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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 81-12 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE OF COUNTY ORDINANCES SECTION 4-38 ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODE ADOPTED; AMENDMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW MODEL ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE AS MANDATED BY THE 1980 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Indian River County Code of County Ordinances Section 4-38, which previously read: Sec. 4-38. Energy efficiency building code adopted; amendments. (a) On March 21, 1979, Indian River County adopted as an additional building code for said county the "Indian River County Energy Efficiency Building Code," also known as "The Code For Energy Conservation In New Building Construction With Florida Amendments," and referred to herein as the "energy code," three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Indian River County, Florida, all of which are hereby made a part of the Indian River County Code of Ordin- ances as if herewith completely incorporated herein subject only to specific additions, deletions, and amendments as set forth in this sec- tion 4-38. Any person, firm or corporation, violating or convicted of a violation of any provisions of said code for which a penalty is or may be provided, shall be in that manner punished, otherwise, or in addition thereto, shall be punished as prescribed by law. (b) Add the following sentence to the introductory paragraph of Section 101.3(a) at page 1-2 of the energy code: Only those portions of the structure which are actually renovated shall be required to meet this energy code. (c) Replace Section 101.3(a)2 at page 1-2 of the energy code, which as amended will read: 2. Exempt buildings: a. Any building or portion thereof whose peak design rate of energy usage for all purposes is less than one watt (3.4 British thermal units per hour) per square foot of floor area for all purposes. b. Any building which is neither heated nor cooled. c. Any mobile home. d. Any building or portion thereof subject to standards established by the United States. e. Any historical building as described in Section 267.021(6), Florida Statutes. f. Any state building that must conform to the more stringent "Florida Energy Conservation Act of 1974" and amendments thereto. (d) Replace Section 101.3(b)2 at pages 1-3 and 1-4 of the energy code, which as amended will read: 2. Exempted public buildings means: a. Any public building or portion thereof whose peak design rated energy usage for all purposes is less than one watt (3.4 Btu's per hour) per square foot of floor area for all purposes. b. Any public building which is neither heated nor cooled.