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ORDINANCE NO. 2012- 005 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 401, BUILDING CODES, TO ADOPT THE UPDATED 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature enacted the "Florida Building Codes Act" in 2001 to provide for uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation, and enforcement of a single, unified statewide building code; and WHEREAS, the Florida Building Code is adopted and updated with new editions every three years pursuant to Florida Statutes. In last year's session, the legislature approved the 2010 Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, the 2007 Florida Building Code was adopted by reference by the Board in 2009 and is currently applied, administered, and enforced uniformly and consistently in Indian River County; and WHEREAS, Chapter 401 of the Code of Indian River County currently adopts the Florida Building Code and pursuant to state law, the County Code must now be amended; and WHEREAS, changes to the previous code include adoption of a separate access code, providing for increased wind speed protections in coastal high hazard areas and changes concerning replacement of heating and air conditioning equipment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT - ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Chapter 401. Building Codes, of the Code of Indian River County is hereby amended to read as follows: PART I. STANDARD CODES GENERALLY Section 401.01. Standard technical codes. Indian River County hereby adopts and incorporates the following standard technical codes as part of the Code of Indian River County, except to the extent that specific additions, deletions, or amendments are set forth in this title, provided, however, should the State of Florida enact standards which adopt later editions, the editions set forth in the Florida Statutes shall apply: Coding: Words underscored are additions to text; words in stFikethre unh format are deletions to text.