Sec. 518.503. - Applicability.

(a) Every building, structure and portion thereof, and appurtenance thereto, and the premises on which it is situated, located in Downtown Jacksonville, used or intended to be used for commercial, business, institutional, single and multi-family residential or industrial purposes shall be constructed and maintained to comply with the provisions of this Part, whether or not the structure shall have been constructed, altered or repaired before or after the adoption of this Part, irrespective of any permits or licenses which shall have been issued for the use or occupancy of the structures or premises, and notwithstanding any permit which shall have been issued for the construction or repair of the structure, or for the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the effective date of this Part. (b) This Part establishes certain minimum standards for the initial and continued occupancy, use and maintenance of all commercial, business, institutional, single and multi-family residential or industrial buildings and structures and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration or use of such buildings and structures, the premises, or the equipment or facilities contained in the buildings or structures or on the premises. In addition to Section 518.501 , above, where a provision of this Part is found to be in conflict with another applicable code or regulation, the provision that establishes the higher standard, as determined by the Chief, or the Building Codes Adjustment Board, shall prevail. (Ord. 2003-614-E, § 1)