Title 12174 · Code of Ordinances

Sec. 320.403. - Approval of other authorities.

Citation: Jacksonville, FL Code of Ordinances § 320.403.

Section: 320.403.

In addition to verifying compliance with this building code, the Building Official shall require that the laws, rules and regulations of any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction, where the laws, rules and regulations are applicable and are known to him, shall be satisfied before a permit is issued. He shall require such evidence as in his opinion is reasonable to show the other approvals. The Building Official shall not thereby be held responsible for enforcement of the other regulations he is not specifically authorized to enforce. Following are some, but not necessarily all, of the other agencies having jurisdiction: (a) The Public Works Department and Sheriff's Office for the moving of buildings, structures and heavy equipment over, temporary construction over, storage of material on, construction operations over, or temporary blocking of streets or other public spaces. (b) The Fire Operations Division for the burning of construction or demolition waste or the use or storage of explosives. (c) The Public Works Department for the discharge of rainwater or other water runoff on streets or into storm sewers, for compliance with subdivision regulations and for other regulations as may be established from time to time. (d) The Neighborhoods Department for: (1) The adequacy of waste treatment plants receiving waste from a building or premises where the waste discharges through a privately-owned sewerage system. (2) Waste treatment and disposal systems, including septic tanks. (3) Places where food or drink is prepared or served to the public. (4) Private water supply and supply or disposal wells. (5) Commercial swimming pools. (6) Air pollution. (7) Trailer parks. (8) Chemical toilets. (9) The ash management review program for compliance with the Ash Management Plan prepared by the Regulatory Compliance Department and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") for those properties located within those areas assigned EPA Site Identification Numbers FLD980847016 (Brown's Dump) and FLSFN0407002 (Jacksonville Ash Sites, i.e., Forest Street Incinerator Site, 5 th & Cleveland Streets Incinerator Site, and Lonnie C. Miller, Jr., Park) (the "Brown's Dump" and "Jacksonville Ash Sites"). (e) The State Division of Hotels and Restaurants for the construction, alteration or addition to multiple-residential rental units or places where food or drink is prepared or served to the public. (f) Federal regulations limiting construction during periods of national emergency. (g) The Public Works Department, Corps of Engineers and the State for bulkheads, docks, similar construction or fill along waterfront property. The Building Official is responsible to permit all structures above the waterline not covered by a Corps of Engineers permit. (h) The Planning and Development Department or Planning Commission for those projects required by the Zoning Code to contain their approval. (i) No permit for a hospital or nursing home project that involves the addition of beds by new construction, expansion or conversion to new uses of existing facilities, which addition will increase bed capacity of the facility by five percent or more, shall be issued until a certificate of need has been issued approving the issuance of the permit. (j) The Public Works Department for the purpose of floodplain regulation permitted under Chapter 652 . (Ord. 2001-1160-E, § 1; Ord. 2008-513-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-230-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16)