AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEES, TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR BROWARD COUNTY STAFF SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH HEARINGS BEFORE THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD TO PROVIDE FOR HEARING AND DISPOSITION OF CASES TO ENFORCE MINIMUM STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Coconut Creek does not currently have an Unsafe Structures Board and does not have an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Broward County for handling cases related to unsafe structures. This agreement enables the City to utilize the County's Unsafe Structures Board and County staff to process and adjudicate cases of unsafe building code violations brought by the City's Building Official.
DISCUSSION:
The Broward County Unsafe Structures Board is a specialized body designed to ensure public safety by addressing buildings that pose risks due to neglect, damage, structural deficiencies, or work without building permits representing building code violations. It serves as an extension of local code enforcement by managing complex cases that require technical expertise in building code compliance. Through formal public hearings, the Board expedites the resolution of unsafe structure violations by overseeing case filing, notifications, and procedural management, relieving the City from these administrative tasks.
The Board's purpose is the following:
* Hear and determine appeals from actions and decisions of the Building Official.
* Hear and review the application of the Building Official for review of their action where their decision, as indicated in a Notice of Violation, has not been complied with.
* Affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Building Official upon appeal or on application for review.
* Hear and determine appeals from actions and decisions of the enforcing agency pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Minimum Housing Code.
The Board consists ...
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