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ORDINANCE 2012-036 104.10.1 Modifications of the strict application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code. The Building Official shall coordinate with the Floodplain Administrator to review requests submitted to the Building Official that seek approval to modify the strict application of the flood resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code to determine whether such requests require the ,granting of a variance pursuant to Florida Building Code Section 117. Amendment to Sec. 107.6.1, Florida Building Code, Building: Add a new Sec. 107.6.1 as follows: 107.6.1 Building permits issued on the basis of an affidavit. Pursuant to the requirements of federal regulation for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (44 C.F.R. Sections 59 and 60), the authority granted to the Building Official to issue permits, to rely on inspections, and to accept plans and construction documents on the basis of affidavits and plans submitted pursuant to Florida Building Code Section 105.14 and Section 107.6 shall not extend to the flood load and flood resistance construction requirements of the Florida Building Code. Amendment to Sec. 117, Florida Building Code, Building: Add a new Sec. 117 as follows: 117 VARIANCES IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS 117.1 Flood hazard areas. Pursuant to section 553.73(5), F.S., the variance procedures adopted in the local floodplain management ordinance shall apply to requests submitted to the Building Official for variances to the provisions of Section 1612.4 of the Florida Building Code Building or, as applicable, the provisions of R322 of the Florida Building Code Residential. This section shall not apply to Section 3109 of the Florida Building Code, Building. SECTION 5. Chapter 401, Building Codes, of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County is hereby amended by replacing reserved Section 401.11, as follows: Section 401.11. Technical Amendments to the Florida BuildinE Code. Indian River County hereby adopts the following local technical amendments to the Florida Building Code Amendment to Sec. 322.2.1 Florida Building_Code, Residential: Modify Sec. R322.2.1 as follows: Underline: Additions to Ordinance StfikO thFOU l#: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance 73 C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Desktop\Revised IRC Flood Protect Ord final 10-26-12.rtf