The use and development of the lands within the village jurisdiction are regulated by the land development regulations and the comprehensive plan. No development may be undertaken unless it is in compliance with these regulations. Prior to development approval all proposed development must be reviewed to determine if and to what extent the proposed work is consistent with the land development regulations. Application for development review shall include a site plan and, if applicable, building elevations. The review must be completed and included in the deliberations related to the granting of any development order. Such review must include but is not limited to:

(1)

Land use classification evaluation. Each proposed development, renovation, restoration, or construction must be evaluated as to the intended land use and classification and found in compliance with applicable regulations.

(2)

Concurrency evaluation. Each proposed development, renovation, restoration, or construction must be evaluated as to the availability of all public facilities and services concurrent with the demand generated by such development in compliance with applicable regulations.

(Ord. No. 215, § 2, 5-5-2015)

The Florida Building Code, as amended is hereby adopted as the general building code of the village. Additional regulations specific to the unique conditions within the village are also contained in the land development regulations.

(1)

Preliminary design plans. All proposed public and private construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, or change in use of a building within the village shall be required to submit preliminary design plans for review and approval by the village. Such preliminary design plans shall include, at a minimum:

(a)

The site survey which accurately describes in map diagrams and text the scaled location and extent of all:

(i)

Property lines, easements, adjoining rights-of-way;

(ii)

Utilities including location of mains, valves and meters for potable water, irrigation water, and fire suppression media, septic tanks and drainfields, fuel tanks above and below ground (both in use and abandoned), storm drainage system components including inlets, lines, traps, and outfalls, and lot front bulkhead outfalls of any kind;

(iii)

All improvements including walkways, buildings, pools, decks, edge of pavement, driveways, heating and air conditioning mechanical equipment;

(iv)

Topography at one-foot vertical contours, lowest floor elevations relative to the datum on the flood insurance rate map;

(v)

Storage location and nature of any hazardous materials including caustic, explosive, toxic, or highly reactive chemicals, such as chlorine, propane, oxygen, ammunition, poisons, fertilizer, paints and thinners or other such materials contained on a list of such hazardous materials maintained by the village;

(vi)

Species, diameter breast height and location of trunk, crown and spread of all trees of three-inch breast caliper (diameter of the trunk at 4 1/2 feet above grade) or larger lying within the building site and within 150 feet of the proposed improvement, or as determined by the village manager if essential to vistas and aesthetics of the island.

Such survey shall be in accordance with the Florida Building Code.

(Ord. No. 225, § 3, 9-8-2020)

(1)

Permit intent. A permit issued shall be construed to be an authorization to proceed with the work which shall be in compliance with all village ordinances and the Florida Building Code and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of this code or any other village ordinance or the Florida Building Code; nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the building official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans or in construction, or finding violations of this code or any other village hall codes or ordinances. Reviewed, stamped sets of plans shall be kept at the job site and at the village hall at all times. The reviewed, stamped plans at the village hall shall become the property of the village and the owner shall be responsible for updating the filed plans upon completion to "as built" plans.

(2)

Effective terms of permit. Every permit, including village approvals, issued by the building official under the provisions of this section shall expire by limitation and become null and void if work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced. Work shall be deemed to have been suspended when:

(a)

A full complement of workmen and equipment is not present at the site;

(b)

The progress of the work does not reflect that the contractor or his subcontractors have been involved in the work a minimum of 16 hours during any calendar week.

(3)

Agreed maximum time schedule for completion of construction. A maximum time is established for the completion of construction projects as set forth in the construction schedule that follows herein. Said maximum time is a condition of all applicable permits and acceptance of the permit constitutes consent to such condition. Failure of the permit holder to pursue construction under the permit in accordance with the maximum time schedule shall be prima facie evidence that the building project has not commenced or has been suspended or abandoned. Such prima facie evidence shall be in addition to any other evidence that construction under the permit has not been commenced or has been suspended or abandoned under the permit.

MAXIMUM TIME FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

The permit extension fees, as may be amended from time to time, shall be found under the building department schedule of fees. The certificate of occupancy shall be withheld until such time as all fees are paid in full.

(4)

Reinstatement of permits. Before work for which the permit has for any reason become void may be subsequently commenced or recommenced, a new permit shall first be obtained. A voided permit may be reissued for the amount of the original fee, provided the proposed work conforms with all requirements, ordinances, rules and regulations effective at the time of such renewal and a permit fee surcharge of ten percent shall also be imposed.

A courtesy notice may be given by the building official to the permit holder advising the permit holder that the permit is null and void.

(5)

Pre-work conference. The building official shall require a pre-work conference. The minutes of such pre-work conference shall become special conditions of the permit.

(6)

Copy of ordinance to be furnished. At or before the pre-work conference a copy of this ordinance shall be furnished to the owner, and/or the owner's designee. Said owner, and/or the owner's designee shall sign consent to the terms of this ordinance.