HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_05_10/09/1957 ORDINANCE NO. 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TFQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ADOPTING AND INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE AS ITS
BUILDING CODE THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING COVE, PROnDING
A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
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WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta has authority pursuant to Section
165.191, Florida Statutes, 1955, to adopt or incorporate by reference any
published code of rules and regulations and to make the same the laws of
the Village of Tequesta; and
WHEREAS, three copies of the Southern Standard Building Code are
filed in the office of the Village Clerk, and are there to be kept available
for public use, inspection and examination; and
WHEREAS, said three copies of said building code have been on file
with the Village Clerk for a period of more than ten days prior to the date
of the passage of this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council deems it expedient and to the best
interest of the Village of Tequesta that said building code be adopted and
incorporated in accordance with the provisions of Section 165.191, Florida
Statutes, 1955;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALK BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . That the Southern Standard Building Code 1953 -195+
Revision and the Southern Standard Building Code, Part Two, (Gas), 1956 -1957
Edition, as published by the Southern Building Code Congress, be and the
same are hereby adopted as the building code of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida, and may be cited hereafter as such.
Section 2 . That if any section, sub- section, sentence, clause or
phrase of said building code is for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said building
code.
Section 3 . Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violat-
ing any of the provisions of the building code shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which
any violation of the provisions of said building code and this ordinance is
continued and permitted; and upon conviction of any such violation, such
person, firm or corporation shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$500 or by imprisonment in the Village jail for not more than thirty (30)
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Section 5 . This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage and approval as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this.9th day of October, 1957.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second and final reading this / day of
1957.
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