§ 14.02. International Property Maintenance Code.

With the amendments referenced below, the City of Orlando hereby adopts the 2018 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) published by the International Code Council and incorporates the same by reference as if fully set forth herein. The IPMC is adopted as the City of Orlando Property Maintenance Code and shall be the governing law relative to all buildings, structures and premises as defined herein.

(A)

General Amendments. The IPMC is hereby amended in that

(1)

wherever the words "International Building Code" or "International Existing Building Code" are found, the words "Florida building codes" shall be substituted.

(2)

wherever the term "owner-occupant" is found in the IPMC it shall be deleted.

(3)

wherever the words "International Fire Code" are found, the words "National Fire Protection Act" or "NFPA" shall be substituted. Any reference to section numbers in the International Fire Code are hereby deleted.

(4)

wherever the words "International Residential Code" are found they shall be deleted.

(B)

Technical Amendments. The following sections of the IPMC are hereby amended as follows:

(1)

Section 101.1 entitled "Title" is amended to read as follows: These regulations shall be known as the City of Orlando Property Maintenance Code, hereafter referred to as "this Code."

(2)

Section 102.3 entitled "Application of Other Codes" is amended to read as follows: Repairs, additions, or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the Florida building codes as adopted by the City of Orlando and the State of Florida. If there is inconsistency between this Code and the Florida building codes, the Florida building codes shall prevail.

(3)

Section 102.6 entitled "Historic Buildings" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(4)

Section 103.1 entitled "General" is amended to read as follows: The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the code official for the City of Orlando or such other person or persons designated by said official or the City Council of the City of Orlando. All inspections, regulations, enforcement and hearings on violations of the provisions of this Code, unless expressly stated to the contrary, shall be under his or her direction and supervision.

(5)

Section 103.2 entitled "Appointment" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(6)

Section 103.4 entitled "Liability" is amended so that the words "board of appeals" is substituted with the words "Code Enforcement Board."

(7)

Section 103.4.1 entitled "Legal Defense" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(8)

Section 103.5 entitled "Fees" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(9)

Section 104.2 entitled "Inspections" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(10)

Section 104.3 entitled "Right of Entry" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(11)

Section 106.2 entitled "Notice of Violation" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(12)

Section 106.3 entitled "Prosecution of Violation" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(13)

Section 106.4 entitled "Violation Penalties" is amended to read as follows: Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be prosecuted within the limits provided by state or local laws.

(14)

Section 107 entitled "Notices and Orders" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(15)

Section 108.2 entitled "Closing of Vacant Structures" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(16)

Section 108.3 entitled "Notice" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(17)

Section 108.4 entitled "Placarding" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(18)

Section 108.4.1 entitled "Placard Removal" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(19)

Section 108.5 entitled "Prohibited Occupancy" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(20)

Section 108.7 entitled "Record" is amended so that the word "occupancy" is substituted with the word "nature."

(21)

Section 109 entitled "Emergency Measures" is hereby deleted in its entirety, except for Section 109.2 entitled "Temporary Safeguards."

(22)

Section 110 entitled "Demolition" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(23)

Section 111 entitled "Means of Appeal" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(24)

Section 112.1 entitled "Authority" is amended to read as follows: Whenever the code official, or his or her designee, finds any work regulated by this Code being performed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this Code, the code official or designee is authorized to issue a stop work order after consultation with the Building Official.

(25)

Section 112.4 entitled "Failure to Comply" shall be deleted in its entirety.

(26)

Section 202 entitled "General Definitions," the following terms shall be deleted in their entirety: Cost of Such Demolition or Emergency Repairs; Deterioration; Dwelling Unit; Exterior Property; Garbage; Habitable Space; Historic Building; Housekeeping Unit; Infestation; Operator; Owner; Person; Pest Elimination; Rooming House; Rooming Unit; Strict Liability Offense; Structure; Ultimate Deformation; and Yard.

(27)

Section 202 entitled "General Definitions" the definition for the term "Rubbish" is amended to read as follows: Combustible or noncombustible waste materials, except garbage; the term shall include, but not be limited to, the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar materials.

(28)

Section 302.1 entitled "Sanitation" is amended to read as follows: Exterior property and premises, including shared and common areas, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.

(29)

Section 302.3 entitled "Sidewalks and Driveways," the term "sidewalks" is hereby deleted.

(30)

Section 302.4 entitled "Weeds" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(31)

Section 302.6 entitled "Exhaust Vents," the term "odors" is hereby deleted.

(32)

Section 302.7 entitled "Accessory Structures" is amended to read as follows: Accessory structures, including garages, fences, walls and storage buildings shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair.

(33)

Section 302.8 entitled "Motor Vehicles" is amended to read as follows: Except as provided for in other regulations, inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles shall not be kept at any time in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth.

(34)

Section 302.9 entitled "Defacement of Property" is amended to read as follows: A person shall not willfully or wantonly damage, mutilate or deface any exterior surface of any structure or building on any private or public property by placing thereon any marking, carving or graffiti. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface to an approved state of maintenance and repair using like or similar color(s) to the original surface prior to defacement.

(35)

Section 303.1 entitled "Swimming Pools" is amended to read as follows: Swimming pools shall be secured and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and in good repair, including eliminating all stagnant water by either filling the pool in with fill dirt or restoring water quality or clarity.

(36)

Section 303.2 entitled "Enclosures" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(37)

Section 304.2 entitled "Protective Treatment," the first sentence is amended to read as follows: Exterior surfaces, including but not limited to, siding, doors, door and window frames, cornices, porches, trim, balconies, decks and fences shall be maintained in good condition.

The following language is hereby included: Existing skirting shall be maintained free from broken or missing sections, pieces or cross members. Skirting shall be securely attached and sized from the ground to the lower outside perimeter of the structure. Replacement or new skirting shall be constructed of materials intended for exterior use and properly sized and mounted to prevent free access to the crawl space of the structure. Crawl space access grille or door and ventilation grilles shall be sized according to local code requirements.

(38)

Section 304.6 entitled "Exterior Walls" is amended to read as follows: Exterior walls shall be free from holes, breaks, and loose or rotting materials; and maintained weatherproof and properly surface coated where required to prevent deterioration. Peeling, flaking and chipped paint shall be eliminated and surfaces repainted.

(39)

Section 304.13 entitled "Window, Skylight, and Door Frames" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(40)

Section 304.13.1 entitled "Glazing" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(41)

Section 304.13.2 entitled "Openable Windows" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(42)

Section 304.14 entitled "Insect Screens" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(43)

Section 304.15 entitled "Doors" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(44)

Section 305.3 entitled "Interior Surfaces" is amended to read as follows: Interior surfaces, including windows, doors, walls and ceilings shall be maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition and rodent-proof. Peeling, chipping, flaking or abraded paint shall be repaired, removed or covered. Cracked or loose plaster, decayed wood and other defective surface conditions shall be corrected.

(45)

"Section 305.6 entitled "Interior Doors" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(46)

Section 403.1 entitled "Habitable Spaces" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(47)

Section 403.2 entitled "Bathrooms and Toilet Rooms" is amended to reference Orlando City Code Section 14.11(1) and (2) instead of Section 403.1.

(48)

Section 403.4 entitled "Process Ventilation," the term "irritating" is hereby deleted.

(49)

Section 502.1 entitled "Dwelling Units" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(50)

Section 602.2 entitled "Residential Occupancies" shall be amended to read as follows: Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68° F (20° C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms. Cooking appliances shall not be used, nor shall portable unvented fuel-burning space heaters be used as a means to provide required heating. If the heating facility is a portable electric space heater, then it must have a tip-over switch with automatic shut-off capability and overheat protection with automatic shut-off capability.

(51)

Section 602.3 entitled "Heat Supply" is amended to require the supply of heat year-round and Exception Number 2 is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(52)

Section 602.4 entitled "Occupiable Work Spaces" is amended to require the supply of heat year-round.

(53)

Section 603.5 entitled "Combustion Air" shall include the following language: Inflammable or combustible liquids or other materials may not be stored on the premises unless they are of a type approved for storage by the regulations of the City of Orlando Fire Department and then only in such quantities and in such fireproof storage containers as may be prescribed by the regulations of said department. Operating chimneys and all flue and vent attachments thereto shall be maintained structurally sound, free from defects and so maintained as to capably perform at all times the function for which they were designed. Chimneys, flues, gas vents or other draft producing equipment shall provide sufficient draft to develop the rated output of the connected equipment and shall be structurally safe, durable, smoketight and capable of withstanding the action of flue gasses.

(54)

Section 604.1 entitled "Facilities Required" is amended to read as follows: Every occupied building shall be provided with an electrical system that is in compliance with this Code. Such building shall be properly connected to and be provided with electric power through safely insulated conductors conforming to the National Electrical Code as adopted and amended by Chapter 22 of the Orlando City Code.

(55)

Section 604.3.1.1 entitled "Electrical Equipment," the exception is amended to read as follows: Equipment shall be allowed to be repaired where an inspection report from a licensed electrical contractor indicates that the equipment has not sustained damage that required replacement.

(56)

Section 604.3.2.1 entitled "Electrical Equipment," the exception is amended to read as follows: Electrical switches, receptacles and fixtures shall be allowed to be repaired where an inspection report from a licensed electrical contractor indicates that the equipment has not sustained damage that requires replacement.

(57)

Section 605.1 entitled "Installation" is amended to read as follows: Electrical equipment, wiring, outlets, and appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe and approved manner in accordance with the provisions of the electrical code of the authority having jurisdiction.

(58)

Section 606 entitled "Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters" is hereby deleted in its entirety except for Section 606.2.

(59)

Section 702.1 entitled "General" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(60)

Section 702.4 entitled "Emergency Escape Openings" is amended to delete the phrase "in accordance with the code in effect at the time of construction" and the phrase "that was in effect at the time of construction.

(61)

Section 704.1.3 entitled "Fire Protection Systems" is amended to read as follows: Fire protection systems shall be inspected, maintained and tested in accordance with the NFPA. The remainder of this subsection is hereby deleted.

(62)

Section 704.2.1 entitled "Records" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(63)

Section 704.2.2 entitled "Records Information" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(64)

Section 704.3.1 entitled "Emergency Impairments" is amended to delete the last sentence.

(65)

Section 704.6.4 entitled "Smoke Detection System" is amended to read as follows: Smoke detectors listed in accordance with UL 268 and provided as part of the building's fire alarm system shall be an acceptable alternative to single- and multiple-station smoke alarms.

(66)

Section 705 entitled "Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Detection" shall include the following language: Any dwelling unit that contains fuel-burning appliances, fuel-burning fireplaces, and/or fuel-burning forced air furnaces shall be provided with carbon monoxide detection that is installed in accordance with NFPA 720.

(Ord. No. 2018-33, § 2, 8-6-2018, eff. 1-1-2019, Doc. #1808061204)