O-217-51 ORDINANCE No. 217
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE NMTIO*p CONSTRUCTIONp FABRI-
CATIONp APPLICATION OR REPAIR OF A ROOF COVER31G AJW/0R.
SHEET NETAL WORK IN MIAMI SHORES VILLAGIv FLORIDA; PROVID,-
ING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A MJaT AND COLLWTION OF FEES
PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF SUCH ROOF COVERI11-
AND/OR SHEST MCTAL WORK BY T99 BUILDING INSPSCTOR OF MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE0 FLORIDA; PROVID33G FOR NOTICE BT THE PERMIT
HOLM TO TER BUILDINGINSPECTOR; REGULATING TIM MATERIALS
USED AND THE M11THOD OF LAXING SUCH ROOF COVERS; PROVIDING
AN APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF EXAMINW AND APPEALS; REMALING
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HERNWITH; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR TEN VIOLATION THEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR A STATMW OF THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT IN THE EVENT ANr PART OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE MCLARED OR ADMGED INVALID OR TJNCOK-
STITUTIONAL., AND MOLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN
NEASUP20
WHEREAS., due to recent damage caused by sto= winds to existing roof
coverings; and
WHEREASs, it is deemed imminent that additional provisions be made
for the better protection of We and property., in the interest of public safety
and welfare;
NOW,, THEWO13,, BE IT ORDAINED BT HIM SHORES VILLAGE9 FIDMA:
Section 1, That no person., firm or corporation &hall ereot, conktruct.,
fabricates, apply or repair a roof covering and/or sheet metal work or proceed with
the orection., constructionp fabrication.9 application or repair of a roof covering
sWor sheet metal work or cause such work 'to be done, without having first
obtained a building permit therefor from the building inspectorp except and unless
the value of labor and material for such repair work in lose than Twenty-five
($25.00) Dollars. Application for such permit shall be an a blank form provided
for that purpose and shall be accompanied by a description of the work to be
undertaken., a specification of the nature and character of the materials to be
used.. andj if requested.. a brief sketch or plan; all such descriptive matter to
be attached to and become a part of the application for permit,
Section 2. No person,, firm or corporation shall make application
for building permit or perform the work or cause the work to be done for the
covering of any roof an4/er sheet metal work., except for repairs of lose than
Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars, labor and material., maless said person,, firm or
corporation is a General Contractor or a Roofing and/or Sheet Metal CoUtractory
holding a license in Miami Shores Village., Florida., or the owner or lease* of
the propertyg and providing further that all such work performed and done by a
General Contractor.. or a Roofing and/or Sheet Metal Contractor., or by the owner
or lessee of the property, shall be performed and done.in compliance with the
restrictions,, limitations and requirements of the Building Code., and the rules,
regulations and inspections of the Building Inspector.
Section 3. Any person desiring a building permit for roof covering
and/or shoot metal work shall,, in addition to filing an application therefor,
pay to Miami Shores Villagov Florida.. before such permit is issued, a fee of Five
($5.00) Dollars for work of One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars or lose, and Two
($2.00) Dollars per Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars, or fraction thereof, for work
costing more than One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars., based on the estimated cost of
such proposed work,, including labor and material.
Section /+. The Building Inspector,, upon notification from the
permit holder.* shall make a roofing inspection and,, shall either approve that
portion of the work completed., or shall notify the permit holder or his agent
wherein the same fails to comply., and order correction for compliance with u4nimm
requirements. Such inspection shall be recorded and become a part of the perman-
out public record of such building structure.
Section 5.
(a) On now roof construction, when nailing inspection can be made
from below, the Building Inspector shall be notified by the permit holder five
(5) hours before such roofing work is completed so that inspection may be made
before the roof sheathing is enclosed from below.
(b) On now roof construction,, where the sheathing is exposed from
below andj, for architectural appearance., the roofing nails are not driven through
the sheathing., the permit holder shall notify the Building Inspector five (5)
hours before the time that tin capping will be nearly completed., so that inspec-
tion may be made before the roof in iopped or covered.
(a) On replacement of roof coverings on existing buildings., the
permit holder shall notify the Building Inspector five (5) hours before the time
that tin capping will be nearly completed, so that inspection may be made before
the roof is sopped or covered.
Section 6.
(a) The first layer., or anchor sheet,. shall be not less than a
thirty (30) pound felt nailed six (6) inches on centers along a two (2) inch
lap and nailed twelve (12) inches on centers,, both ways, in the field between
laps with tin caps and one (1) inch nails; or, shall be not lose than tvo (2)
layers of fifteen (15) pound felt lapped nineteen (19) inches and nailed,, through
both sheets on six (6) inch centers along the lap and twelve (12) inch centers in
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the field between lapis with tin cape and one (1) inch nails; ors where the underside
of the roof sheathing in to be exposedt and its appearance considereds the first
layer shall be not. less than a thirty (30) pound felt or two (2) layers of fifteen
(15) pound felt nailed six (6) inches on centers along the rafters vith-tin cap$
and one and one-quarter (1j) Inch nails., and twelve (12) inches on centors# both
vVes between rafters., with tin caps and three-quarter (3/4) inch nails. The top
layers., or top sheet., where roof tile are proposed or intended.. shall be not lose
than ninety (90) pound as*alt saturated.. mineral surface felt,
(b) Each additional sheet above the anchor sheet shall be thoroughly
sopped between layers with a bituminous compound so that no one layer touaboo an
unnopped layer. Bituminous compound for mopping plys together shall be air refined
asphalt or coal tar pitch but shall not be any type of emulsions cold or ant back
liquid coments oil or grease*
(a) Gravel stop and drip strip for gravel roofs shall be not lose
than twenty-six (26) gangs galvanized metal, sixteen (16) ounce copper or twenty-
five thousandths (.025) aluminums with not lose than three (3) inch flange on
roof and nailed with not lose than three-quarter (3/4) inch nails to be staggered
and space& not more than six (6) inches apart.
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(d) lave and gable drip# on sloping roofs shall7not loss than
twenty-eight (28) gauge galvanised metal., sixteen (16) ounce copper or twenty-five
(.025) gauge aluminum., with not lose than one and one-half (1j) inch
flange on roof and nailed with not less than three-quarter (3/4) inch nails
spaced not more than six (6) inches apart.
(e) Roof tile shall not absorb more than fifteen (15) percent of
the dry, weight of the tile during a forty-eight (48) hour immersion toot.
(f) All tile shall be thoroughly watered with a hose before
application.
(g) Tile shall be laid according to manufacturer's specifications,,
where not conflicting with mininum Building Code requirements,
(h) Mortar for bedding shall be not less than one (1) part cement
and three (3) parts sands by vol=w, and not more than twenty-five (25) percent
line by volume.
(i) Tile Wall be laid with a head lap of not less than two and
one-half (*) inches. Side lap an barrel tiles shall be not less than one and
one-half (1j) inclan.
(J) Tile shall extend beyond roof sheathing, at the save, not lose
than three-quiiia-ters (3/4) inch nor more than two (2) inches.
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(k) When roof tile are laid where the slope of the roof is more
than four (4) inches In twelve (12) inches the bottom three (3) courses shall
be nailed to the sheathing with zon-corrosive nails to prevent tile from slipping,
and where the slope in more than seven (7) inches in twelve (12) Inches all
tile shall be nailed to the sheathing.
(1) All butte of asphalt composition shingles shall be securely
spotted or tabbed with a plastic,, fibrous., asphaltic conent or anchored by
clips or locks,, and all edges at eaves and gables shall be not In plastic cement
three (3) 4no a back from edges.
Section 7, Any person., whose application for a building permit
for roof covering and/or shoot metal work for the use of alternate materials
or type of fabrication application or erection., has been refused by the Building
Inspector, or who may consider that the provisions of this Ordinance do not cover
the point raised or that a particular provision would cause a manifoot injury to
be done,. may appeal to the Planning & Zoning Board.
Section S. That part of Chapter 43,, 8FIU PSISISTIVE STANDARDSOp
Section 4305, FROOF COVERINGS89, under METHOD OF LAYING,, the first paragraph#
which is unnuabored., and paragraph* 1., 2., 3p 4,, and paragraph U., *TILE" of City
of Miami Ordinance No. 155,4., also known as the Building Code of MJsmJ Shores
Village., Florida., are hereby rescinded.
Section 9. It is the intent and purpose of this Ordinance to
supplement the provisions of Ordinance No. 1554 and its amenduents.. that have
act been rescinded., by Section seven (7) herein above.
Section 10, Any person and any firm or corporations, or the officers
and/or directors of such firm or corporation,. violating this Ordinance or any of
its provisions or sections or parts of sections,, shall, upon conviction,. be
punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars,, or by imprison-
sent not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonnents in
the discretion of the court., for each separate violation.
Section U. In theevent any section, sub-section,, sentence.. clause
or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared or adjudged invalid or incompetent.,
such adjudication shall in no nauner affect the other seetions,, sub-sections.,
clause* or phrases of this Ordinance, which shall be and remain in full force
and effect as if the section.. sub-section,, senteaco,, clause or phrase me declared
or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part thereof.
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Section 12. That this Ordinance in hereby declared to be an
emergency measure upon the ground that.. due to recent damage to existing roof
structures.. caused by storm winds., this Ordinance is deemed to be an urgent
public need for the better protection of the peace,, health, safety and
property of the people of Miami Shores Village.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of March _...,A.D.
1951.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Village Manager 4d Clerk /