city to allow weeds to grow upon such lot , parcel of land or premises to a height exceeding twelve inches . (Ord . No . 55- 59- 4 , § 1 . ) 3 . For state law authorizing city to require cutting of exces - sive growths of weeds , etc . , see Fla. Stats . , § 167 . 05 . 152 . 1 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 18 - 12 Refuse , Garbage and Weeds § 18 -- 15 Sec . 18 - 12 . Duty to keep premises clean and free of accu - mulations of trash , weeds , etc . It shall be unlawful for the occupant , or if there is no occupant , then the owner , of any house , store or lot of land to refuse to keep the same clean , or to permit any trash , weeds or any offensive material of any kind to accumulate in or upon such premises . (Ord . No . 55 -59 -4 , § 2 . ) Sec . 18 - 13 . Notice to clean premises ; time for compliance with notice . When , in the opinion of the city manager , the public health is impaired by ,the excessive growth of any thickets , weeds , shrubs , brush or other growths , or the ac - cumulation of trash or other material liable to be a source of danger to the public health or safety , on any lot , tract or parcel of land within the city ; the city manager shall notify the city commission of the same at any regular meeting , in writing , and if , after due consideration the city commission shall endorse the recommendation of the city manager , they shall by resolution , order the owner of the land or lot , to clean off , remove or destroy such growth or accumulation of trash or other material as aforesaid within a period of fifteen days after receiving notice of such resolution , which may be served personally , or by publication in any newspaper of general cir- culation in the city , if personal s_ ervice cannot be had in the city .. (Ord . No . 55 -59 -4 , § 3 . ) Sec . 18 - 14 . City may have work done when owner fails to do so ; assessment of costs against property ; assessment constitutes lien on property . If any property owner shall fail to comply with the conditions of such resolution , the city commission shall have the thickets , weeds , shrubs. , brush or trash removed , and assess the cost of such removal against the property , including the cost of publi - cation or service of process , which assessment shall be a lien against the property and shall be collected as other taxes or assessments , (Ord . No . 55 - 59 -4 , § 4 . ) Sec . 18 - 15 . Maximum assessment • er ear . The amount of cost levied and assessed by the city , under the provisions of this article , against any piece or parcel of land , shall not exceed the sum of one hundred fifty dollars per year upon any lot the size of fifty by one hundred feet . Pieces or parcels of land of a greater or lesser size may be assessed per year not to exceed a sum greater or lesser in the same proportion , according to the size thereof. (Ord . No . 55 -59 -4 , § 5 . ) 153 Sewers and Sewage Disposal CHAPTER 19 . SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL . 1 Article I. City Sewer System . § 19 - 1 . When sewer connections required ; connections to comply with Plumbing Code ; connection permit ; right of city . to refuse con- nection to industrial property . § 19 -2 . Sewer service charges . § 19 - 3 . Introduction of certain substances into sewers prohibited ; surcharge for industrial wastes . § 19 -4 . Service to premises outside city ; charges for outside - of- city service . § 19 -5 . Billing for sewer charges ; when payable ; failure to pay bill when due ; water and sewer service to be discontinued for failure to pay bill . § 19 - 6 . Service charge to restore service after discontinuation for failure to pay bill . § 19 - 7 . Free sewer service not to be rendered ; exception . § 19 - 8 . Discontinuance of service upon request when occupant absent from premises . § 19 - 9 . Additional rules and regulations . Article II. Sewage Disposal Systems Where City Sewers Not Available . § 19 -10 . Permit for sewage disposal system - -Required ; prerequisite to issuance of building permit . § 19 - 11 . Same - -Application; plot plan required . § 19 - 12 . Same - -Fee . § 19 - 13 . Same - -Percolation test required . § 19 - 14 . Same - - Issuance , § 19 - 15 . System to be constructed in accordance with permit; installation not to be covered prior to inspection . § 19 - 16 . Maintenance of system . 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to furnish public utility services and levy charges for the use of such utility services , see Char . , § 4 (8 ) . For state law as to authority of city relative to sewers ; see Fla . Stats . , § 167 . 01 . As to local improvements , see Fla . . Stats . , § 170 . 01 et seq . As to municipal sewer financing , see Fla . Stats . , § 184 . 01 et seq . As to plumbing , see ch . 17 of this Code . As to disposal of waste water from swimming pools , see § 24 - 7 . 155 § 19-1 Atlantic Beach City Code - § 19-2 Article I. City Sewer System. Sec . 19- 1 . When sewer connections required; connections to comply with Plumbing Code; connection per- mit; right of city to refuse connection to industrial property. The owner of any building or structure now or hereafter located on a lot or plot abutting an existing sewer line, or a new line constructed in the future as part of the sewer system, shall connect such building or structure to the city sewer system within one hundred eighty days from the date that such sewer system, or that portion thereof available to serve the premises in question, is completed and goes into oper- ation. The owner, tenant, occupant or user of any such building or structure, or unit thereof, as the case may be, shall thereafter refrain from using and cease to use any other method for the disposal of sewage or sewage waste. Such connection shall be made in accordance with the Plumbing Code of the city, after a permit has been obtained from the building official. No tap or connection shall be made to the city sewer system without the permission of and under the supervision of the plumb- ing inspector. The city reserves the right, however, not to permit connections of any industrial property where the sewage would contain waste matter that could not be adequately treated at a reasonable cost. (Ord. No. 80-65-8, § 4. ) Sec. 19-2. Sewer service charges . The following schedule of charges, per calendar quarter, for sewer service pro- vided or made available by the sewer system of the city is hereby determined to be just and equitable and is hereby adopted and established: (a) Residential users. q I, °J (1) Single-family residence, $7-5-0 per quarter. (2) Duplex (two-family) residence where both units are on the same connec- tion to the sewer, $113-7-51 per quarter. (3) Duplex (two-family) residence where the building has two connections to the sewer, each unit, $7-5-0 per quarter. (4) Each single residence area within a business building, *4-r-fre per quarter. (5) Apartments (multiple-family), $7. 50 for one unit per quarter; $6. 00 per unit per quarter for next three units; $4. 50 per unit per quarter for all units over four. (6) Motels, $7. 50 per quarter for the first unit (operator's quarters or of- fice or both included); $1.50 per quarter for each unit with a kitchen; $. 75 per quar- ter for each rentable room without a kitchen. 156 § 19 - 3 Sewers and Sewage Disposal § 19 -4 (7 ) Mobile home park , $ 7 . 50 per quarter for the first unit (operator' s quar- ters or office or both included) ; $4 . 50 per quarter for each additional unit (trailer space) . (b) Special users . (a) Churches , $ 7 . 50 per quarter. (b) Country club and aquatic club , $ 24 . 75 per quarter . (c) Elementary schools , $ 60 . 00 per quarter. (d) Atlantic Beach Hotel ; $ 75 . 00 per quarter (temporary) . (c) All other users . Barbershops , beauty parlors , kindergartens , business offices , retail stores , restaurants , bars , hotels , theaters , filling stations , garages and industrial plants , for each area of a building under one proprietor (even though a combination of two or more uses may exist therein) , a basic charge of $ 7 . 50 per quarter , plus additional charges related to metered water usage as follows : For the first 26 , 000 gallons in any calendar quarter , no charge ; for any amount over 26 , 000 gallons per quarter , $ . 15 per 1 , 000 gallons . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 -8 , § 1 . ) Sec . 19 - 3 . Introduction of certain substances into sewers prohibited ; surcharge for industrial wastes . The introduction of gasoline or other explosive solvents or light oils , feathers from poultry . houses , hair from tanneries and sludge from water- softening and acety- lene generating plants into the sewer system of the city is prohibited . Industrial users which introduce strong wastes (chemicals which impede normal sewage diges - tion and suspended solids in above average sewage content) shall be subject to a sur- charge , based upon analysis by a competent public works engineer , at rates to be specified by the city commission . . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 2 . ) Sec . 19 - 4 . Service to permises outside city ; charges for outside - of - city service . (a) No sewer connection shall be made to any lot or tract beyond the city limits without approval of the city commission . Such approval will not be given unless city water service is also supplied to such lot or tract . (b) Prospective users residing outside the city shall undertake construction of sanitary sewer lines and manholes (if necessary) adequate to serve the needs of their area , lot or tract , designed so as to connect with the city system at a point on or near the city limits line ; all to be in accordance with plans , specifications and fi- nancing procedures acceptable to the city commission . 157 § 19 - 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 19 - 8 (c) Upon connection to the city sewer system , outside- of - city users will be charged the applicable rates specified in section 19 - 2 , increased by fifty percent . Charges shall be billed quarterly , along with water service charges , in the same form and manner as billing of " in- city" users . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 3 . ) Sec . 19 - 5 . Billing for sewer charges ; when payable ; failure to pay bill when due ; water and sewer service to be discontinued for failure to pay bill . Sewer service charges for the use of the facilities of the city sewer system shall be billed and collected by the city as an added and designated separate item upon the water service bill for the respective quarter or billing period in accordance with the established rates , and such sewer service charges shall be due and payable on the first day of each billing period , which is the time water service charges are due and payable to the city . The user of water service shall be required to pay the sewage service charges at the same time the water service charges are made , and is not permitted to pay the water service charges without the payment of the sewage serv- ice charge . In the event that any sewage service charges remain unpaid thirty days after the due date thereof , the water service or sewer service , or both , to the build - ing or structure or units thereof affected shall be discontinued , and such services to such building or structure or units thereof shall not be restored until such time as all sewage service charges due shall have been paid . One month is the minimum pe - riod for which sewer and water service may be billed . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 5 . ) Sec . 19 - 6 . Service charge to restore service after discon - tinuation for failure to pay bill . A service charge of two dollars shall be made each time water service is re - stored and a reasonable charge each time sewer service is restored after having been discontinued for nonpayment of sewage service charges . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 6 . ) Sec . 19 - 7 . Free sewer service not to be rendered ; exception . There shall be no free service rendered by the city sewer system ; provided , that units of the city government are not required to pay for such service . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 7 . ) Sec . 19 - 8 . Discontinuance of service upon request when occupant absent from premises . The city manager shall , on request , discontinue sewage service to any user of the city sewer system during any period of absence of such user or to the occupant of the premises served , provided the water service is also discontinued , and restore such service to such user upon such terms and conditions and upon the payment of such charges for discontinuance and restoration and during such period of no serv - ice as he shall determine and which shall be approved by the city commission . (Ord , No . 80 - 65 - 8 , § 8 . ) 158 § 19 - 9 Sewers and Sewage Disposal § 19 - 14 Sec . 19 - 9 . Additional rules and regulations . The city commission may , by resolution from time to time , prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with this article concerning billing , collection and enforcement of collection of sewage service charges , and rules concerning connec - tions of buildings and structures to the sewage system , including the imposition of reasonable charges in making such connections . (Ord . No . 80 - 65 -8 , § 9 . ) Article IL Sewage Disposal Systems . Where City Sewers Not Available . Sec . 19 - 10 . Permit for sewage disposal system - - Required ; prerequisite to issuance of building permit . No building permit for the construction of any building or structure , outside the area served by the city sanitary sewer system , in which sanitary facilities will be installed or required , shall be issued until a sewage disposal system permit is first obtained . (Ord . No . 55 -59 -3 , § 1 . ) Sec . 19 - 11 . Same - - Application ; _plot plan required . Any person desiring to construct in the city a sewage disposal system shall make application to the building official of the city for a permit to construct such system . There shall be submitted a plot plan and such . other information as may be required by the building official . Such application shall be accompanied by an appli - cation to the county health department for a permit for the construction of such sys - tem on the form provided by such department . (Ord . No . 55 - 59 - 3 , § 2 . ) Sec . 19 - 12 . Same - - Fees Every applicant for a permit for the construction of a sewage disposal system shall pay to the city , upon the filing of his . application , a fee of five dollars . (Ord . No . 55 -59 -3 , § 7 . ) Sec . 19 - 13 . Same - - Percolation test required . Upon receipt of an application as hereinabove provided for , the building official shall cause to be made a percolation test as prescribed by the county health depart - ment. The results of this test , the application of the health department and recom - mendation of the building official shall be forwarded to the county health department , and the applicant shall be notified of this action and advised to contact the county health department to obtain a permit to construct such sewage disposal system . (Ord . No . 55 -59 - 3 , § 3 . ) Sec . 19 - 14 . Same - - Issuance . Upon presentation of a county health department septic tank permit , the building official may then issue a building permit . (Ord . No . 55 - 59 -3 , § 4 . ) 159 § 19 - 15 Atlantic Beach City Code § 19 - 16 Sec . 19 - 15 . System to be constructed in accordance with per - mit ; installation not to be covered prior to inspection . Every sewage disposal system constructed pursuant to this article shall be con - structed in accordance with the requirements set out on the septic tank permit and such installation shall not be covered with earth until inspected by the building official . (Ord . No . 55 - 59 - 3 , § 5 . ) Sec . 19 - 16 . Maintenance of system . Notwithstanding the issuance of any permit for the construction of any disposal system and the approval of the construction thereof by the building official , the owner and the contractor who shall have constructed the same for the owner shall at all times be and remain responsible to the city for the proper functioning of such system , and the owner shall nevertheless at all times maintain the system in accordance with the requirements of this Code and chapter 5 of the Florida State Sanitary Code . (Ord . No . 55 -59 -3 , § 6 . ) 160 § 20 - 1 Signs and Advertising Structures § 20- 1 CHAPTER 20 . SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES . 1 § 20- 1 . Certain signs exempted from operation of chapter. § 20 - 2 . Signs permitted . § 20 - 3 . Sign permits - -Required . § 20-4 . Same - -Application . § 20 - 5 . Same - - Fees . § 20- 6 . Bond or public liability insurance required for certain signs . § 20- 7 . Fire and traffic hazards ; interference with use of streets and sidewalks . § 20- 8 . Obstruction of vision at intersections ; obstruction of view of traffic signs or signals ; confusion with traffic signs or signals . § 20- 9 . Obscene , etc . , signs prohibited . § 20- 10 . Maintenance generally; removal of damaged signs . § 20- 11 . Obstruction of doors , windows and fire escapes . § 20- 12 . Signs ; posters , etc . , prohibited on sidewalks , utility poles , walls , etc . ; exception as to legal notices . § 20 - 13 . Minimum height above sidewalks ; maximum projection . § 20- 14 . Blinker , beacon and spot lights . § 20- 15 . Signs to be firmly secured . § 20 - 16 . Setback requirements ; compliance with Electrical Code ; electrical permits required for neon and electric signs . § 20- 17 . Electrical wiring to be done by licensed electrician . § 20- 18 . Static electricity. § 20- 19 . Proximity to electrical conductors . § 20- 20 . False or misleading advertising. § 20- 21 . When rear of sign structure to be concealed . § 20- 22 . Only specified signs permitted . § 20 - 23 . Occupational license required to construct or erect signs . § 20 - 24 . Nonconforming signs . Sec . 20 - 1 . Certain sins exem • ted from operation of chapter . The following signs are expressly excluded from the operation of this chapter: (a) Decals affixed to or signs painted on store windows , store equipment , fuel pumps or other types of vending equipment used for dispensing retail products . (b) Signs wholly within a building . (c) Memorial signs , tablets or plaques , or the name of a building and the date of erection , when the same are cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material . . . $ 1 . As to advisory planning board , see H§ 2 - 6 to 2 - 11 of this Code . As to license fees for outdoor advertising , see § 10 -5 . 161. § 20- 1 Atlantic Beach City Code § 20 - 1 (d) Small professional name plates for physicians , surgeons , dentists , musi - cians , lawyers , architects , teachers and other like professional persons placed on the premises occupied by such persons , and not exceeding more than one square foot in area , in all areas except business or industrial zones . (e) Occupational signs denoting only the name and profession of an occupant in a commercial building or public institutional building , placed flat against the exterior surface of the building and not exceeding three square feet in area . (1) Not more than one real estate sign advertising the sale , rental or lease of only the premises on which it is maintained . Such sign shall not be more than four square feet in area and shall conform to required setback lines . (g ) Signs noting the architect , engineer or contractor when placed upon work under construction; provided , that such sign shall be removed within fifteen days of comple- tion of construction . Such signs shall not be larger than necessary to display the names of persons or firms performing labor or supplying materials to the premises . (h) Traffic signs , legal notices , danger signs and temporary emergency or non - advertising signs , erected by the city , county , state or federal authorities . (i) " No Trespassing" and " Private Property" signs not exceeding sixty- six square inches in area . (j ) " Vacancy" or ' tNo Vacancy" signs not exceeding sixty- six square inches in. area . (k) Directional signs of any religious , charitable , fraternal or civic organiza- tions or business establishments operated within the city , having a meeting place , club house or other site within the city for the purpose of indicating the place where such club house , meeting place or site is located in the city . Such directional signs shall not exceed three feet by four feet and not more than ten feet in overall height above ground level . These directional signs shall not exceed four in number for each business or organization and shall be no less than one thousand feet from another di - rectional sign of the same business or organization . Any directional sign existing on May 13 , 1968 , shall be allowed to remain until such time as the condition of the sign becomes unsafe , unsightly or in need of major repairs , at which time it shall be re - moved . Structural repairs to existing signs shall not be made without a permit . Before any directional signs can be installed after May 13 , 1968 , a permit shall be obtained from the city specifying design , lighting , if any, and location . (1) Bulletin boards not over fifteen square feet in area for public , charitable or religious institutions , when the same are located on the premises of such institutions . (m ) Signs announcing the candidacy of a candidate for public office not exceeding four square feet in area . Such signs shall be limited to four locations within the city for each candidate , and written authorization from the property owner for placing any such sign shall be obtained and filed with the city manager by the candidate or his agent . The placing of such signs on public property is expressly prohibited . All per- mitted signs will be removed by the candidate within seventy-two hours after final election . 162 § 20- 2 Signs and Advertising Structures § 20- 2 (n) Signs erected at entrances to subdivisions or new developments which con- tain not less than ten houses or lots . Any such signs shall not exceed twenty-four square feet in area . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 2 ; Ord . No . 60 - 68 - 2 , § 1 . ) Sec . . 20 - 2 . Signs permitted . (a) Signs displayed or erected which advertise the particular building or prop- erty on which the sign is located , or some merchandise or service dispersed or ren- dered on the same premises on which the sign is located , are permitted , subject to subsection (b) of this section and all other provisions of this chapter . No other bill - board , sign , marquee , canopy or awning sign of any kind , except those signs speci - fically exempted in section 20 - 1 , shall be displayed or erected in the city. (b) The following signs (other than those exempted under section 20 - 1 ) are per- mitted in the city , subject to the restrictions set out below : (1 ) Flat signs . ' A " flat sign1t is any sign erected parallel to the face of or on the outside of any building and supported through its length by such wall, or any sign in any way applied flat against a wall . Such signs shall not in any case project more than twelve inches from the face of the building , nor shall they extend above the adjoining eave line on a building with a pitched roof. No portion of any such sign which extends over city property shall be less than eight feet above the sidewalk grade of any street or avenue , or fifteen feet above the crown grade where such sign is located parallel to and abutting on an alley. No flat sign shall utilize or occupy an area greater than fifteen percent of the side of the building to which such sign is at- tached . (2) Horizontal projecting signs . A "horizontal projecting sign" is any sign projecting at an angle from the outside wall of any building and which has its greatest dimension in a horizontal plane . Such signs shall not have more than sixty square feet of horizontally projected area , as calculated from any angle . There shall be not over twelve inches of clear space adjacent to the building wall , and such signs shall not extend or project from the face of the building more than ten feet . No part of such sign shall extend above the top of the adjoining parapet wall on a building with a flat roof or above the adjoining eave line on a building with a pitched roof. No part of any such sign shall be closer than eight feet to any sidewalk or pedestrian walk- way , nor closer than twelve feet to any street , alley or highway where vehicular traf- fic may move . All such signs shall be anchored to a wall and shall in no manner be connected to or suspended from the roof of any building . (3 ) Vertical projecting signs. A "vertical projecting sign" is any sign pro - jecting at an angle from the outside wall of any building and which has a vertical dimension equal to or exceeding the horizontal dimension . Such signs shall not have more than ninety square feet of horizontally projected area , as calculated from any angle ; and shall not project more than four feet from the building to which they are attached , nor shall the vertical height of such sign exceed eighteen feet . No part of any such sign shall extend more than six feet above the top of the adjoining parapet 163 § 20 - 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 20- 3 wall or a building with a flat roof , no more than six feet above the adjoining eave line on a building with a pitched roof . All such signs shall be anchored to the wall and shall not be connected to or suspended from the roof of any building . (4) Roof signs . A " roof sign" is any sign erected completely over the roof of any building . Such signs shall have not more than one hundred eighty square feet of horizontally projected area , as calculated from any angle . The overall height above the roof shall not exceed fourteen feet . Any such sign shall have a clear space immediately above the roof of not less than seventy-five percent of its length . Roof signs shall be placed so that the least distance from any building ; line measured per- pendicular to the face of the sign shall not be less than the total height above the roof. No roof sign shall extend horizontally past the building lines of the roof . (5 ) Pole signs . A "pole sign'.' is any sign erected on one or more poles and which is wholly or partially independent of any building for support . Such signs shall have not more than one hundred eighty square feet of horizontally projected area , as calculated from any angle , and shall be limited to one square foot of area for each lineal foot of frontage of the lot on which such signs are placed . The height of any self- supporting sign shall not exceed thirty-five feet . One such pole sign shall be al - lowed on the street side of each lot; provided , that where a lot faces on more than one street , then one such sign shall be permitted on each street side of such lot . Where a pole sign is located on property used as a shopping center , such pole sign shall be limited in area to one square foot of area for each lineal foot of frontage of the lots or parcel of land upon which such shopping center is located and on which such pole signs are placed ; provided , that no pole sign for such shopping center shall exceed three hundred square feet of horizontally projected area , as calculated from any angle . For the purposes of this chapter , a shopping center is defined as a group of stores or businesses , two or more in number , which are housed in one or more buildings which are set back from the street or highway on which such building or buildings shall have their maximum frontage a distance of not less than one hundred feet , and on which setback area motor vehicle parking is permitted for customers of the business carried on on such premises . (6 ) Marquee or awning signs . A "marquee or awning sign" is any sign placed flat along and on the edge of a marquee or an awning . Such signs shall have a mini - mum clearance of eight feet above any area where pedestrians may walk , and such signs shall not extend below the bottom edge of the marquee or awning . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 20 - 3 . Si ; n • ermits - - Required . It shall be unlawful for any person to install , alter or relocate any sign , mar- quee , canopy , awning or other advertising structure permitted under section 20 - 2 without first obtaining a permit from the city manager and making payment to the city clerk of the required fee. All illuminated signs shall , in addition , be subject to the provisions of the city Electrical Code and any permit fees required thereunder. (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) 164 § 20 -4 Signs and Advertising Structures § 20-4 Sec . 20 - 4 . Same - - A e plication , Application for sign permits shall be made upon blanks provided by the city man- ager, and shall contain or have attached thereto the following information : (a) The name , address and telephone number of the applicant . (b) Whether the applicant is the owner or lessee , and if the latter, show au - thority 'froth the owner. (c) The location of the building , structure or lot to which or upon which the sign or other advertising structure is to be attached or erected . (d) A plot plan showing the position of the sign or other advertising structure in relation to nearby buildings or structures . (e) A blueprint or ink drawing of the plans and specifications and method of con- struction and attachment to the building or in the ground . (f) The name of the person erecting the structure . (g) Any electrical permit required and issued for such sign . (h) Registered engineer' s drawings must be submitted with applications for roof signs over fifty square feet in area , and for any sign the top of which is more than seventeen feet above the ground or weighing more than one thousand pounds , or any solid sign of area more than thirty square feet , showing that such sign will be erect- ed to withstand a wind pressure of at least thirty -five pounds per square foot and that the weight of such sign will be amply supported by the roof of the, building or the ground support on which it is to be erected . (i) Such other information as the city manager shall require to show full com - pliance with this chapter and all other laws and ordinances of the city . (j ) When a permit is issued for the erection or maintenance of any sign which is to be located on the right of way of any state highway in the city , it shall be under- stood that such permit does not waive any requirements of state law or rules and regulations of the state road department with reference to maintaining signs within any state highway right of way . (k) Sign area shall be computed as the smallest square rectangle , triangle , circle or combination thereof which will encompass the entire advertising area ex- cluding architectural trim and structural supports . When computing sign area , only one side of a sign containing two faces shall be computed . (Ord . No . 60 - 68 - 2 , § § 2 , 3 . ) 165 § 20 - 5 Atlqntic Beach City Code § 20- 6 Sec . 20 - 5 . Same - - Fees . Fees to be paid for sign permits shall be as follows : (a) Neon and electric signs : 15 square feet or fraction thereof $ 3 . 00 Over 15 square feet to 30 square feet 4 . 50 Over 30 square feet to 45 square feet 6 . 00 Over 45 square feet to 60 square feet 10 . 00 Over 60 square feet 15 . 00 Vertical signs with ladder 25 . 00 (b) Nonelectric detachable signs and pole and self- supporting signs : First 6 square feet or fraction thereof $ 1 . 00 Over 6 square feet to 12 square feet , inclusive 2 . 00 Over 12 square feet to 20 square feet , inclusive 3 . 00 Each additional square foot or fraction per square foot . 10 (c) Marquee or awnings : Per lineal foot $ . 20 Minimum fee 3 . 00 (d) Neon display and outline lighting , including transformers : Up to and including 3 transformers $ 3 . 00 Each additional transformer 1 . 00 (e ) Painted wall signs on buildings : Up to and including 100 square feet $ 1 . 50 Each additional 100 square feet , or fraction thereof 1 . 5 0 (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 6 . Bond or public liability insurance required for certain signs . (a) Bond . The owner or person in control of any sign whatsoever , suspended over or extending into any public right of way more than one foot beyond the property line , and the owner of any sign described in section 20 -4 , shall execute a bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars , with sureties approved by the city manager , indemni - fying the city against all loss , cost , damage or expenses incurred or sustained by , or judgments recovered against , the city , or by any of its officers , employees , ap - pointees or servants , by reason of the construction or methods of any signs whatso - ever , and also conditioned to indemnify any person for any injury sustained by reason of such construction or maintenance . 166 § 20- 7 Signs and Advertising Structures § 20 - 12 (b) Insurance . In lieu of the bond required in subsection (a) of this section , there may be substituted therefor public liability and property damage insurance by any insurance company authorized to do business in this state in the same amounts and with the same conditions as required by subsection (a) of this section . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 6 . ) Sec . 20 - 7 . Fire and traffic hazards ; interference with use of streets and sidewalks . No sign shall create a traffic or fire hazard , or be dangerous to the general welfare or interfere with the free use of public streets or sidewalks . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 8 . Obstruction of vision at intersections ; obstruc - tion of view of traffic signs or signals ; con - fusion with traffic signs or signals . No sign or other advertising structure permitted by this chapter shall be erected at the intersection of any street in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision , or at any location where , by reason of position , shape or color , it may interfere with , obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic , sign , signal or device , or which makes use of any word or words commonly used on traffic - control signs or signals . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 9 . Obscene , etc.. . , signs prohibited . No sign shall display any statement , word or character or illustration of any obscene , indecent or immoral nature . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 10 . Maintenance , generally ; removal of damaged signs . All signs shall be kept in good condition , neat appearance and good state of re- pair. Any sign at least twenty -five percent destroyed shall be immediately removed at the owner' s expense and a new permit secured . before the sign is replaced . If not repaired within thirty days after written notice from the city manager , the sign shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be removed . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 .. ) Sec . 20 - 11 , Obstruction of doors , windows and fire escapes . No sign shall be attached to or placed against a building in such a manner as to prevent ingress or egress through any door or window of any building , nor shall any sign obstruct or be attached to a fire escape . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 12 . Signs , posters , etc . , prohibited on sidewalks , utility poles , walls , etc . ; . exception as to legal notices . No person shall paint , paste , print , nail or fasten , in any manner whatsoever, 167 § 20- 13 Atlantic Beach City Code § 20 - 17 any banner , sign , paper or any advertisement or notice of any kind whatsoever , or cause the same to be done , on any curbstone , flagstone , pavement or any other por- tion or part of any sidewalk or street or upon any tree , lamppost , private wall , win- dow , door , gate , fence , telephone or telegraph pole , hydrant , workshop or tool shed or upon any structure within the limits of any streets within the city , unless other- wise permitted under this chapter. Legal notices required by law to be so posted are hereby excepted . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 13 . Minimum height above sidewalks ; maximum projection . No sign of any kind shall be permitted to extend into or above or be anchored or placed in any portion of the right of way of a city street or public sidewalk (except official city , state and county signs) unless such signs be permanently attached to an existing building and be located more than eight feet above the sidewalks or finished grade , and extend not more than eight feet in a horizontal direction from the building to which attached , and in no case closer than one foot to the curb line . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 14 . Blinker , beacon and spot lights . The use of flashing , revolving or blinker-type outdoor lights of any type , within one hundred fifty feet of any right of way conducting vehicular traffic within the city , is prohibited . No spot , beacon or flood light shall be permitted except where such beacon , spot or flood light is nonrevolving and in a fixed position , and shines only on the owner' s premises and away from any street or roadway . All police vehicles , am - bulances and other official safety vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this sec - tion . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 15 . Signs to be firmly secured . All signs permitted to be erected under this chapter shall be firmly secured to the ground or structure upon which the same are placed . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 16 . Setback requirements ; compliance with Electrical Code ; electrical permits required for neon and electric signs . All advertising signs shall meet all setback requirements of the City Building Code or chapter 28 of this Code . All neon and electric signs shall meet the provi- sions of the Electrical Code of the city and have an electric permit for construction . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 17 . Electrical wiring to be done by licensed elec - trician . All electrical wiring , electrical connections and electrical appurtenances per- taining to the installation and maintenance of neon lighting and electric signs of all types shall be installed by an electrician licensed by the city . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) 168 § 20- 18 Signs and Advertising Structures § 20 - 23 Sec . 20 - 18 . Static electricity . No sign shall be constructed or maintained of which all or any part causes static electricity or otherwise interferes with radio or television reception . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 19 . Proximity to electrical conductors . No sign shall be erected closer than five feet to any overhead electrical conduc - tor , where the difference in potential between any two conductors or between one con - ductor and ground exceed four hundred eighty volts . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 = 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 20 . False or misleading advertising . 2 It shall be unlawful for any person to display untrue , false or misleading state - ments upon signs , billboards or other public places , calculated to mislead the pub- lic as to anything sold , any services to be performed or information disseminated . The fact that any such sign or display shall contain words or language sufficient to mislead an ordinary person in reading same shall be prima facie evidence of a ' vio- lation of this section by persons displaying such signs or permitting the same to be displayed at their residence , establishment or place of business . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 21 . When rear of sign structure to be concealed . Where the rear of any sign structure is visible from any street or from any ad- joining residential district in the city , all exposed structural members of any such sign shall be concealed by painting , lattice work or as otherwise agreed to with the city manager. (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 22 . Only specified signs permitted . All signs and banners not specifically provided for in this chapter shall not be permitted within the city . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 4 . ) Sec . 20 - 23 . Occupational license required to construct or erect signs . No person who is engaged in the sign business shall construct or erect any sign within the city without first having obtained an occupational license for such occupa - tion . This section shall not apply to those employed by a person or firm who is li - censed in the city for such business . (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 7 . ) 2 . For state law as to misleading advertisements , see Fla . Stats . § 817 . 06 . 169 § 20 - 24 Atlantic Beach City Code § 20 - 24 Sec . 20 - 24 . Nonconforming signs . All signs and billboards for which permits were issued by the city which are made nonconforming by the enactment of this chapter may remain nonconforming until such time as their condition requires replacement , relocation or material re- pair thereto , whereupon such signs shall then be made to conform with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord . No . 60 - 66 - 1 , § 8 ; Ord . No . 60 - 68 -3 , § 1 . ) 170 § 21 - 1. Solicitors § 21 - 3 CHAPTER 21 , SOLICITORS . 1 § 21 - 1 . " Solicitor" defined . § 21 - 2 . Registration and fingerprinting required . § 21 -3 . Fees . § 21 -4 . Issuance of permit . . § 21 - 5 . Revocation of permits . § 21 - 6 . Prohibited acts . § 21 - 7 . Exceptions . Sec . 21 - 1 . " Solicitor " defined . The term " solicitor" means a person who goes from door to door visiting multi - family or single -family dwellings for the following purposes : (a) To sell any goods , wares or merchandise or accept subscriptions or orders therefor. (b) To accept or request donations for any charitable purpose . Sec . 21 - 2 . Registration and fingerprinting required . All persons , before entering into or upon a residential premises within the city for the purpose of soliciting , shall register with the city clerk and furnish him with the following : (a) The name , local and permanent addresses , age , race , weight , height , color of hair and eyes and any other distinguishing physical characteristics of the applicant . (b) The nature or purpose for which solicitations will be made and the nature of the goods , wares and merchandise offered for sale . (c) The name and address of the employer or organization represented . (d) A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor , and if so , the nature of the offense , when and where convicted and the penalty or punishment assessed therefor. (e) A complete set of fingerprints taken by the chief of police . Sec . 21 - 3 . Fees . A fee of five dollars to cover the cost of investigation of the applicant and pro- cessing of the application shall be paid to the city clerk when the application is filed , and shall not be returnable under any circumstances . 1 . For state law as to solicitation of funds for charitable organizations , see Fla . Stats . , H§ 496 . 06 , 496 . 11 . 171 § 21 -4 Atlantic Beach City Code § 21 - 7 Sec . 21 - 40 Issuance of permit , Upon furnishing the information and fingerprints required under section 21 - 2 , the applicant shall be issued a permit , unless the information furnished in compli - ance with this chapter shows that the applicant has been convicted of a crime involv - ing moral turpitude . A permit issued under this chapter shall be good for one year from the date of issuance , unless earlier revoked as provided in this chapter. Every solicitor shall carry his permit with him at all times while engaged in soliciting , and shall display the same to any person who shall demand to see the same while he is so engaged . Sec . 21 - 5 . Revocation of permits . . The city clerk or his designated agent shall revoke any permit issued under this chapter if he finds that the permittee has given false information or has knowingly withheld information in obtaining the same or upon violation of any portion of this chapter. Sec . 21 - 6 . Prohibited acts . No person shall : (a ) Enter into or upon residential premises in the city under false pretenses to solicit for any purpose or for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods , wares or merchandise . (b) Remain in or on any residential premises after the owner or occupant has requested any such person to leave . (c ) Enter upon any residential premises for soliciting , when the owner or occu - pant has displayed a " No Soliciting" or NO Peddlers " sign on such premises . (d ) Engage in the practice of soliciting in the city without a permit as provided for in this chapter . Sec . 21 - 7 . Exceptions . The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to : (a) Any person who visits any residence or apartment at the request or invita- tion of the owner or occupant thereof . (b) Unpaid members of any civic or charitable organization who are registered as such with the city clerk and the names of the solicitors have been listed as such members and the organization has provided each person listed with an approved means of identification with the organization represented . 172 § 21 - 7 Solicitors § 21 - 7 (c ) Newsboys soliciting subscriptions to any newspaper for home delivery with- in the city . (d) Route deliverymen who make deliveries at least once a week to regular cus - tomers and whose solicitation is only incidental to their regular deliveries . (e) Solicitors or agents of life or other insurance companies who hold a license issued by the insurance commissioner of the state . 173 § 22 - 1 Streets and Sidewalks § 22- 2 CHAPTER 22 . STREETS AND SIDEWALKS . 1 § 22 - 1 . Obstructing streets and sidewalks . § 22 - 2 . Permit required for parades and processions . § 22 - 3 . Depositing of glass , nails , mud , etc . , on streets prohibited . § 22 -4 . Digging up streets prohibited; exception as to public utilities ; permit required of public utilities . Sec . 22 - 1 . Obstructing streets and sidewalks . No person shall obstruct the free passage of persons or vehicles over any street , sidewalk or other public way by any means whatsoever , except pursuant to a permit issued by the city manager , and only in accordance with the terms of such permit and any conditions attached thereto . Sec . 22 - 2 . Permit required for parades and processions . No procession or parade , except the United States armed services , the military forces of this state and the forces of the police and fire departments , shall occupy , march or proceed along any street or roadway except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth in this Code which may apply . The chief of police shall issue such permit only after the approval for such issuance is given by the city manager , following a recommendation for the issuance of such permit to the city manager by the chief of police . 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to construct and maintain streets , alleys , sidewalks , etc . , and regulate and control the use thereof , see Char. , § 4 (15 ) . For state law as to powers of city over streets , sidewalks , etc . , see Fla . Stats . , H 167 . 01 , 167 . 02 , 167 . 09 , 167 . - 21 , 167 . 25 . As to use of municipal rights of way by utility companies , see Fla . Stats . , H§ 338 . 17 to 338 . 20 , 362 . 01 , 362 . 02 . As to numbering of buildings , see § § 6 - 12 to 6 - 17 of this Code . As to motor vehicles and traffic generally , see ch . 11 . As to damaged sidewalks as nuisances , see § 13 - 1 . As to loitering in , obstructing , etc . , streets and public places , see § 14 - 7 . As to prohibition against signs which interfere with use of streets and sidewalks , see § 20 - 7 . As to signs which obstruct vision at inter- sections , see § 20 - 8 . As to prohibition against signs on sidewalks , see § 20 - 12 . As to minimum height of signs above sidewalks , see § 20 - 13 . 175 § 22 - 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 22-4 Sec . 22 - 3 . Depositing of glass , nails , mud , etc . , on streets prohibited . No person shall throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any street any glass bottle , glass , nail , tack , wire , can or any other substance likely to injure any person or animal or damage any vehicle upon such street , nor shall any person throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any street any soil , sand , mud , gravel or other substances so as to create a hazard to the traveling public . Any person who drops , or permits to be dropped of thrown , upon any street , any destructive , hazard- ous or injurious material , shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be re - moved . Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street shall re - move any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street from such ve - hicle . Sec . 22 - 4 . Digging up streets prohibited ; exception as to public utilities ; permit required of public utilities . No person shall dig into , remove , tear up , deface or damage in any manner whatsoever , except for purposes of city authorized repair , either the surfacing or shoulders on or of any street , avenue , way , driveway , roadway or pathway on any public property of and in the city , or on any property over or upon which the city may now or hereafter be possessed of any easement for any type of public transpor- tation , travel or service ; provided , that this section shall not be construed to apply to any public utility (such as electric , gas , water, etc . , ) system which may desire to lay , remove , repair or replace pipes , wiring , or cables , place poles , conduits or meters or install any other necessary equipment requisite to the proper and efficient use of such public utility . A public utility desiring to do any such work shall first procure from the city manager a permit for such operations . (Ord . No . 39 , § 1 . ) 176 § 23 - 1 Subdivision of Land § 23 - 1 CHAPTER 23 . SUBDIVISION OF LAND . 1 § 23 - 1 . Definitions . § 23 - 2 . Purpose of chapter. § 23 - 3 . Preliminary plats . § 23 -4 . Final plats . § 23 - 5 . Standards of design . § 23 - 6 . Minimum required street and drainage improvements . § 23 - 7 . Acceptance of streets and drainage . § . 23 - 8 . Required water and sewer facilities . § 23 - 9 . Variations and exceptions . § 23 - 10 . Compliance with chapter . § 23 - 11 . Form of application for plat approval and agreement as to streets . Sec . 23 - 1 . Definitions . For the purposes of this chapter , the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section : Plat . A map drawing or chart on which the subdivider' s plan of the subdivision is presented and which he submits for approval and intends in final form to record . Subdivision . All divisions of a tract , parcel or lot into two or more lots . Such term also includes any other divisions of land involving the dedication of a new street or other public way or a change in existing streets , alleys , easements for water , sewer or other public improvements ; provided , that the following four exceptions shall not be included : (1) The public acquisition of strips of land for the widening of existing streets . (2 ) The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where no new parcels or residual parcels smaller than any of the original lots are created . (3 ) The division of land into parcels greater than one and one -fourth acres where no new streets or easements of access are planned . (4 ) The transference of part of one lot or tract to an adjacent lot or tract ; provided , that such transference shall not reduce any lot or tract to an area or width less than the minimum specified in this chapter . (Ord . No . 67 -58 - 1 , § 2 . ) 1 . For state law as to maps and plats , see Fla . Stats . , § 177 . 01 et seq . As to requirement that taxes be paid on land prior to filing of subdivision plat , see Fla . Stats . , § 192 . 56 . As to advisory planning board , see § § 2 - 6 to 2 - 11 of this Code . As to zoning , see ch . 28 . 177 § 23 - 2 Atlantic Beach City Code § 23 -4 Sec . 23 - 2 . Purpose of chapter . The procedures and standards for the development and subdivision of real estate and for the surveying and platting thereof , adopted and prescribed by this chapter are hereby found by the city commission to be necessary and appropriate in order to pro- vide for economical and sufficient streets with adequate widths and with proper align- ment and grades designed to promote the public safety , health and general welfare , to provide for suitable residential neighborhoods with adequate streets and utilities and appropriate building sites , to save unnecessary expenditure of public funds by initial proper construction of streets and utilities and to provide proper land records for the convenience of the public and for better identification and permanent location of real estate boundaries . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 23 - 3 . Preliminary plats . Three copies of a preliminary plat based on the design data in section 23 - 5 shall be submitted to the city commission for approval . The preliminary plat shall show : (a) The location of present property and section lines , streets , buildings , lakes and watercourses . (b) Any existing sanitary and storm sewers , water mains and culverts within the tract or immediately adjacent thereto . The location and size of the nearest water main and sewer or outlet are to be indicated in a general way upon the plat . (c ) The proposed location and width of streets , alleys , lots , building and setback lines and easements . (d) The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded and the name of the subdivider causing the tract to be platted and the name of both his surveyor and engineer , if any . (e) North point , scale and date . (1) The . contours of the land , based on the mean sea level elevation , and written statements regarding preliminary plans and profiles showing the grades of proposed streets , the facilities for storm water drainage and any other proposed improvements within the subdivision . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 23 - 4 . Final plats . A final plat , prepared in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and with chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes and proper agreement regarding street improve - ments and utility construction , shall be approved by the city commission . (The clerk of the circuit court of Duval County will not record any instrument showing a subdi - vision of land inside the city that does not bear the approval of the city commission . ) (Ord . No . 67 -58 - 1 , § 3 . ) 178 § 23 - 5 Subdivision of Land § 23 -5 Sec . 23 - 5 . Standards of design . The design and lay- out of all subdivisions shall conform with the following re - quirements : (a) Relation to ad ° oinin : streets stem . The arrangement of streets in new sub- divisions shall make provision for the continuation of the principal existing streets in adjoining areas (or their proper projection where adjoining land is not subdivided) insofar as they may be projected on the master plan for the city or deemed necessary by the city commission for public requirements . The width of such streets in new subdivisions shall not be less than the minimum widths established in this chapter. The street and alley arrangement shall be such as not to cause a hardship to owners of adjoining property when they plat their own land and seek to provide for convenient access to it . Off- set streets shall be avoided . Any intersection of streets having an interior angle of less than ninety degrees shall have an easement radius . Streets obviously in alignment with existing streets shall bear the names of the existing streets . All proposed street names shall be checked against existing street names to eliminate duplication . (b) Street and alley width . (1 ) As a minimum requirement for streets and alleys , the plat shall dedicate the following widths : a . Arterial streets , forty feet on each side of the centerline . b . Collector streets , thirty feet on each side of the centerline . c . Minor streets , thirty feet on each side of the centerline . d . Alleys , ten feet on each side of the centerline . In the event that the city commission finds that traffic conditions and trans - portation requirements so demand , a greater width may be required . (2) Half streets shall not be platted , except to complete an existing half street . (3 ) Alleys are not recommended in single and two -family residential districts ; and when provided , a minimum width of twenty feet shall be . required . Alleys are re- quired in the rear of all business lots and shall be at least twenty feet wide . A five foot cut- off shall be made at all acute angle alley intersections . (c) Easements . Where poles , wires , conduits , storm or sanitary sewers , gas , water or other mains are proposed to be placed in the interior of blocks along lot lines , easements of at least ten feet in width on each side of such lot lines shall be provided , shown on plat and dedicated . Easements of greater width may be required along or across lots where necessary for the extension of main sewers . or other utili - ties or where both water and sewer lines are located in the same easement . 179 § 23 - 6 Atlantic Beach City Code § 23 - 6 (d) Blocks . (1 ) No block shall be longer than twelve hundred feet . (2) There may be established one or more courts , dead - end streets or other arrangements ; provided , that proper access shall be given to all lots from a dedicated street or court . A dead - end street shall terminate in a cul-de -sac having a minimum radius of fifty feet . A dead - end street shall not exceed one thousand feet in length . (e) Lots . (1 ) The lot arrangement and design shall be such that all lots will provide satisfactory and desirable building sites , properly related to topography and the char- acter of surrounding development . (2) All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines . Lots running from street to street shall not be permit- ted . (3 ) No lot shall have a width of less than seventy-five feet at the building line , nor shall it contain less than seven thousand five hundred square feet . (4) The corner lots shall have extra width sufficient to permit the establish- ment of front building lines on both the front and side of the lots adjoining the streets . (f) Building lines . The subdivider _ shall establish building lines in accordance with the needs of each development , but in no case shall such building lines be less than twenty-five feet from the right of way of the street or highway upon which resi - dential lots front . Such building lines shall be shown on the plat . (g) Parks , school sites , etc . In subdividing property , consideration shall be given to suitable sites for schools , parks , playgrounds and other common area for public use so as to conform to any recommendations of the currently effective city plan . Such areas shall be indicated on the preliminary plan, (h) Easements along streams or canals . Whenever any stream or important surface drainage course is located in an area which is being subdivided , the sub- divider shall dedicate an adequate easement along each side of the stream or thru lakes or lagoons for the purpose of widening , deepening , sloping , improving or pro - tecting the stream for drainage , parkway or recreational use . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 23 - 6 . Minimum required street and drainage improve - ments . (a ) Street improvements . (1 ) The minimum width of paving shall be twenty-three feet plus curbs ; 180 § 23 - 7 Subdivision of Land § 23 - 7 except , that when a divided street is constructed , the minimum width of each lane shall be sixteen feet plus curbs . Greater widths may be required wherever the city commission deems it necessary. (2) Valley gutters or retaining . curbs shall be constructed on both sides of all paving . The surface drainage plan shall determine the type of curb used , (3 ) Pavement shall be constructed with a six inch limerock stabilized base (300 pounds per square yard) and a one inch asphaltic concrete surface course as out- lined in current state road department specifications , (4 ) Tests of pavement shall be made by a reasonable recognized commercial laboratory as directed by the city commission. (b) Drainage . (1 ) An overall drainage plan shall be prepared and submitted to the city com - mission for approval . All necessary facilities either underground pipe , canals or drainage ditches shall be installed to provide adequate disposal of surface water and to maintain any natural watercourses . (2) Culverts shall be of such size to provide adequate drainage opening , and sufficient length to extend eight feet on each side beyond the edge of pavement of the road . Culverts shall be fully coated C . M . P . , concrete pipe or built-in-place concrete box culverts . (3 ) Vehicle bridges shall have a minimum width of twenty-four feet and shall be designed according to Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges of The American Association of State Highway Officials , 1953 edition , using at least an H - 15 loading , All bridges shall be of permanent construction . (4) Open drainage ditches shall be provided with easements or rights of way of sufficient width and be constructed in such manner as to facilitate economical fu - ture public maintenance , The bottom width and grade shall be designed to adequately drain the area affected . Slope angles of side banks shall be designed to minimize and prevent excessive erosion . In cases where fixed bottom grades and side bank slope angles must be maintained against anticipated conditions of unusually heavy erosion and resulting excessive public maintainance cost , the ditch bottom or side bank slopes , or both , shall be paved with concrete if economically justified in accordance with the circumstances pertaining to each such case . (Ord . No , 67 - 58 -4 , § 4 ; Ord , No , 67 - 62 -4 , § 1 ; Ord . No , 67 - 69 - 5 , § 1 , ) Sec . 23 - 7 . Acceptance of streets and drainage . When the city commission finds and determines all required street and drainage work has been entirely completed according to the approved plans , profiles and spec - ifications , the city commission shall accept such streets and drainage facilities for city maintenance . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 5 . ) 181 § 23 - 8 Atlantic Beach City Code § 23 - 9 Sec . 23 - 8 . Required water and sewer facilities . (a ) An adequate water distribution system shall be provided by the developer. Each lot within the subdivision shall be provided with a water connection at the prop - erty line . Fire hydrants shall be installed to adequately cover the subdivision . Fi - nancial arrangements for constructing the same shall be negotiated between the city commission and the developer. (b) Plans and specifications for each water system shall be approved by the city commission and the state board of health . (c) When the city commission finds and determines that all work has been com - pleted in accordance with plans and specifications , the city commission shall accept such water distribution system for maintenance and operation . (d) An adequate gravity sanitary sewer system shall be installed by the developer , each lot within the subdivision shall be provided with a sewer connection at the prop - erty line . If sewage lift stations and force mains are required to connect the gravity system to the city sewage disposal plant , financial arrangements for constructing the same shall be negotiated between the city commission and the developer. (e) Plans and specifications for each sewer system shall be approved by the city commission and the state board of health . (f) When the city commission finds and determines that all work has been com - pleted according to the approved plans , profiles and specifications , the city commis - sion shall accept the sewer system for city maintenance and operation . (g) In areas where it , is impractical to connect to the city sewer system , pro - vision shall be made to provide suitable sewage disposal facilities approved by the state board of health . (h) When a subdivision development located outside the city proposes to connect with the city water or sewer system , such development shall comply with this sec - tion. (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 6 . ) Sec . 23 - 9 . Variations and exceptions . Whenever the tract to be subdivided is of such unusual size or shape or if sur- rounded by such development or unusual conditions that the strict application of the requirements contained in this chapter would result in real difficulties or substantial hardship or injustice , the city commission may vary or modify such requirements so that the subdivider may develop his property in a reasonable manner , but so that , at the same time , the public welfare and interests of the city and surrounding area are protected and the general intent and spirit of this chapter preserved . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 7 . ) 182 § 23 - 10 Subdivision of Land § 23 - 11 Sec . 23 - 10 . Compliance with chapter . The city commission shall not permit any public improvements over which it has any control to be made or any public money expended for improvements in any area that has been subdivided or upon any street that has been platted after September 8 , 1958 , unless such subdivision or street has been approved in accordance with the pro- visions contained in this chapter . (Ord . No . 67 - 58 - 1 , § 8 . ) Sec . 23 - 11 . Form of application for plat approval and agreement as to streets . The following form shall be used to make application for approval of a plat pur- suant to this chapter : APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PLAT AND AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS Name of Subdivision Date Owner Address : The undersigned , the above named . owner , and the developer® of the lands described and shown on the plat of the above named subdivision , hereby make ap - plication to the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach , Florida , for the ap- proval of a plat of the subdivision , the name of which is designated above , and as a consideration for the acceptance and approval of said plat , do^ hereby represent , stip - ulate and agree with the City of Atlantic Beach , Florida , as follows : 1 . That there are no delinquent taxes encumbering the lands shown on said plat . 2 . That the fee simple title of said lands described and shown on said plat is vested in said owner 3 . That all streets and roads dedicated by said plat , when improved , graded and paved , shall be improved , graded and paved , in accordance with plans and spec - ifications to be approved by said City Commission . And , with respect to those cer- tain roads or streets shown on said plat , namely : 183 § 23 - 11 Atlantic Beach City Code § 23 - 11 the same will be improved , graded and paved , and properly drained , in conformity with the plans and specifications which the said city commission shall have approved . That the grading and paving of the aforesaid roads or streets and drainage work shall commence and proceed with dispatch and shall be completed within a reasonable time from the date of said agreement and not later than months from the date here - of . 4 . That in the event the undersigned shall fail or omit to do and perform the work herein agreed to be done , and within the time stipulated , with respect to the grading and paving of said streets , and provide the necessary drainage work as spec - ified , then in that event , the undersigned hereby specifically agree® that no request or application will be made to said City Commission for the acceptance of said street or streets for maintenance by said City . Further , the owner and developer stipulate and agree that no representation , express or implied , will be made by the undersigned , its agents , representatives or employees , to any purchaser of any of the lots or plots in said subdivision to the effect that said City will provide the nec - essary grading , paving and drainage of said streets shown on said plat of said subdi - vision offered for approval ; and that no representation will be made to any purchaser of any of said lots or plots to the effect that said City will accept the said streets for maintenance prior to formal acceptance of the same by the City . Upon the approval of the plat referred to by said City Commission , and upon the execution of this agreement by the owner or subdivider , the same shall consti- tute a contract between the parties . IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the owner_ ha caused these presents to be exe- cuted the day and year first above written . Signed , sealed and delivered in the presence of : (a corporation). By ® Its President Attest : Its Secretary (SEAL) (Use this line if owner is an individual ) (Ord . No . 67 -58 - 1 . ) 184 § 24 - 1 Swimming Pools § 24 -4 CHAPTER 24 . SWIMMING POOLS . 1 § 24 - 1 . Fencing requirements for family pools . § 24 - 2 . Water surface of family pool deemed accessory building . § 24 - 3 . . Setback of pools from property lines and building foundations . § 24 -4 . Enclosed or roofed pools to comply with Building Code and zoning regulations . : § 24 - 5 . Compliance with plumbing regulations ; plumbing permit required . § 24 - 6 . Water supply . § 24 - 7 . Disposal of waste water. Sec . 24 - 1 . Fencing requirements for family pools . 2 Family pools shall be provided with a fence enclosure at least four feet high , with the necessary gates and locks so that the pool will be accessible only upon the owner' s invitation. (Ord . No . 68 - 69 - 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 24 - 2 . Water surface of family pool deemed accessory building The water surface area of a family pool , combined with the total area of all other accessory buildings or accessory structures on the lot , shall conform with ac - cessory building requirements in chapter 28 of this Code . (Ord . No . 68 - 69 - 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 24 - 3 . Setback of pools_ from property lines and build - ing foundations . Pool walls shall be a distance from property lines and building foundations of not less than the depth of excavation below natural grade , but in no case shall any pool , retaining wall , berm or other part of a pool be nearer than three feet from a property line . (Ord . No . 68 - 69 -4 , § 1 . ) Sec . 24 - 4 . Enclosed or roofed pools to comply with Building Code and zoning regulations . Where an enclosure or roof is provided over a pool , it shall comply with the Building Code and accessory building requirements of chapter 28 of this Code . (Ord . No 68 - 69 - 1 , § 1 . ) 1 . For state law regulating public swimming or bathing places , see Fla . Stats . , § 514 . 01 et seq . As to plumbing , see ch . 17 of this Code . As to water supply , see ch . 27 . 2 . For state law authorizing city to require fencing of swim - ming pools , see Fla . Stats . , § 167 . 101 . 185 § 24 - 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 24 - 7 Sec . 24 - 5 . Compliance with plumbing regulations ; plumbing permit required . 3 All plumbing connected with a swimming pool shall conform to city plumbing regulations and shall require a plumbing permit . (Ord . No . 68 - 69 - 1 , § 2 . ) Sec . 24 - 6 . Water supply . The water supply for swimming pools shall be only by means of a fixed gap sup - ply with no direct connection between the pool and any source of water supply . (Ord . No . 68 - 69 - 1 , § 30 ) Sec . 24 - 7 . Disposal of waste water . An approved method of disposing of backwash water and for emptying the pool shall be provided as follows : (a) Where a city storm seweris available , waste water shall be disposed of to an approved storm sewer connection . If such storm sewer connection is not avail - able , a connection shall be made to the city sanitary sewer , if approved by the build - ing inspector. On all connections to storm or sanitary sewers , an approved type catch basin shall be provided on the owner' s property to intercept sand or diatoma- ceous earth or other matter. (b) Where sewer connections are not available , other means of disposal , such as lawn sprinkling or open ditch discharge., may be approved by the building inspector. When open ditch drainage is provided , it shall be the pool owner' s responsibility to provide new means of disposal whenever the ditch is closed by the city. (Ord . No . 68 - 69 - 1 , § 4 . ) 3 . As to plumbing generally , see ch. 17 of this Code . 186 • Taxicabs CHAPTER 25 , TAXICABS . 1 (Reserved for Future Legislation) 1 . As to license fees for taxicabs , see § 10 - 5 of this Code . As to registration , fingerprinting and photographing of taxicab drivers , see § 14 - 15 . 187 § 26 - 1 Trailers and Trailer Parks § 26 - 2 CHAPTER 26 . TRAILERS AND TRAILER PARKS . 1 § 26 - 1 . Definitions . § 26 - 2 . Minimum requirements for trailer parks and tourist camps . § 26 - 3 . License for operation of trailer park or tourist camp - - Issuance to be at discretion of city commission . § 26 -4 . Same - - Prerequisites to issuance . Sec . 26 - 1 . Definitions . For the purposes of this chapter , the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section : Automobile trailer , trailer coach or trailer. Any vehicle or structure desig - ned and constructed in such manner as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons , or the conduct of any business or profession , oc - cupation or trade ( or use as a selling or advertising device) , and so designed that it is , or may be , mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or city streets , propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks . Trailer camp . Any park , tourist park , tourist court , camp , court , site , lot , parcel or tract of land upon which one or more trailers are located and parked by the day , week or month , by transients , whether a charge is made or not . Trailer park . Any park , trailer park , trailer court , site , lot , parcel or tract of land designed , maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location upon which any trailer coach , automobile trailer or trailer may be parked , including all buildings used or intended to be used as part of the equipment thereof , whether a charge is made for the use of the trailer park and its facilities or not . (Ord . No . 77 - 68 - 1 , § 1 . ) Sec . 26 - 2 . Minimum requirements for trailer parks and tourist camps . All trailer parks and tourist camps shall meet the following minimum requirements : (a) Streets shall be not less than thirty feet wide and blacktopped . The entire park shall be designed for drainage of surface water. (b) Streets and park or camp areas shall be illuminated properly all night. (c) Each trailer shall be placed with a setback from each of its plot lines a minimum of eight feet in all directions , with a four inch thick sixteen square foot concrete slab on the entrance side of the trailer. 1 . As to license fees for trailer parks , see § 10 - 5 of this Code . 189 § 26 - 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 26 -4 (d) All electric wiring to trailers shall be underground and comply with the Electrical Code of the city . ( e) All plumbing shall comply with the Plumbing Code of the city . (f) City water shall be piped to each trailer with no less than three -fourths inch pipe . (g) Each trailer space shall be numbered , with a directory at the office of the park or camp . (Ord . No . 77 - 68 - 1 , § 2 . ) Sec . 26 - 3 . License for operation of trailer park or tourist camp - - Issuance to be at discretion of city commission . A license to operate a trailer park or tourist camp may be granted at the discre - tion of the city commission . (Ord . No . 77 - 68 - 1 , § 3 . ) Sec . 26 - 4 . Same - - Prerequisites to issuance . No occupational license to operate a trailer park or tourist camp shall be issued until a plat of the proposed park is supplied to the city clerk , all improvements re- quired by this chapter have been completed and the applicant has complied with all requirements and regulations set forth in this chapter . (Ord . No . 77 - 68 - 1 , § 2 . ) 190 § 27 - 1 Water Supply § 27 - 1 CHAPTER 270 WATER SUPPLY. 1 § 27 - 1 . Application for water service . § 27 - 2 . Tapping of mains , etc . , restricted to city employees . § 27 - 3 . Connection charges ; initial payment of minimum water rental . § 27 -4 . Temporary service . § 27 - 5 . Consumer to grant city necessary easements , etc . ; right of city employees to read meters , examine fixtures , etc . § 27 - 6 . Fee to re- establish service after cut-off. § 27 - 7 . Testing of meters ; liability for cost of testing ; adjustment of bills . § 27 - 8 . Liability of consumer for charges ; no allowance to be made for vacant houses unless water shut off . § 27 - 9 . Basis for billing if meter fails to register. § 27 - 10 . Determination of type of service for each consumer . § 27 - 11 . Property owner responsible to city for water charges . § 27 - 12 . Charges for water service . § 27 - 13 . Billing dates for water service ; failure to receive bill ; when bills become delinquent; disconnection of service for failure to pay bill . § 27 - 14 . Private fire protection service . § 27 - 15 . Allowances not made for leaks on consumer' s side of meter . § 27 - 16 . Connection of private water systems to city system prohibited . § 27 - 17 . Prohibited acts . § 27 - 18 . Service to more than one property through same meter. § 27 - 19 . Approval of plumbing prior to connection with water system . § 27 - 20 . City not liable for interruptions in service ; right of city to restrict use of water. § 27 - 21 . Application for water service in new subdivisions ; costs of pipes , etc . , in subdivisions to be paid by developer ; exception . § 27 - 22 . Extensions of water mains of one hundred feet or more in existing streets . Sec . 27 - 1 . Application for water service . It shall be unlawful for any person to use city water without first making appli - cation in writing to the city for service at least forty- eight hours before the service is desired and paying all charges incident to such application . Such applications shall be made on forms furnished by the city and shall constitute an agreement by the consumer with the city to abide by the rules of the city in regard to its service of water . Applications for service requested by firms , partnerships , associations and corporations shall be tendered only by their duly authorized agents , and the official title of such agent shall be shown on the application . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 1 . ) 1 . For charter provision authorizing city to furnish public utility services and levy charges for the use of such utility services , see Char. , § 4 (8 ) . For state law as to authority of city relative to water system , see Fla , Stats . , § 180 . 01 et seq . As to plumbing , see ch . 17 of this Code . As to water supply for swimming pools , see § 24 - 6 . 191 § 27 - 2 Atlantic Beach City Code § 27 - 5 Sec . 27 - 2 . Tapping of mains , etc . , restricted to city employees . No person shall tap the city water mains or make any other connection to pipes on the supply side of any meter except those persons duly employed by the city for such purpose . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 2 . ) Sec . 27 - 3 . Connection charges ; initial payment of minimum water rental . (a) Upon the application of the owner or consumer for water service , the fol - lowing connection charges shall be made to cover the cost of pipes , mains and the installation of the service to the property to be supplied with water service , and shall be paid by the applicant before service connection is made : (1 ) The connection charge for a three-quarter inch tap and service shall be sixty dollars , plus fifty cents per foot for the average width of the lot or plot served . (2 ) The connection charge for a one inch tap and service shall be one hundred ten dollars , plus fifty cents per foot for the average width of lot or plot served . (3 ) The connection charge for a one and one-half inch tap and service shall be one hundred sixty-five dollars , plus fifty cents per foot for the average width of the lot or plot served . (4 ) The connection charge for a two inch or larger tap and service shall be the actual cost of the service , meter, etc . , plus fifty cents per foot for the average width of the lot or plot served . (b) The minimum water rental for the period from the date of installation to the following minimum water billing date shall be collected at the time payment is made for the connection charge . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 3 ; Ord . No . 80 - 61 - 5 , § 1 . ) Sec . 27 - 4 . Temporary service . Temporary service , such as service for circuses , fairs , carnivals , construc - tion work and the like , shall be rendered upon written application accompanied by a deposit sufficient to cover the city' s estimate of the proper charge for water to be consumed , materials , labor and other expense incurred by the city in rendering such service . Upon termination of this service , any balance of this deposit shall be re- funded to the consumer . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 4 . ) Sec . 27 - 5 . Consumer to grant city necessary easements , etc . ; right of city employees to read meters , examine fixtures , etc . The consumer shall grant or cause to be granted to the city , without cost , all rights , easements , permits and privileges which are necessary for the rendering 192 § 27 - 6 Water Supply § 27 - 11 of service . Duly authorized employees of the city shall have access at all reasonable hours to the premises of the consumer for the purpose of reading meters , installing or removing any of its property , examining pipes or fixtures or for any purpose inci - dental to the rendering of service . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 5 . ) Sec . 27 - 6 . Fee to re - establish service after cut - off . In the event water service is turned off either because of delinquency or upon the request of the consumer for any purpose , a cut-in fee of two dollars shall be charged and paid when water is turned on . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 6 . ) Sec . 27 - 7 . Testing of meters ; liability for cost of testing ; adjustment of bills , Upon written request of a consumer , the meter will be tested by the city . In the event the meter , when tested , is found to be not more than two percent fast , the ex - pense of the test shall be paid by the consumer at a cost of five dollars ; otherwise , the expense of the test will be borne by the city , and billing adjustments for a period not to exceed six months will be made . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 -3 , § 7 .. ) Sec . 27 - 8 . Liability of consumer for charges ; no allowance to be made for vacant houses unless water shut off . Liability for service shall begin on the day the consumer is connected to the city water main and shall continue thereafter until the service is disconnected for nonpay- ment or for other cause , after written notice is given the city by the consumer of his desire to terminate the service. No allowance will be made for vacant houses unless a request in writing to have the water shut off is received by the city , nor will any allowance be made for any shut - off period less than thirty days . (Ord . No . 80- 59 - 3 , § 8 . ) Sec . 27 - 9 . Basis for billing if meter fails to register . In the event any meter on a consumer' s premises is destroyed by fire or other causes or fails to register , the consumer will be billed for the period involved on a basis of previous consumption . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 -3 , § 9 . ) Sec . 27 - 10 . Determination of type of service for each consumer . The city manager , or some person designated by him , shall have the authority to determine what type of service shall be rendered by the city to each consumer . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 -3 , § 10 . ) Sec . 27 - 11 . Property owner responsible to city for water charges . The property owner shall at all times be responsible to the city for its proper charges for water service . (Ord ; No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 110 ) 193 § 27 - 12 Atlantic Beach City Code § 27 - 12 Sec . 27 - 12 . Charges for water service . 2 The reasonable rates , rentals , fees and other charges for the use of the ser- vices and facilities of the city waterworks system are hereby found and determined to be and are hereby fixed and established as follows : (a) Customers within city. (1 ) Single units . The minimum bill for a single unit shall be for twenty- six thousand gallons of water , and shall be six dollars per quarter. All water used in excess of twenty- six thousand gallons shall be charged for at the rate of fifteen cents per one thousand gallons . (2) Multiple units . For all multiple units served through the same meter, the rates shall be in accordance with the following scale , and the minimum allowance shall be in direct proportion to the minimum rate paid allowing 4 , 333 1 /3 gallons for each dollar of the quarterly minimum rate . All excess gallonage shall be charged for at the same rate as provided for single units above . 2 units - $ 9 . 00 per quarter 3 units - 12 . 00 per quarter • 4 units - 15 . 00 per quarter 5 units - 18 . 00 per quarter 6 units - 21 . 00 per quarter 7 units - 24 . 00 per quarter All units over 7 - $ 2 . 50 per quarter for each additional unit. (3 ) Prorating quarterly minimum . For new water services made after the beginning of each calendar quarter or fora continuance of a turned- off existing ser- vice , the quarterly minimum will be prorated on a monthly basis for the remainder of the quarter , plus the cut- in fee when applicable as provided in section 27 - 6 . (b) Customers outside city . The rates applicable to customers outside the city boundaries shall be one and one -half times the above rates and the above minimum and excess quantity allowances shall apply to such customers . New customers out- side the city boundaries will not be accepted unless their application for service is approved by the city commission . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 -3 , § 12 ; Ord . No . 80 - 61 - 6 , § 1 . ) 2 . For state law authorizing city to fix rates and charges for water, see Fla . Stats . , § 167 . 57 . 194 § 27 - 13 Water Supply § 27 - 17 Sec . 27 - 13 . Billing dates for water service ; failure to receive bill ; when bills become delinquent ; disconnection of service for failure to pay bill . Bills for minimum and excess water will be rendered quarterly as of the first day of January , April , July , October at the rates set out in this chapter , but the ren- dering of bills is not an obligation on the part of the city , and failure of the consumer to receive such bill shall not release or diminish the obligation of the consumer with respect to payment thereof , or relieve the consumer of any obligation under this chapter. Such bills for service shall l be due and payable on the date of billing and shall become delinquent thirty days thereafter. The city clerk shall order the im - mediate disconnection of all delinquent services , and service shall not be restored until the delinquent bill and two dollars service charge is paid . (Ord . No . 80 -59 -3 , § 13 . ) Sec . 27 - 14 . Private fire protection service . Fire protection service charges shall be billed annually in advance . Fire pro- tection service , either private hydrants or sprinkler systems , shall be installed from the main inward at the expense of the . consumer . All such installations shall be made in strict accordance with the rules of the American Insurance Association in force at the date of installation and with such requirements as may be prescribed by the city manager. Fire protection services shall not be metered , and no charge shall be made by the city for water used through such services ; however , no use of such services shall be made except for testing the equipment or fighting fire . (Ord . No . 80 -59 - 3 , § 14 . ) Sec . 27 - 15 , Allowances not made for leaks on consumer ' s side of meter . No allowance or adjustment of any water bill shall be made for leaks of any na- ture occurring on the consumer' s side of the meter . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 15 . ) Sec . 27 - 16 . Connection of private water systems to city system prohibited . No person shall interconnect a privately owned water system to the city' s water system . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 16 . ) Sec . 27 - 17 . Prohibited acts . No person shall connect or turn on any water service or tap or make any altera- tion to any main or distribution pipe of the city' s water system or in any way inter- fere with or molest any of the wells , reservoirs , basins or water in the same , or permit any connection or tapping to be made to the city' s water system on his prem - ises or the premises occupied by him or knowingly use city water from unauthorized connections . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 17 . ) 195 § 27 - 18 Atlantic Beach City Code § 27 - 21 Sec . 27 - 18 . Service to more than one property through same meter . Properties owned or operated by different owners or operators shall not be sup - plied with water through one meter unless existing facilities make it impractical (as determined by the city commission as an exception) to establish separate meters for each property . In each case excepted by the city commission , the yearly mini - mum rate will be determined by combining the rates for each property , and likewise the minimum quarterly allowance for each property will be combined . (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 18 . ) Sec . 27 - 19 . Approval of plumbing prior to connection with water system . No water service shall be connected until the plumbing and connections incident thereto shall have been inspected and approved by the plumbing inspector. (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 19 . ) Sec . 27 - 20 . City not liable for interruptions in service ; right of city to restrict use of water . The city shall not be liable for any damage resulting from bursting of any main , service pipe or cock , or by shutting off of water for repairs , extensions or connec - tions , or from the accidental failure of the water supply from any cause whatsoever. In cases of emergency , the city shall have the right to restrict the use of water in any reasonable manner for the protection of the city and its water supply. (Ord . No . 80 - 59 - 3 , § 20 . ) Sec . 27 - 21 . Application for water service • in new subdi - visions ; costs of pipes , etc . , in subdivisions to be paid by developer ; exception . Any person subdividing or resubdividing any plot or tract of land shall apply to the city for water service . Upon approval of such application by the city commission , the applicant shall agree to deposit with the city the cost of such lines , mains , pipes , fire hydrants , valves , meters , engineering , etc.. , and the city shall cause to be prepared the nec - essary plans and specifications for the construction of such water lines , etc . When the estimated cost of such water lines has been determined , the applicant shall forthwith deposit with the city a sum of money equal to such estimate , or he may elect to install such water lines himself according to the plans and specifications and under the supervision of the city . He shall pay the cost of such engineering and shall provide such surety as the city commission may require . In the event the ac - tual cost is more than the estimated cost , the developer shall pay to the city the ad - ditional cost . In the event the actual cost is less than the estimated cost , the dif- ference shall be refunded to the developer. 196 § 27 - 22 Water Supply § 27 -22 If the future development of the area, beyond the limits of the proposed develop - ment requires the installation of a water main larger than the main required for do - mestic and fire service within the proposed development , the city shall agree to pay the difference in the cost of materials oily between the main capable of providing domestic and fire service within the proposed development and the main necessary to serve the area beyond such development . The method of payment of this cost by the city shall be negotiated between the developer and the city . (Ord . No . 80 - 61 - 5 , § 2 . ) Sec . 27 - 22 . Extensions of water mains of one hundred feet or more in existing streets . Any application for water service on a street right of way or easement existing or dedicated prior to January 1 , 1961 , requiring an extension in excess of one hun- dred feet , shall be approved by the city commission . If the city commission finds that it is not economically feasible to construct such water line and the applicant pro- vides the necessary funds to construct such line , the city and the applicant shall agree by written contract to the refunding to the applicant of such funds . The method and amount of refunding shall be negotiated between the applicant and the city. (Ord . No . 80 - 61 - 5 , § 3 . ) 197 § 28 - 1 Zoning § 28 - 1 CHAPTER 28 . ZONING, 1 § 28 - 1 . Definitions . § 28 -2 . Districts designated . § 28 - 3 . Adoption of zoning map . § 28 -4 . Interpretation of boundaries of districts . § 28 - 5 . General provisions . § 28 - 6 . Residence "AA " (RAA ) Single - Family Districts . § 28 - 7 . Residence "A - 1 " (R4 - 1 ) Single- Family Districts . § 28 -8 . Residence "A " (RA ) Single - Family Districts . § 28 - 9 . Residence "AC ' (RAn) Districts . § 28 - 10 . Residence " B" (RB) Districts . § 28 - 11 . Residence " C" (RC ) Districts . § 28 - 12 . Residence " D" (RD) Districts . § 28 - 13 . Business "AA " ( BAA) Districts . § 28 - 14 . Business "A" ( BA) Districts . § 28 - 15 . Business "A- 1 " ( BA - 1 ) Districts . § 28 - 16 . Business " B" ( BB) Districts . § 28 - 17 . Industrial (IA) Districts . § 28 - 18 . Board of adjustment . § 28 - 19 . Chapter deemed minimum standards . § 28 - 20 , Conflicts with other laws , covenants , etc . § 28 - 21 . Business and industrial structures to be approved by city commission. § 28 - 22 . Liability for violations . Sec . 28 - 1 . Definitions, For the purposes of this chapter , the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: Accessory building _ A subordinate building , the use of which is incidental to the main building. Alleys , Any street or lane less than thirty feet wide . Apartment . A dwelling containing accommodations for three or more families served by a common entrance hall . 1 . For charter provisions as to authority of city relative to zoning , see Char . , H 9 (6) , 127 to 147 . For state law as to municipal zoning , see Fla . Stats . , § 176 . 01 et seq . For law review articles and notes as to zoning , see 6 Fla . . L . Rev . 355 , 13 Fla . L . Rev . 479 , 18 Fla . L . Rev . 430 , 8 Miami L . Q . 266 , 10 Miami L . Q . 236 . As to subdivision of land , see ch. 23 of this Code . As to setback requirements for swimming pools , see § 24 - 3 . 199 § 28 - 1 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28 - 1 Attached . Where a secondary or accessory building is to be attached to a main building , the minimum attachment shall be by means of a permanent roof installation . Attic . The space between the top story and a roof . Basement . A story partly below ground , but having at least one -half of its height above the mean level of the adjoining ground . A basement shall be counted as a story . Boarding house . A building other than a hotel where meals and lodging for more than five persons are served for compensation . Building . Such term includes the term " structure . " Cellar. A story having more than one -half of its height below the mean level of the adjoining ground . A cellar shall be counted as a story for height measurement . Court . An unoccupied space , other than a yard , enclosed on two or more sides by walls of the building and on the same lot with it and open to the sky , unobstructed by roof , skylight or other appendage . A court which extends for its full required width to a street , rear yard or front yard is an outer court . A court not thus extend- ing is an inner court . A court or offset shallower than the width of its open side shall be considered to be a part of the open space on which it abuts . Coverage . That portion or area of any lot occupied by the enclosed portion of any building . Depth of a lot . The mean distance from a street line of the lot to its opposite rear line , measured in the mean general direction of the side lines of the lot . Detached . As applied to a building , such term means not attached or not ad - joining another building , but is isolated separate and complete within itself . De - tached , as applied to the living units of a two -family or multiple family dwelling shall apply to each living unit therein and sl}all mean that each unit is complete within it- self and with separate entrances from the outside . " Detached " shall not prohibit a garage from being a part of any dwelling or a garage structurally connected with any dwelling . Dwelling , multiple . A building designed for or occupied as a residence by three or more families living independently of each other. Dwelling , one -family. A detached building designed for or occupied by one fam - ily only . Dwelling , two -family . (duplex) . A building designed for or occupied by two fam - ilies only . Enclosed . Not open , but shut in by solid walls . Glass shall be considered a part of such solid walls . Lattice work , screening or garage doors shall not be con- sidered " enclosed . " 200 § 28 - 1 Zoning § 28 - 1 Front yard . An open space the full width of the lot on the same lot with a build - ing , unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward between the street line and the building , except as otherwise provided herein . Garage , community . A group , community or neighborhood garage to contain not more than twenty motor vehicles , with not more than five vehicles to a unit. Garage , private . A building or portion thereof used for housing or the care of self-propelled vehicles for the use of the owners or occupants of dwellings . Garage , public . A garage other than a private or community garage , used for the housing , care or repairing of self-propelled vehicles . Ground or first story. The lower story entirely above the mean grade of the adjoining ground . Half story. A story under a gable , hip or gambrel roof , the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than two feet above the floor of such story . Height of building . The vertical distance of the highest point of the roof above the mean grade of the ground adjoining the building . Hotel . A building occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of in- dividuals who are lodged with or without meals and in which there are more than twenty sleeping rooms usually occupied singly and no provision made for cooking in any room or suite of rooms . The word "hotel , " as indicating a use , shall include all of the appurtenant and accessory uses and shall also include additional uses that are incidental and proper to the conduct of a resort hotel , but shall not include any use that is not directly incident , appurtenant or accessory to the use of the hotel , its owner , its management and its guests . Junk yard . A lot or group of contiguous lots used for the dismantling or wreck- ing of used automobiles or the storage , sale or dumping of dismantled or wrecked cars or their parts , or storage or sale of any other type of salvage material . Lodging house . A building , other than a hotel , where lodging for five or more persons , without meals , is provided for compensation . Lot. Any lot or plot occupied or intended to be occupied by any building and its accessory buildings . Whenever the description of a lot is filed with the building inspector , a "lot" shall be the lot so described . In the case of a corner lot , the front of the lot is that side of the lot facing the street which has the smaller frontage and the side of the lot is that side , facing the street which has the larger frontage , but this designation of front and side of corner lots is without reference to building ar- rangements . In the case of lots running from street to street , the front of the lot is adjacent to the wider street . The word "lot" shall include the words "plot" and "!tract . " 201 § 28 - 1 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28 - 1 Main or principal building . A dwelling adjacent to the front lot or street line . Mezzanine story. Such a story shall be deemed a full story where it occupies more than one -third of the area of the story next below. Minimum distance . The "minimum distance" and the " average distance" from a building to a lot line or street line are always measured at right angles to such a line . Motel (tourist court) . A group of attached or detached buildings containing in- dividual sleeping units , designed for or used temporarily by automobile tourists or transients , with garage attached or parking space as hereinafter provided . Nonconforming use . A building or land occupied by a use that does not conform with the regulations of the district in which it is situated . Occupied . Such term includes designed or intended to be occupied . Parking space . That part of a lot or tract set apart for the parking or storage of one vehicle . Party wall . A wall erected and standing on a line between two living units in a two -family or multiple -family dwelling as a dividing partition for the use in common of adjoining units . Rear lot line . The dividing line between two tiers of lots or , in the case of one tier , the line abutting the narrowest or less important street . Rear yard . Required open space , unoccupied except for accessory buildings or secondary dwellings , as hereinafter provided , the full width of the lot , between the rear wall of the building through its height and the rear line of the lot . In the case of a triangular lot with only one side fronting on a street , the rear yard shall be the open space , unoccupied except for accessory buildings or secondary dwellings as hereinafter provided , between the rear wall of the building and a line parallel to the rear wall and half way between it and the point of intersection of the side lines of the lot . Reversed frontage . Corner and other lots at either end of a block originally facing or later subdivided to face an intersecting street at approximately right angles to the remaining interior lots of such block . Secondary building or dwelling . A dwelling for one family built in the rear of the main building . Semidetached . " Semidetached" is applied to a dwelling which looks like a sep - arate or detached dwelling , but which is in reality constructed so as to provide a dwelling for two or more families and which has a common entrance from outside . Side yard . A required open , unoccupied space within the lot between a side lot line and the parts of the building nearest to such a side lot line . Such side yard must extend through for its required width from the street line or the front yard to the rear yard or its equivalent or to another street . 202 § 28 - 2 Zoning § 28 - 2 Small announcement sign or name plate . A sign or plate not more than one square foot in area . Street . A public thoroughfare not less than thirty feet wide . The ocean front beach is included and defined as a street . Street line . The dividing line between a street and a lot . Structure . Includes the terms building , appurtenance , wall , platform , staging or flooring used for standing or seating purposes , a shed , fence , sign or billboard on public or private property , or on , above or below a public street or highway. Trailer or mobile home . Any unit used for living or sleeping purposes and which is equipped with wheels or similar devices used for the purpose of transporting such unit from place to place , whether by motive power or other means . Trailer or mobile home park . An area where more than one house trailer or house cars may be located and used as temporary living or sleeping quarters of in- dividuals or families and intended primarily for automobile transients . Upper story. Any story above the first or ground story. Used . Includes designed or intended to be used . Width of a lot . The mean width of a lot measured at right angles to its depth . (Ord . No . 90 -59 - 3 , § 2 . ) Sec . 28 - 2 . Districts designated , The city is hereby zoned and . divided into eleven districts as follows : Residence " AA " (RAA) Residence "Al " (RA - 1 ) Residence "A " (RA ) Residence ' PAC " (RAC ) Residence " B" (RB) Residence " C " (RC ) Residence ' PD" (RD) Business "AN ' (BAA ) Business ' PA " . (BA) Business ' PA - i ' (BA - 1 ) Business ' PB" (BB) Industrial ' PA " (IA ) (Ord . No . 90 - 59 -3 , § 1 ; Ord . No . 90 - 62 - 14 , § 1 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 21 , § 1 . ) 203 § 28 - 3 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28 - 5 Sec . 28 - 3 . Adoption of zoning map . 2 The location and boundaries of the districts established by this chapter shall be as shown on the zoning map of the city , which map is hereby adopted and made apart of this chapter . (Ord . No . 90 - 59 - 3 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 4 . Interpretation of boundaries of districts . The boundaries of the districts established by this chapter , as indicated on the zoning map , are intended to follow the center lines of streets or alleys or their ex- tensions or lot lines or their extensions as they existed at time of the adoption of this chapter , but when the boundary line does not coincide with any of the aforesaid lines or where it is not located by dimensions shown on the zoning map , it shall be deemed to be distant from the nearest known point according to the scale of the zoning map . (Ord . No . 90 - 59 - 3 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 5 . General provisions . The provisions of this section shall apply in both the residence and business districts , except where the context 'specifically indicates its application to residence districts only or business districts only . (a) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings or structures , the use of which is incident to the main building , including private garages , tool rooms , etc . , shall be permitted in the rear yard area , shall not be more than one story in height and shall not cover more than twelve percent of the lot area. Only one such building shall be permitted on each building site and no part of any accessory building shall be nearer than five feet to any side or rear lot line . On a corner lot , no part of any accessory building shall project in front of the required setback line on either street . Space shall not be leased or let for any use or purpose other than those incident to the use of the main building . (b) Adjoining districts . When a residence district adjoins a business district , the adjoining lot with the lesser restrictions shall be provided with a front yard , rear yard or side yard at least one -half the size of those required for the adjoining lot with the greater restrictions . (c ) Courts required . A yard or court on the same lot shall be provided where - ever needed to give adequate light and ventilation to any room in which persons live , sleep , work or congregate . (d) Existing buildings ; nonconforming uses . Except as hereinafter provided , no building or premises shall be used , constructed , reconstructed , extended or struc - turally altered except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter which apply 2 . Editor' s note . - -The zoning map is not set out in this Code . Such map , as amended , is on file in the office of the city clerk . 204 § 28- 5 Zoning § 28- 5 to the district in which it is located; provided, that any nonconforming use existing on January 24 , 1940 , may be continued or changed to another nonconforming use not substantially different in its purpose or manner of application, and no more harmful or objectionable ; provided, that the building involved shall be neither structurally altered or enlarged to an extent greater than fifty percent of the assessed value of the building on July 24 , 1940 , unless the building in all parts shall conform to the height and area provisions of this chapter for the district involved. No nonconform- ing use , if once changed to a use permitted in the district in which it is located , shall ever be changed back to a nonconforming use . (e) Fences and walls ; seawalls . ( 1) In the area between the front property line and the front building setback line , no fence or wall shall exceed four feet in height . (2) In the area between the front building setback line and the rear property line , no fence or wall shall exceed six feet in height. (3 ) No person shall construct , erect or place on any property within the city any seawall or retaining wall without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city and submitting adequate plans and specifications to show the building official of the city the construction contemplated . For the purpose of this section, a seawall or retaining wall is defined to be any wall used to resist the lateral displacement of any material . (4) Notwithstanding any provision hereof, no fence shall be constructed con- trary to the provisions of subsection (n) of this section. (f) Loss by fire , etc . Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the restoration of a building destroyed less than fifty percent of the assessed value , exclusive of the foundations , by fire , explosion, Act of God or act of public enemy , or shall prevent the continuance of the use of such building or part thereof as such use existed at the time of such destruction of such building or part thereof. (g) Minimum open space . No lot or plot shall be so reduced in area that any yard , court or other open space will be smaller than is prescribed in this chapter for the district in which it is located . (h) Off- street parking. ( 1) Minimum space . Each off- street paved parking space shall consist of a minimum net area of one hundred sixty square feet , exclusive of entrance ways , driveways and other appurtenances , and each off- street paved parking space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley . No part of the off= street paved parking space required for any building or use for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as part of the off- street paved parking spaces similarly required for another building or use . 205 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28® 5 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28® 5 (2) Residential uses . For each family dwelling unit of any building hereafter erected for dwelling purposes , there shall be provided on the same lot therewith not less than one off- street paved parking space . Such off- street paved parking space shall not occupy any part of a required front yard. (3 ) Places of public assembly . Every place of public assembly , whether indoor or outdoor, except public school auditoriums , shall have provided not less than one offs- street parking space for each ten seats of the total seating capacity of such place of public assembly . (4) Hospitals . Every hospital or similar institution shall have provided not less than one off- street parking space for each two beds of the rated bed capacity of such hospital or similar institution. (5) Hotels , boarding houses , rooming houses , etc . Every hotel , boarding house , lodging house, guest house or other place accommodating transient guests shall have provided not less than one off- street parking space for each three guest rooms contained therein. ( 6) Motels , tourist courts , group housing. Every motel , tourist court or group housing establishment shall have provided not less than a number of parking spaces equal to at least eighty percent of the number of rentable sleeping units of the enterprise plus one space for the management or owner . This provision shall apply to and include combination living room and bedroom units . ( 7) Other buildings and uses . Every retail store , office building, wholesale or industrial establishment shall have provided not less than one off- street parking space for each five hundred square feet or portion thereof the gross floor area of such building or use . ( 8) Location of off- street parking spaces . Except as otherwise prescribed for dwelling units , off- street parking spaces required by this section shall be located on or adjacent to the lot on which the main building or use is located ; provided , that for buildings or uses located in business A and B districts , parking spaces may be located on another site provided such site is not more than five hundred feet from the building or use . (i) Outside stairs . No unenclosed outside frame stairs shall be erected to give access to a front , rear or side entrance to other than the first story of any building . Fire escapes required by law are excepted and outside secondary stairways to the rear of two- family houses hereafter constructed in Residence B , C , and 13 zones are excepted . (j ) Public utilities . In any residence district , public utilities and public ser- vice structures may be permitted with the unanimous approval of the city commission. In any other districts , no such approval is required. (k) Real estate signs . Not more than one real estate sign advertising the sale , rental or lease of only the premises on which it is maintained is permitted . Such sign shall not be more than four square feet in area and shall conform to setback lines . 206 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 6 Zoning § 28- 6 (1) Secondary dwellings . ( 1) In any district , when a lot has a width of fifty feet or more and extends from street to street , a secondary single dwelling, which may be combined with a private garage with a capacity of not more than two motor vehicles , may be erected in the rear of a principal dwelling; provided, that the secondary dwelling shall not be more than twenty- five feet high, that there shall not be less than twenty feet between the principal and secondary dwellings , the side yard regulations for proper zone shall apply to the sides of the secondary dwelling, a driveway or open space not less than ten feet wide shall be maintained to give access thereto from the street and no part of a secondary dwelling shall be nearer than five feet to the rear lot line of any lot . ( 2) Any existing secondary dwelling or accessory building that is in violation of the above provisions may be rebuilt , enlarged, remodeled or structurally altered if such reconstruction is completed before January 1 , 1961 ; provided , that no rear or side setback distance shall be reduced to less than the rear or side setback dis- tances existing on November 9 , 19590 (3 ) Any existing secondary dwelling or accessory building that is encroach- ing on the street right of way shall not be rebuilt , enlarged , remodeled or structural- ly altered unless such encroachment is removed from the street right of way . If such encroachment is removed, the provisions of paragraph ( 2) above shall apply . (4) On and after January 1 , 1961 , no existing secondary dwelling or accessory building in violation of any of the provisions of paragraph ( 1 ) above shall be rebuilt , enlarged, remodeled or structurally changed . (m) Temporary residence . No trailer, basement , tent , shack, garage or other accessory building erected or moved onto any lot in any district shall be used as a residence , temporarily or permanently , nor shall any residence of temporary char- acter be permitted. (n) Traffic visibility across corners . In any district , no fence , sign or any planting shall be maintained, except that which does not interfere with traffic visibil- ity across corners . This determination shall be made by the city manager or his appointed agent , and property owners in violation thereof shall be advised to make the necessary removal . (o) Unsafe buildings . Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or wall declared unsafe by the building . in- spector. : (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 3 ; Ord. No . 90- 59- 4 , § 2 ; Ord . No . 90- 6932 , H 1 , 2 ; Ord. No . 90- 69 - 33 , § 1 ; Ord. No . 90- 70- 37 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 6 . Residence " AA " ( RAA ) Single - Family . Districts , The following regulations shall apply within each Residence "AA " District : ( a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "AA " District as indicated on the 207 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 7 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28- 7 zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any industry , trade , manufacture or commercial purpose or for other than the following specified pur- poses . ( 1 ) A single detached one- family private dwelling . (2) Municipal parks . (b) Building site area required. The minimum building site area shall be one lot or a parcel of land of at least seventy- five hundred feet in area and a minimum frontage at the building line of seventy- five feet . Where a lot or parcel of land has an area and frontage of less than the required minimum and was a lot of record in Duval County on January 12 , 1959 , the lot may be occupied by a one- family dwelling ; provided, that the minimum side , front and rear yard requirements set out in this chapter shall be conformed with. (c) Front yard required. There shall be a front yard having a depth of one- sixth of the depth of the lot , but in no case shall the front yard be less than twenty- five feet . (d) Side yard required. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of one- tenth of the width of the lot, but in no case less than ten feet . On corner lots , the side yard on the street side shall be fifteen feet . (e) Rear yard required. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than thirty feet , except as provided for Residence "A " Districts . (f) Building height limit . No dwelling shall exceed two stories or thirty feet in height . (g) Minimum lot coverage . ( 1 ) One story , twelve hundred square feet enclosed coverage . (2) Two story , nine hundred square feet enclosed coverage on the ground floor and not less than twelve hundred square feet living area. (h) Accessory buildings . Any accessory building shall be compatible with the main building. (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 4 . ) Sec . 28 ® 7 . Residence " A - 1 " ( RA - 1 ) Single - Family Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence " A- 1 " District : ( a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "A® 1 " District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any industry , 208 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 8 Zoning § 28- 8 trade , manufacture or commercial purposes or for other than one or more of the fol- lowing specified purposes . (1 ) A single detached one- family private dwelling . ( 2) Any use permitted in: a Residence "A " District . (b) Building site area required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "AA " District . (c) Front yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence " A " District . (d) Side yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . ( e) Rear yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (f) Building height . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Resi- dence "A " District . (g) Minimum lot coverage . ( 1) One story . a. Minimum requirements for one or two bedroom residence , nine hun- dred fifty square feet living area enclosed coverage ; three bedrooms , one thousand and fifty square feet ; four bedrooms , twelve hundred square feet ; for each bedroom more than four, one hundred twenty- five square feet added to the twelve hundred. b . On existing platted lots of five thousand square feet or less gross lot area, where a single lot is to be used as a building plot , the requirements in sub- paragraph a. of this paragraph are reduced by fifty square feet , except that no resi- dence is permitted to have four or more bedrooms . (2) Two story . Seven hundred fifty square feet enclosed coverage on ground floor and total living area as provided in paragraph ( 1) of this subsection . (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted. ( Ord. No . 90 - 60- 8 , § 2 ; Ord. No . 90 - 70- 38 , § 1 . ) Secs 28 - 8 . Residence " A " ( RA ) Single - Family Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence "A " District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "A " District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no structure shall be erected 209 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 8 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28- 8 which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any industry, trade , manufacture or commercial purpose or for other than the following specified pur- poses : (1 ) A single detached one- family private dwelling. (2) The office of a physician or surgeon, dentist , musician, lawyer, archi- tect, teacher or other like professional person residing on the premises ; provided, that there shall be no display from the street nor advertising, except a small pro- fessional name plate , and adequate off street parking shall be provided. (3) Municipal administrative buildings , municipal recreational buildings , municipal playgrounds and municipal parks . (4) Public libraries and public museums ; provided, that there shall be no display visible from the street or advertising on the premises . (5 ) Churches and other places of worship , parish houses and Sunday School buildings . (6) Schools , colleges , clubs , lodges , social and community center buildings , except those a chief activity of which is a gainful service or activity usually conducted as a business , such as dancing or bowling ; provided, that there shall be no display or advertising from the street , and the approval of the city commission shall be se- cured in the following manner and a copy of such approval shall be filed with the build- ing inspector . Approval shall be only given by the city commission by ordinance passed by a four- fifths affirmative vote of a quorum present at a duly constituted r eg® ular or special meeting. (b) Building site area required. The minimum building site area shall be one lot or parcel of land of at least five thousand square feet in area and a minimum front- age at the building line of fifty feet ; provided, that any lot not less than twenty- five feet in width shown on any recorded plat or deed on January 24 , 1940 , is excepted , but the required front yard , side yard and rear yard shall be maintained . (c) Front yard required. There shall be a front yard having a depth of one- sixth of the depth of the lot , but in no case shall the front yard be less than twenty feet . Nothing in this chapter, however , shall require any story or any part of any building to be set back more than existing buildings within two hundred feet on each side of the lot and within the same block and district ; provided, that the setback on the side line of corner lots and the setback of lots abutting the rear lot line of corner lots shall not be computed in the aforesaid average . ( d) Side yard required. (1) There shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of one-tenth of the width of the lot , but in no case less than seven and one- half feet . (2) ' On a corner lot , the side yard on the street shall be fifteen feet. 210 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 § 28-8 Zoning § 28-8 (3 ) Eaves and cornices shall not extend more than one-third of the width of the open space over which they project , and not more than four feet in any case . (4 ) In case of a lot being replatted so as to create two lots facing another street , the side yard on the street side of the new corner lot shall be not less than one- sixth of the depth of the original lot or lots before replatting. The front yards of the new lots shall be not less than one- sixth of the depth of the new lots , and not less than twenty feet. (e) Rear yard required. ( 1) There shall be a rear yard having an area of fifteen hundred square feet , bounded by the side property lines , the rear property line and a line parallel to the rear property line passing thru the rear most extremity of the main building, but in no case shall the main building be closer than twenty feet to the rear property line . In case of a lot having less than one hundred feet depth on January 24 , 1940 , the area of the rear yard may be reduced by 1 . 666 percent for each foot of the depth of the lot under one hundred feet , but in no case shall the main building be closer than fifteen feet to the rear property line . ( 2) Notwithstanding the provisions above , when the garage is attached to and a part of the main building, the garage (but no other part of the main building) may extend no nearer than one-tenth of the depth of the lot to the rear lot line ; provided , that in no case shall the same extend nearer than ten feet to the rear lot line . The term " garage , " as herein used, shall mean a structure or space designed primarily for the storage of motor vehicles and used primarily for that purpose , but such term shall also include space devoted to and used for household laundry purposes , storage , servant ' s toilet and like household purposes . Such term shall not include living quar- ters . (f) Building height limit . No building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of two stories or in excess of thirty feet ; except , that in the case of a church, library , municipal or institutional building, no part of any such building shall be erected in excess of a height of sixty feet . Flag poles , radio poles and church spires are excepted from this provision. (g) Minimum lot coverage . ( 1 ) One story . a. Minimum requirements for one or two bedroom residence , nine hundred fifty square feet living area enclosed coverage ; three bedrooms , one thou- sand and fifty square feet ; four bedrooms , twelve hundred square feet ; for each bedroom more than four , one hundred twenty-five square feet added to the twelve hundred . b . On existing platted lots of five thousand square feet or less gross lot area, where a single lot is to be used as a building plot , the requirements in subpara- graph a. of this paragraph are reduced by fifty square feet , except that no residence 211 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 9 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28- 10 is permitted to have four or more bedrooms . (2) Two story . Seven hundred fifty square feet enclosed coverage on ground floor and total living area as provided in paragraph ( 1) of this subsection. (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted . (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 5 ; Ord. No . 90- 60- 109 § 1 ; Ord. No . 90- 70- 38 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 9 . Residence " AC " ( RAC ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence " AC " District : ( a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "AC " District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any indus- try , trade or any manufacture or commercial purpose , or for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1 ) Any use permitted in Residence "A " Districts . (2) Any use permitted in Residence " B " Districts . (3 ) Any use permitted in Residence " C " Districts . (b) Building site area required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (c) Front yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (d) Side yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . ( e) Rear yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (f) Building height. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Resi- dence "A " District . (g) Minimum lot coverage . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence " C ' P District . (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted. (Ord. No . 90- 60- 8 , § 3 . ) Sec . 28 - 10 . Residence " B " ( RB ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence "B " District : ( a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "B " District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall 212 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 10 Zoning § 28- 10 be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any indus - try , trade , manufacture or commercial purposes or for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1) Any use specified above in sections 28- 6 and 28 - 8 . (2) A single detached two- family dwelling for two families , the units of which are detached , semidetached or between party walls . (b) . Building site area required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (c) Front yard required. The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (d) Side yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . 212 . 1 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28 - 11 Zoning § 28 - 11 (e ) Rear yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (f) Building height . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Resi - dence "A " District . (g) Minimum lot coverage . (1) For a single -family residence , the requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District. (2) For two -family residences (duplex) , each living unit shall have eight hundred fifty square feet of enclosed living area . (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted . (Ord . No . 90 - 59 - 3 , § 6 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 27 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 11 . Residence " C " ( RC ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence " C " District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence " C " District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part for any indus - try , trade , or any manufacture or commercial purpose , or for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1 ) Any uses specified in sections 28 - 6 , 28 -8 or 28 - 10 . (2) A single detached multiple dwelling for three or more families , the units of which are detached , semidetached or between party walls . (3 ) Hotels , motels and apartment houses . (4 ) Boarding houses , lodging houses and dormitories ; provided , that there shall be no display or advertising visible from the street , other than a small an- nouncement sign . A public restaurant or dining room shall be allowed only as an accessory use in such building . (5 ) The renting of rooms or the furnishing of table board in a dwelling oc - cupied as a private residence ; provided , that there shall be no display from the street and no signboard used to advertise such use , except for a small announcement sign . (6) Schools , colleges , clubs , lodges , social and community center buildings , except those a . chief activity of which is a gainful service or activity usually conducted as a business , such as dancing or bowling ; provided , that there shall be no display or advertising from the street . - 213 § 28 - 12 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28 - 12 (b) Building site area required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence " A " District . (c ) Front yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (d) Side yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (e) Rear yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence " A " District . (f) Building height . No building or structure shall be erected to a height in ex- cess of thirty feet ; except , that in the case of a church , library , municipal or insti - tutional building , no part of any such building shall be erected in excess of a height of sixty feet . Flagpoles , radio towers and church spires are excepted from this provision . In buildings having an over- all height of thirty feet or less , the mini - mum distance between the finished floor surface and the ceiling shall be not less than eight feet , this provision being applicable to each story or living space in such structure . (g) Minimum lot coverage . (1) For single-family residences , the requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (2) For two -family residences (duplex) , each living unit shall have eight hun- dred fifty square feet of enclosed living area . (3 ) In structures with more than two living units , each living unit with one bedroom shall have as a minimum seven hundred fifty square feet enclosed living area . Each living unit with two bedrooms shall have as a minimum eight hundred fifty square feet of enclosed living area . Each living unit with three bedrooms shall have as a minimum one thousand square feet enclosed living area . The maximum ratio of living units per acre of land shall not exceed twenty units . (4) The minimum number of motor vehicle (auto) parking spaces required shall be not less than 1 . 70 per apartment living units . No " curbside" or " on - street" parking spaces will be considered in arriving at the above required number of park - ing spaces . (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted . (Ord . No . 90 - 59 - 3 , § 7 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 23 , § 1 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 24 , § 1 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 27 , § 2 . ) Sec . 28 - 12 . Residence " D " ( RD ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Residence " D" District : 214 § 28 - 13 Zoning § 28 - 13 (a) Permitted uses . Within any Residence "D" District , as indicated on the zoning map , no building or premises shall be used , and no building or structure shall be erected , which is intended or designed to be used in whole or in part , for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1 ) Any use specified in sections 28 -6 , 28 - 8 , 28 - 10 or 28 - 11 . (2) Plant nurseries , children' s nurseries or other home industry operated solely by members of the family and employing no outside help , airports and related services and facilities , golf courses and municipal utility and service facilities . (b) Building site area required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (c ) Front yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District . (d) Side yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Resi - dence "A " District . (e) Rear yard required . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Residence "A " District, (f) Building height . The requirements shall be the same as those for a Resi - dence "A " District . (g) Minimum lot coverage . In any type of residential structure , each living unit shall have as a minimum eight hundred fifty square feet of enclosed living area . (h) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings are permitted . (Ord . No . 90 -59 - 3 , § 8 ; Ord . No . 90 - 65 - 27 , § 3 . ) Sec . 28 - 13 . Business " AA " ( BAA ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Business "AN ' District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Business "AA " District , no building or prem - ises shall be erected , used , arranged or designed to be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the following or similar specified purposes constructed in the form of a complex creating a shopping center: (1 ) Retail stores . (2 ) Theaters . (3 ) Restaurants . (4 ) Offices . 215 § 28 - 14 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28 - 14 (b) Prohibited uses . The following uses shall not be permitted within a Busi - ness "AA " District : (1 ) All industrial or mantlfacturigg uses . (2) Any residential uses on the ground or first floor , except where such use is incident to the permitted business use . (3 ) Gasoline service stations . (4) In nonconforming gasoline service stations , no vehicle repair work , ex- cept emergency work , shall be done out of doors and no parts , vehicle bodies or junk shall be stored out of doors . (c) Building limits . No building setback limits from property lines are required , but it is intended that a common paved parking area of adequate size shall be provided in front of the several businesses and that access shall be provided to the rear of all units for service facilities . (Ord . No . 90 - 60 - 8 , § 4 ; Ord . No . 90 - 62 - 14 , § 2 . ) Sec . 28 - 14 . Business "A " ( BA ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Business "A " District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Business "A " District , no building or premises shall be erected , used , arranged or designed to be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1 ) Retail stores . (2) Hotels and motels . (3 ) Theaters . (4) Restaurants , offices ; ice delivery stations , laundries , shops for making articles sold at retail on the premises and for any other similar enterprise , not a nuisance , the chief characteristic of which is a service to the neighborhood . (b) Prohibited uses . The following uses shall not be permitted within a Busi - ness "A " District : (1 ) Amusement park or circus . (2) Gasoline service station . (3 ) Vehicle repair garage . (4) Junk yard . (5 ) Animal hospital . 216 § 28- 15 Zoning § 28- 15 ( 6) Open air fruit or vegetable stand . ( 7) Trailer park. ( 8) Outside storage of stocks , supplies or equipment except for new and used car lot sales and mobile homes sales in Business " A " zoned property lying west of Mayport Road. (9) Any residential use on the ground or first floor , except where such use is incident to the permitted business use . (10 ) In nonconforming gasoline service stations , vehicle garages , no vehicle repair work, except emergency work, shall be done out of doors and no parts , ve- hicle bodies or junk shall be stored out of doors . ( c) Front yard. None required. (d) Side yard. None required. (e) Rear yard . None required. (f) Off- street parking . Off- street parking shall be provided as set out in sub- section (h) of section 28- 5 . (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 9 ; Ord. No . 90- 62- 14 , § 3 ; Ord . No . 90 - 69- 34 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 15 . Business " A - 1 " ( BA • 1 ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply within each Business "A- 1 " District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Business "A- 1 " District , no building or prem- ises shall be erected , used, arranged or designed to be used, in whole or in part , for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : (1 ) Any uses specified in sections 28- 6 , 28- 8 , 28- 10 or 28- 11 . ( 2) Hotels and motels . (3 ) Restaurants (except drive- in restaurants) , cocktail lounges , barbershops , beauty parlors , retail stores and similar businesses operated in conjunction with and within a hotel or motel . (b) Prohibited uses . The following uses shall be prohibited within any Business " A- 1 " District : ( 1) Filling stations . (2) Ice delivery stations . (3 ) Laundries . 217 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 16 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28- 16 (4 ) Amusement park or circus . (5) Vehicle repair garages . (6) Junk yards . ( 7) Animal hospitals . ( 8) Open air fruit or vegetable stands . (9) Trailer parks . ( c) Off- street parking . Off- street parking shall be provided as set out in sub- section (h) of section 28- 5 . (d) Building restriction line . No structure shall be erected nearer than seven and one- half feet to the east 157 . 65 feet of the south line of the land described in section 1 of Ordinance No . 90 - 65 - 21 , on file in the office of the city clerk. (Ord . No . 90- 65- 21 , § 2 . ) Sec . 28 - 16 . Business " B " ( BB ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply in each Business "B " District : (a) Permitted uses . Within any Business " B " District , no building or premises shall be erected , used, arranged or designed to be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the following specified purposes : ( 1) All uses permitted in Residence "A , " "B " and " C " Districts . (2) All uses permitted in Business "A " Districts . (3 ) Gasoline service station, vehicle repair, garage , amusement park, circus ; wholesale or storage of food, fodder , fuel , building material , cotton, wool , paper, furniture , hardware , ice , metal , machinery , paint and similar uses ; produce market , steam laundry , cold storage plant , creamery , printing shop , wholesale baker , con- tractor ' s yard and other enterprises of similar character not injurious to neighboring property . (b) Prohibited uses . The following uses shall not be permitted within a Busi- ness "B " District : ( 1 ) Junk yards . (2) Manufacturing uses . 218 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 § 28- 17 Zoning § 28- 18 (c) Front yard . ( 1) Business , none required. ( 2) Residential , same requirements as Residence "A " Districts . (d) Side yard. ( 1 ) Business , none required. ( 2) Residential , same requirements as Residence "A " Districts . (e) Rear yard . ( 1) Business , none required . (2) Residential , same requirements as Residence "A " Districts . (f) Off- street parking . Off- street parking shall be provided as set out in sub- section (h) of section 28- 5 . (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 10 ; Ord. No . 90- 62- 14 , § 4 ; Ord. No . 90 - 70- 36 , § 1 . ) Sec . 28 - 17 . Industrial ( IA ) Districts . The following regulations shall apply in each Industrial District : ( a) Permitted uses . Within any Industrial District , no building or premises shall be erected, used , arrangedordesignedto be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the following specified purposes , which must first be approved by the city commission. Industrial uses permitted within the Industrial District shall be concrete block plants , concrete plants , bottling works , cigar factories , canning factories , plastic plants , electronic plants and any other industrial or manufacturing enterprises of similar character and extent not injurious to neighboring property . (b) Prohibited uses . The following uses shall not be permitted within an Indus- trial District : (1 ) Junk yards . (2) All residential uses . (c) Off- street parking . Off- street parking shall be provided as may be required by the city commission. (Ord. No . 90 - 59- 3 , § 11 ; Ord. No . 90 - 61 - 11 , § 2 . ) Sec . 28 - 18 . Board of adjustment . The city commission shall appoint, by resolution, the board of adjustment as authorized by section 133 of the Charter of the city, and by resolution fill vacancies 219 Supp # 1 , 5 .- 70 § 28- 19 Atlantic Beach City Code § 28- 22 in the membership of the board as the same may arise . The board of adjustment shall have such powers and duties and shall exercise the same as provided and in the manner set forth in article XIV of the Charter of the city . (Ord . No . 90 - 59 - 3 , § 12 . ) Sec . 2819 . Chapter deemed minimum standards . In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter , they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health , safety and general welfare . (Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 15 . ) Sec . 28 - 20 . Conflicts with other laws , covenants , etc . Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings or requires larger yards or courts than are imposed or required by any existing provisions of law or ordinance or by any ease- ments , covenants or agreements , the provisions of this chapter shall control . Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting any of the provisions of any Building Code or any other provision of this Code or other ordinance of the city concerning the erection , repair , height , construction or alteration of a building . (Ord. No . 90- 59® 3 , § 15 . ) Sec . 28 - 21 . Business and industrial structures to be approved by city commission . All plans and specifications for structures in all business and industrial districts shall be submitted to the city commission by the building official for approval as to structure , use and structure location on the plot . All plans and specifications for structures in Business "AA " and Business "A " Districts proposed to be constructed as a shopping center complex , consisting of several stores , etc . , together with a common parking area, shall be submitted with complete over- all plans showing the layout of all buildings , parking and service facil- ities , front elevation of the proposed project , drainage , paving, curb and guttering and utilities plans . No building permit shall be issued in any business or industrial district until such approval is obtained. (Ord. No . 90 - 60- 8 , § 5 ; Ord . No . 90- 61 - 11 , § 3 ; Ord. No . 90 - 62- 14 , § 5 . ) Sec . 28 - 22 . Liability for violations . The owner or occupant of any building or premises or part thereof where any- thing in violation of this chapter shall be placed or may be caused to exist , and any architect , builder , contractor , agent or person employed in connection therewith, and who may have assisted in the commission of any violation, shall each be guilty of a separate offense . ( Ord. No . 90- 59- 3 , § 14 . ) 220 Supp . 411 , 5 - 70 INDEX A ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES . Consumption. ADOPTION BY REFERENCE . Hours when consumption prohibited, Building Code , § 6® 8 . H 3- 1 , 3 - 2 . Fire Prevention Code , § 9 - 3 . Licenses . Florida Model Traffic Ordinance , § Fees , § 10- 5 . 11- 1 . Persons holding licenses to sell alco- Personnel program, § 16- 1 . holic beverages . Plumbing regulations , § 17- 1 . Hours when sales , etc . , prohibited , § 3® 1 . ADVERTISING . Persons not holding licenses to sell Licenses . alcoholic beverages . Fees , § 10- 5 . Hours when sales , etc . , prohibited , Noise , § 12- 8 . § 3- 2 . Signs and advertising structures , H Lights . 20- 1 to 20- 240 Premises selling alcoholic beverages , See Signs and Advertising Structures . § 3 - 50 Musical equipment . ADVISORY PLANNING BOARD , H Playing outside of buildings , § 3- 6 . 2- 6 to 2- 11 . Noise-producing equipment . See Planning. Playing outside of buildings , § 3- 6 . Sale . AGENCIES . Hours when sales prohibited , H Creation , etc . , char . , § 13 . 3 - 1 , 3- 2 . Licenses . Lighting requirements on premises , Fees , § 10- 5 . § 3- 5 . Property . Locations where on-premises sales Transfer of records and property , prohibited, § 3- 4 . char . 9 § 173 . Locations where permitted , § 3 - 3 . Records . On-premises sales . Publicity of records , char . , § 165 . Locations where prohibited, § 3- 4 . Removal of members , char . , § 162 . Permitted. Locations where sales permitted, AIRCRAFTS . § 3- 3 . Altitude . Registration , fingerprinting and Minimum over city , § 14- 2 . photographing persons em- Beaches . ployed, § 14- 15 . Use of beach for landing and taking off, § 14- 1 . AMUSEMENTS . Persons employed in places of AIR GUNS . amusement . Discharging, § 14- 17 . Registration, fingerprinting, etc . , § 14- 15 . AIR RIFLES . Discharging, § 14- 17 . ANIMALS AND FOWL . Beaches . ALARMS . Safety zone , § 5® 6 . False fire alarms , § 9- 1 Birds . Molesting , etc . , § 4- 1 . 221 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 Atlantic Beach City Code ANIMALS AND FOWL (Cont ' d) ANTIQUE SHOPS . Birds ( Cont ' d) Licenses . Noise , § 12- 9 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Sanctuary . City designated bird sanctuary , § APPROPRIATIONS . See Finance . Shooting, molesting, etc . , § 4- 1 . Cats . See within this title , "Dogs ARSONISTS . and cats . " Reward for information leading to Dogs and cats . conviction, § 9- 2 . Confinement . Generally , § 4- 5 . ARTIFICIAL STONE . Impoundment , § 4-4 . Manufacturers . Rabies control , § 4- 5 . Licenses . Definitions , § 4- 2 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Destroying, Commission providing for by ordi- ASSESSOR . nance , char . , § 125 . City tax assessor . Impoundment . See Taxation. Disposition of unredeemed animals , § 4- 4 . ATTORNEY . Grounds for impoundment , § 4- 4 . Appointment, char. , § 158 . Redemption of animals , § 4- 4 . Duties , char . , § 158 . Unredeemed animals . Qualifications , char. , § 158 . Disposition of, § 4-4 . Salaries , char . , § 159 . Licenses . Commission providing for by ordi- ATTORNEY AT LAW . nance , char . , § 125 . Licenses . Required , § 4- 3 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Tags , § 4- 3 . Rabies control , § 4- 5 . AUCTIONS . Registration. Houses . Required , § 4- 3 . Licenses . Running at large , § 4-4 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Trespassing upon property of another , Noise , § 12- 3 . § dogs or cats , § 4- 5 . AUDITS . Impoundment . Independent annual audit of account , Dogs and cats . See within this title , char . , § 24 . "Dogs and cats . It Licenses . AUTHORITY . Dogs and cats . See within this title , Joint authority . "Dogs and cats . " Defined , § 1 - 2 . Noise , § 12- 9 . Rabies. control , , § 4- 5 . ANNUITIES , § § 16- 12 to 16- 16 . See Officers and Employees . 222 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 Index B BEER . See Alcoholic Beverages . BAIL BONDSMAN . Licenses . BELLS . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Noise , H 12 - 1 to 12 - 10 . See Noise . BAKERIES . Licenses . BEVERAGES . Fees , § 10 -5 . Alcoholic beverages , H 3 - 1 to 3 -6 . See Alcoholic Beverages . BARBERSHOPS . Licenses . BICYCLES . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Renting , shops , etc . Licenses . BEACHES . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Aircrafts . Use of beach for landing and BILLBOARDS . taking off , § 14 - 1 . Licenses . Animals . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Riding in restricted area , § 5 - 6 . Barricades , § 5 - 7 . BILLIARD HALLS . Closing . Licenses . Authority of director of public Fees , § 10 - 5 . safety in emergencies , § 5 - 1 . Clothes . BIRDS . Changing on beach , § 5-2 . Molesting , etc . , § 4 - 1 . Undressing or changing clothes on Noise , § 12 -9 . beach , § 5 -2 . Sanctuary . Director of public safety . City designated bird sanctuary , § Closing beaches in emergencies , § 4 - 1 . 5 - 1 . Shooting , molesting , etc . , § 4 - 1 . Refuse and garbage , § 5 -4 . Safety zone . BLACKSMITHS . Established , § 5 - 5 . Licenses . Hours when regulations effective , Fees , § 10 - 5 . § 5 -5 . Period when regulations effective , § BLASTING AGENTS . 5 - 5 . Establishment of districts in which Regulations . storage restricted , § 9 -5 . Hours and period when effective , § 5 - 5 . BOARDS . Vehicles . Advisory planning board , § § 2 -6 to Use in restricted area , § 5 - 6 . 2 - 11 . See Planning . BEAUTY SHOPS , Board of adjustment . Licenses . See Zoning . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Continuity of offices , boards , com - missions or agencies , char . , § 175 . 223 Atlantic Beach City Code BOARDS ( Cont 'd) BOOKS . Investigations by advisory boards , Agents . char . , § 164 . Licenses . Plumbers . Fees , § 10 -5 . Examiners of plumbers , § 17 -4 . Materials harmful to children . See Plumbing . Sale , § 14 - 10 . Property . Transfer of records and property , BORROWING MONEY . char . , § 173 . Bond issues . Records . See Bond Issues . Transfer of records and property , char . , § 173 . BOTTLES . Removal of members , char . , § 162 . Depositing glass bottles on streets , Utility tax . § 22 -3 . Exemption , § 8 - 17 . BOUNDARIES OF CITY , char . , § 2 . BOND ISSUES . Combination general obligation and BOWLING ALLEYS , revenue bonds . Licenses . Authority of city to issue and sell , Fees , § 10 - 5 . char . , § 150 . General obligation bonds . BROKERS . Authority of city as to issuance and Licenses . sale , char . , § 148 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Combination general obligation and revenue bonds . BUDGET . Authority of city to issue and sell , Adoption . char . , § 150 . Certification of budget , char . , § 50 . Preparation of bonds by city attorney , Date of final adoption , char . , § 49 . char . , § 158 . Effective date , char . , § 50 . Revenue certificates . Failure to adopt , char . , § 49 . Authority of city to issue and sell , Vote required , char . , § 48 . char . , § 149 . Anticipated revenues . Combination general obligation and Classification , char . , § 58 . revenue certificates . Comparing with other years , char . , § Authority of city to issue and sell , 59 . char . , § 150 . Detailed estimates of anticipated Temporary borrowing , char . , § 76 . revenue , char . , § 57 . Appropriations . BONDS , Establishment , char . , § 51 . Master plumbers , § 17 -8 . Balancing budget , char . , § 47 . Officers and employees , char , , § 167 . Certification , char . , § 50 . Plumbers . Copies . Master plumbers , § 17 -8 , Availability , char . , § 50 . Signs and advertising structures , § Decreasing items of budget , char . , § 20 -6 . 46 . 224 Index BUDGET ( Cont 'd) BUDGET ( Cont 'd) Decreasing items of budget ( Cont 'd) Proposed expenditures to be shown in Balance of budget , char . , § 47 . tabular form , char . , § 57 . Effective date , char . , § 50 . Public record , char . , § 43 . Estimates of revenue and expenditures . Record . Obtaining from departments , etc . , Public record , char . , § 43 . char . , § 42 . Submission by manager , char . , § 42 . Expenditures . Summary , char . , § 62 . Comparing with other years , char . , Surplus , char . , § 60 . § 61 . Tabulation . Information to be shown on budget , Information to be shown in tabular char . , § 61 . form , char . , § 57 . Proposed expenditures . Taxation . Information to be shown on budget , Certification of taxing authority , char . , § 61 . char . § 52 . Filing copies , char . , § 50 . Establishing amount to be raised by Financial plan for budget year . property tax , char . , § 52 . Budget to provide , char . , § 57 . Year . Fiscal year , char . , § 41 . Fiscal year , char . , § 41 . Hearings . Conduct of hearings , char . , § 45 . BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS . Further consideration of budget , Licenses . char . , § 46 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Holding by manager , char . , § 42 . Notice . BUILDINGS . Publication of notice of public Building official . hearing , char . , § 44 . Absence . Increasing or decreasing items of Acting building official , § 6 -4 . budget , char . , § 46 . Acting building official , § 6 -4 . Balance of budget , char . , § 47 . Appointment , § 6 -3 . Inspection by citizens, char . , § 43 . Assistants . Message . Appointment , § 6 - 5 . Capital improvements , char . , § 54 . Creation of office , § 6 -2 . Capital program , char . , § 55 . Duties , § 6 -6 . Changes in financial policy , char . , Inspector . § 53 . Appointment , § 6 - 5 . Current operations , char . , § 53 . Numbering of buildings . See within Explanatory budget message , char . , this title , " Numbering buildings . " H§ 42 , 53 . Office created , § 6 -2 . Proposed financial policy , char . , § Right of entry , § 6 - 7 . 53 . Term of office , § 6 -3 . Salient changes from previous year , Code . char . , § 53 . Adoption , § 6 -8 . Supporting schedule , char . , § 56 . Amendments , § 6 - 10 . New items . Definitions , § 6 -9 . Considering , char . , § 46 . Prior rights , liabilities , etc . Preparation , char . , § 42 . Effect of article and Code on , § 6 - 11 . Printing , etc . , copies , char . , § 50 . Electricity , H 7- 1 to 7 - 12 . See Electricity . 225 Atlantic Beach City Code BUILDINGS ( Cont 'd) BUILDINGS ( Cont 'd) Fallout shelters , § 6 - 1 . Signs and advertising structures , H § Taxation , § 8 -3 . 20 - 1 to 20 -24 . Loitering in or about public buildings , See Signs and Advertising Structures . § 14- 7 . Subdivisions , § § 23 - 1 to 23 - 11 . Moving buildings . See Subdivisions . Licenses . Supplies . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Licenses . Noise . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Operations at night , § 12 -6 . Swimming pools , § § 24 - 1 to 24 - 7 . Nuisances , § 13 - 1 . See Swimming Pools . Numbering buildings . Tenant , § 1 -2 . Assignment of numbers , § 6 - 14 . Water supply , H 27 - 1 to 27 -22 . Attaching numbers to buildings , § 6 -13. See Water Supply . Duties of building official , § 6 - 14 . Zoning , H§ 28 - 1 to 28 -22 ; char . , H § Building official . 127 to 147 . Duties as to numbering of buildings , See Zoning . § 6 - 14 . Defacing numbers , § 6 - 17 . BUSES . Districts . Licenses . Street numbering districts . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Designated , § 6 - 15 . Removing numbers , § 6 - 17 . BUSINESSES , OCCUPATIONS AND Required , § 6 - 12 . TRADES . Street numbering districts . Licenses , H 10 - 1 to 10 - 5 . Designated , § 6 - 15 . See Licenses . System , § 6 - 16 . Solicitors , H 21 - 1 to 21 - 7 . Numbering in accordance with system, See Solicitors . § 6 - 12 . Obstructing access to public buildings , C § 14 - 7 . Occupant . CABINET SHOP . Defined , § 1 -2 . Licenses . Officials . See within this title , Fees , § 10 -5 . " Building official . " Owner . CAFES . Defined , § 1 -2 . Licenses . Plumbing , H 17 - 1 to 17- 14 . Fees , § 10 -5 . See Plumbing . Public or religious buildings . CANDY MANUFACTURERS . Malicious injury to , § 14 -8 . Licenses . Sewers and sewage disposal , § § 19 - 1 Fees , § 10 -5 . to 19 - 16 . See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . CARPENTER SHOPS . Shelters . Licenses . Fallout shelters , § 6 - 1 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Taxation , § 8 - 3 . 226 Index CATS , H§ 4 -2 to 4 - 5 . CHARTER ( Cont 'd) See Animals and Fowl . City of Atlantic Beach . Incorporation , char . , § 2 . CEMENT . City prosecutor . Manufacturers . See Prosecutor . Licenses . City tax assessor . Fees , § 10 - 5 . See Taxation . City treasurer . CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT . See Treasurer . Independent annual audit of accounts , Clerk . char . , § 24 . City clerk . See Clerk . CHARGES . Commission . Sewers and sewage disposal . See City Commission . See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . Comptroller . See Comptroller . CHARTER . Conflicting laws . Actions . Repeal of , char . , § 183 . Pending actions and proceedings . Continuance of contracts and public Not abated by adoption of Charter , improvements , char . , § 176 . char . , § 177 . Continuance of present officers , Appropriations . char . , § 172 . See Finance . Continuity of offices , boards , com - Assessments . missions or agencies , char . , § Taxation , char . , H 110 to 126 . 175 . See Taxation . Contracts . Assessor . See Contracts . City tax assessor . Damages . See Taxation . Suits against city . Attorney . Procedure , char . , § 160 . See Attorney . Departments . Bond issues , char . , H 148 to 150 . Generally . See Bond Issues . See Departments . Bonds . Effective date , char . , § 182 . Official bonds of officers , etc . , Effect on existing law , char . , § 169 . char . , § 167 . Elections . Boundaries of city , char . , § 2 . Generally . City attorney . See Elections . See Attorney . Submitting Charter to qualified City clerk . voters , char . , § 181 . See Clerk . Existing law . City commission . Effect on , char . , § 169 . See City Commission . Existing ordinances . City comptroller . Continuance in effect , char . , § 178 . See Comptroller . Expenditures . City manager . See Finance . See Manager . Finance . Department , char . , § § 63 to 76 . See Finance . 227 Atlantic Beach City Code CHARTER ( Cont 'd) CHARTER ( Cont 'd) Finance ( Cont 'd) Property ( Cont 'd) Generally . Transfer of records and property of See Finance . boards , departments , etc . , char . , Fire department . § 173 . See Fire Department . Prosecutor . Fiscal year , char . , § 41 . See Prosecutor . Form of government , char . , § 3 . Publication . Franchises . Definition of "publishing , " char . , § See Franchises . 170 . Improvements . Purchases . See Local Improvements . See Purchases . Incorporation of city , char . , § 2 . Recall , char . , § § 100 to 108 . Initiative and referendum , char . , See Recall . H§ 88 to 99 . Records . See Initiative and Referendum . Publicity of records , char . , § 165 . Issuance of bonds , char . , § § 148 to Transfer of records and property of 150 . departments , boards , etc . , See Bond Issues . char . , § 173 . Licenses , char . , H 125 , 126 . Referendum . See Licenses . Initiative and referendum , char . , § § Manager . 88 to 99 . . See Manager . See Initiative and Referendum . Mayor . Repeal of conflicting laws , char . , § 183 . See Mayor . Rights of officers and employees pre - Municipal court . served , char . , § 171 . See Courts . Separability clause , char . , § 180 . Ordinances . Short title , char . , § 179 . See Ordinances . Submission to qualified voters , char . , Pending actions and proceedings . § 181 . Not abated by adoption of Charter , Suits . char . , § 177 . Against city . Personnel . Procedure , char . , § 160 . See Officers and Employees . Taxation , char . , § § 110 to 126 . Police . See Taxation . See Police Department . Territorial boundaries of city , Powers of city . char . , § 2 . Enumerated , char . , H§ 4 , 9 . Town of Atlantic Beach . Vested in city commission , char . , § 9 . Abolished , char . , § 1 . Present officers . Treasurer . Continuance , char . , § 172 . See Treasurer . Preservation of rights of officers and Year . employees , char . , § 171 . Fiscal year , char . , § 41 . Property . Zoning , char . , H§ 127 to 147 . Taxation , char . , § § 110 to 126 . See Zoning . See Taxation . Title to property reserved to new CHILDREN . municipality , char . , § 174 . See Minors . 228 Index CHIROPODISTS . CITY COMMISSION . ( Cont 'd) Licenses . Defined , § 1 -2 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Departments . Creating , etc . , departments , CHIROPRACTORS . char . , § 13 . Licenses . Disqualifications of commissioner , Fees , § 10 -5 . char . , § 6 . Duties . CHURCHES . Assuming duties by commissioners Malicious injury to , § 14- 8 . after election , char . , § 14 . Noise . Elections . Interfering with churches , § 12 - 10 . Election of commissioners at Utility tax . large , char . , § 5 . Exemptions , § 8 - 17 . Filling vacancies , char . , § 12 . Form of government , char . , § 3 . CIGARETTES . Judge of qualifications of members , Tax , H 8 - 11 to 8 - 13 . char . , § 15 . See Taxation . Mayor -commissioner . Generally . CIRCUSES . See Mayor . Water supply . Meetings . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . Absence from consecutive meetings . Vacation of seat , char . , § 6 . CITY . Excusing absence from meetings , Defined , § 1 -2 . char . , § 6 . Notice . CITY ATTORNEY . Duties of clerk , char . , § 31 . See Attorney . Presiding officer , char . , § 8 . Head of city government , char . , § CITY CLERK . 8 . See Clerk . Quorum , § 2 -4 . Regular meetings . CITY COMMISSION . Place of , § 2 -2 ; char . , § 14 . Acts of city commission . Public , char . , § 14 . By ordinance , char . , § 17 . Time and place , § 2 -2 ; char . , § 14 . Agencies . Rules of conduct and procedure , § Creation , etc . , char . , § 13 . 2 -5 . Assuming duties by commissioners Special meetings . after election , char . , § 14 . Calling , § 2 -3 . Audit of accounts . Minutes . Independent annual audit , char . , § Keeping , char . , § 16 . 24 . Public inspection , char . , § 16 . Budget , char . , H 41 to 62 . Nuisances , H 13 - 1 to 13 -5 . See Budget . See Nuisances . Composition , char . , § 5 . Offices . Conflicts of interest of members , Abolishing , char . , § 13 . char . , § 166 . Ordinances . See Ordinances . 229 Atlantic Beach City Code CITY COMMISSION ( Cont 'd) CITY TAX ASSESSOR . Powers of city . See Taxation . Enumerated , char . , § § 4 , 9 . Vesting powers of city in commission , CITY TREASURER . char . , § 9 . See Treasurer . Qualifications of commissioner , char . , § § 5 , 6 . CIVIL SERVICE . Commission to be judge of qualifica - See Officers and Employees . tions , char . , § 15 . Quorum , § 2 -4 . CLERK . Recall , char . , H§ 100 to 108 . Appointment , char . , § 31 . See Recall . Combining office with other offices , Removal of members of boards , com - char . , § 31 . missions or agencies , char . , § Control of city commission , char . , 162 . § 31 . Rules of procedure , char . , § 16 . Direction of city commission , char . , Salaries . § 31 . Amount of salary for commissioner , Duties . char , , § 7 . Generally , char . , § 31 . Seats . Oaths . Designated , char . , § 5 . Administering oaths , char . , § 31 . Vacation of seat . Reference to city clerk . Absence from consecutive meetings , Construed to refer to officers of char . , § 6 . city , § 1 -2 . Terms of commissioner , char . , § 5 . Salaries , char . , § 31 . Vacancies . Term of office , char . , § 31 . Filling vacancies , char . , § 12 . CLOTHING . CITY COMPTROLLER . Licenses . See Comptroller . Fees , § 10 - 5 . CITY MANAGER . CLUBS . See Manager . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH . Incorporation , char . , § 2 . COAL AND WOOD . Property.. Licenses . Title to property reserved to new Fees , § 10 - 5 . municipality , char . , § 174 . Utility tax . CODE . Exemption , § 8 - 17 . Building Code , § § 6 -8 to 6 - 11 . See Buildings . CITY PROSECUTOR . Catchlines of sections , § 1 - 3 . See Prosecutor . Cited . How Code cited , § 1 - 1 . CITY SEAL . Definitions generally , § 1 - 2 . Custodian , char . , § 31 . Designated . How Code designated , § 1 - 1 . 230 Index CODE (Cont ' d) COMPTROLLER ( Cont ' d) Fire Prevention Code , H 9- 3 to 9- 8 . Qualifications , char . , § 32 . See Fire Prevention Code . Salaries , char . , § 32 . Plumbing Code . Term of office , char . , § 32 . Adoption, § 17 - 1 . Rules of construction, § 1 - 2 . COMPUTATION OF TIME , § 1- 2 . Sections . Catchlines of sections , § 1- 3 . CONDUCT . Severability of parts , § 1 - 5 . Disorderly conduct , § 14- 3 . Violations . Continuing violations , § 1 - 6 . CONTRACTORS . General penalty , § 1 - 6 . Licenses . Fees , § 10- 5 . COIN OPERATED MACHINES . Licenses . CONTRACTS . Fees , § 10- 5 . Accounting control , char . , § 73 . Alterations , § 8- 8 . COMMISSIONS . Appropriations . City commission. Expenditures in excess of, char . , See City Commission. § 67 . Continuity of offices , boards , corn- Unencumbered appropriations , missions or agencies , char . , § char . , § 73 . 175 . Awarding lowest responsible Investigations , char. , § 164 . bidder, § 8- 6 . Property . Bids . Transfer of records and property , Rejection of bids and readvertise- char . , § 173 . ment , § 8- 7 . Records . Charter. Transfer of records and property , Continuance of contracts and public char . , § 173 . improvements , char. , § 176 . Removal of members , char. , § 162 . City improvements of over one Utility tax . thousand dollars to be executed Exemption, § 8- 17 . by contract , § 8- 5 . Zoning commission. Conflicts of interest of members of See Zoning. commission, etc . , char. , § 166 . Execution. COMPENSATION . Not executed until bond ordinance See Salaries . effective , char . , § 74 . Improvements . COMPTROLLER . Local improvements , char . , § 72 . Appointment, char . , § 32 . Ordinances . Combining office with other offices , No contract executed until bond char . , § 32 . ordinance effective , char . 9 § Control of city commission, char . , 74 . § 32 . Preparation by attorney, char. , Direction of city commission, char . , § 158 . § 32 . Unencumbered appropriations , Duties , char . , § 32 . char . , § 73 . Powers , char . , § 32 . 231 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 Atlantic Beach City Code COUNTY . COURTS (Cont ' d) Defined, § 1- 2 . Noise . Interfering with courts , § 12- 10 . COURTS . Judge of municipal court . See within CURIOS AND NOVELTIES . this title , " Municipal court . " Licenses . Municipal court. Fees , § 10- 5 . Chief of police . Attending court during sitting, D char. , § 37 . City attorney. DAMAGES . See Attorney . Suits against city . City prosecutor , char . , § 156 . Procedure , char . , § 160 . Designated as "Municipal Court of the City of Atlantic Beach, DANCE HALLS . Florida, " char . , § 151 . Licenses . Established, char. , § 151 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Executive officer , char . , § 157 . Fees . DEALERS . Disposition of, char . , § 154 . Cars , secondhand merchandise , etc . Fines . Licenses . Disposition of moneys collected as Fees , § 10- 5 . fines , char . , § 154 . Remission, char. , § 155 . DECORATING . Judge . Interior decorating. Absence . Licenses . Procedure in event of, char. , § Fees , § 10- 5 . 152 . Appointment, char . , § 151 . DEFINITIONS . Disqualification. Code , § 1- 2 . Procedure in event of, char. , § Dogs and cats , § 4- 2 . 1523 Minors , § 14- 9 . Powers , char . , § 153 . Ordinances , § 1- 2 . Presiding over by municipal judge , Refuse , garbage and weeds , § 18- 1 . char . , § 151 . Subdivisions , § 23- 1 . Salary , char . , § 159 . Trailers and trailer parks , § 26- 1 . Sickness . Zoning, § 28- 1 . Procedure in event of, char. , § 152 . DELICATESSEN . Term of office , char . , § 151 . Licenses . Penalties . Fees , § 10- 5 . Disposition of, char . , § 154 . Remission, char. , § 155 . DELINQUENT CHILDREN , § 14- 12 . Process . Execution and service , char . , § DENTISTS . 157 . Licenses . Writs . Fees , § 10- 5 . Execution and service , char . , § 157 . 232 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 Index DEPARTMENTS . DEPARTMENTS ( Cont 'd) Administrative departments , char . , § Records ( Cont 'd) 28 . Transfer of records and property , Allotments of appropriations , char . , char . , § 173 . § § 64 , 65 . Two or more headed by same person , Appropriations . char . , § 29 . Generally . Work programs . See Finance . Submitting to city manager , char . , Continuity of offices , boards , corn - § 64 . missions or agencies , char . , § 175 . DEPARTMENT STORES . Contracts . Licenses . Restrictions on entering into certain Fees , § 10 -5 . contracts , char . , § 67 . Creation , char . , § 13 . DEPOSITORIES . Directors . Funds of city . Head of each department , char . , § Depositing in depository by treasurer , 29 . char . , § 34 . Divisions . Withdrawing and dispersing funds , . Chief . char . , § 34 . Heads of department serving as , char . , § 29 . DINING ROOMS . Establishment , char . , § 30 . Licenses . Work distributed among divisions , Fees , § 10 - 5 . char . , § 30 . Established , char . , § 28 . DIRECTORS . Expenditures . Finance . Restrictions , char . , § 67 . See Finance . Finance , char . , § § 63 to 76 . Public safety . See Finance . See Public Safety . Fire department , § § 9 - 9 to 9 -30 . See Fire Department . DISORDERLY CONDUCT , § 14 -3 . Heads of departments . Serving as chiefs of division , DISTRICTS . char . , § 29 . Zoning , H 28 - 1 to 28 -22 . Investigations by commission , etc . , See Zoning . char . , § 164 . Personnel . DOGS , H§ 4-2 to 4 - 5 . See Officers and Employees . See Animals and Fowl . Police . See Police Department . DRUGSTORES . Property . Licenses . Transfer of records and property , Fees , § 10 - 5 . char . , § 173 . Public safety , char . , § § 35 to 40 . DRY CLEANING PLANTS . See Public Safety . Licenses . Records . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Publicity of records , char . , § 165 . 233 Atlantic Beach City Code DWELLINGS . ELECTIONS ( Cont 'd) Buildings generally , § § 6 - 1 to 6 - 17 . Nominations , char . , § 81 . See Buildings . Ordinances . Governing elections by ordinance , E char . , § 86 . Polls . EATING PLACES . Hours to be open , char . , § 87 . Licenses . Primary elections . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Candidates . Certified candidates , char . , § 82 . ELECTIONS . Declaring candidate regularly elected Absentee voting , char . , § 85 . and not required to enter general Ballots . election , char . , § 82 . Candidates . Purpose of holding , char . , § 82 . Writing in of candidates , char . , § Time of holding , char . , § 82 . 84 . Recall , char . , H 100 to 108 . Writing in of candidates , char . , § See Recall . 84 . Referendum . Candidates . Initiative and referendum , char . , § § Writing in of candidates , char . , § 88 to 99 . 84 . See Initiative and Referendum . Canvass of returns , char . , § 87 . Registration . Charter . Officer designated , char . , § 31 . Submitting Charter to qualified Requirements generally , char . , § 80 . voters , char . , § 181 . Regulations for conduct . City commission . By ordinance of city commission , Election of commissioners at large , char . , § 78 . char . , § 5 . Returns . Clerk . Canvass of returns , char . , § 87 . Appointment , char . , § 78 . State law . Electors . Governing elections by state law , Qualifications , char . , § 79 . char . , § 86 . Fraud . Voters . Regulations for prevention of fraud , Absentee voting , char . , § 85 . char . , § 78 . Qualifications of electors , char . , General elections . § 79 . Candidates . Registration , char . , § 80 . Certified candidates or nominees of general elections , char . , § 82 . ELECTRICITY . Declared elected , char . , § 83 . Appliances . Not required to enter , char . , § 82 . Retail . Tie vote , char . , § 83 . Licenses . Time of holding , char . , § 83 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . When primary election considered Certificate of competency . general election , char . , § 83 . Journeyman electrician , § 7 -4 . Initiative and referendum , char . , § § Master electrician , § 7 -4 . 88 to 99 . Employing only certified electricians, See Initiative and Referendum . § 7 - 6 . Inspectors . Enforcement of regulation , § 7 -2 . Appointment , char . , § 78 . 234 Index ELECTRICITY ( Cont 'd) EQUIPMENT . Equipment . Purchases , H§ 8 -4 to 8 - 10 . Standards , § 7 - 3 . See Purchases . Inspections . Fees , § 7 -9 . EXCAVATIONS . Interfering with inspector , § 7 - 12 . Streets and sidewalks , § 22 -4 . Jacksonville electrical inspector . Making inspections by , § 7 - 8 . EXHIBITIONS . Making by Jacksonville electrical Obscene exhibitions . inspector , § 7- 8 . Participation in , § 14 - 13 . Permits . Prerequisite to inspection , § 7 - 10 . EXPENDITURES . Prerequisite to inspection . See Finance . Permit , § 7 - 10 . Right of entry of inspector , § 7 - 11 . EXPLOSIVES . Installations . Establishment of districts in which Standards , § 7 -3 . storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . Journeyman electrician . Certificate of competency , § 7 -4 . EXPOSURE . Master electricians . Indecent exposure , H§ 14 -4 to 14 -6 . Certificate of competency, § 7 -4 . See Indecency . Employing only certified electricians, § 7 -6 . EXPRESS COMPANIES . Name . Licenses . Not to allow improper use of name , Fees , § 10 -5 . § 7 - 5 . Materials . F Standards , § 7 - 3 . National Electrical Code . FAIRS . Applicability , § 7 -3 . Water supply . National Electrical Safety Code . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . Applicability , § 7 - 3 . Permits . FALLOUT SHELTERS , § 6 - 1 . Issuance , § 7 - 7 . Taxation , § 8 -3 . Prerequisite to inspection , § 7 - 10 . Required , § 7 - 7 . FALSE FIRE ALARMS , § 9 - 1 . Purpose of regulation , § 7 - 1 . Signs and advertising structures , § § FEES . 20 - 1 to 20 -24 . Collection . See Signs and Advertising Structures . Treasurer 's duty , char . , § 34 . Standards . Materials , installations , etc . , § 7 -3 . FELONIES . Tax on utilities , H 8 - 14 to 8 - 18 . Questioning of persons in public See Taxation . places , § 14- 14 . Trailers and trailer parks , § 26 -2 . Wiring . FENCES . Standards , § 7 - 3 . Swimming pools , § 24 - 1 . 235 Atlantic Beach City Code FINANCE , FINANCE ( Cont 'd) Allotments . Depositories . Expenditures for departments , etc . Funds of city . Constitute basis of expenditures and Depositing in depository by treasurer, are subject to revision , char . , char . , § 34 . § 65 . Withdrawing and dispersing funds , Appropriations . char . , § 34 . Allotments of appropriations for Director . departments , etc . , char . , § 64 . Appointment , char . , § 63 . Constitute basis of expenditures and Duties , char . , § 63 . are subject to revision , char . , § Head of department , char . , § 63 . 65 . Powers , char . , § 63 . Contracts . Qualifications , char . , § 63 . See Contracts . Emergency appropriations , char . , § Emergency appropriations , char . , § 75 . 75 . Expenditures . Expenditures in excess of , char . , § Allotments constitute basis of expendi - 67 . tures and are subject to revision , Lapse at end of year , char . , § 68 . char . , § 65 . Purchases . Emergency appropriations , char . , § See Purchases . 75 . Transfers , char . , § 66 . Exceeding appropriations prohibited , Audit of accounts . char . , § 67 . Independent annual audit , char . , § Withdrawing and dispersing funds 24 . from depository , char . , § 34 . Bond issues , char . , H 148 to 150 . Fees . See Bond Issues . Belonging to city government , char . , Borrowing money . § 69 . Bond issues . Payment to city treasury , char . , § See Bond Issues . 69 . Budget , char . , § § 41 to 62 . Fiscal year , § 8 - 1 ; char . , § 41 . See Budget . Franchises . City comptroller . See Franchises . See Comptroller . Licenses , H 10 - 1 to 10 -5 . City treasurer . See Licenses . See Treasurer . Purchasing , H§ 8 -4 to 8 - 10 . Collection of fees , funds , etc . See Purchases . Treasurer 's duty , char . , § 34 . Records . Comptroller . Publicity of records , char . , § 165 . City comptroller . Suits against city . See Comptroller . Procedure , char . , § 160 . Contracts . Treasurer . See Contracts . City treasurer . Department . See Treasurer . Designated , char . , § 28 . Work programs . Established , char . , § 63 . Allotments of appropriations for Head of department . departments , etc . , char . , § 64 . Director , char . , § 63 . Submitting to city manager by heads of departments , etc . , char . , § 64 . 236 Index FINANCE ( Cont 'd) FIRE DEPARTMENT ( Cont 'd) Year . Chief ( Cont 'd) Fiscal year , § 8 - 1 ; char . , § 41 . Compensation , char . , § 39 . Drills , § 9 - 17 . FIREARMS . Duties , char . , § 40 . Discharging , § 14 - 17 . Efficiency . Responsibility for , § 9 - 15 . FIRE DEPARTMENT . Fire Prevention Code , H§ 9 -3 to Alarms . 9 -8 . Chief of police and other peace See Fire Prevention Code . officers responding to , § 9 - 11 . Hazards . Companies responding to , § 9 - 16 . Abatement , § 9 - 19 . Equipment for turning in and notify- Head of fire department , char . , ing members , § 9 -28 . § 39 . False fire alarms , § 9 - 1 . Inspections . Apparatus and equipment . Hazards . Alarms . Orders to abate , § 9 - 19 . Equipment for turning in alarms Right of entry , § 9 - 19 . and notifying members , § 9 -28 . Instruction , § 9 - 17 . Concealing , § 9 -29 . Investigations , § 9 - 18 . Handling of equipment . Meetings of commission . Unauthorized , § 9 -30 . Attending , char . , § 40 . Housing , § 9 -27 . Morales , Unauthorized entry into buildings , Responsibility for , § 9 - 15 . § 9 -30 . Personnel . Maintaining required apparatus and Responsibility for , § 9 - 15 . equipment , § 9 -25 . Qualifications , § 9 - 13 . Private use , § 9 -29 . Records . Purchases . Keeping , § 9 -20 . Recommendations , § 9 -26 . Removal , char . , § 39 . Required apparatus and equipment , Reports . § 9 -25 . Annual , § 9 - 22 . Unauthorized entry into buildings , Monthly , § 9 -21 . § 9 -30 . Residence requirements , § 9 - 13 . Arsonists . Rules and regulations . Reward for information leading to Establishment , § 9 - 15 . conviction , § 9 -2 . Term of office , § 9 - 13 . Cards . Companies . Issuing to members , § 9 -9 . Number of companies , § 9 - 16 . Chief . Responding to alarms , § 9 - 16 . Abatement of hazards , § 9 - 19 . Composition , § 9 -23 . Alarms . Discharge of members , § 9 -24 . Responding of companies to alarms , Drills . § 9 - 16 . Duties of chief , § 9 - 17 . Appointment , § 9 - 13 ; char . , § 39 . Efficiency . Authority , char . , § 40 . Responsibility of chief , § 9 - 15 . Companies . Equipment . See within this title , • Determination of number of com - "Apparatus and equipment . " panies , § 9 - 16 . Established , char . , § 35 . 237 Atlantic Beach City Code FIRE DEPARTMENT ( Cont 'd) FIRE PREVENTION CODE ( Cont 'd) False fire alarms , § 9 - 1 . Chief of fire department . Fire Prevention Code , H§ 9 -3 to 9 - 8 . Appeals from actions of , § 9 - 7 . See Fire Prevention Code . Enforcement , § 9 -4 . Hearings . Explosives . Before city commission on charges Establishment of districts in which as to suspension or discharge , storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . § 9 -24 . Flammable liquids . Inspections . Establishment of districts in which Chief . See within this title , " Chief . " storage restricted , § 9 -5 . Instructions . Gas . Duties of chief , § 9 - 17 . Liquefied petroleum gases . Investigations . Establishment of districts in which Chief . See within this title , " Chief . " storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . Morales . Liquefied petroleum gases . Responsibility of chief , § 9 - 15 . Establishment of districts in which Number of members , § 9 -23 . storage restricted , § 9 -5 . Officers . Modifications , § 9 -6 . Appointment , § 9 - 14 . Penalty for violations , § 9 -8 . Enumeration , § 9 - 12 . Imposition not to excuse violation , Removal , § 9 - 14 . § 9 -8 . Peace officers . Prohibited conditions . Responding to alarms , § 9 - 11 . Removal , § 9 -8 . Personnel . Violations . Responsibility of chief , § 9 - 15 . Imposition of penalty not to excuse , Police . § 9 -8 . Responding to alarms , § 9 - 11 . Penalty , § 9 -8 . Powers , § 9 - 10 . Removal of prohibited conditions , § Qualifications of members , § 9 -23 . 9 - 8 . Rank . Separate offenses , § 9 -8 . Issuance of cards to members , § 9 -9 . Rewards . FISCAL YEAR , § 8 - 1 ; char . , § 41 . Information leading to conviction of arsonists , § 9 -2 . FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS . Supervisory head of department . Establishment of districts in which Director of public safety , char . , storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . § 35 . Suspension of members , § 9 -24 . FLORISTS . Licenses . FIRE ESCAPES . Fees , § 10 -5 . Signs and advertising structures . Obstructing fire escapes , § 20 - 11 . FOLLOWING . Defined , § 1 -2 . FIRE PREVENTION CODE . Adoption , § 9 -3 . FOOTWAYS . Blasting agents . Nuisances , § 13 - 1 . Establishment of districts in which storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . FOWL . See Animals and Fowl . 238 Index FRANCHISES . GENDER . Granting . Words importing the masculine gender Power of city , char . , § 109 . only . Initiative and referendum . Extended and applied to females , Approval of ordinance by referendum , etc . , § 1 -2 . char . , § 109 . Ordinances . GENERAL PENALTY , § 1 -6 . Granting by ordinance , char . , § 109 . Streets and sidewalks . GLASS . Granting of franchises , char . , § 109 . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . FRAUD . GONGS . Elections . Use on vehicles , § 12 -4 . Regulations for prevention of fraud , char . , § 78 . GOODS , WARES AND MERCHANDISE . Solicitors , H§ 21 - 1 to 21 - 7 . FRUITS . See Solicitors . Stands , peddlers , etc . Licenses . GROCERS . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . FUEL OIL SERVICE . Licenses . GUNS . Fees , § 10 -5 . Air guns . Discharging , § 14 - 17 . FURNITURE STORES . Licenses . H Fees , § 10 - 5 . HARDWARE STORES . G Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . GARAGES . Licenses . HEALTH AND SANITATION . Fees , § 10 -5 . Animals and fowl , H§ 4 - 1 to 4 -5 . See Animals and Fowl . GARBAGE . Garbage . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Refuse , garbage and weeds , § § 18 - 1 to 18 - 15 . GAS . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Dealers . Nuisances , H§ 13 - 1 to 13 -5 . Licenses . See Nuisances . Fees , § 10 -5 . Rabies control , § 4 -5 . Liquefied petroleum gases . Refuse , garbage and weeds , § § 18 - 1 Establishment of districts in which to 18 - 15 . storage restricted , § 9 -5 . • See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Metered or bottled gas . Sewers and sewage disposal , H§ 19 - 1 Tax on utility , H§ 8 - 14 to 8 - 18 . to 19 - 16 . See Taxation . See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . Water supply , H 27 - 1 to 27 -22 . See Water Supply . 239 Atlantic Beach City Code HEALTH AND SANITATION ( Cont 'd) INDECENCY ( Cont 'd) Weeds . Indecent exposure ( Cont 'd) Refuse , garbage and weeds , H§ 18 - 1 Prohibited , § 14 -4 . to 18 - 15 . Signs and advertising structures , § See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . 20 -9 . HOLIDAYS . INFANTS . Officers and employees , § 16 -2 . See Minors . HORNS . INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM . Noise , H§ 12 - 1 to 12 - 10 . Ballots . See Noise . Form of ballot for initiated and re - ferred ordinances , char . , § 96 . HOTELS . Electors . Licenses . List of qualified electors . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Availability , char . , § 97 . Results of election , char . , § 98 . HOUSE MOVERS . Submission of ordinances to electors , Licenses . char . , § 95 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Franchises . Approval of ordinance by referendum , HOUSES . char . , § 109 . Buildings generally , § § 6 - 1 to 6 - 17 . Initiative . See Buildings . Power of initiative , char . , § 88 . Ordinances . I Amending , char . , § 99 . Ballots . ICE . Form of ballot for initiated and re - Licenses . ferred ordinances , char . , § 96 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Effective date , char . , § 21 . Posting , char . § 99 . ICE CREAM . Repealing , char . , § 99 . Licenses . Results of election , char . , § 98 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Subject to permissive referendum , char . , § 21 . IMPOUNDMENT . Submission to electors , char . , § 95 . Dogs and cats , § 4 -4 . Petitions . Amendment , char . , § 92 . IMPROVEMENTS . Certification , char . , § 91 . See Local Improvements . Effect of certification of referendum petition , char . , § 93 . INDECENCY . Committee of petitioners , char . , § 90 . Indecent exposure . Consideration by commission , char . , Abetting or procuring , § 14 - 5 . § 94 . Aiding , § 14 - 5 . Examination , char . , § 91 . Premises . Filing , char . , § 91 . Use for prohibited acts , § 14 - 6 . Form , char . , § 90 . Procuring , § 14 -5 . Powers . Initiative , char . , § 88 . 240 Index INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM L ( Cont 'd) Powers ( Cont 'd) LAND . Referendum , char . , § 89 . Occupant . Referendum . Defined , § 1 -2 . Power of referendum , char . , § 89 . Owner . Results of election , char . , § 98 , Defined , § 1 -2 . Subdivision of land , H 23 - 1 to 23 - 11 . INJURIES . See Subdivisions .. Malicious, injury to public or religious Tenant . buildings or property , § 14 -8 . Defined , § 1 -2 . INSURANCE . LAUNDRIES . Agencies . Licenses . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Old age and survivors insurance . LICENSES . Social security , H§ 16 -4 to 16 - 11 . Agents . See Social Security . Responsibility , char . , § 126 . Signs and advertising structures , § Alcoholic beverages . 20 -6 . See Alcoholic Beverages . Classification . INTERIOR DECORATING . Businesses falling under more than Licenses . one , § 10 -2 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Compliance with city ordinances by licensees , § 10 -3 . INTOXICATING LIQUORS . Dogs and cats , § 4 -3 . See Alcoholic Beverages . Fees . Businesses falling under more than J one classification , § 10 -2 . Businesses operated at more than JEWELERS . one location , § 10 -2 . Licenses . Schedule of fees , § 10 -5 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . (See particular titles of businesses , etc . , throughout this index . ) JOINT AUTHORITY . Half-year licenses , § 10 - 1 . Defined , § 1 -2 . Issuance . Half-year licenses , § 10 - 1 . JUDGE . Locations . Municipal court . Businesses operated at more than See Courts . one location , § 10 -2 . Ordinances . K Licensees to comply with city ordi - nances , § 10 -3 . KINDERGARTENS . Period covered by licenses , char . , § Licenses . 126 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Plumbing . See Plumbing . 241 Atlantic Beach City Code LICENSES ( Cont 'd) LOAN, ASSOCIATIONS . Purpose , char . , § 125 . Licenses . Revocation , § 10 -4 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Schedule of fees , § 10 -5 . (See particular titles of businesses , LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS . etc . , throughout this index . ) Continuance of contracts and public Tax . improvements , char . , § 176 . Amount . Contracts , char . , § 72 . Fixing by commission , char . , § City improvements of over one 125 . thousand dollars to be executed Collection . by contract , § 8 - 5 . Authority of commission , char . , § 125 . LOITERING , § 14 - 7 . Evidence of liability of person for payment , char . , § 126 . LOUDSPEAKERS . Imposition . Noise . Authority of city commission , char . , Generally , § § 12 - 1 to 12 - 10 . § 125 . See Noise . Indebtedness to city , char . , § 125 . Hours when use permitted , § 12 -8 . Levy . Permit required for advertising pur - Authority of commission , char . , § poses , § 12 - 8 . 125 . Payment . LUMBERYARDS . Evidence of liability of person for Licenses . payment , char . , § 126 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Failure to pay , char . , § 125 . Term , char . , § 126 . M Trailer parks and tourist camps , H 26 -3 , 26 -4 . MAGAZINES . See Trailers and Trailer Parks . Licenses . Transferability , char . , § 126 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Materials harmful to children . LIGHT AND POWER . Sale , § 14 - 10 . Electricity , § § 7 - 1 to 7 - 12 . See Electricity . MAIL . Registered mail . LINEN SUPPLY . Defined , § 1 -2 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . MALICIOUS INJURY . To public or religious buildings or LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES . property , § 14 -8 . Establishment of districts in which storage restricted , § 9 - 5 . MANAGER . Absence . LIQUORS . Designation of qualified administrative Intoxicating liquors . officer to act , char . , § 27 . See Alcoholic Beverages . Qualified administrative officer to act in absence of manager , char . , § 27 . 242 Index MANAGER ( Cont 'd) MAY . Appointment , char . , H 10 , 25 . Word "may" is permissive , § 1 -2 . Budget , char . , H 41 to 62 . See Budget . MAYOR . Departments . Absence . Generally . Mayor pro -tem . , char . , § 8 . See Departments . Disability . Heading one or more departments , Mayor pro -tem . , char . , § 8 . char . , § 29 . Duties . Head of departments . No regular administrative duties , Direction of city manager , char . , char . , § 8 . § 29 . Head of city government , char . , § 8 . Director of public safety , § 2 - 1 . Instruments . Duties , char . , § 26 . Executing certain instruments to Generally , char . , § 10 . which city is party , char . , § Form of government , char . , § 3 . 8 . Investigations , char . , § 164 . Mayor pro -tem . , char . , § 8 . Powers , char . , § 26 . Meetings of commission . Enumerated , char . , § 4 . Presiding officer , char . , § 8 . Generally , char . , § 10 . Qualifications , char . , § 25 . MILK . Removal from office , char . , § 11 . Licenses . Removal of officers and employees , Fees , § 10 -5 . char . , § 161 . Residence requirements , char . , § 25 . MINORS . Right of manager in commission , Definitions , § 14- 9 . char . , § 163 . Delinquent children , § 14- 12 . Term of office , char . , § 11 . Materials harmful to children . Sale to child , § 14 - 10 . MANUFACTURERS . Motion pictures , etc . , harmful to Agencies . children . License . Admission to or exhibition of , Fees , § 10 -5 . § 14- 11 . Licenses . Shows , motion pictures , etc . , harm - Fees , § 10 -5 . ful to children . Admission to or exhibition , § 14 - 11 . MARBLE MACHINES . Licenses . MISDEMEANORS . Fees , § 10 -5 . State misdemeanors , § 14 - 16 . MARKETS . MONTH . Licenses . Defined , § 1 - 2 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . MOTELS . MATERIALS . Licenses . Purchases , H§ 8 -4 to 8 - 10 . Fees , § 10 -5 . See Purchases . 243 Atlantic Beach City Code MOTION PICTURES . N Licenses . Fees , § 10 -5 . NAILS . Shows , etc . , harmful to children . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . Sale , admission to motion picture , etc . , harmful to children , § § NATUROPATHS . 14 - 10 , 14 - 11 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC , Florida Model Traffic Ordinance . NEWSPAPERS . Adoption , § 11 - 1 . Licenses . One -way streets and alleys . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Schedules of designated streets , etc . , § 11 -2 . NIGHTTIME . Parking . Noise . Prohibited . Operations at night , § 12 - 6 . At all times on certain streets . Schedules of designated streets , NOISE . etc . , § 11 -2 . Advertising , § 12 - 8 . Time limit on certain streets . Animals and fowl , § 12 -9 . Schedules of designated streets , Auctions , § 12 - 3 . etc . , § 11 -2 . Blowers . Signs . Muffling , § 12 - 7 . Signs and advertising structures Buildings . obstructing view of , § 20 -8 . Operations at night , § 12 -6 . Speed limits . Churches . Schedules of designated streets , Interfering with churches , § 12 - 10 . etc . , § 11 -2 . Courts . Through streets . Interfering with courts , § 12 - 10 . Schedules of designated streets , Engines . etc . , § 11 -2 . Muffling , § 12 - 7 . Gongs . MUD . Use on vehicles , § 12 -4 . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . Loudspeakers . Hours when use permitted , § 12 -8 . MUNICIPAL COURT . Permit required for advertising See Courts . purposes , § 12 - 8 . Muffling of blowers , power fans and MUSIC . engines , § 12 - 7 . Noise . Music . Regulations as to playing of musical Regulations as to playing of musical instruments , § 12 - 5 . instruments , § 12 -5 . Shops , Use of noise -producing instruments Licenses . outdoors on own premises , § 12 -2 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Nighttime . Use of noise -producing instruments Operations at night , § 12 -6 . outdoors on own premises , § 12 -2 . Noise -producing instruments . Use outdoors on own premises , § 12 -2 . 244 Index NOISE ( Cont ' d) NUISANCES (Cont ' d) Permits . Penalty in addition to other remedies , Loudspeaker for advertising purposes , § 13 - 5 . § 12- 8 . Prohibited. Playing of musical instruments . Certain acts , occurrences and con- Regulated , § 12- 5 . ditions , § 13 - 1 . Power fans . Remedies . Muffling, § 12- 7o Penalty in addition to other remedies , Prohibited. § 13 - 5 . Unnecessary noise generally , § 12- 1 . Public places . NUMBER . Creation, etc . , of noise in public Words importing the singular number places , § 12- 3 . only . Schools . Extended and applied to several per- Interfering with schools , § 12- 10 . sons , etc . , § 1- 2 . Sirens . Use on vehicles , § 12- 4 . NUMBERING BUILDINGS , § § 6- 12 to Taxicabs . 6- 17 . Gaining passengers for cabs , etc . , See Buildings . § 12- 3 . Unnecessary noise . NURSERIES . Prohibited generally , § 12- 1 . Licenses . Vehicles . Fees , § 10- 5 . Sirens , whistles , etc . , on vehicles , § 12-4 . 0 Whistles . Use on vehicles , § 12-4 . OATHS . Clerk . NOVELTIES . Administering oaths , char . , § 31 . Licenses . Defined, § 1- 2 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Officers and employees , char . , § 168 . NUISANCES . Enforcement of removal , suppression OBSCENITY . or abatement by city . Shows . Costs . Participation in obscene shows , Levy of special assessment against exhibitions , etc . , § 14- 13 . property , § 13-4 . Signs and advertising structures , Lien on land, § 13 - 4 . § 20- 9 . Generally , § 13- 3 . When action by city commission to be OCCUPANT . taken, § 13- 3 . Defined, § 1 - 2 . Notice to remove , suppress or abate . Action by city commission following, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES . § 13 - 3 . Abolishing offices . Contents , § 13- 2 . By city commission, char . , § 13 . Service of , § 13 - 2 . Advisory planning board, H§ 2- 6 to 2- 11 . See Planning . 245 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 Atlantic Beach City Code OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont ' d) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont ' d) Assessor . Fire department , § § 9= 9 to 630 . City tax assessor . See Fire Department . See Taxation. Holidays , § 16® 2 . Attorney . Investigations by commission, etc . , See Attorney . char . , § 164 . Bonds , char. , § 167 . Mayor. Building official , H§ 6- 2 to 6- 7 . See Mayor . See Buildings . Oaths , § 1 - 2 ; char . , H§ 31 , 168 . Charter . Official bonds , char. , § 167 . Continuance of present officers , Personnel regulations . char . , § 172 . Annuities . City attorney . Payment . See Attorney . Cessation. City clerk. Death of employee , § 16® 16 . See Clerk . Death of employee . City commission. Cessation of payment , § 16- 16 . See City Commission. Effective upon employee ' s retirement , City comptroller . § 1615 . See Comptroller . General fund to include payment , § City manager . 16® 12 . See Manager . Minimum monthly payment, § 16- 14 . City prosecutor Retirement , § 16- 15 . See Prosecutor . Qualifications of employees , § 16® 13 . City tax assessor . Civil service board. See Taxation. Appointment , char . , § 77 . City treasurer. Duties , char. , § 77 . See Treasurer. Powers , char . , § 77 . Civil service . See within this title , Qualifications of members , char. , " Personnel regulations . " § 77 . Conflicts of interest , char . 9 § 166 . Removal of members , char . , § 77 . Continuity of offices , boards , com- Service of board, char. , § 77 . missions or agencies , char. , Vacancies , char . , § 77 . § 175 . Director, char. 9 § 77 . Departments . Duties , char . , § 77 . Generally . Powers , char . , § 77 . See Departments . Provisions for , char. , § 77 . Personnel . See within this title , Qualifications , char. , § 77 . "Personnel regulations . " Personnel department . Elections , char . , H§ 78 to 87 . Designated, char. , § 28 . See Elections . Establishment, char . , § 77 . Fees . Program . Belonging to city government9 Adoption, § 16- 1 . char . , § 69 . Amendments , § 16= 2 . Payment to city treasury , char . , Promotions . § 69 . To higher grade pay levels , § 16- 3 . Social security , § § 16-n4 to 1611 . See Social Security . 246 Supp . # 1 5- 70 Index OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont ' d) Plumbing inspector , § 17- 3.` See Plumbing. Police department . See Police Department . Recall , char . , H§ 100 to 108 . See Recall . Records . Publicity of records , char. , § 165 . Reference to certain city officers . Construed to refer to officers of the City of Atlantic Beach, § 1- 2 . 246 . 1 Supp . # 1 , 5- 70 Index OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ( Cont 'd) ORDINANCES ( Cont 'd) Removal , char , , § 161 , Franchises . Right of officers in commission , char . , Granting by ordinance , char . , § 109 . § 163 . Hearings , char . , H 18 to 20 . Rights preserved , char . , § 171 . Initiative and referendum , char . , § § Social security , H 16 -4 to 16 - 11 , 88 to 99 . See Social Security . See Initiative and Referendum . Introducing , OFFICE SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT . In writing , char . , § 18 . Licenses . Licenses . Fees , § 10 -5 . Licensees to comply with city ordi - nances , § 10 -3 . OIL . Oaths , char . , § 168 . Dealers . Passage . Licenses . Amendment prior to passage , Fees , § 10 - 5 . char . , § 20 . Emergency ordinances , char . , § 23 . OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE , Final passage , char . , H 19 , 20 . Social security , H 16 -4 to 16 - 11 . Procedure , char . , § 18 . See Social Security . Second passage , char . , H 19 , 20 . Posting , char . , H 18 , 20 to 22 . OPTICIANS . Publication , char . , H§ 21 , 22 . Licenses . Reading , char . , H 18 , 19 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Recordation , char . , § 31 . Referendum . ORDINANCES , Initiative and referendum , char . , Actions of city commission , char . , H§ 88 to 99 . § 17 . See Initiative and Referendum . Amendment . Repeal . Prior to final passage , char . , § 20 . Effect of , § 1 -4 . Appropriations , char . , § 75 . Rules of construction , § 1 -2 . Charter . Violations . Existing ordinances to continue in Continuing violations , § 1 - 6 . effect , char . 9 § 178 . General penalty , § 1 - 6 . Contracts . No contract executed until bond OSTEOPATHS . ordinance effective , char , , § Licenses . 74 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Definitions generally , § 1 -2 . Effective date , char . , § 21 . OWNER . Elections . Defined , § 1 -2 . Governing elections by ordinance , char . , § 86 . P Emergency ordinances , char . , § 23 . Enacting clause , char . , § 17 . PAMPHLETS . Florida Model Traffic Ordinance . Materials harmful to children . Adoption , § 11 - 1 . Sale , § 14 - 10 . 247 Atlantic Beach City Code PARADES . PERMITS ( Cont 'd) Permits , § 22 - 2 . Swimming pools , § 24 - 5 . Water supply . PARKING LOTS . Consumer to grant city certain rights , Licenses . easements , permits , etc . , § 27 - 5 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . PERSON . PARKS , Defined , § 1 -2 . Trailers and trailer parks , H 26 - 1 to 26 -4 . PERSONNEL . See Trailers and Trailer Parks . See Officers and Employees . PEANUTS , PETITIONS . Licenses . Initiative and referendum , char . , H Fees , § 10 -5 . 88 to 99 . See Initiative and Referendum . PEDDLERS . Recall , char . , § § 100 to 108 . Licenses . See Recall . Fees , § 10 - 5 . PHONOGRAPHS . PENALTIES . Coin operated machines . General penalty , § 1 -6 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . PERIODICALS . Licenses . PHOTOGRAPHERS . Fees , § 10 -5 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . PERMITS . Digging up streets . PHOTOGRAPHS . Public utilities , § 22 -4 . Materials harmful to children . Electricity , § 7 - 7 . Sale , § 14 - 10 . See Electricity . Loudspeaker for advertising purposes , PHYSICIANS . § 12 -8 . Licenses . Parades and processions , § 22 -2 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Plumbing permits , § § 17 - 9 to 17 - 13 . See Plumbing . PICTURES . Sewers and sewage disposal . Materials harmful to children . Systems where city sewers not Sale , § 14 - 10 . available , H 19 - 10 to 19 - 14 . See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . PISTOLS . Signs , H§ 20 -3 to 20 - 5 . Air pistols . See Signs and Advertising Structures . Discharging , § 14 - 17 . Solicitors . See Solicitors . PLANNING . Streets and sidewalks . Advisory planning board . Obstructing streets and sidewalks , § Certification of plans and recommenda - 22 - 1 . tions to city commission , § 2 - 11 . 248 Index PLANNING (Cont ' d) PLUMBING (Cont ' d) Advisory planning board ( Cont ' d) Board of examiners (Cont ' d) Chairman. Certificates ( Cont ' d) Election, § 2® 7 . Issuance , § 17- 7 . City commission serving on board, § Creation, composition , etc . , § 2®7 . 17-4 . Composition, § 2m7 . Bonds . Created, § 2- 6 . Master plumbers . Duties , § 2- 10 . Expiration of bonds , § 17- 9 . Filling of vacancies , § 2- 8 . Prerequisite to issuance of Manager ex officio member, § 2- 7 . plumbing permit , § 17- 9 . Members holding other public office , Required, § 17- 8 . § 2= 7 . Certificates of competency . Officers , § 2- 7 . Applicants for certificates to Plans . appear in person, § 17- 6 . Certification of plans and recom- Doing plumbing work without , § 17- 7 . mendations to city commission, Expiration, § 17- 9 . § 2- 11 . Issuance , § 17- 7 . Qualifications of members , § 2- 7 . Prerequisite to issuance of plumbing Recommendations . permit, § 17- 9 . Certification of plans and recom- Code . mendations to city commission, Adoption, § 17- 1 . § 2- 11 . Employing plumbers . Removal of members , § 2®9 . Applicants for certificates to appear Terms of office of members , § 2- 8 . in person, § 17- 6 . Vacancies . Examination, § 17- 5 . Filling of vacancies , § 2- 8 . Examinations . Subdivisions , § § 23 - 1 to 23- 11 . Applicants for certificates to appear See Subdivisions . in person , § 17- 6 . Zoning, H§ 28- 1 to 28- 22 ; char . , H§ Board of examiners , § 17- 4 . 127 to 147 . Required. See Zoning. Master , employing and journeyman plumbers , § 17- 5 . PLATS . Inspector . See within this title , Subdivisions generally, H§ 23 - 1 to 23- "Plumbing inspector . " 11 . Journeyman plumbers . See Subdivisions . Applicants for certificates to appear in person, § 17- 6 . PLUMBING . Examination, § 17- 5 . Approval prior to connection with Liabilities , etc . , not affected, § 17- water system , § 27- 19 . 14 . Board of examiners . Licenses . Certificates . Master plumbers , § 17- 8 . Applicants to appear in person, § Prerequisite to issuance of plumbing 17- 6 . permit , § 17- 9 . Doing plumbing work without certi- Master plumbers . ficate , § 17- 7 . Bond , § 17- 8 . Expiration , § 17- 9 . 249 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 Atlantic Beach City Code PLUMBING (Cont ' d) POLICE DEPARTMENT ( Cont ' d) Master plumbers (Cont ' d) Chief ( Cont ' d) Examination, § 17® 5 . Arrests . License , § 17® 8 . Procedure as to , char . , § 38 . Permit . Authority , char ,, § § 37 , 38 . Fees , § 17® 12 . Compensation, char . , § 36 . Issuance . Duties , char. , § 37 . Certificate , bond and occupational Head of department , char . , § 36 . license prerequisite to , § 17® 9 . Meetings of commission. Determination of ownership of Attending, char . , § 37 . secondhand fixtures prior to Powers , char . , § 38 . issuance , § 17® 11 . Reference to chief of police . To whom issued, § 17®13 . Construed to refer to officer of the Required, § 17® 10 . city , § 1-2 . Plumbing inspector . Removal from office , char. , § 36 . Appointment , § 17® 3 . Established, char. , § 35 . Qualifications , § 17- 3 . Motor vehicles and traffic , H§ 11®1 , Prior rights , liabilities , etc . , not 11- 2 . affected, § 17- 14 . See Motor Vehicles and Traffic . Rights , liabilities , etc . , not affected, Questioning persons in public places , § 17- 14 . § 14 = 14 . Sewers and sewage disposal , H§ 19- 1 to Supervisory head of department . 19- 16 . Director of public safety , char . , § See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . 35 . Supplies . Weapons . Licenses . Dangerous weapons search, § 14- 14 . Fees , § 10- 5 . Swimming . pools . POOLROOMS . See Swimming Pools . Licenses . Trailers and trailer parks , § 26- 2 . Fees , § 10® 5 . Water supply , § § 27- 1 to 27- 22 . See Water Supply . POOLS . Swimming pools , H§ 24= 1 to 24- 7 . POLES AND WIRES . See Swimming Pools . Electricity , § § 7- 1 to 7® 12 . See Electricity . POPCORN . Signs and advertising structures , § § Licenses . 20- 1 to 20- 24 . Fees , § 10-5 . See Signs and Advertising Structures . POULTRY AND EGGS . POLICE DEPARTMENT . Licenses . Animals and fowl , H 4®1 to 4- 5 . Fees , § 10' 5 . See Animals and Fowl . Arrests . POWERS OF CITY . Procedure as to , char . . , § 38 . Enumerated, char . , § § 4 , 9 . Chief. Vested in city commission, char . , § 9 . Appointment , char . , § 36 . 250 Supp . # 1 , 5 - 70 Index PRECEDING . PUBLIC PLACES ( Cont ' d) Defined , § 1 -2 . Weapons . Dangerous weapons search , § 14 - 14 . . PRESSING CLUB . Licenses . PUBLIC SAFETY . Fees , § 10 -5 . Beaches . Generally , H§ 5 - 1 to 5 - 7 . PRINTING. See Beaches . Licenses . Director . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Absence . City manager as director , char . , PROCESSIONS . § 35 . Permits , § 22 -2 . City manager designated , § 2 - 1 ; char . , § 35 . PROPERTY . Closing use of ocean or beach in Malicious injury to property , § 14- 8 . emergencies , § 5 - 1 . Title to property reserved to new Supervisory head of police and fire municipality , char . , § 174 . department , char . , § 35 . Transfer of records and property of boards , departments , etc . , PUBLIC UTILITIES . char . , § 173 . Streets and sidewalks . Digging up streets , § 22 -4 . PROSECUTOR . Suits against city . Appointment , char . , § 156 . Procedure , char . , § 160 . Duties , char . , § 156 . Tax , H§ 8 - 14 to 8 - 18 . Position may be created , char . , § See Taxation . 156 . Powers , char . , § 156 . PURCHASES . Salaries , char . , § 159 . Accounting control , char . , § 73 . Appropriations . PRO SHOP , GOLF . Unencumbered appropriations , Licenses . char . , § 73 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Authority of city manager or appointed purchasing agent , char . , § 70 . PUBLICATION . Bids . Definition of "publishing , " char . , § Competitive bidding , char . , § 71 . 170 . Contracts . Ordinances , char . , H 21 , 22 . Awarding to lowest responsible Zoning . bidder , § 8 - 6 . Hearings , char . , § 130 . City improvements of over one thousand dollars to be executed PUBLIC PLACES . by contract , § 8 - 5 . Defined , § 1 -2 . Rejection of bids and readvertise - Loitering in or about , § 14 - 7 . ment , § 8 - 7 . Noise . Two or more for purchases over Creation , etc . , of noise in public five hundred dollars , § 8 -4 . places , § 12 -3 . City manager . Questioning of persons in public Authority , char . , § 70 . places , § 14 - 14 . Competitive bidding , char . , § 71 . 251 Atlantic Beach City Code PURCHASES ( Cont 'd) RADIOS . Conflicts of interest of members of Repair shop . commission , char . , § 166 . Licenses . Contracts . Fees , § 10 -5 . Alterations , § 8 -8 . Awarding lowest responsible bidder , REAL ESTATE . § 8 - 6 . Agencies . Bids . Licenses . Rejection of bids and readvertise - Fees , § 10 - 5 . ment , § 8 - 7 . City improvements of over one thou- RECALL . sand dollars to be executed by Election , char . , § 102 . contract , § 8 - 5 . Ballots , char . , § 103 . Five hundred dollars . Counting votes , char . , § 105 . Authority of purchasing agent to Court ordering election , char . , § 102 . make purchases not exceeding , Filling of vacancies , char . , § 104 . § 8 - 9 . Order and fixing date for holding re - Two or more bids required for pur - call election , char . , § 102 . chases over , § 8 -4 . Person deemed removed from office , Local improvements . char . , § 104 . Contracts . Special election , char . , § 102 . City improvements of over one Time of holding , char . , § 102 . thousand dollars to be executed Vacancies . by contract , § 8 - 5 . Filling of vacancies , char . , § 104 . One thousand dollars . Votes . City improvements over one thousand Counting votes , char . , § 105 . dollars to be executed by contract , Filling of vacancies , char . , § 104 . § 8 - 5 . Methods of removal . Payment . In addition to methods as provided by Upon receipt of invoice , etc . , § 8 - 10 . general law , char . , § 107 . Purchasing agent . Notice to commissioner or commissioners, Authority , char . , § 70 . char . § 101 . Making purchases not exceeding five Petitions . hundred dollars , § 8 -9 . Notice to commissioner or commis - Competitive bidding , char . , § 71 . sioners , char . , § 101 . Duties , char . , § 70 . Offenses relating to , char . , § 108 . Powers , char . , § 70 . Preservation of papers connected with Requisitions , char . , § 73 . petition , char . , § 107 . Unencumbered appropriations , char . , Procedure for removal of members of § 73 . city commission from office , char . , § 100 . R Removal of members of city commis - sion from office , char . , § 100 . RABIES CONTROL , § 4 - 5 . Restrictions on time for filing , char . , § 107 . 252 Index RECALL ( Cont 'd) REFUSE , GARBAGE AND WEEDS Removal of members of city commis - ( Cont ' d) sion from office , char . , § 100 . Refuse and garbage ( Cont 'd) Resignation . Collection ( Cont 'd) Effect of , char . , § 106 . Fees to be charged by city , § 18 - 7 . Vacancies . License , H 10 - 5 , 18 - 5 . Filling of vacancies , char . , § 104 . Compost piles , § 18 -4 . Containers . RECORDS . Blinds , § 18 -2 . Publicity of records , char . , § 165 . Emptying . Transfer of records and property of Frequency , § 18 -2 . departments , boards , etc . , Inspection , § 18 -2 . char . , § 173 . Providing by residents , occupants , etc . , of premises , § 18 -2 . REFERENDUM . Removal after collection of con - Initiative and referendum , char . , H tents , § 18 -2 . 88 to 99 . Required , § 18 -2 . See Initiative and Referendum . Setting out for collection , § 18 -2 . Storage , § 18 - 2 . REFUSE , GARBAGE AND WEEDS . Depositing . Accumulations of weeds or trash . On vacant lots , streets , parks , Keeping premises clean and free of etc . , § 18 -4 . accumulations , § 18 - 12 . Evidence . Notice to clean premises , § 18 - 13 . Production of garbage , § 18 -9 . Time for compliance with notice , Inspections . § 18 - 13 . Duty of city to inspect premises , Work done by city . § 18 -9 . Costs , § 18 - 14 . License . Maximum assessment per year , Collection , removal , transporta - § 18 - 15 . Lion and disposal , H 10 - 5 , 18 - 5 . Premises . Outside regular service area . Keeping clean and free of accumu- Service to persons , § 18 - 10 . lations , § 18 - 12 . Parks . Weeds . Depositing in , § 18 -4 . Height . Permits . Maximum permissible height , § 18 - Transportation of garbage , § 18 - 6 . 11 . Premises . Keeping premises clean and free of . Inspection by city , § 18 -9 . See within this subtitle , " Keep - Production of garbage . ing premises clean and free of Prima facie evidence , § 18 -9 . accumulations . " Removal . See within this subtitle , Beaches , § 5 -4 . " Collection . " Definitions , § 18 - 1 . Service . Refuse and garbage . Persons outside regular service Burial of garbage , § 18 -3 . area , § 18 - 10 . Collection . Streets . Certain wastes not to be removed Depositing on , § 18 -4 . by city , § 18 - 8 . 253 Atlantic Beach City Code REFUSE , GARBAGE AND WEEDS RINKS . ( Cont 'd) Licenses . Refuse and garbage ( Cont 'd) Fees , § 10 - 5 . Transportation . License , § 18 - 5 . ROLLER SKATING . Permit , § 18 -6 . Rinks . Vacant lots . Licenses . Depositing on , § 18 -4 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Trash . See within this title , "Accu- mulation of weeds or trash . " ROOMING HOUSES . Weeds . See within this title , "Accu- Licenses . mulation of weeds or trash . " Fees , § 10 - 5 . REGISTERED MAIL . RULES OF CONSTRUCTION . Defined , § 1 -2 . Code , § 1 -2 . Ordinances , § 1 -2 . REGISTRATION. Dogs and cats , § 4 - 3 . S Solicitors . See Solicitors . SAFETY ZONE . Beaches , § § 5 -5 to 5 - 7 . REPAIRMEN AND REPAIR SHOPS , See Beaches . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . SALARIES . Assessor , char . , § 33 . RESOLUTIONS , Attorney , char . , § 159 . Recordation , char . , § 31 . Chief of police , char . , § 36 . Violations . City commission . Continuing violations , § 1 -6 . Amount of salary for commissioner , General penalty , § 1 -6 . char . , § 7 . City tax assessor , char . , § 33 . RESTAURANTS . Clerk , char . , § 31 . Licenses . Comptroller , char . , § 32 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Fire chief , char . , § 39 . Municipal judge , char . , § 159 . REWARDS . Prosecutor , char . , § 159 . Information leading to conviction of Treasurer , char . , § 34 . arsonists , § 9 -2 . SCALES . RIDING ACADEMIES OR STABLES . Licenses . Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . SCHOOLS . RIFLES . Licenses . Air rifles . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Discharging , § 14 - 17 . Noise . Interfering with schools , § 12 - 10 . 254 Index SEAL . SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL City seal . ( Cont 'd) Custodian , char . , § 31 . City system ( Cont ' d) Charges ( Cont 'd) SECONDHAND DEALERS . Payment . Licenses . Discontinuing service for failure Fees , § 10 -5 . to pay , § 19 - 5 . Failure to pay when due , § 19 - 5 . SEED STORES . When payable , § 19 -5 . Licenses . Restoration of service after dis - Fees , § 10 - 5 . continuation for failure to pay bill , § 19 - 6 . SERVICE STATIONS . Service charges , § 19 -2 . Licenses . Surcharge for industrial wastes , Fees , § 10 - 5 . § 19 -3 . Connections . SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL , Compliance with Plumbing Code , § City sewers not available . 19 - 1 . Construction of system . Industrial property. In accordance with permit , § 19 - 15 . Refusing connection , § 19 - 1 . Installation not to be covered prior Outside -of-city , § 19 -4 . to inspection , § 19 - 15 . Permit , § 19 - 1 . Inspections . Refusal . Installations not to be covered prior Industrial property , § 19 - 1 . to inspection , § 19 - 15 . Required , § 19 - 1 . Maintenance of system , § 19 - 16 . Discontinuance of service . Permits for system . Charges for restoration , § 19 -6 . Application , § 19 - 11 . Failure to pay charges , § 19 - 5 . Building permit prerequisite to Upon request when occupant absent issuance , § 19 - 10 . from premises , § 19 -8 . Constructed system in accordance Free service . with permit , § 19 - 15 . Not to be rendered , § 19 - 7 . Fee , § 19 - 12 . Industrial wastes . Issuance , § 19 - 14 . Connections . Percolation test , § 19 - 13 . Refusing connections , § 19 - 1 . Plot plan . Surcharges , § 19 -3 . Submitting , § 19 - 11 . Introducing substances into sewers . Required , § 19 - 10 . Restricted substances , § 19 -3 . Submitting plot plan and other in - Outside -of-city . formation , § 19 - 11 . Charges for service , § 19 -4 . Tests . Serving premises , § 19 -4 . Percolation test , § 19 - 13 . Permits . City system . Connections , § 19 - 1 . Charges . Rules and regulations . Billing , § 19 - 5 . Additional . Free service not to be rendered , § Prescribed by commission , § 19 -9 . 19 - 7 . Surcharges . Outside -of-city , § 19 -4 . Industrial wastes , § 19 -3 . 255 Atlantic Beach City Code SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES ( Cont 'd) ( Cont 'd) Permits . Bonds , § 20 - 6 . City sewers not available . See within Concealing rear of sign , § 20 -21 . this title , " City sewers not avail - Construction . able . " License , § 20 -23 . Connections to city system , § 19 - 1 . Damaged signs . Plumbing , § § 17- 1 to 17 - 14 . Removal , § 20 - 10 . See Plumbing . Doors . Subdivisions . Obstructing , § 20 - 11 . See Subdivisions . Electricity . Water supply , H§ 27 - 1 to 27 -22 . Compliance with Electrical Code , § See Water Supply . 20 - 16 . Conductors . SHALL . Proximity to electrical conductors , Word " shall " is mandatory , § 1 -2 . § 20 - 19 . Permit required for neon and electric SHEET METAL SHOPS . signs , § 20 - 16 . Licenses . Proximity to electrical conductors , § Fees , § 10 - 5 . 20 - 19 . Static electricity , § 20 - 18 . SHELTERS . Wiring to be done by licensed elec - Fallout shelters , § 6 - 1 . trician , § 20 - 17 . Taxation , § 8 - 3 . Erection . License , § 20 -23 . SHOE REPAIR . Exemptions from operation of chapter , Licenses . § 20 - 1 . Fees , § 10 -5 . False advertising , § 20 -20 . Fire escapes . SHOWS . Obstructing fire escapes , § 20 - 11 . Children . Fire hazards . Admission to or exhibition of show Signs not to create , etc . , § 20 - 7 . harmful to children , § 14 - 11 . Height . Obscenity . Minimum height above sidewalks , § Participation in obscene shows , 20 - 13 . exhibitions , etc . , § 14 - 13 . Indecency , § 20 -9 . Insurance , § 20 -6 . SHUFFLEBOARDS . Intersections . Licenses . Obstructing vision at , § 20 - 8 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Legal notices . Exception as to , § 20 - 12 . SIDEWALKS . Licenses . See Streets and Sidewalks . Fee for license , § 10 - 5 . Required to construct or erect signs , SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES. § 20 - 23 . Beacon lights , § 20 - 14 . Lights . Blinker lights , § 20 - 14 . Blinker , beacon and spotlights , § 20 - 14 . 256 Index SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUC - SIGNS AND ADVERTISING STRUC - TURES ( Cont 'd) TURES ( Cont 'd) Maintenance . Windows . Requirements generally , § 20 - 10 . Obstructing , § 20 - 11 . Misleading advertising , § 20 -20 . Neon signs . SIRENS . Permit , § 20 - 16 . Use on vehicles , § 12 -4 . Nonconforming signs , § 20 -24 . Obscenity , § 20 -9 . SKATING . Permits . Rinks . Application , § 20 -4 . Licenses . Fees , § 20 -5 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Neon and electric signs , § 20 - 16 . Required , § 20 - 3 . SNACK BARS . Permitted signs , § 20 -2 . Licenses . Specified signs , § 20 - 22 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Poles . Prohibited on poles , § 20 - 12 . SOCIAL SECURITY . Projections . Agreements . Maximum , § 20 - 13 . Execution by mayor -commissioner , Public liability insurance , § 20 -6 . § 16 - 5 . Rear of signs . Appropriations . Concealing § 20 -21 . By city , § 16 - 7 . Securing . City . Signs to be firmly secured , § 20 - 15 . Appropriations , § 16 - 7 . Setbacks . Payment of contributions , § 16 - 7 . Requirements generally , § 20 - 16 . Contributions . Sidewalks . By city , § 16 - 7 . Height above sidewalks . Exclusions , § 16 -9 . Minimum , § 20 - 13 . Funds . Interference with use of , § 20 - 7 . Custodian . Prohibited on sidewalks , etc . , § 20 - Designation , § 16 - 11 . 12 . Policy . Specified signs permitted , § 20 -22 . Statement of policy , § 16 -4 . Spotlights , § 20 - 14 . Records , § 16 -8 . Static electricity , § 20 - 18 . Reports , § 16 -8 . Streets . Designation of reporting agent , § 16 - Interference with use of , § 20 - 7 . 11 . Obstruction of vision at intersections , Social Security Act . § 20 -8 . Acceptance , § 16 - 10 . Traffic hazards . Statement of policy , § 16 -4 . Signs not to create , etc . , § 20 - 7 . Wages . Traffic signs or signals . Withholdings from wages , § 16 - 6 . Confusion with , § 20 -8 . Withholdings from wages , § 16 -6 . Obstructing vision of , § 20 - 8 . Designation of withholding and report - Walls . ing agent , § 16 - 11 . Prohibited on walls , § 20 - 12 . 257 Atlantic Beach City Code SOLICITORS . STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ( Cont 'd) Acts . Buildings Prohibited , § 21 -6 . Generally , H§ 6 - 1 to 6 - 17 . Definition of " solicitor , " § 21 - 1 . See Buildings . Exceptions from regulations , § 21 - 7 . Definition of " street , " § 1 -2 . Fees for investigations , § 21 -3 . Digging up streets . Fingerprinting , § 21 -2 . Permit . Permits . Public utilities , § 22 -4 . Fee to cover cost when investigating Public utilities , § 22 -4 . applicant , § 21 -3 . Restricted , § 22 -4 . Issuance , § 21 -4 . Excavations , § 22 -4 . Revocation , § 21 - 5 . Franchises . Prohibited acts , § 21 -6 . Granting of franchises , char . , § 109 . Registration , § 21 -2 . Garbage . Refuse , garbage and weeds , H§ 18 - 1 SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING to 18 - 15 . CODE . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Adoption , § 6 - 8 . Glass . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . STABLES . Loitering in or about , § 14 - 7 . Licenses . Motor vehicles and traffic , § § 11 - 1 , Fees , § 10 -5 . 11 -2 . See Motor Vehicles and Traffic . STAGNANT WATER . Mud . Nuisances , § 13 - 1 . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . Nails . STATE . Depositing on streets , § 22 -3 . Defined , § 1 -2 . Noise , H§ 12 - 1 to 12 - 10 . Utility tax . See Noise . Exemption , § 8 - 17 . Nuisances , § 13 - 1 . Numbering buildings , H§ 6 - 12 to 6 - 17 . STATE LAW . See Buildings . Elections . Obstructions . Governing elections by state law , Passage through or upon streets , etc . , char . , § 86 . § 14 - 7 . Permits , § 22 - 1 . STATE MISDEMEANORS , § 14 - 16 . Unlawful to obstruct free passage to persons , etc . , on streets , etc . , STORAGE WAREHOUSES . § 22 - 1 . Licenses . Parades . Fees , § 10 -5 . Permits , § 22 -2 . Permits . STREETS AND SIDEWALKS . Digging up streets . Animals and fowl , H 4 - 1 to 4- 5 . Public utilities , § 22 -4 . See Animals and Fowl . Obstructing streets and sidewalks , § Bottles . 22 - 1 . Depositing glass bottles on streets , Parades and processions , § 22 -2 . § 22 -3 . Processions . Permits , § 22 -2 . 258 Index STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ( Cont ' d) SUBDIVISIONS ( Cont ' d) Public utilities . Drainage ( Cont 'd) Digging up streets , § 22 -4 . Minimum required street and Refuse , garbage and weeds , H§ 18 - 1 drainage improvements , § to 18 - 15 . 23 -6 . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Easements . Signs and advertising structures , § § Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . 20 - 1 to 20 -24 . Exceptions to chapter , § 23 -9 . See Signs and Advertising Structures . Final plats , § 23 -4 . Solicitors , H§ 21 - 1 to 21 - 7 . Improvements . See Solicitors . Form of application for plat approval Street . and agreement as to streets , § Defined , § 1 -2 . 23 - 11 . Subdivisions , H§ 23 - 1 to 23 - 11 . Minimum required street and drainage See Subdivisions . improvements , § 23 -6 . Suits against city . Lines . Procedure , char . , § 160 . Building lines , § 23 - 5 . Weeds . Lots . Refuse , garbage and weeds , H 18 - 1 Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . to 18 - 15 . Parks . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Sites for , § 23 - 5 . Zoning , H§ 28 - 1 to 28 -22 ; char . , H Plats . 127 to 147 . Application for plat approval . See Zoning . Form of , § 23 - 11 . Final plats , § 23 -4 . STRUCTURES . Preliminary plats , § 23 -3 . Buildings generally , H§ 6 - 1 to 6 - 17 . Preliminary plats , § 23 -3 . See Buildings . Purpose of chapter , § 23 -2 . Schools . SUBDIVISIONS . Sites for , § 23 - 5 . Acceptance of streets and drainage , Sewer facilities . § 23 - 7 . Required sewer facilities , § 23 -8 . Alleys . Sites for parks , schools , etc . , Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . § 23 - 5 . Blocks . Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . Streams . Buildings . Easements along , § 23 - 5 . Building lines , § 23 - 5 . Streets . Canals . Acceptance of streets and drainage , Easements along , § 23 -5 . § 23 - 7 . Compliance with chapter , § 23 - 10 . Agreement as to streets . Definitions , § 23 - 1 . Form of application for , § 23 - 11 . Designs . Minimum required street and Standards of design , § 23 - 5 . drainage improvements , § 23 - 6 . Drainage . Standardof design , § 23 - 5 . Acceptance of streets and drainage , Variations and exceptions to chapter , § 23 - 7 . § 23 - 9 . 259 Atlantic Beach City Code SUBDIVISIONS ( Cont 'd) SWIMMING POOLS ( Cont 'd) Water supply . Plumbing ( Cont 'd) Application for service in new sub - Permit . divisions , § 27 -21 . Required , § 24 - 5 . Costs of pipes , etc . , to be paid by Property lines . developer , § 27 -21 . Setback from , § 24-3 . Facilities . Roofed pools . Required water facilities , § 23 - 8 . Compliance with Building Code and Zoning , H 28 - 1 to 28 -22 . zoning regulations , § 24-4 . See Zoning . Setbacks . Pools from property lines and building SUITS . foundations , § 24 -3 . Against city . Waste water . Procedure , char . , § 160 . Disposal of , § 24 - 7 . Water supply , § 24 - 6 . SUPPLIES . Zoning . Purchases , H§ 8 -4 to 8 - 10 . Enclosed or roofed pools to comply See Purchases . with regulations , § 24 -4 . SUPPLIES SHOP . T Licenses . Fees , § 10 - 5 . TAXATION . Assessments . SURGEONS . Adopting Jacksonville assessments , Licenses . § 8 -2 . Fees , § 10 -5 . Bills . See within this title , " Bills . " Board of assessment review . SWIMMING POOLS . Appeal to courts , char . , § 115 . Accessory building . Appointment of members , char . , § Water surface of family pool , 111 . § 24-2 . Composition , char . , § 111 . Buildings . Duties , char . , § 113 . Accessory buildings . Filling vacancies , char . , § 111 . Water surface of family pool , Hearings . § 24 -2 . Holding public hearing , char . , § Code . 114 . Enclosed or roofed pools to comply Members holding elected offices , with , § 24 -4 . char . , § 112 . Foundations . Powers , char . , § 113 . Setback of pools from , § 24 -3 . Qualifications of members , char . , § Enclosed pools . 112 . Compliance with Building Code and Term of members , char . , § 111 . zoning regulations , § 24 -4 . Vacancies . Fences , § 24 - 1 . Filling , char . , § 111 . Permits , § 24 -5 . Duties of city tax assessor , char . , § Plumbing . 33 . Compliance with regulations , § 24 - 5 . Fallout shelters , § 8 -3 . 260 Index TAXATION ( Cont ' d) TAXATION ( Cont 'd) Assessments ( Cont 'd) Lien upon property , char . , § 122 . Lien upon property , char . , § 122 . Payment . Method of , char . , § 110 . Delinquent installments , char . , § Roll . 119 . Bond of city treasurer , char . , § 116 . Enforcement of unpaid taxes , Extending tax for current year on char . , § 121 . assessment roll , char . , § 117 . Discounts , char . , § 121 . Notice by publication , char . , § 121 . Enforcement of unpaid taxes , char . , Assessor . § 121 . Adopting Jacksonville assessments Lien upon property , char . , § 122 . in assessing city property , § 8 -2 . Previous years taxes first , char . , Appointment , char . , § 33 . § 119 . Control of city commission , char . , Unpaid taxes . § 33 . Interest , char . , § 121 . Direction of city commission , char . , Warrants . § 33 . Issuance of distress warrants , Duties , char . , § 33 . char . , § 123 . Salary , char . , § 33 . When due and payable , char . , § 121 . Term of office , char . , § 33 . Property . Bills . Subject to tax , char . , § 110 . Delivery , char . , § 118 . Utility tax . Description , char . , § 120 . Amount , § 8 - 14 . Preparation , char . , § 118 . Applicable to certain services , § Cigarette tax . 8 - 14 . Amount , § 8 - 11 . Churches . Collection , § 8 - 12 . Exemptions , § 8 - 17 . Disposition of revenue , § 8 - 13 . Collection . Disposition of revenue , § 8 - 13 . Failure to collect tax , § 8 - 15 . Imposition , § 8 - 11 . Seller , § 8 - 15 . City tax assessor . See within this Discontinuing service . title , "Assessor . " Nonpayment of tax , § 8 - 15 . Collection . Exemptions . Duties of treasurer , char . , § 34 . Churches , § 8 - 17 . General provisions , char . , § 124 . Governmental agencies , § 8 - 17 . Manner of generally , char . , § 124 . Governmental agencies . Warrants . Exemption , § 8 - 17 . Issuance of distress warrants , Imposed , § 8 - 14 . char . , § 123 . Payment . Discounts allowed on payment , char . , Making to seller , § 8 - 14 . § 121 . Nonpayment of tax . Extending tax for current year on Authority of seller to discontinue assessment roll , char . , § 117 . service , § 8 - 15 . Interest . Purchase deemed made within city , Unpaid taxes , char . , § 121 . § 8 - 18 . Licenses , H 10 - 1 to 10 -5 . Seller . See Licenses . Collection , § 8 - 15 . Discontinuing service upon nonpay - ment of tax , § 8 - 15 . 261 Atlantic Beach City Code TAXATION ( Cont ' d) TIME . Utility tax ( Cont ' d) Computation of time , § 1 -2 . Seller ( Cont 'd) Defined , § 1 -2 . Payments , § 8 - 14 . Month . City , § 8 - 15 . Defined , § 1 -2 . Records . Inspection of records by city agents, TOBACCO . § 8 - 16 . Cigarette tax , H§ 8 - 11 to 8 - 13 . Keeping , § 8 - 16 . See Taxation . Services to which applicable , § 8 - 14 . Within city . TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH . Purchase deemed made within city , Abolished , char . , § 1 . § 8 - 18 . Property . Warrants . Title to property reserved to new Issuance of distress warrants for municipality , char . , § 174 . payment , char . , § 123 . TRAFFIC . TAXICABS . Motor vehicles and traffic , H§ 11 - 1 , Fingerprinting drivers , § 14 - 15 . 11 - 2 . Licenses . See Motor Vehicles and Traffic . Fees , § 10 -5 . Noise . TRAILERS AND TRAILER PARKS . Obtaining passengers for cabs , etc . , Area of park or camp , § 26 -2 . § 12 -3 . Definitions , § 26 - 1 . Photographing drivers , § 14 - 15 . Electricity , § 26 -2 . Registration of drivers , § 14 - 15 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 -5 . TELEPHONES . Issuance . Companies . Discretion of city commission , § Licenses . 26 - 3 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Prerequisites to , § 26 -4 . Minimum requirements , § 26 - 2 . TELEVISION . Numbering spaces , § 26 -2 . Repair shop . Plumbing , § 26 -2 . Licenses . Requirements . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Minimum requirements , § 26 -2 . Setbacks for trailers , § 26 -2 . TENANT . Streets , § 26 -2 . Defined , § 1 -2 . Water supply , § 26 - 2 . TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF CITY , TREASURER . char . , § 2 . Appointment , char . , § 34 . Combining office with other offices , THEATERS . char . , § 34 . Licenses . Control of city commission , char . , § Fees , § 10 - 5 . 34 . Depositing funds in banks or depository, char . , § 34 . 262 Index TREASURER ( Cont 'd) VENDING MACHINES . Direction of city commission , char . , Licenses . § 34 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Duties . Generally , char . , § 34 . VETERINARIANS . Powers . Licenses . Generally , char . , § 34 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Salaries , char . , § 34 . Term of office , char . , § 34 . VOTING . Elections . TRESPASS . See Elections . Dogs and cats , § 4 -4 . W TRUCKS . Transfer . WAREHOUSES . Licenses . Storage warehouse . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Licenses . Fees , § 10 -5 . U WATER SOFTENER . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . Licenses . Utility tax . Fees , § 10 -5 . Exemptions , § 8 - 17 . WATER SUPPLY . UTILITIES . Acts prohibited , § 27 - 17 . See Public Utilities . Application for service , § 27 - 1 . New subdivisions , § 27 -21 . V Bills . See within this title , " Charges . " VEHICLES . Charges . Auto dealers . Billing . Licenses . Adjustment of bills . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Testing of meters , § 27 - 7 . Beaches . Allowances not made for leaks on Safety zone , § 5 - 6 . consumer ' s side of meter , § Dealers . 27 - 15 . Licenses . Basis if meter fails to register , Fees , § 10 - 5 . § 27 -9 . Garages , service stations , etc . Dates for billing , § 27 - 13 . Licenses . Delinquent bills , § 27 - 13 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Disconnection of service for failure Motor vehicles and traffic , H 11 - 1 , to pay bill , § 27 - 13 . 11 -2 . Failure to receive bill , § 27 - 13 . See Motor Vehicles and Traffic . When bills become delinquent , Trailers and trailer parks , H§ 26 - 1 § 27 - 13 . to 26 -4 . Connections , § 27 -3 . See Trailers and Trailer Parks . Enumerated , § 27 - 12 . Truck transfer . Established , § 27 - 12 . Licenses . Initial payment of minimum water Fees , § 10 - 5 . rental , § 27 -3 . 263 Atlantic Beach City Code WATER SUPPLY ( Cont 'd) WATER SUPPLY ( Cont 'd) Charges ( Cont 'd) Mains . Liability of consumer , § 27 -8 . Costs in subdivisions to be paid by Private fire protection service , § developer , § 27 -21 . 27 - 14 . Extending mains one hundred feet or Property owner responsible to city more in existing streets , § 27 -22 . for ,. § 27 - 11 . Tapping restricted to city employees , Re -establishing service after cut-off , § 27 -2 . § 27 -6 . Meters . Vacant houses . Costs in subdivisions to be paid by No allowance to be made unless developer , § 27 -21 . water shut off , § 27 - 8 . Failing to register . Circuses . Basis for billing , § 27 -9 . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . Leaks . Connections . Allowances not made for leaks on Approval of plumbing prior to con - consumer 's side of meter , § nection with water system , § 27 - 15 . 27 - 19 . Reading . Charges , § 27-3 . Right of city employees , § 27 - 5 . Private water system to city system , Serving more than one property § 27 - 16 , through same meter , § 27 - 18 . Restricted to city employees , § 27 -2 . Testing , § 27 - 7 . Construction work . Adjustment of bills , § 27 - 7 . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . Liability for cost , § 27 - 7 . Damages . Permits . Suits against city . Consumer to grant city certain rights , Procedure , char . , § 160 . easements , permits , etc . , § 27 - 5 . Discontinuing service . Pipes . Failure to pay bill , § 27 - 13 . Costs in subdivisions to be paid by Fee to re -establish service after developer , § 27 -21 . cut -off , § 27 -6 . Examining . Easements . Right of city employees , § 27 - 5 . Consumer to grant city , § 27 - 5 . Plumbing . Extensions of mains . See within this Approval prior to connection with title , "Mains . " water system , § 27 - 19 . Fairs . Generally ,, H§ 17 - 1 to 17 - 14 . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . See Plumbing . Fire protection . Private water system . Private fire protection service , § Connection to city system , § 27 - 16 . 27- 14 . Prohibited acts , § 27 - 17 . Fixtures . Restricting use of water , § 27 -20 . Examining . Rights . Right of city employees , § 27 - 5 . Consumer to grant city certain rights , Interruptions in service . § 27 -5 . Liability of city , § 27-20 . Sewers and sewage disposal , H 19 - 1 Leaks . to 19 - 16 . Allowances not made for , § 27 - 15 . See Sewers and Sewage Disposal . 264 Index WATER SUPPLY ( Cont 'd) WRECKER SERVICE . Stagnant water . Licenses . Nuisances , § 13 - 1 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Subdivisions . See Subdivisions . WRITING . Swimming pools , H 24 - 1 to 24 - 7 . Defined , § 1 -2 . See Swimming Pools . Temporary service , § 27 -4 . 1' Trailers and trailer parks , § 26 -2 . Type of service . YEAR . Determination for each consumer , Fiscal year , § 8 - 1 ; char . , § 41 . § 27 - 10 . Use restrictions , § 27 -20 . Z Vacant houses . Allowances for , § 27 - 8 . ZONING . AA ( BAA) districts . WEAPONS . Buildings . Discharging , § 14- 17 . Limits , § 28 - 13 . Police department . Uses . Dangerous weapons search , § 14 - 14 . Permitted uses , § 28 - 13 . Prohibited uses , § 28 - 13 . WEEDS . AA ( MA) single -family districts . See Refuse , Garbage and Weeds . Area . Building site required , § 28 -6 . WELDING SHOPS . Buildings . Licenses . Accessory buildings , § 28 - 6 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Height limit , § 28 -6 . Site area required , § 28 - 6 . WHISTLES . Height . Noise , H 12 - 1 to 12 - 10 . Building height limit , § 28 -6 . See Noise . Lots . Use on vehicles , § 12 -4 . Minimum lot coverage , § 28 -6 . Uses . WINE . Permitted uses , § 28 -6 . See Alcoholic Beverages . Yards , § 28 -6 . A ( BA) districts . WOOD . Parking . Licenses . Off-street parking , § 28 - 14 . Fees , § 10 - 5 . Uses . Permitted uses , § 28 - 14 . WORK PROGRAMS . Prohibited uses , § 28 - 14 . Allotments of appropriations for Yards , § 28 - 14 . departments , etc . , char . , § 64 . Accessory buildings . See within this Submitting to city manager by heads title , " Buildings . " of departments , etc . , char . , § AC ( RAC) districts . 64 . Accessory buildings , § 28 -9 . 265 Atlantic Beach City Code ZONING ( Cont 'd) ZONING ( Cont 'd) AC (RAC) districts ( Cont 'd) A ( RA) single -family districts ( Cont 'd) Buildings . Lot . Accessory buildings , § 28 -9 . Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 8 . Height limits , § 28 -9 . Uses . Height . Permitted uses , § 28 -8 . Building height limit , § 28 -9 . Yards , § 28 -8 . Lots . Area . Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 9 . Building site area required . Uses . AA ( RAA) single -family districts , § Permitted uses , § 28 -9 . 28 -6 . Yards , § 28 - 9 . A - 1 (RA - 1) single -family districts , A - 1 ( BA - 1) districts . § 28 - 7 . Buildings . A ( RA) single -family districts , § 28 - Restriction line , § 28 - 15 . 8 . Parking . B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . Off-street parking , § 28 - 15 . C ( RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . Uses . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . Permitted uses , § 28 - 15 . Reduction , § 28 - 5 . Prohibited uses , § 28 - 15 . Authority of city . A - 1 ( RA - 1) single -family districts . Generally , char . , § 127 . Accessory buildings , § 28 - 7 . Basements . Area . Temporary residences , § 28 - 5 . Building site area required , § 28 - 7 . B ( BB) districts . Buildings . Parking . Accessory buildings , § 28 - 7 . Off- street parking , § 28 - 16 . Height requirements , § 28 - 7 . Uses . Site area required , § 28 - 7 . Permitted uses , § 28 - 16 . Height . Prohibited uses , § 28 - 16 . Building height , § 28 - 7 . Yards , § 28 - 16 . Lots . Board of adjustment , § 28 - 18 . Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 7 . Appeals to , char . , § 136 . Uses . Hearings , char . , § 138 . Permitted uses , § 28 - 7 . Notice of hearing , char . , § 138 . Yards , § 28 - 7 . Stay of proceedings , char . , § 137 . Amendments , char . , § 131 . Appointment of members , char . , § § Procedure , char . , § 130 . 133 , 134 . Protest , char . , § 131 . Authority , char . , § 133 . A (RA ) single -family districts . Composition , char . , § 134 . Accessory buildings , § 28 -8 . Decisions . Area . Aggrieved persons . Building site area required , § 28 -8 . Court . Buildings . Costs , char . , § 145 . Accessory buildings , § 28 -8 . Decision of court , char . , § 141 . Height limit , § 28 -8 . Filing petition with court , char . , § Site area required , § 28 -8 . 141 . Height . Taking evidence or appointing Building height limit , § 28 - 8 . referee , char . , § 144 . 266 Index ZONING ( Cont ' d) ZONING ( Cont ' d) Board of adjustment ( Cont 'd) Buildings ( Cont 'd) Decisions ( Cont 'd) Accessory buildings ( Cont 'd) Aggrieved persons ( Cont 'd) Temporary residence , § 28 - 5 . Petitions . Approval of business and industrial Presenting to court of record , structures by city commission , char . , § 141 . § 28 -21 . Return of writ , char . , § 143 . Authority of city to regulate , Writ of certiorari , char . , § 142 . char . , § 127 . Determinations of board , char . , § Building height limit . 140 . A - 1 ( RA - 1 ) single -family districts , Powers generally , char . , § 140 . § 28 - 7 . Vote of members necessary to reverse Compliance with provisions of order , etc . , char . , § 140 . chapter , § 28 - 5 . Filling vacancies , char . , § 134 . Height limit . Powers , char . , § 139 . AA ( RAA) single -family districts , Proceedings of board , char . , § 135 . § 28 - 6 . Removal of members , char . , § 134 . AC ( RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . Special exceptions , char . , § 133 . A ( RA ) single -family districts , § Vacancies , char . , § 134 . 28 - 8 . B ( RB) districts . B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . Accessory buildings , § 28 - 10 . C ( RC ) districts , § 28 - 11 . Area . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . Building site required , § 28 - 10 . Limitations . Buildings . AA ( BAA) districts , § 28 - 13 . Accessory buildings , § 28 - 10 . Location and use . Height limit , § 28 - 10 . Authority of city to regulate , Site area required , § 28 - 10 . char . , § 127 . Height . Loss of buildings by fire . Building height limit , § 28 - 10 . . Restoration , § 28 - 5 . Lots . Restoration of buildings destroyed Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 10 . by fire , § 28 - 5 . Uses . Restriction line . Permitted uses , § 28 - 10 . A - 1 ( BA - 1 ) districts , § 28 - 15 . Yards , § 28 - 10 . Secondary dwellings , § 28 - 5 . Buildings . Site area required . Accessory buildings , § 28 -5 . AA (RAA ) single -family districts , AA (RAA) single -family districts , § 28 - 6 . § 28 - 6 . A ( RA) single -family districts , § AC (RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . 28 - 8 . A - 1 (RA - 1) single -family districts , C ( RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . § 28 - 7 . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . A ( RA) single -family districts , § Stairs . 28 -8 . Outside stairs , § 28 - 5 . B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . Temporary residences , § 28 - 5 . C (RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . Unsafe buildings , § 28 - 5 . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . Business districts . See within this title , " Districts . " 267 Atlantic Beach City Code ZONING ( Cont 'd) ZONING ( Cont 'd) Business structures . Districts ( Cont 'd) Approval by city commission , § 28 - Business A ( BA ) districts . See within 21 . this title , "A (BA ) districts . " Changing regulations , char . , § 131 , Business A - 1 ( BA - 1 ) districts . See Protest , char . , § 131 . within this title , "A - 1 ( BA - 1 ) Chapter deemed minimum standards , districts . " § 28 - 19 . Business B ( BB) districts . See within Commission . See within this title , this title , . ' ' B (BB) districts . " " Zoning commission . " Business districts . Conflict with other laws , covenants , General provisions applicable in etc . , § 28 -20 . business districts , § 28 - 5 . Courts . Designated , § 28 -2 . General regulations , § 28 - 5 . Division of city into districts , § 28 -2 ; Reducing lots or plots in area , § char . 9 § 128 . 28 - 5 . Enumerated , § 28 -2 . C ( RC) districts . Industrial (IA) districts . See within Accessory buildings , § 28 - 11 . this title , " Industrial (IA ) districts. " Area . Residence AA ( RAA ) single -family Building site area required , § 28 - 11 . districts . See within this title , Buildings . "AA ( RAA) single -family districts. " Accessory buildings , § 28 - 11 . Residence AC ( RAC) districts . See Height limits , § 28 - 11 . within this title , "AC ( RAC ) Site area required , § 28 - 11 . districts . " Height . Residence A - 1 ( RA - 1) single -family Building height limit , § 28 - 11 . districts . See within this title , Lots . "A - 1 ( RA - 1) single-family dis - Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 11 . tricts . " Uses . Residence A (RA) single -family Permitted uses , § 28 - 11 . districts . See within this title , Yards , § 28 - 11 . "A ( RA) single -family districts . " Definitions , § 28 - 1 . Residence B ( RB) districts . See Density of population . within this title , " B (RB) dis - Authority of city to regulate , tricts . " char . , § 127 . Residence C ( RC) districts . See Determining procedure . within this title , " C ( RC) dis - By city , char . , § 130 . tricts . " Districts . Residence districts . Boundaries . General provisions applicable to Determining by city , char . , § 130 . residence districts , § 28 - 5 . Effective date , char . , § 130 . Residence D ( RD) districts . See Hearings , char . , § 130 . within this title, " D ( RD) dis - Interpretation , § 28 - 4 . tricts . " Map . D (RD) districts . Adoption of zoning map , § 28 - 3 . Area . Business AA ( BAA) districts . See Building site area required , § 28 - 12 . within this title , "AA (BAA) Buildings . districts . " Accessory buildings , § 28 - 12 . 268 Index ZONING ( Cont ' d) ZONING ( Cont 'd) D (RD) districts ( Cont 'd) Land . Buildings ( Cont 'd) Authority of city to regulate use , Height limits , § 28 - 12 . char . , § 127 . Site area required , § 28 - 12 . Liability for violations , § 28 -22 . Height . Loss of buildings , etc . , by fires . Building height limits , § 28 - 12 . Restoration , § 28 - 5 . Lots . Lots . Minimum lot coverage , § 28 - 12 . Minimum lot coverage . Uses . AA (RAA) single -family districts , Permitted uses , § 28 - 12 . § 28 -6 . Yards , § 28 - 12 . AC ( RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . Enforcement of ordinances and reg- A - 1 ( RA - 1) single -family districts , ulations , char . , § 146 . § 28 - 7 . Fences . A ( RA) single -family districts , § General provisions , § 28 - 5 . 28 - 8 . Front yards . See within this title , B (RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . " Yards . " C (RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . Hearings . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . Appeals to board of adjustment , Reducing in area , § 28 - 5 . char . , H 136 to 138 . Map . Publication of notice , char . , § 130 . Adoption of zoning map , § 28 -3 . Public hearing , char . , § 130 . Minimum standards . Height . Chapter deemed minimum standards , Building height limit . § 28 - 19 . AA (RAA) single -family districts , Nonconforming uses . See within this § 28 -6 . title , " Uses . " AC ( RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . Off-street parking . See within this A - 1 (RA - 1) single -family districts , title , " Parking . " § 28 - 7 . Open spaces . A ( RA) single -family districts , § Minimum , § 28 - 5 . 28 - 8 . Ordinances . B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . Enforcement , char . , § 146 . C ( RC ) districts , § 28 - 11 . Parking . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . In front of businesses . Industrial ( IA) districts . AA ( BAA) districts , § 28 - 13 . Parking . Off-street parking . Off -street parking , § 28 - 17 . A ( BA) districts , § 28 - 14 . Uses . A - 1 (BA - 1 ) districts , . § 28 - 15 . Permitted uses , § 28 - 17 . B ( BB) districts , § 28 - 16 . Prohibited uses , § 28 - 17 . . General provisions , § 28 -5 . Industrial structures . Industrial (IA ) districts , § 28 - 17 . Approval by city commission , § 28 - Penalties for violation , char . , § 146 . 21 . Plans and specifications . Intersections . Approval of business and industrial Traffic visibility , § 28 - 5 . structures by city commission , § 28 -21 . 269 Atlantic Beach City Code ZONING ( Cont 'd) ZONING ( Cont 'd) Procedure . Temporary residences , § 28 - 5 . Providing by city , char . , § 130 . Tents , § 28 - 5 . Protest against changes , char . , § 131 . Traffic . Publication of notice of change re -- Visibility across streets , § 28 - 5 . quired , char . , § 131 . Trailers , § 28 - 5 . Vote required to effect change over Unsafe buildings , § 28 - 5 . protest , char . , § 131 . Uses . Publication . Authority of city to regulate use of Hearings , char . , § 130 . buildings , etc . , char . , § 127 . Public utilities , § 28 - 5 . Nonconforming uses , § 28 - 5 . Purpose of regulations , char . , § 129 . Permitted uses . Real estate signs , § 28 - 5 . AA (BAA) districts , § 28 - 13 . Rear yards . See within this title , AA (RAA) single -family districts , " Yards . " § 28 - 6 . Regulations . A ( BA ) districts , § 28 - 14 . Enforcement , char . , § 146 . AC (RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . Repealing regulations , char . , § 131 . A - 1 ( BA - 1 ) districts , § 28 - 15 . Protest , char . , § 131 . A - 1 (RA - 1) single -family districts , Residence districts . See within this § 28 - 7 . title , " Districts . " A ( RA) single -family districts , § Seawalls . 28 - 8 . General provisions , § 28 - 5 . B ( BB) districts , § 28 - 16 . Side yards . See within this title , B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . "Yards . " C (RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . Signs . D (RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . Real estate signs , § 28 -5 . Industrial (IA) districts , § 28 - 17 . Special exceptions . Prohibited uses . By board of adjustment , char . , § AA ( BAA) districts , § 28 - 13 . 133 . A ( BA) districts , § 28 - 14 . Stairs . A - 1 ( BA - 1) districts , § 28 - 15 . Outside stairs . B ( BB) districts , § 28 - 16 . On buildings , etc . , § 28 - 5 . Industrial (IA) districts , § 28 - 17 . Standards . Violations . Chapter deemed minimum standards , Instituting legal proceedings in addition § 28 - 19 . to other remedies , char . , § 147 . Stay of proceedings . Legal proceedings may be instituted Appeals stays all proceedings , in addition to other remedies , char . , § 137 . char . , § 147 . Structures . Liability for violations , § 28 -22 . Authority of city to regulate location Penalties , char . , § 146 . and use , char . , § 127 . Walls . Subdivisions , H 23 - 1 to23 - 11 . General provisions , § 28 - 5 . See Subdivisions . Water . Supplementing regulations , char . , § Authority of city to regulate use , 131 . char . , § 127 . Procedure , char . , § 130 . Yards . Protest , char . , § 131 . AA (RAA) single -family districts , § 28 -6 . 270 Index ZONING ( Cont 'd) Yards ( Cont 'd) A ( BA) districts , § 28 - 14 . AC (RAC) districts , § 28 -9 . A - 1 ( RA - 1 ) single -family districts , § 28 - 7 . A (RA) single -family districts , § 28 - 8 . B ( BB) districts , § 28 - 16 . B ( RB) districts , § 28 - 10 . C (RC) districts , § 28 - 11 . D ( RD) districts , § 28 - 12 . General regulations , § 28 - 5 . Reducing lots or plots in area , § 28 - 5 . Zoning commission . Appointment of members , char . , § 132 . Designated , char . , § 132 . Duties , char . , § 132 . Hearings on , char . , § 132 . Reports , char . , § 132 . 271