Ordinance No. 25-65-5 v 0110 ORDINANCE NO, 25-65- 5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 25-59-1 OF
THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH: WHICH PROVIDES FOR
FIRE LIMITS , AND RJGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION
EQUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, that,
SECTION I. Section 1, Adoption of Building Code, as specified
in Ordinance 25-59-1 be and is hereby amended in that with
reference to the Southern Standard Building Code the designa-
tion "1957-1958 revision" be deleted, and the designation
"1965 Edition" be inserted in lieu thereof.
SECTION II . Section 6 . Amendments made in said Code be and
is hereby amended as follows.
A. Paragraphs (1) through (4) , paragraphs (6) through
(9) , and paragraph (11) remain unchanged.
B. Paragraph (5) is hereby amended in that the first
fire district shall include all that territory embraced
within Business AA and Business Al Districts, in
addition to territory embraced within Business A
District.
C. Paragraph (10) is hereby amended by addition of:
Compliance with Section 1408. 2 of the Code is inten-
ded; and in addition thereto, the wood plate or
beam (bolted to the masonry lintel or spandrel beam)
shall be fastened with hurricane clips to each joist,
rafter or roof truss at every point of bearing.
D. Paragraph (12) is hereby amended in that reference to
Section 1701.7 of said Code is hereby deleted and
stricken; and in lieu thereof the following addi-
tional sub-sections are substituted:
Section 1701. 3 (a) FOUNDATION WALL VENTS
Space under first floor joists, except in such
. space as is occupied by a basement or cellar,
shall be provided with openings to insure
ventilation. Such ventilating openings shall be
proportioned on the basis of not less than one
and one-half (11/2) Sq. Ft. net opening for each
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1 \', fifteen (15) lineal feet or major fraction
thereof of exterior wall. Vents shall be so
jhplaced as to provide ventilation at all points
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placed in the front of the building. Such
openings shall be screened with
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(b) CLEARANCE
There shall be clearance of not less than
eighteen (18) inches between the bottom of
untreated wood framing and the ground beneath
(c) FOUNDATION SILLS
All masonry shall be finished to provide
a true and even bearing surface for wooden
structural members. Such structural members
All shall be securely fastened to the masonry or
concrete bearing surface. All foundation sills
shall be bolted with not less than one-half (1/2)
inch diameter bolts securely embedded in the
masonry spaced not more than six (6) feet apart.
All wood foundation sills which are less than
18 inches above exposed unprotected ground under
the building, shall be a heartwood grade of a
durable species, or shall be pressure treated
with an approved preservative. All foundation
sills shall be separated from contact with
foundations of unit masonry by not less than 28
ga. Galvanized iron or other approved corrosion-
resistant metal, or by slate or may be bedded
in 1:3 cement mortar.
All sleepers imbedded in or on concrete on
ground shall be pressure treated lumber or heart
grade Redwood, Cedar or Tidewater Cypress.
E. Paragraph 13 is hereby amended in that reference to
Section 1704.8 of said Code is hereby deleted and
stricken; and in lieu thereof Section 1707 . 1 is
hereby amended by addition of the following sub-
411/1 paragraph:
(i) Each and every rafter, trussed rafter or
roof joist shall be fastened with a hurricane
clip at every point of contact to its support-
ing wall plate or ceiling joist.
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F. Add to Section 6 a paragraph (14) as follows:
Section 2706. 1 GLASS AND PLASTIC REQUIREMENTS
(a) Windows in either wood or metal sash, having
sill 30 or more inches above floor shall be
glazed within the following minimum requirements:
Area not over 9 sq. ft. Double strength, common
or sheet glass
Area over 9 sq. ft. but less than 18 sq. ft. , 3/16 "
plate glass
Area over 18 sq. ft. but not over 27 sq. ft. , 1/4"
plate glass
Area over 27 sq. ft. but not over 82 sq. ft. , 1/2"
plate glass
(b) Windows of which sill is at or near floor
level, Glass doors and adjacent glass panels, which
with sliding glass door constitute a glass door
assembly, shall be of one of the following types:
1. Approved laminated safety glass - as used
in Auto windshields.
2. Approved full tempered glass not less than
1/4" in thickness.
And where glass 1/4" thick of this type is used
a horizontal metal mullion about waist height,
must be permanently attached thereto and made
part thereof.
3. Approved 1/4" thick, or heavier, wired
glass in which wire diameter is not less
than 0.02 inch and area enclosed by wire
strands is not over 115 square inches.
(c) Shower Enclosures if of glass shall be of the
quality and characteristics specified in para-
graph (b) above.
(d) Shower and shower bath doors, other than
sliding doors shall open outward.
(e) Plastic used in fabrication of shower and shower
bath enclosures, or assemblies, shall be of one of
the following types:
• 1. Fiberglass reinforced panels of a weight
not less than 8 pounds per square foot.
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2. Acrylic Resin thermoplastic not less than
1/8" in thickness.
3. High impact Styrene not less than 1/8" in
thickness.
4. Any plastic material not specifically men-
tioned herein which may have been, or may be
at a future date, specifically approved for
such use by the Southern Building Code Congress;
such approval having been duly published in a
regular Compliance Report of Said Congress.
SECTION III. Sections 7 , 8 and 9 of Ordinance 25-59-1 remain
unchanged.
SECTION IV. Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time
this ordinance shall take effect, and inconsistent herewith,
are hereby repealed.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage.
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Passed by the City Commission on first reading July 12,
1965.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading on
July 26, 1965.
Attest:
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Adele S. Grage, City Cler
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